N.Z. stayer fancied
NZPA Melbourne The New Zealand stayer, Barry Stuart is the top chance for the 1800 m Heatherlie Handicap at Caulfield today. - \ The black seven-year-old In the Purple gelding made a great Australian debut in the Malua Handicap (1984 m at Caulfield on August 16, flashing home wide out to beat Ryder. Barry Stuart, trained by Bill Reading, has been made 5 to 2 favourite for the Heatherlie on the strength of that performance. Harry. .White has been booked to ride Barry Stuart again and another win could help him decide’ whether to ride the New Zealander in the $205,000 Caulfield Cup (2400 m on October 18. Barry Stuart has topweight of 56kg today, 2kg more than the 4 to 1 second favourite, Space Odyssey, which ran fourth to Grey Sapphire in the Freeway Stakes (1200 m at Moonee Valley on August 23. Grey Sapphire, having won both the Freeway Stakes and the Liston Stakes (1400 m run at Sandown last week, is the one to beat in the $25,000 weight-for-age Memsie Stakes (1400 m
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