Numbers are on Tony McEvoy's side

Darryl Sherer - Friday September 1

A simple mathematical fact means punters can expect more winners from the Flemington stable of Tony McEvoy in the coming weeks.

Tony McEvoy with Hey Doc. Photo: Darryl Sherer

McEvoy has had his stabling allocation at Flemington trebled and completed the move into the new stables last week.

The trainer has been operating out of 12 boxes for the past two years but now has the capability of having 33 horses stabled at the track.

"I'm really excited and grateful to have them," McEvoy said. "Now having this many boxes will really suit my business and help our owners.

"Being able to have more horses here should mean we can be more consistent winning races and consolidate in Melbourne. 

"It's good at the moment and we've been getting terrific support from owners and people interested in the stable and already been given some new horses.

"I don't want to be a huge numbers trainer, this is about where I want to be now. Victorian racing is very healthy, the prizemoney is incredibly good and for us to be able to target that on a consistent basis is fantastic for our owners."

McEvoy will saddle Hey Doc in Saturday's $1m Memsie Stakes and is aware the 1400m contest is new ground for his stable star.

"He's out of three-year-old grade and into weight-for-age against some terrific horses so this will be his biggest test," McEvoy said.

Winner of the Group I Australian Guineas last season, Hey Doc resumed with victory in the Group III Aurie's Star Handicap over the straight Flemington 1200m.

The son of Duporth won the Group III CS Hayes Stakes over 1400m at his second start in the autumn and McEvoy wanted to replicate the same pattern in the spring.

"I thought his win in the CS Hayes was the dominant performance of his career so far," McEvoy said.

"When you see a horse like him travel to the 250 metres when everything else is under pressure and then quicken away - that told me 1400m is perfect and second-up is perfect for him.

Hey Doc galloped over 1200m between races at Moonee Valley last Saturday and McEvoy is delighted with the geldings condition

"I can't fault him. He's had three weeks between winning at Flemington so we were able to give him a nice easy week to recover from that," McEvoy said.

"The trip to the races last week stimulated him and he did his final piece of work on Wednesday. That has cleaned him up nicely and I'd say he's right where we need him."

Luke Currie will again partner Hey Doc, available at $7 with several wagering operators, in the Memsie Stakes.

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