A horse who nearly severed his hind legs as a juvenile has emerged as an Australian Guineas prospect for Weekend Hussler's trainer Ross McDonald.Stravinsky gelding Swift Bay still bears the scars of a paddock accident but has made a complete recovery winning two of his three starts including Saturday's New Gleam Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield.Swift Bay won his race debut at Swan Hill but it wasn't until just before his last start when second to Grecian Choice at Moonee Valley that McDonald was ab

A horse who nearly severed his hind legs as a juvenile has emerged as an Australian Guineas prospect for Weekend Hussler's trainer Ross McDonald.

Stravinsky gelding Swift Bay still bears the scars of a paddock accident but has made a complete recovery winning two of his three starts including Saturday's New Gleam Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield.

Swift Bay won his race debut at Swan Hill but it wasn't until just before his last start when second to Grecian Choice at Moonee Valley that McDonald was able to syndicate the promising three-year-old.

McDonald said it had been a long road to the races for Swift Bay but the wait had been worth it.

"We will keep progressing and find another 1400 metre race for him and if he is going good enough we might have a look at the Australian Guineas," McDonald said.

Swift Bay was bred by Sir Patrick Hogan at his Cambridge Stud but was passed in for $45,000 at New Zealand's Karaka Sale before McDonald clinched a deal to take the horse.

McDonald said the idea was to try to sell the horse in Australia but no one wanted him after he had the paddock accident.

"It took months to get him right," McDonald said.

Swift Bay only had to contend with five other runners on Saturday and ridden by Brad Rawiller, beat Brunello by a short head with Fuduchonne a neck away third.

"He should get over a bit of ground being out of a Housebuster mare (La Voleur)," McDonald said.

"He is still a bit new but every race had he hits the line well."

The Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) is at Flemington on March 7.

Among the horses being aimed the $750,000 feature are the Mark Kavanagh-trained Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou and stablemate Dr Doute's.