Trainer Barry Baldwin doesn't want another controversy to follow Mr Light Blue and will be happy with a respectable showing from the stayer at Doomben.Mr Light Blue, a Glen Colless mount, has never been successful in a race shorter than 2000 metres and is lining up over an unsuitable 1350 metres in Saturday's Jae My Holdings Open Handicap."He's going well but he's a distance horse," Baldwin said.At the Gold Coast in early January, Mr Light Blue looked set for a big win over 2200 metres but resen
Trainer Barry Baldwin doesn't want another controversy to follow Mr Light Blue and will be happy with a respectable showing from the stayer at Doomben.
Mr Light Blue, a Glen Colless mount, has never been successful in a race shorter than 2000 metres and is lining up over an unsuitable 1350 metres in Saturday's Jae My Holdings Open Handicap.
"He's going well but he's a distance horse," Baldwin said.
At the Gold Coast in early January, Mr Light Blue looked set for a big win over 2200 metres but resented getting to the front too soon and only held on to score by a length.
A week earlier Mr Light Blue was set for an easy win in a dramatic no-race when riders were signalled to ease their mounts down inside the 200m.
At his last appearance Mr Light Blue was again successful over 2100 metres but he won the race in the stewards' room after Gold Rating was sensationally disqualified when his rider, apprentice Patrick Keane, weighed in light.
Mr Light Blue hasn't raced since the controversial race on January 21 and Baldwin feels he may need the outing.
"He's not fully wound up for this race and he'll more than likely find it a shade short," Baldwin said.
"He hasn't raced for nearly two months but he's a good horse and he'll run well."
Baldwin intends aiming the son of Fantastic Light for the Brisbane winter carnival but will be guided by his performances before finalising any specific race.
"I want to see how he comes along in his next couple of runs but I'd like to think he's up to some of the better winter carnival staying races," Baldwin said.
Mr Light Blue has always displayed staying potential since he won his maiden over 2000 metres on the cushion track at Caloundra in January last year.
After winning over 2150 metres at Ipswich last May, Baldwin had no hesitation elevating Mr Light Blue to the winter three-year-old races.
Despite the unorthodox campaign, Baldwin almost pulled off an upset when Mr Light Blue was narrowly beaten by the Peter Moody-trained Turnitup in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) at Doomben.
Baldwin then aimed the gelding at the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm last June but he could only manage seventh to Shootoff.