Newport could become the latest edition to the summer roster in Perth with trainer Paul Perry considering a Cup start for the Group One winner.If he does head west he will join other eastern state raiders, Emirates Stakes winner All American, talented mare Ortensia, Sniper's Bullet, Largo Lad and Gold Salute, who have already arrived in Western Australia.While that quintet is being aimed at races like the Railway Stakes (1600m) on Saturday week, Perry has his sights on the Perth Cup (2400m) at A

Newport could become the latest edition to the summer roster in Perth with trainer Paul Perry considering a Cup start for the Group One winner.

If he does head west he will join other eastern state raiders, Emirates Stakes winner All American, talented mare Ortensia, Sniper's Bullet, Largo Lad and Gold Salute, who have already arrived in Western Australia.

While that quintet is being aimed at races like the Railway Stakes (1600m) on Saturday week, Perry has his sights on the Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year's Day for Newport.

The grey, who claimed last year's Metropolitan Handicap, campaigned unsuccessfully in Melbourne this spring and finished 10th to Shocking in the Melbourne Cup at his latest appearance.

"He went alright in the Cup, if the pace was a bit quicker it might have helped him," Perry said.

"He's back here (Newcastle) now and I'm looking at whether I might take him to Perth or not.

"I'll just see how he does in the next week."

Perry will set his sights on races closer to home on Saturday when he starts Prince Braeman and Guderian at Rosehill.

Prince Braeman rocketed to prominence last campaign when he strung together three consecutive wins.

He scored by more than four lengths on a heavy track at Randwick in May and backed it up seven days later to defeat a handy field by more than five lengths at Rosehill.

He made it a hat-trick with a narrow but determined victory at the same venue a start later before finishing fifth to Hadaaf in the Listed Civic Stakes, beaten a half-length.

Perry said he was not surprised to see Prince Braeman step up to the mark last preparation as the gelding had always shown ability.

"He always showed something, it was just a matter of him putting it altogether," Perry said.

"He is probably better on the soft ground but he doesn't have to have it wet.

"Whatever he does on Saturday he'll improve on, his couple of trials haven't been too bad."

Prince Braeman will resume in the Jacob's Creek Sparkling Moscato Hcp (1200m) while Guderian will tackle the Paul Goode Benefit Hcp (1500m) at his fourth run from a spell.

The four-year-old entire scored a second-up win at Hawkesbury and was a short half-head second to Budabar at Randwick last start when he lumped 58kg from the outside gate.

He drops to 56.5kg on Saturday and Perry believes he should be near his peak.

"He's a nice horse, one of those horses who has matured with time," Perry said.

"He never runs a bad race.

"He was probably a bit unlucky the other day and a bit of racing will have helped him."