Hayes looks to Kewney for a feature win

Friday 8 March 2013, 6:04pm

The resurgent David Hayes is looking to the support card at Flemington on Super Saturday to provide the day's highest quality contest - and to give him another stakes success.

Hayes rates the Group Two Kewney Stakes (1400m) as the race of the day on a program that includes the Group One double of the Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap.

And he believes his fillies Alzora and Red Fez add a lot of interest to an already outstanding field.

"On form this is a race of the day. It could produce some really good fillies," Hayes said.

"It's a really cracking race and I think my two are right in it."

The Kewney is headlined by the presence of the Bart Cummings-trained Norzita who could hardly have been more impressive than on her return at Moonee Valley two weeks ago.

In her first start since winning the Group One Flight Stakes at Randwick in the spring, Norzita strolled in over 1200m at the Valley and is an odds-on favourite to repeat the performance at Flemington.

While Norzita has a stranglehold on the race, Hayes is looking to another outstanding form line to back the chances of Alzora and Red Fez.

Both have recent wins over the quality filly You're So Good who showed her class when second to the colt Ferlax in last week's Australian Guineas.

"That's very good form after what You're So Good did against the colts," Hayes said.

"Obviously Bart's filly is very good, top quality.

"And there's a couple of others in there who are above average.

"But I honestly believe Alzora and Red Fez are very, very good fillies."

Alzora gave an indication of her ability in the spring, winning in Listed company at Caulfield before running fifth in the VRC Oaks.

She then turned in spectacular sectionals in her first-up defeat of You're So Good over the Flemington 1400m last month.

"She's done terrifically well since then and I think she's still fresh enough to be competitive over the same trip in the Kewney," Hayes said.

Red Fez took care of You're So Good two runs back at Sandown and then ran a nice third to Meliora, who she meets again on Saturday, at Caulfield two weeks ago.

That was the filly's third run and Hayes believes natural improvement and experience can again put her into the picture.

– AAP

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