West Australian trainer Neville Parnham is weighing up the jockey options for Playing God in the Group One Australian Guineas.The star three-year-old arrived in Melbourne last Tuesday but is without a rider after Parnham's son Steven broke his collarbone and suffered a minor skull fracture in a race fall at Bunbury two days later.Parnham flew home to Perth on Saturday to see Steven and to also discuss a replacement rider with owner Chris Loxton.A decision is expected no later than Monday."Steven

West Australian trainer Neville Parnham is weighing up the jockey options for Playing God in the Group One Australian Guineas.

The star three-year-old arrived in Melbourne last Tuesday but is without a rider after Parnham's son Steven broke his collarbone and suffered a minor skull fracture in a race fall at Bunbury two days later.

Parnham flew home to Perth on Saturday to see Steven and to also discuss a replacement rider with owner Chris Loxton.

A decision is expected no later than Monday.

"Steven is pretty devastated," Parnham said.

"When you are on the other side of country there wouldn't be many times you would get the chance to ride the second or third favourite in the Australian Guineas."

A winner of six of his 10 starts, including the weight-for-age Group One Kingston Town Classic (1800m) last December, Playing God is $9 for next Saturday's Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington.

New Zealander We Can Say It Now is favourite with bookmakers with Playing God on the second or third line of betting in most markets.

Parnham rarely makes raids on the eastern seaboard but Playing God's easy first-up win in the Magic Millions 3YO Trophy (1400m) at Ascot two weeks ago convinced him to make the trip across the Nullabor.

"He had just over three weeks off after the Kingston Town and then about six weeks work before he went to the Magic Millions, and while he wasn't up against a quality field he toyed with the opposition," Parnham said.

"You are not going to get too many chances at three-year-old races worth $750,000 so we decided to come over and take on some of these three-year-olds here.

"Given what he has done so far he certainly seems like he's close to them if not as good as them."

Playing God has settled in so well at Flemington that Parnham gave him an unscheduled gallop on Friday.

"I was planning to give him an easy week but he hasn't left any tucker and he is jumping out of skin so we gave him a bit fast work (on Friday morning)," Parnham said.

"He will have another good gallop on Tuesday morning at Flemington on the grass track which will give him the opportunity to have a look at the track and the surroundings which will be good for him."

Playing God has won his past four starts including the Group Two West Australian Guineas (1600m) and Listed Aquanita Stakes (1600m) leading up to his Kingston Town and Magic Millions Trophy wins.

The Blackfriars colt is nominated for the weight-for-age Group One Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 12 but Parnham said he was more likely to contest the Group Two Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley on March 18 before he heads back to Perth for the WA Derby (2400m) on April 2.

"If he performs well in the Guineas we may look at the Australian Cup," Parnham said.

"Backing up seven days after the Guineas in the Australian Cup doesn't worry me as he won the Kingston Town seven days after the Aquanita but the weight-for-age scale at this time of the year is tougher on him."