My Kingdom Of Fife got under the guard of punters over 1600 metres at his Australian debut but that won't be the case when he resumes in Saturday's Group Two Chelmsford Stakes.The Chris Waller-trained gelding, formerly owned by the Queen, made an instant impact in Australia when winning the Listed Doncaster Prelude (1600m) at Randwick in April at the massive odds of $151.A Group One win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and Group Two success in the Hollindale Stakes (1800m) means he enters t

My Kingdom Of Fife got under the guard of punters over 1600 metres at his Australian debut but that won't be the case when he resumes in Saturday's Group Two Chelmsford Stakes.

The Chris Waller-trained gelding, formerly owned by the Queen, made an instant impact in Australia when winning the Listed Doncaster Prelude (1600m) at Randwick in April at the massive odds of $151.

A Group One win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and Group Two success in the Hollindale Stakes (1800m) means he enters the spring with feature race targets in the pipeline.

Waller says My Kingdom Of Fife appears to have come back just as well this preparation but is cautious about his first-up chances.

"His work is similar to what it was prior to his first run for the stable but he only works like an average horse, not like a superstar," Waller said.

"It seems to be under race conditions that he does his best.

"He beat weaker grade (first-up) last time and whatever he does he will improve on.

"If he could finish in the top five that would be ideal."

Punters have higher expectations with the seven-year-old opening at $5.50 with TAB Sportsbet on Wednesday before firming to $4.40 outright favouritism.

Top jockey Hugh Bowman had his first sit on My Kingdom Of Fife in a recent trial and was impressed.

"I wish they were at Randwick but he trialled well at Warwick Farm," Bowman said.

"He won first-up last time in an easier race but he felt great in the trial."

My Kingdom Of Fife is among nominations for all the spring features, including the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup, and Bowman believes he will be at his best as he gets over further than Saturday's event.

"He'll need every bit of the mile," Bowman said.

"In his trial it was the first time I ever sat on him and he really feels like a real sort of mile-and-a-quarter (2000m) and mile-and-a-half (2400m) horse.

"That's obviously why Chris (Waller) has elected to kick him off over a mile first-up as he did last preparation."

Waller has four runners in the Chelmsford with Sydney Cup winner Stand To Gain and new stable acquisition Illustrious Blue also resuming.

Waller expects both to need further to show their best but he was upbeat about the longer-term prospects of nine-year-old Illustrious Blue.

"For an old horse he looks to be in good shape," Waller said.

"He's got good form in the UK so if we got that out of him he could be competitive in a race like the Metropolitan."

Hawk Island, who finished sixth in the Warwick Stakes first-up, is Waller's other representative as he strives to break his Chelmsford duck having prepared a placegetter for the past three years.

Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday was entered for both the Chelmsford and the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) in Melbourne but as of Thursday afternoon no decision had been made on which race he would contest.