A member of the Leon Macdonald stables, Great Glen was sent out at big odds in today's event after missing a place at Flemington recently.

"His last run really wasn't that bad," Macdonald's stable foreman Andrew Noblet said.

"He raced too keen and was out running into a strong wind," he added.

Noblet said the son of Regal Classic, already a Group winner in Adelaide, would progress to the Group One Caulfield Guineas over 1600 metres.

"There's no real reason he won't get the 1600 metres of the Guineas," Noblet predicted.

Great Glen, who was ridden by an in form Kerrin McEvoy, was named after a picturesque European region after his breeder Des Pope sat down to watch some television.

"I was watching an episode of National Geographic one night and there was a program on about Scotland and this area called Great Glen," Pope said.

"It was a really nice place and I thought it would be a nice name for a horse," he added with a smile.

The win also erased a touch of disappointment for Pope, who bred and races the previous race beaten favourite Innovation Girl.

After racing wide throughout the classy daughter of Rubiton tried hard before finishing a close up fifth behind La Bella Dame.

PICS - Quentin Lang.

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