C. S. Hayes Stakes 2020 - Alligator Blood vs Catalyst

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Only 8 starters.

Alligator Blood draws 1.

Catalyst draws 8.

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aturday 4.50pm

 

CS HAYES STAKES (G3)

Stakes:174000 NZ

Class:.

Distance:1400 METRES

Rail:True Entire Circuit

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RUNNERS

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1. Catalyst (8)

JJames McDonald(58.5)

TClayton Chipperfield

 

X7L0X

2. Yourdeel (3)

JRegan Bayliss(58.5)

THayes/Dabernig

 

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3. Alligator Blood (1)

JRyan Maloney(57.5)

TDavid Vandyke

 

251X3

4. Dalasan (4)

JBen Melham(57.5)

TMacdonald/Gluyas

 

1813X

5. Soul Patch (5)

JCraig Williams(57.5)

TKen Keys

 

1X4

6. Spend (7)

JDwayne Dunn(56)

TM, W & J Hawkes

 

2X142

7. Big Parade (6)

JMichael Dee(55)

TClare Cunningham

 

12X

8. Chenier (2)

JDamien Oliver(55)

TAnthony Freedman

 

[SLB2.0]

I would happily bet on Catalyst @ $2.50.

He's facing some tough types but he has the x-factor. 

[Rusty]

Just looking at the weather forecast and there is every chance of rain for Saturday.

Not that Catalyst would need any assistance, but it would definitely favour him moreso than his main rival, Alligator Blood, who is untried on a soft track on a raceday. 

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A scratching.  Catalyst now starts from 7.

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Williams believes the Clayton Chipperfield-trained Catalyst is on track to be better than his dad.

“He’s more talented than Darci Brahma, he’s got more brilliant acceleration,” Williams said.

“You have a look through the 200m sectionals of his win at Ellerslie first-up and how fast they are – and that’s knowing he wasn’t at his best.”

After a slow start to the Gr.3 Mr Tiz Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie last month, Catalyst was able clock a sizzling 43.87-second last 800m of the race that saw him break 11 seconds for three consecutive 200m splits from the 800m to the 200m, equating to a world-class 32.19 600m burst that paved the way to his sixth win from just seven starts.

 

[Fred]

Smart move taking him the sunburnt land -the 3yo fillies in NZ seem so much better than the boys.

Recall Darci taking on the most useless field ever in an Aussie group one and having to be flogged senseless  [79 whacks ?] That he recovered to race again was a miracle and a tribute to his sheer guts.

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They ran the last 1200m in 1:08.5