Trainer Alan Bailey is hoping a crucial gear change may help Charming Rogue rediscover his A-grade game at Doomben.Charming Rogue, who will line up in Tuesday's Barbeques & More Steaks Open Handicap (1350m), looked to have a bright future after winning his first seven races which included two victories at Rosehill in 2008.However, the five-year-old's form hit a brick wall with the son of Commands returning to the winner's stall only once in his subsequent 11 starts.Charming Rogue broke his droug

Trainer Alan Bailey is hoping a crucial gear change may help Charming Rogue rediscover his A-grade game at Doomben.

Charming Rogue, who will line up in Tuesday's Barbeques & More Steaks Open Handicap (1350m), looked to have a bright future after winning his first seven races which included two victories at Rosehill in 2008.

However, the five-year-old's form hit a brick wall with the son of Commands returning to the winner's stall only once in his subsequent 11 starts.

Charming Rogue broke his drought with a comfortable two length win over 1200 metres on a rain-affected track at Doomben last month.

Bailey hoped he may have solved Charming Rogue's form slump following his Boxing Day triumph but the gelding subsequently turned in two ordinary performances.

Charming Rogue started favourite but let his dwindling support base down when a fading 11th to Baqaba in the Listed Goldmarket Handicap (1300m) at the Gold Coast on New Year's Day and a seventh to Ollie Vollie in a 1200-metre Open at Eagle Farm on January 16.

"His form is very ordinary and I can't find anything wrong with him," Bailey said.

"He's been very disappointing so I'm trying something different this time by using blinkers on him.

"After he won his early races he had a lot of feet problems but I thought we were on top of it."

Meanwhile apprentice Allan Chau will be hoping to land his first Brisbane winner when he rides Humma for new boss Rob Heathcote in the B105 Handicap (2200m).

Heathcote said Chau, who is on loan to the leading Brisbane trainer, had ridden more than 200 winners in NSW.

"He's still got a three kilo claim which is unusual for an apprentice who has ridden that many winners," Heathcote.

"He's got six months to go on his apprenticeship and hopefully things might work out for him in Brisbane."

Chau started as an apprentice with the late Pat Quinn in Port Macquarie and has ridden for Quinn's son, Marc, who took over his father's stables following his death in August.

Quinn, 63, suffered a heart attack after being jammed against a rail by a horse in the race day stalls at Canterbury.

Humma has been in superb form during the summer winning three of his past four starts but blotted his copybook with a last start sixth to Honour Happy List over 2100 metres at Eagle Farm on January 16.

Honour Happy List's trainer Steve O'Dea is confident the stayer can back up for another win and clinch a campaign at the second tier staying races during the Brisbane winter carnival.