Luke Oliver's faith in consistent stayer Good Red was rewarded when the gelding delivered on a seven-month plan to give the trainer the biggest win of his career at Flemington.Oliver pulled the ace out of the pack when he put blinkers on Good Red to win his campaign target, Thursday's Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m).Ridden by apprentice Nicholas Hall, the six-year-old needed luck from gate 14 but with a ground-saving ride and the gear change he was going to win a long way from home."He saved all t

Luke Oliver's faith in consistent stayer Good Red was rewarded when the gelding delivered on a seven-month plan to give the trainer the biggest win of his career at Flemington.

Oliver pulled the ace out of the pack when he put blinkers on Good Red to win his campaign target, Thursday's Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m).

Ridden by apprentice Nicholas Hall, the six-year-old needed luck from gate 14 but with a ground-saving ride and the gear change he was going to win a long way from home.

"He saved all the ground on the inside and got runs through the field to be in a winning spot on the corner," Oliver said.

Good Red, who had not won for 17 starts, streaked to the line like a top stayer scoring by 2-1/4 lengths from Robrick and Eclipse Stakes winner Eskimo Dan.

The win was particularly special for Oliver as Good Red was one of the first horses to join his stable when he started training 4-1/2 years ago.

"It is good to win a race like this with this horse because we have had him since he was a yearling whereas most of our horses have been tried horses," Oliver said.

"For him to come though and win a race like this makes it a bit more special."

Oliver decided the Bagot was the race for Good Red after he finished fifth in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (3200m) at Flemington on May 17.

"It has been a long process and we have not always been sure we have been on the right path but with the blinkers on today and a great ride we got the right result," Oliver said.

"We put them on last preparation and he should have won when third to Gorky Park at Caulfield.

"We took them off at the start this preparation and we have just been waiting.

"Everyone was telling me the horse wasn't going as well as before but we have taken our time and we thought today the right day to put the blinkers back on.

Good Red was backing up from his close third to Miss Pavlova at Caulfield on Boxing Day but Oliver said it was all part of the plan.

"He spent a week at the pool and he is an extremely clean winded and very fit horse.

"We knew the blinkers would sharpen him up."

Good Red has won six of his 33 starts and Oliver will now consider the Adelaide Cup in March as his new mission.

"We might freshen him up and look at that," Oliver said.