Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott the new trainers of Alligator Blood

Part-owner Allan Endresz recently decided to switch stables with his group one winner with Bott and Gai Waterhouse the new trainers.

Alligator Blood shot to stardom after his victory in the Australian Guineas in February last year.

But almost two years later, the son of All Too Hard has failed to win another race after being plagued by injury including kissing spine which required surgery.

Endresz is hoping the Waterhouse and Bott polish can help Alligator Blood recapture the form he showed as a three-year-old.

Bott said there were no guarantees a change in stables would spark a sudden turnaround in the out-of-form five-year-old gelding.

"Obviously, we are going into it with a pretty open mind," Bott told RSN927.

"It's been a long time since he's been winning and in between he's had a long layoff. We want to do the right thing by the horse all the way through.

"This may be his last opportunity to see if there is any form that can be resurrected with a change of scenery and with that level of foundation off fitness built up over the last few months."

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Alligator Blood has had three starts with Queensland trainer Billy Healey after being shown the door by original trainer David Vandyke.

The winner of $1.8-million in prizemoney has finished outside the placings but has been forced to lump big weights in all three starts.

Alligator Blood is set to target the Sydney Autumn carnival after a freshen-up.

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