Guy, once solely in the equestrian game, took out a professional trainers' licence 10 years ago and had practically no horses to prepare.
"I really only got serious about training about four years ago, but I had only these ill-bred horses of my own. No one seems to want to give me a horse."
Paul and Shirley Ryan were keen to give Danica Guy In Style to train and seven wins later from 14 starts proves the horsewoman has done her job extremely well.
In Style hit the finish with a slim margin over the fast-finishing Whosyourmaster and Leith Innes wasn't sure he'd win.
"I thought Whosyourmaster had just grabbed us, but what helped up was she put her head down right on the line."
There was going to be no shortage of celebrations around this victory.
In Style has a fan club and two coaches, one from Mt Maunganui and one from Matamata, arrived at Ellerslie to cheer her home.
Forget New Year's Eve celebrations, Matamata and surrounding areas were going to have a knees-up to end all knees-ups last night.
Opie Bosson rode a brilliant race to land Durham Town into a close third, just ahead of the fast-finishing Trepidation.
Bosson used his initiative to sprint Durham Town around the field to lead after 200m. The old bloke looked as though he might make it at one point of the home straight, but the lighter-weighted horses were too strong.
Earlier on the card, Marky Mark kept his own perfect form line intact, when he brought the unbeaten runs of a number of juveniles to a halt in the Eclipse Stakes.
The Moira Murdoch-prepared youngster followed up his debut success on the course with another resounding victory in the Barneswood Farm-sponsored New Year's Day juvenile feature.
"He's always been a real little character and he really is untapped," the Waiuku trainer said.
As a Brendan and Jo Lindsay home-bred, Marky Mark isn't eligible for next month's Karaka Million and so his future focus will be on the autumn's group one 2-year-oldprizes.
Marky Mark jumped from an outside barrier and rider Leith Innes dropped him back to third-last before they drew wide on the turn and finished over the top of their rivals.
"Wasn't that impressive - that's all I can say?" Murdoch said.
"It was a super field and there was so much pace on, he's a real professional."
As a son of Westbury Stud's shuttle stallion Makfi, Marky Mark delivered a result that will be welcomed in Europe, where the group one-winning son of Dubawi has also been represented by stakes performers from his first Northern Hemisphere crop. From a Karaka Million perspective, the previously undefeated Maritimo was a solid second and third placegetter Showboy did well without luck.
"Really happy with that - she missed the start and will take some beating in the Million," Maritimo's co-trainer Debbie Rogerson said.
Showboy's conditioner Nigel Tiley, who also has The Justice League in contention for the country's richest race, was also more than satisfied.
"He got to the line strongly and he didn't get the best of runs," he said.
Windborne, the winner of both her earlier starts, ran fifth after a good run behind the speed while Rocanto, an impressive debut victor at Te Rapa last month, took the early lead but offered little resistance in the straight and finished sixth.
Close finish to sprint
• In Style hung on narrowly to win the Railway Stakes yesterday.
• Rider Leith Innes was unsure if he had lasted.
• Opie Bosson rode Durham Town brilliantly but the lighter-weighted horses were too good.
- additional reporting, NZ Racing Desk
