Noel Callow, who is on the comeback trail, concedes it will be a significant challenge to re-establish himself as a leading jockey in Victoria.Callow, 34, has noted the changing landscape since returning from a highly-successful two years in Singapore and expects it will be harder than ever to get rides from the leading stables."It is not going to be easy because since I've been away a lot of trainers have got stable jockeys," Callow said."Once I was one of five in the Freedman yard and now it i

Noel Callow, who is on the comeback trail, concedes it will be a significant challenge to re-establish himself as a leading jockey in Victoria.

Callow, 34, has noted the changing landscape since returning from a highly-successful two years in Singapore and expects it will be harder than ever to get rides from the leading stables.

"It is not going to be easy because since I've been away a lot of trainers have got stable jockeys," Callow said.

"Once I was one of five in the Freedman yard and now it is pretty much just D Dunn while with Mick Price you've now got to stand in the queue behind C Newitt, D Nikolic and D Oliver which makes it hard when you can't ride below 55.5kg."

Callow has taken a low-key approach since returning to Melbourne and last Sunday in his comeback ride finished a modest fifth on the Mick Kent-trained Prussian Pride at Cranbourne.

On Wednesday he will be legged up on Mrs Waters, his only ride of the day in the Wild Rose Handicap (1000m) at Sandown.

His last Melbourne winner was Creek Side at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week in 2006.

Rated $16 with TAB Sportsbet, Mrs Waters is third-up this campaign and Callow got a feel for her in a barrier trial when she was narrowly beaten by Just Look at Cranbourne last week.

He hopes she can spring a surprise but if she can't punters can be assured that it won't be long before Callow is again among the winners.

No less than three times has he topped 100 wins in Victoria and twice has won the state title.

Among his Group One winners was the Freedman-trained Benicio in the 2005 Victoria Derby while in Singapore, where he rode four Group one winners, he earned the nickname "King Callow" when he became the first jockey to ride more than 100 winners in a season.

After another 70 winners in his second season Callow honoured a promise to his young family - wife Renee, and children Zack and Stacey - to return to Melbourne.

Callow has always battled with his weight and was happy to trade a saddle for job in the Melbourne media but when it didn't work out he decided on a return to race riding after at one point hitting 68kg.

However his comeback suffered a setback when he accepted an invitation to ride at four race meetings in Malaysia in June.

After four wins in seven rides he returned an irregularity to traces of the banned substances ephedrine and phentermine before a "B" sample cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Currently riding at 57kg, Callow is biding his time and turned down a longshot mount in Saturday's Liston Stakes at Caulfield to ride at Moe.

"I am going to Moe because I can probably ride a winner or two," Callow said.

In the meantime he doesn't have grand expectations.

"I will see how things unfold and whatever will be, will be."