Trainer Trevor Bailey is hopeful the Doomben Summer Series will be the springboard to his first Group One success next winter with former Victorian Barlinnie.Barlinnie will have his first start for Bailey in Saturday's Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) before contesting the remaining two legs, the Listed Doomben Stakes (1350m) and Listed Bernborough Handicap (1615m) later this month.Barlinnie is under new ownership after a 12-start career in Melbourne for Peter Moody yielded six wins and t

Trainer Trevor Bailey is hopeful the Doomben Summer Series will be the springboard to his first Group One success next winter with former Victorian Barlinnie.

Barlinnie will have his first start for Bailey in Saturday's Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) before contesting the remaining two legs, the Listed Doomben Stakes (1350m) and Listed Bernborough Handicap (1615m) later this month.

Barlinnie is under new ownership after a 12-start career in Melbourne for Peter Moody yielded six wins and three placings.

The five-year-old has been in work with Bailey for 10 weeks and hasn't started since finishing ninth to Skiddaw Peak in the Listed Auckland Racing Club Handicap (1600m) at Flemington on Anzac Day.

Bailey worked for five years as an assistant trainer in Melbourne for his father Alan Bailey before training for two years in his own right in Singapore where his career highlight was winning the Group Two Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m) with Light Of Success in 2005.

Bailey has pencilled in the Group Two Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast and the Group One Doomben Cup (2020m) in May as winter goals for Barlinnie who is already Group Two-placed following his narrow defeat by The Fuzz in the Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington in March.

The son of St. Petersburg was due to do his future racing in Hong Kong but plans to sell him were aborted after equine influenza (EI) hit in August last year.

"He's a nice horse and his ultimate aim is the Doomben and Hollindale Cups next year," Bailey said.

"He was originally sold to go to Hong Kong and he passed all the vet checks but it fell through when EI hit.

"The day he ran second in the Blamey he led all the way until the last stride.

"He's had a couple of jump outs for me and the plan is to take him through the Summer Series and then look at the winter."

Barlinnie has a superb first-up record with two wins and a third from three attempts while he's unbeaten from three starts second-up.

"He goes well fresh but I think he'll be better over further ground," Bailey said.

"I'm disappointed he's drawn barrier 19 but he comes into 14 without the emergencies so we have to deal with it.

"I've watched a few of his DVDs and he'll have to go back from the alley and finish off.

"The race looks to have a lot of speed so it should suit horses like him that run on."

Bailey is hoping to upstage his father who will saddle up unbeaten Charming Rogue in the George Moore Stakes.

"Charming Rogue is a very good horse but he's still to prove himself in this company," Trevor Bailey said.

"My horse beat the South Australian Derby winner Lazer Sharp early in his career and will be better once he gets to 1600 metres.

"We're feeling our way with Barlinnie but if he comes through the summer races well he'll be set for the winter."