Evergreen galloper Mr Brightside is scheduled to continue his preparation for a return to racing with a jump-out at Flemington.
The nine-year-old, prepared by Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will, and J D Hayes, is slated to compete in a 1000-metre jump-out on Friday morning.
Mr Brightside is currently in training for his comeback in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 29.
The gelding missed an autumn campaign after undergoing minor surgery to remove a bone chip earlier in the year. He has not raced since finishing fifth to Ceolwulf in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington on the final day of last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Mr Brightside had his first jump-out since that effort at Flemington on August 3 and was given an easy time as is the Lindsay Park way.
A more demanding workout is anticipated for Mr Brightside on Friday.
“He pulled up good from that jump-out, no problems at all,” J D Hayes shared.
“He’ll trial again on Friday and then it’s two weeks to the Memsie and then hopefully we can give him a day away with a course proper gallop, hopefully that will be at Sandown.
“But the way he is going, I reckon he’ll run a cheeky race first-up.”
Also scheduled to jump-out on Friday is dual Cups winner Half Yours, who is set to compete against Mr Brightside in the opening heat of the morning.
Half Yours last raced in Brisbane, finishing fourth in the Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm in June.
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained stayer is gearing up for a return in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on September 12, in preparation for his title defence of the Melbourne Cup in November.
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