Lightly-raced son of Tavistock Young Werther will resume in the Gr.2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with trainer Danny O’Brien pleased with the gelding’s development since spring, where his three starts culminated in a third placing in the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m).
“He might need a couple of runs but he should run a forward race,” O’Brien said.
“I’ve set him for the longer three-year-old staying races in Sydney in the autumn with the ATC Derby (Gr.1, 2400m) his main target.”
O’Brien was buoyed by the recent trial at Geelong of Reliable Man mare Miami Bound, who will contest the Gr.3 Carlyon Cup (1600m) first up and he is hoping the track is rain-affected to boost her chances.
He says she is being set for the Sydney Cup (Gr.1, 3200m), while stable star Russian Camelot will trial at Cranbourne on Monday.
