Flemington jump-out in store for Mr B
Evergreen galloper Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) will continue his preparation towards his racetrack return with a jump-out at Flemington.
The nine-year-old, prepared by Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes is scheduled to compete in a 1000m jump-out on Friday morning.
Mr Brightside is preparing for his return run 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 and has not raced since finishing fifth to Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) 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.
It is expected Mr Bightside will undertake a tougher workout on Friday.
"He pulled up good from that jump-out, no problems at all," J D Hayes said.
"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."
