Guest House's Everest aspirations remain with Price

Trainer Mick Price remains committed to the ambition of having his colt Guest House participate in The Everest, notwithstanding the horse's recent performance in the Golden Rose.

The winner of this year's Golden Slipper finished outside the placings for the first time in his racing career, securing sixth position and trailing the victor Warwoven by five-and-a-half lengths in a turbulent Group 1 contest for three-year-olds.

Price and his training associate Michael Kent Jnr expressed their disappointment that Guest House could not fulfil his role as a short-priced favourite. However, Price noted that the colt's recovery post-race indicated no necessity to deviate from their established strategy.

"My opinion was to keep The Everest alive, as you would," Price conveyed when questioned about his immediate remarks to Guest House's ownership group, which includes Coolmore Stud.

"I'll probably send him to Mount White, the Coolmore facility there, where he goes in the cold water and has a freshen up and then you've got three weeks back into The Everest.

"I think it'll work good. If they don't want to do it fair enough, but that's what I'd been doing."

The prestigious $20 million Group 1 The Everest (1200m), which anticipates the participation of Hong Kong's renowned galloper Ka Ying Rising, is slated for Randwick on October 17.

During the mid-race stages of the Golden Rose, Guest House was involved in a jostling encounter with St Gotthard. Price was pleased to observe that his charge came through his first 1400-metre race in superior condition compared to his return win in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m).

"He trotted out good and he pulled up better this morning than he did after the San Domenico," Price commented from Caulfield on Sunday.

"He had no joy in running, there was some fairly aggressive riding going on there, and he didn't appreciate it when they sat up midfield and he got on heels.

"Then he went to come out on him and got hip-and-shouldered back in and overraced.

"The winner was great, to be fair, but I think 1400 is inconclusive based on yesterday."

Guest House is currently positioned third in The Everest betting markets at $15, behind the commanding favourite Ka Ying Rising and Tempted, whom he previously defeated. Explore the latest racing odds at Australian betting sites.