Former New Zealander Red Square will be looking to firm up plans for next month's Geelong Cup when he stretches out in distance to 1800 metres for the first time at Sandown on Wednesday.A last start winner at the track, the Danske five-year-old has impressed trainer Lee Freedman as a horse who will get better with racing."He is probably a bit of a work in progress as he hasn't had many runs," Freedman said."This is his first try beyond a mile (1600 metres) but I think there is a nice country cup

Former New Zealander Red Square will be looking to firm up plans for next month's Geelong Cup when he stretches out in distance to 1800 metres for the first time at Sandown on Wednesday.

A last start winner at the track, the Danske five-year-old has impressed trainer Lee Freedman as a horse who will get better with racing.

"He is probably a bit of a work in progress as he hasn't had many runs," Freedman said.

"This is his first try beyond a mile (1600 metres) but I think there is a nice country cup in him this time around."

Red Square is a Slade Bloodstock syndication and was bought after winning three of his 10 starts with Lance O'Sullivan in New Zealand.

He finished fifth on the ThoroughTrack at Geelong when making his debut with Freedman in August but last start finished strongly for a narrow win over Makeadreamcometrue over 1600m at Sandown on September 3.

Syndicator Rob Slade said the query on Red Square in Wednesday's Golden Doubles Hcp could be the wet track.

"He has gone okay on slow tracks in New Zealand but the feeling was that he didn't really like the wet," he said.

Slade said he was attracted to Red Square after he was outbid last year trying to buy another New Zealander, The Fuzz, who joined the David Hayes stable and went on to win the Geelong Cup.

A plain looking gelding, Red Square stands around 17 hands but with an economical and loafing action should stay.

The Listed JRA Cup (2040m) under lights at Moonee Valley in 10 days is on his spring agenda.

Past JRA Cup winners include Maldivian, El Segundo, Rain Gauge and Brave Chief.

"If everything goes to plan then the Geelong Cup certainly would be high on the agenda," Slade said.

The Geelong Cup (2400m) is on October 22.

Wednesday's Sandown race is a chance for Behold and Redondo Beach to breathe life into their spring campaigns after recent disappointing runs.

Tom Hughes-trained Behold put two wins together at Moonee Valley and Sandown in June and after a let-up weakened to finish last over 1700 metres at Flemington 10 days ago.

Redondo Beach looked an emerging stayer after last year's spring carnival and will appreciate the extra ground after finishing at the tail of the field at his only two runs this campaign.