Fair Trade came into Australian Guineas calculations in a big way when he made it two Flemington wins from as many starts with an impressive victory in the CS Hayes Stakes.The Danewin gelding had been a $26 chance with Eskander's Betstar for the Group One $750,000 Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 7 but is now equal second favourite at $8 with Fravashi and Nicconi behind Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou ($4.40).Trainer Mick Kent said after the three-year-old won at $15 over 1410m at his

Fair Trade came into Australian Guineas calculations in a big way when he made it two Flemington wins from as many starts with an impressive victory in the CS Hayes Stakes.

The Danewin gelding had been a $26 chance with Eskander's Betstar for the Group One $750,000 Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 7 but is now equal second favourite at $8 with Fravashi and Nicconi behind Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou ($4.40).

Trainer Mick Kent said after the three-year-old won at $15 over 1410m at his debut on January 17 that the plan had been to wait for next Saturday's Wellington RC Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

However he decided to take him back to Flemington and step him straight up to a Group Three race.

Beautifully ridden by leading Melbourne apprentice Nick Hall, Fair Trade ($6) burst through a gap in the straight and went on for a 3-1/4 length win over Cavalaire Bay ($12) with Excelltastic ($14) a length away third.

"There's no doubt about the horse. He has raw ability, he's done some special things at home," Kent said.

"I was going to Caulfield next week, but when I saw the nominations I thought Flemington is a better track for this horse and I didn't want to run into Whobegotyou next week, so I thought we'd take our chances today."

The Cranbourne trainer has been having his best season since an overseas stint and has moved up to equal ninth place in the Melbourne trainers' premiership with 12 winners.

His only Group One win was with Bullwinkle in the South Australian Derby in 1994.

Trainer Danny O'Brien was left lamenting when $3 favourite Keano, ridden by Damien Oliver, was locked away on the inside behind the weakening leader Morsecodian ($201) and had nowhere to go.

He was stopped in his tracks before getting going again to finish fifth.