Michael Freedman is looking to continue his strong run of form into the off-season, with two promising runners heading to Randwick on Saturday.

Fresh off the back of Marhoona’s triumph in the Golden Slipper, Freedman’s stable has been one of the standouts this autumn, boasting 14 winners from his past 50 starters. His strike rate of over 19% ranks him second among Sydney’s top 20 trainers, behind only Bjorn Baker.

“It has been terrific. The horses at all levels have been racing very consistently,” Freedman said.

“That’s all you can ask for as a trainer, that wherever you’re placing them, whether its country, provincial or Group class racing, that they can run consistently.

“We’ve had a really good autumn. Hopefully we can start to build again into the spring and get a few new babies up and going as well.”

Freedman will saddle up Ducasse in the Precise Air Handicap (1500m) and Colophon in the NSW Bookmakers Co-Op Handicap (1400m), both shaping as live chances.

Ducasse was a strong third in the Doncaster Prelude and has been kept in Sydney after drawing poorly in a Listed race in Brisbane. The wet ground at Randwick should work in his favour.

“His run in the Doncaster Prelude was really good and he seems to have trained on well from there,” Freedman said.

“Obviously, Randwick is a track he seems to enjoy and the 1500 with a bit of give in the ground should suit. The good draw should also allow (apprentice) Zac (Wadick) to put him in a nice spot.”

Originally an emergency for the Doncaster Mile, Ducasse missed a start and is now being set for the Scone Cup (1600m).

“Once he didn’t get a run in the Doncaster there wasn’t much else for him,” he said.

“I had a think about which path we took and thought either here on Saturday or Brisbane on Saturday were good options and then make his final run for the prep a race like the Scone Cup, which is a Big Dance eligibility race.”

Colophon, a last-start winner at Kembla by 5.5 lengths, faces a tougher challenge stepping into Saturday grade, but Freedman believes the gelding is improving quickly.

“While it was only a benchmark 64 last start and Saturday is a different sort of set up, he’s a horse I’ve always had a nice enough opinion of and he is still improving,” Freedman said.

“He may even earn himself a trip to Queensland for something if he can run well.”