Tim Martin expects Queensland Derby-bound Blueys Way to improve as the distances get longer, but thinks he could be a little vulnerable at Canterbury on Wednesday.Blueys Way was an impressive winner first-up over 1550m at Canterbury on April 14 and will jump to 1900m on Wednesday in the Grand Pavilion 3YO Handicap.Martin plans to send Blueys Way to Queensland after Wednesday's race to follow the traditional path in Brisbane to the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) on June 12."He won well first-

Tim Martin expects Queensland Derby-bound Blueys Way to improve as the distances get longer, but thinks he could be a little vulnerable at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Blueys Way was an impressive winner first-up over 1550m at Canterbury on April 14 and will jump to 1900m on Wednesday in the Grand Pavilion 3YO Handicap.

Martin plans to send Blueys Way to Queensland after Wednesday's race to follow the traditional path in Brisbane to the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) on June 12.

"He won well first-up but it's a bigger ask tomorrow because he's up in the weights (57.5kg) and up to 1900 metres second-up, so he's a bit vulnerable," Martin said.

Despite that, the trainer is confident the gelding can still prove hard to beat after posting a 1-1/4 length win in a 1550m Benchmark 70 for three-year-olds first-up.

"I liked the way he drew away from them late," Martin said of the first-up win.

"He never really travelled but he got out and it looked like he was going to get there and win by maybe a neck, but he really drew away from them and quickened quite well."

Blueys Way has had three starts for two wins and a second.

In his first preparation the son of Galileo finished second to Ready Miss in a 1350m 3YO Maiden at Wyong in early January.

He then stepped up to 1600m and led all the way for a 3-1/4-length Gosford 3YO Maiden victory before being sent for a break.

"Early on he caught us by surprise because he's got a very short, choppy action and I think he'll appreciate wet tracks when he gets to them," Martin said.

"When he ran second on debut we were quite impressed and then he won well at his next start. After that we thought we'd bring him back for the Queensland winter.

"As he gets older he's going to get better as he's by Galileo. He's a real staying type."

Blueys Way will be one of four last-start winners in Wednesday's race.

The Peter Snowden-trained Flying Spin won a restricted race over the same course and distance on April 8, Anthony Cummings' Ambitious Princess was a last-start Hawkesbury winner in a 3YO Maiden over a mile (1600m) and the Steve Englebrecht-trained Hoist won a 1500m Maiden at Newcastle on March 27.