David Hayes has finally been able to unveil the horse he thought would win him this year's Golden Slipper Stakes.Multahem, a son of Redoute's Choice, made a stunning debut albeit it in a field of just six in Wednesday's Functions At Highways Handicap (1000m) at Sandown.Hayes said that shin-soreness had prevented the $650,000 colt racing as a two-year-old and he is now considering a crack at the top three-year-old sprinters in the Group one Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Derby Day.

David Hayes has finally been able to unveil the horse he thought would win him this year's Golden Slipper Stakes.

Multahem, a son of Redoute's Choice, made a stunning debut albeit it in a field of just six in Wednesday's Functions At Highways Handicap (1000m) at Sandown.

Hayes said that shin-soreness had prevented the $650,000 colt racing as a two-year-old and he is now considering a crack at the top three-year-old sprinters in the Group one Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Derby Day.

"We always rated him right up there with our best two-year-olds last season," Hayes said.

"First we thought he was my Blue Diamond horse and he went shinny so we backed off him and then we thought he was my Golden Slipper horse and he went shinny again," Hayes said.

He said shin-soreness finally ended hopes of a Group One juvenile race for Multahem when getting ready for the TJ Smith in Brisbane.

"We have finally been able to get him to the races and with this lovely dead track today I think he will pull up fine," Hayes said.

"He is an untapped horse really."

Multahem never looked like winning but ridden by Steven Arnold he railed through to snatch victory on the line by a half-head from Kya.

"I think the leader stopped a bit but he came from a clear last at the 250 metres and was really strong late," Hayes said.

"It was really big last furlong (200m)."

Hayes said that Multahem was in the Caulfield Guineas on October 9 but said it was likely to be too much to ask for him to be ready in time.

"His next run will be another sprint and we will work it out after that," Hayes said.

"It is a month away to the Guineas and we don't want to rush him.

Hayes said the Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) and the Sandown Guineas (1600m) were his options to the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

Hayes and Arnold both expect the form from Wednesday's race to stand up well.

"I think it is very hard at this time of year to win a Sandown midweek race having the first run in your life," Hayes aid.

"Most runners have connections hopeful of running their horse in a good race in three or four weeks so I think it is a good pointer."

Arnold said Multahem had the action of a good horse.

"He took a while to get balanced but his last furlong was super," Arnold said.

"I don't think it was an ordinary race and I wouldn't be surprised if he is pretty good."

Multahem denied Craig Williams on the Pat Hyland-trained Kya a career equal-best five winners for the day.

"I was disappointed not to win on her," Williams said.

"She might have been run down by a pretty good horse though and he got me on the bob (of the head)."

Williams' winners were Brazilian Pulse, Charbet, Shabangabang and Faster Son who survived a protest from Dean Yendall on Dad Knows Best.

Yendall avenged the defeat when Manila Jewel beat Williams' mount Gallant Lady by a half-length in the last race, the Ahern's At Highways Handicap (1800m).

Williams rode the first five winners at Caulfield on September 2, 2006.