Trainer Tony Noonan will give Midnight Mustang the chance to prove he is up to a Brisbane campaign when he kicks off a delayed preparation at Caulfield on Saturday.Noonan had hoped the six-year-old would win last week's Listed The Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington for the second year in a row but shelved race plans when Midnight Mustang didn't come on as well as he expected."He just wasn't conditioned enough to run a solid 1200 metres first-up," Noonan said.Craig Newitt will ride Midnight Musta

Trainer Tony Noonan will give Midnight Mustang the chance to prove he is up to a Brisbane campaign when he kicks off a delayed preparation at Caulfield on Saturday.

Noonan had hoped the six-year-old would win last week's Listed The Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington for the second year in a row but shelved race plans when Midnight Mustang didn't come on as well as he expected.

"He just wasn't conditioned enough to run a solid 1200 metres first-up," Noonan said.

Craig Newitt will ride Midnight Mustang in Saturday's Undue Handicap (1000m) at Caulfield after the gelding easily won a Cranbourne barrier trial on May 3.

"The 1000 metres will suit him better," Noonan said.

"He is still a little bit big in himself but he might go up to Queensland after Saturday if he runs well enough.

"We will just see how he comes through it but there are some nice stakes races up there for him.

"He's a Listed and Group Three winner and you wouldn't think he would be too far away in those sorts of races in Brisbane."

Midnight Mustang's only run this year was in February when he resumed with an eighth to Huxssen in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington.

On that occasion jockey Brad Rawiller excused the run, telling stewards that Midnight Mustang raced on a bad section of track.

The gelding has won eight of his 23 starts and has twice won first-up.

His best win was the Group Three Spring Gully Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville in August last year.

In light of his record he will carry 58.5kg on Saturday with only Commanding Hope (59kg) assigned more weight.

Rawiller will ride Commanding Hope while other early riding engagements are Steven Arnold on Grand Duels, Glen Boss on Royal Charades and Stephen Baster on Galbraith.