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By Ray Hickson

It’s been a stop-start preparation so far for Ciaron Maher’s stakeswinning colt Perspiration but favourable conditions will see his autumn finally get underway at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Johann Gerard-Dubord (Pic: Bradley Photos).

Perspiration has been scratched from a number of engagements in recent weeks due to dry tracks, something he won’t strike in the Buy An Arrowfield Yearling Handicap (1000m).

Maher’s assistant trainer Johann Gerard-Dubord said while the three-year-old hasn’t been seen publicly since he beat Gatsby’s in the Heritage Stakes at Rosehill in September he’s been kept up to the mark.

“He’s very ready to go,’’ Gerard-Dubord said.

“We didn’t trial him because the tracks have been too dry. He’s been at Bong Bong so he’s done plenty, he works up in the hill in deep sand every day.

“He’s as forward as we can have him going into a race.”

Perspiration, $4.80 with TAB on Tuesday, is nominated for the Group 2 Arrowfield Sprint (1200m) on Day 2 of The Star Championships but that’s an unlikely target due to the later than planned start to the campaign.

Zac Lloyd rides the colt and Gerard-Dubord said he doesn’t face an easy task with 61kg first-up but a wet track will allow him to produce something like his best.

“Obviously 61kg for a three-year-old against older horses isn’t easy but it looks the right starting point,’’ he said.

“He is very well but he will improve on what he does.

“It’s a starting point but he is sharp and when he does get those wet tracks he has a very good turn of foot.”

Linwood defied a betting drift to win on debut at Warwick Farm back in July on a heavy track and she’ll line up in either the Vinnie – Three Time Champion Sire Handicap (1200m) or head to Wyong on Thursday.

Gerard-Dubord said the win at her first outing was a bonus and she appears to have strengthened up with the benefit of some time in the paddock.

“When she arrived from New Zealand before the run we had her for a few weeks and she was very light and immature,’’ he said.

“It kind of surprised us on the day the way she finished off.

“So we put her away to give her a chance to mature, waiting for the right time of year when the tracks have a bit of give and for the benchmark races post carnival.

“She will want further but it’s a starting point.”

Meanwhile, two-year-old colt Navy Pilot will be accepted for the Group 1 Inglis’ Sires on Saturday and the Find Your Ozzmosis @ The Chase Handicap (1300m) is more a back up in case he didn’t make the field.

It was hard to miss the youngster’s only start where he was a firmer in betting and finished strongly from well back behind stablemate Stormland at Kensington three weeks ago.

“Because of the gate we thought Stormland was the better chance, he’s trialled very well and has a good turn of foot,’’ he said.

"He ran good sectionals first-up, he was always going to find it hard having to go right back.

Perspiration wins at Rosehill in September

“He’s improved and is more switched on, if he runs Wednesday he’s a winning chance and if he runs Saturday he will run well.”

Navy Pilot is a full brother to Tiz Invincible and Gerard-Dubord said he’s not dissimilar in terms of ability.

All the fields, form and replays for Wednesday’s Warwick Farm meeting