Patrick Payne says promising gelding Baron Douro has plenty of potential but the $1 million Caulfield Guineas is likely to come up too quickly for him.The Bachelor Duke three-year-old made it two wins from as many starts with his strong-finishing win in Wednesday's Hyland Race Colours Hcp (1400m) on slow going at Sandown.The victory followed his debut win in a two-year-old maiden over 1200m on a bog track at Ballarat late last month.Payne's sister Michelle brought Baron Douro ($9) with a late ru

Patrick Payne says promising gelding Baron Douro has plenty of potential but the $1 million Caulfield Guineas is likely to come up too quickly for him.

The Bachelor Duke three-year-old made it two wins from as many starts with his strong-finishing win in Wednesday's Hyland Race Colours Hcp (1400m) on slow going at Sandown.

The victory followed his debut win in a two-year-old maiden over 1200m on a bog track at Ballarat late last month.

Payne's sister Michelle brought Baron Douro ($9) with a late run out wide on the track to score by a half-length from Cornell with Pump It a nose away third at Sandown.

"He has a bit of scope for improvement," Patrick Payne said.

"We bought him off Kevin Myers and he said he was a very nice horse for the future and that he'd get better with time.

"He did a good job to win today."

Baron Douro is owned by Josh and Thecla Xippell who raced Mackinnon Stakes and Australian Cup winner Sirmione.

Payne said he was entered for the Guineas (1600m) on October 8 just in case he showed good ability.

"I would say he's very unlikely and we'll just look at suitable races as he's pretty immature," the trainer said.

"We don't want to overtax him at this stage.

"He'll be better to go on with later but we'll see how he pulls up and then decide if we give him another run."

Baron Douro is currently at $61 with TAB Sportsbet for the Caulfield Guineas in which Helmet holds favouritism at $6.50 ahead of Smart Missile at $8.50 and Manawanui at $15.

Meanwhile, tough mare Jalsah completed a two-state double for trainer David Hayes when she made it two straight metropolitan wins in the Cove Hotel Hcp (1600m).

Earlier the Euroa-based stable won the opening event at Canterbury, the Grand Pavilion Plate (1250m) for maidens, with Fastnet Rock four-year-old The Blues.

"We'll probably have runners in Sydney every week for the next few weeks," assistant trainer Gary Fennessy said.

He said Jalsah, who has won three of her past four starts in town having scored at Morphettville in June, had been up since January and had had 10 runs this preparation since early March for four wins and three placings.

Shewan ($18) surprised his trainer Robert Smerdon when he scored first-up in the Betfair Hcp (1400m) with Mark Zahra in the saddle.

"I thought he'd be running on but they'd be too sharp for him," he said.

"He won here over 2100 metres and ran third in the Mornington Cup (2400m) last prep and those are his ideal trips.

"I'd like to think he'd be up to country Cups."