A carefully timed campaign has Eskimo Dan on track for horse racing's Sydney Cup.After a summer break, the six-year-old made it two wins in a row at Moonee Valley on Monday when he outstayed former Melbourne Cup runner Glistening to win the Regional Contracting Metal Roofing Handicap (2500m).Trained by Bevan and Richard Laming, Eskimo Dan looked as if he wouldn't get past Glistening but the vigour of jockey Damien Oliver got him over the line by a nose with Destiny Calls five lengths away third.

A carefully timed campaign has Eskimo Dan on track for horse racing's Sydney Cup.

After a summer break, the six-year-old made it two wins in a row at Moonee Valley on Monday when he outstayed former Melbourne Cup runner Glistening to win the Regional Contracting Metal Roofing Handicap (2500m).

Trained by Bevan and Richard Laming, Eskimo Dan looked as if he wouldn't get past Glistening but the vigour of jockey Damien Oliver got him over the line by a nose with Destiny Calls five lengths away third.

"I'm very happy with him," Bevan Laming said.

"He's a genuine stayer and he will drop to 51kg in the Sydney Cup."

Eskimo Dan has won his last two starts carrying 58.5kg but was stepping up from 2040 metres on Monday.

Laming said the Danasinga gelding, who won the Group Three Eclipse Stakes (2100m) at Caulfield last spring, had been a slow maturing horse but was now ready for 3200 metres.

"He's a good, tough stayer who has taken a bit of time and I think he might go two mile (3200m)," Laming said.

"He is now learning to relax."

Laming has yet to secure a jockey for Eskimo Dan in the Cup on Anzac Day but is confident he will get calls, especially if it remains wet in Sydney.

While Eskimo Dan failed at his only attempt on heavy ground, he has two wins and a second from four starts on slow tracks.

Oliver said Monday's win was that of a strong stayer.

"It was a real staying test and he was thrown up there at the top of the weights, giving a few a bit of weight, so it was a good effort," Oliver said.

"He has a big weight drop in the Sydney Cup and he is a horse who appreciates a soft track so that could bring him in to it."

Meanwhile dual stakes winner Diamondsondinside will be aimed at next month's Wagga Cup after finding a new lease on life at his new stable.

The former Queenslander was having only his second start for Caulfield trainer Luke Oliver when he more than repaid his purchase price by winning the Avalon/McIntyre Park Cattery Handicap (1600m).

A winner of 10 races and more than $485,000, Diamondsondinside was fitter and down six kilos on his 5-1/2 length defeat over 1200 metres at Hamilton last start, and powered away to win by 1-3/4 lengths from Group One performer Our Smoking Joe and Racer's Run.

Oliver said first prize of $31,363 was more than the owners paid for Diamondsondinside.

"I looked at his form and he was hard to resist," Oliver said.

Formerly trained by Bruce McLachlan, Diamondsondinside was seventh to Ferocity in the 2005 Ascot Vale Stakes as a three-year-old and won the Listed Doomben Slipper as a two-year-old.

His last win was in June two years ago when he won the Sir Edward Williams Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm.

"He's pretty good horse and I thought down in weight with Glen Boss on and racing over 1600 metres on he would win today," Oliver said.

The Wagga Cup will be run on May 1.