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McEvoy looking for Tassie talent

HALF YOURS.
HALF YOURS. Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

After capturing this season's Caulfield-Melbourne cups double with Half Yours, the Victorian-based father and son training combination of Tony and Calvin McEvoy has now turned its attention to the Tasmanian Summer Racing Festival with two of the stable's three-year-olds.

Talent Scout, a gelding by Bivouac, is being aimed at the Tasmanian Derby in Hobart on 6 February, and well-bred filly Gee Tee (Grunt-Shemakhan) is likely to make the trip across Bass Strait for the Tasmanian Oaks in Launceston later that month.

Talent Scout broke his maiden status in Murtoa over 1600 metres in early October at only his second start, and the stable thought enough of him to tackle the Listed Hill Smith Stakes at Morphettville two weeks later, in which he finished eighth of 11, beaten almost 10 lengths.

"We identified early that Talent Scout had staying potential and the way he won a 1600-metre maiden at Murtoa convinced us we were on the right track," said Calvin McEvoy.

The chestnut gelding was given a freshen-up following the Smith Hill Stakes outing and worked home fairly at Seymour last Sunday in a benchmark 62 over 1600m.

"We are really looking forward to Talent Scout getting over 2000m and beyond.

"We will find a suitable race for him over here (Victoria) and if he wins that we will most likely take him to Tassie for the Launceston Guineas (2000m) in just over a fortnight and then onto the Tassie Derby (2200m).

"We're cutting it fine time-wise but that's the plan."

It is a similar story with Gee Tee that also tackled the Hill Smith Stakes, finishing sixth behind Freedom Flame, beaten just over six lengths

Gee Tee won her maiden first-up at Ballarat in mid-September and after a decent effort at Ballarat, McEvoy took her to Adelaide for the Listed race over 1800m and she was far from disgraced.

"Gee Tee hasn't raced since the Adelaide run but she's not far off, but wherever it is I would think she would have to win or go very close to warrant a trip to Tasmania.

"Like Talent Scout, she has always shown staying potential and I'm sure she will appreciate getting over 2000 metres and beyond.

If Gee Tee wins at her next start she will most likely head to Tasmania for the Strutt Stakes on Ladbrokes Hobart Cup Day and then she will head to the Oaks on 20 February.


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