![Stellar performance: Damien Oliver stokes Galaxy Pegasus (left) to victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Stellar performance: Damien Oliver stokes Galaxy Pegasus (left) to victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/eda8478e-fc4f-44a1-beac-e526a936fa76.jpg/r0_0_729_410_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
David Hayes says Galaxy Pegasus has the making of a top-class miler with time but he could easily be tempted to run in next weekend's Coolmore Stud Stakes after his win at group-3 level at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
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The War Pass colt took his record to three wins from four starts as he just held out a late challenge from Law to score in the 1200-metre fourth race.
"I think he will be better in the autumn but we will see how he pulls up," said Hayes, who trains at Euroa in partnership with Tom Dabernig. "The natural progression would be to go to 1400m but it is a group 1 next week and he did just run faster time then they did in the Manikato [on Friday night].
"He is a good-looking colt and you don't get the chance to go for a group 1 too often."
Galaxy Pegasus hit the front at the 100m but was immediately challenged by Law on the fence, which to many looked liked he had dived through to win.
"I thought we had won but I watched the race behind Denise Martin [from Star Thoroughbreds] and she went up like she had won [with Law] for sure and I thought damn it," Hayes said.
"He had to be good to do what he did but he is still going to be better in the autumn and I think he will get a strong mile."
Damien Oliver echoed Hayes' thoughts.
"It was a good effort," Oliver said. "He's a really nice horse that's going to [be better] next time in."
Chris Waller said Law would probably miss the 1200m Coolmore, which is shaping as one of the races of the carnival.
"It was a good run but I would like to test him at 1400m now that he is back in form," Waller said. "The Coolmore is probably bit too much at this point."
Law's jockey, Zac Purton, said the momentum Galaxy Pegasus built swooping off the camber of the turn had proven decisive.
"I had a lovely run in the race and I just had to wait for the run to come, and he just took a little time to find his his top [gear]," Purton said. "In a short straight like that, momentum is very important.
"We just missed out, but it was a really good effort and he will be winning his races."