While Chris Waller is occupied with Royal Ascot commitments for Joliestar’s upcoming race, he is also closely monitoring his stable’s prospects on home soil.

A key contender for the stable is Hello Captain, set to contest the Kia Ora Bloodlines to Headlines Handicap (1300m) at Randwick.

The gelding, with Nash Rawiller now aboard, has garnered significant punter interest and is currently the even money favourite.

“Hello Captain has returned in great shape,” Waller confirmed from England.

“He has found really good form, he has won his last three starts and is full of confidence.”

The Hello Youmzain colt, purchased by Waller and bloodstock expert Guy Mulcaster for approximately AU$520,000 at the Karaka Sales in New Zealand, has achieved three wins in four starts, with his other outing a second at Doomben in December.

“He’s a typical New Zealand-bred horse, he has just taken time to mature,” Waller added.

“But James (McDonald, jockey) rode him a couple of starts ago and gave him a good report.

“He’s trained on well since and kept his form. This is a bit trickier with a bit of weight (60.5-kilos) but if he was to win again Saturday we might back off and then have a look at the spring.”

In the subsequent 1800m benchmark 78 event, Waller also has the mare Nasebah lined up, expected to be a strong market fancy.

The four-year-old offered a solid finish for fourth place on June 6, returning to the Randwick mile.

“This horse was very unlucky last start but she will be very hard to beat on Saturday,” Waller stated. Check out the latest online bookmakers for the race.