David Hayes is hoping Eagle Falls' Oakleigh Plate victory can lay the foundation for a rejuvenation of his stable which is on the verge of completing a relocation to Euroa in northern Victoria.Racing in blinkers for the first time, the Hussonet gelding broke a 10-month Group One drought for Hayes and gave jockey Damien Oliver a timely big-race win when he charged home from worse than midfield to land Caulfield's premier sprint on Saturday.Avenue and Solar Charged were locked in a two-horse speed

David Hayes is hoping Eagle Falls' Oakleigh Plate victory can lay the foundation for a rejuvenation of his stable which is on the verge of completing a relocation to Euroa in northern Victoria.

Racing in blinkers for the first time, the Hussonet gelding broke a 10-month Group One drought for Hayes and gave jockey Damien Oliver a timely big-race win when he charged home from worse than midfield to land Caulfield's premier sprint on Saturday.

Avenue and Solar Charged were locked in a two-horse speed duel in front but Oliver was "quietly confident" Eagle Falls would win when he pulled him out from behind a wall of horses at the 300m.

With a barnstorming finish he scored by 1-1/4 lengths from Avenue, who fought hard to the line, while her three-year-old stablemate Hinchinbrook was a fast-finishing third a short head away.

"It is a really satisfying win," Hayes said.

"We have had a bit of a quiet run and really fancied this horse today.

"He loved the high speed and ... the blinkers first time did the trick in a big race which is nice.

"He had to find a length and I thought he raced inside horses like he needed blinkers so we put them on."

Hayes trained six Group One winners last season with his last being Chartreux in the WA Derby in April last year.

"It has been a bit of a tough period for us because two years ago we decided to move out of Lindsay Park (in South Australia)," Hayes said.

"We thought we would be in there (at Euroa) eight months ago but we have been (training) between facilities."

Hayes said the move should be completed by April.

"We will then be under one roof and in one facility and that will really set up what I want," Hayes said.

Two weeks ago Eagle Falls disappointed when seventh to Catapulted in the Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield but Hayes has always had a big opinion of the sprinter.

Last autumn he finished fifth in the Oakleigh Plate, second to Wanted in the Newmarket Handicap and fifth in the Golden Shaheen in Dubai.

He was also third in the Group One Manikato Stakes in the spring .

Hayes will give the five-year-old his chance to join the top bracket of his all-time best sprinters when he runs again in the Newmarket in two weeks against unbeaten mare Black Caviar.

Toorak Toff's success in the Golden Rose last August was Oliver's last Group One win and he was rejoicing as much as ever when Eagle Falls saluted.

"It has been a while since my last Group One and you never lose that feeling of winning a big one like that," Oliver said.

"It was a big buzz.

"He (Eagle Falls) put the writing on the wall last start and the blinkers were a winning move.

"The leaders got a big break on us and he had to pull out a big effort."

Lightly-raced mare Varenna Miss was an eye-catching fourth, flashing home from near last, while Solar Charged held on to finish fifth, within 1-1/2 lengths of the winner.

Shellscrape (12th) was lame in the near foreleg and $5 favourite Catapulted (14th) sustained abrasions to his off-hind leg while stablemate and second favourite Undeniably ($5.50) finished sixth.