Dorrington Farm's G1 Blue Diamond S. heroine Catchy (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) ran third to Lindsay Park stablemates Formality (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who won the G3 Chairman's S. and was third in the Blue Diamond, and G3 Magic Night S. victress Tulip (Aus) (Pierro {Aus}) in a 1000-metre trial at Cranbourne Tuesday, reported racenet.com.au. A neck separated the trio of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig runners, with Catching pointing to the G3 Quezette S. at Caulfield on Aug. 19. Coolmore's Formality will target the 1400m G1 Golden Rose on Sept. 23, while 'TDN Rising Star' and G1 Golden Slipper S. third Tulip, who races for an ownership group headed by Coolmore, will be prepared toward an intended start in the Sept. 30 G1 Flight S. over 1600 metres at Randwick.
“I thought they were all good and it's just confirmed what I've always through, there's not much between them,” said David Hayes. “I thought bringing them down here, getting them out of their normal routine was ideal, but today is the only time they'll see each other in the spring. All of them are still wintry in the coat and they'll be better in September and then be peaking in October.”
Later in the season, the Oct. 14 G1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield is on the cards, but the G1 Caulfield Guineas the same day is also an option if Catchy's form warrants it.
“She's beaten them in the Blue Diamond and it's double the money,” Hayes said. “If she is the dominant filly I would be recommending to [owner] Rob Crabtree to go up against the boys.”
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