The underrated Fernandina has managed to avoid the spotlight in Caulfield Guineas discussions but the Leon Corstens-trained three-year-old has some things in his favour heading towards Saturday's $1 million feature.The gelding, by Sunline's sire Desert Sun, has won three of his five starts and goes into the Guineas as one of seven last-start winners in the 1600m feature.Fernandina is coming off his victory in last month's Guineas Prelude (1400m) and will be trying to emulate Alfa (1996) and Wond

The underrated Fernandina has managed to avoid the spotlight in Caulfield Guineas discussions but the Leon Corstens-trained three-year-old has some things in his favour heading towards Saturday's $1 million feature.

The gelding, by Sunline's sire Desert Sun, has won three of his five starts and goes into the Guineas as one of seven last-start winners in the 1600m feature.

Fernandina is coming off his victory in last month's Guineas Prelude (1400m) and will be trying to emulate Alfa (1996) and Wonderful World (2006) who went on from that race to claim the Caulfield Guineas.

That win was even better than it looked as the saddle shifted on jockey Vlad Duric soon after the start giving him an awkward ride.

However the 25-1 outsider was still good enough to go on and beat several fellow Guineas contenders including Time Thief, Von Costa De Hero, Lord Tavistock, Gogocanny, Carnero and Guineas favourite Whobegotyou.

Fernandina was ridden with cover in fourth spot on that occasion and from barrier one on Saturday is likely to be ridden in a similar manner.

"He's drawn really well and I think Vlad will give him the perfect position behind the leader," said Troy Corstens who acts as stable manager for his father.

Fernandina is a half-brother to the former Corstens-trained sprinter Amelino whose only career win in 30 starts was in a Moonee Valley 1000m restricted two-year-old race.

But Corstens has faith in the gelding handling Saturday's 1600m trip at his first attempt at it.

"I think he will get the mile. He was quite strong on the line in the Prelude," he said.

Troy Corstens bred Fernandina and offered him for sale as a weanling but is glad the stable was able to hang on to him.

"We couldn't get $15,000 for him and I didn't want to give him away," he said.

After he won at Moonee Valley at his debut in late March an offer of $400,000 came for Fernandina but it fell through after he failed a veterinary test.

Fernandina, who has won $212,975 in prizemoney, had been rated as a second-string Guineas hope behind stablemate Saranda who finished last in the Prelude and was subsequently spelled.

Leon Corstens is chasing his second Caulfield Guineas win after Helenus, the sire of Saranda, won for him in 2002.

Meanwhile, Goulburn trainer Rick Worthington has gained a start with first emergency Whitefriars after Randwick trainer Kevin Moses scratched Rhyno Chaser on Wednesday morning on a veterinary certificate.

Rhyno Chaser did not gallop at Randwick Wednesday morning as intended.

The colt was supposed to have a gallop on Tuesday morning but the near-fore hoof problem which kept him out of Saturday's Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick had flared up again.

Moses had advised stewards a nail had pierced the sole of Rhyno Chaser's near-fore hoof following his win in the Dulcify Quality at Randwick on September 27.

Arena colt Whitefriars, to be ridden by Larry Cassidy, was runner-up to Dreamscape in the Group Two Stan Fox Stakes (1400m) at Randwick late last month at his latest appearance.