Jockey Shane Scriven remains hopeful of receiving the call to partner Scenic Shot during his spring campaign in Melbourne although he's still a month away from a return to the saddle.Scriven capped his best ever year by winning the Brisbane jockeys' premiership for the first time last season but hasn't ridden since taking a month's holiday at the beginning of August.Scriven contemplated retirement during several low points in his career but changed his mind after breaking through for an overdue

Jockey Shane Scriven remains hopeful of receiving the call to partner Scenic Shot during his spring campaign in Melbourne although he's still a month away from a return to the saddle.

Scriven capped his best ever year by winning the Brisbane jockeys' premiership for the first time last season but hasn't ridden since taking a month's holiday at the beginning of August.

Scriven contemplated retirement during several low points in his career but changed his mind after breaking through for an overdue Group One victory aboard Scenic Shot in the Doomben Cup in May.

"I've had a great time during my break from racing and it might have been a good time to be away with all the controversy with the new whip rules," Scriven said.

"I probably would have been in trouble myself if I had been still riding."

Scriven spent his first week on holidays attending the Darwin Cup carnival and then worked around his Brisbane home before a week's recreation on Hamilton Island off the far north Queensland coast.

"I got back last week and I'm as big as a house at the moment and my weight has blown out to 65 kilograms," Scriven said.

"I was riding around 55 kilos before I went on holidays and my weight now isn't that bad compared to what it's been in the past.

"It's four weeks since I've ridden but I'm aiming to be back in late September and if I get the call I'll be ready to ride Scenic Shot in Melbourne.

"I tried to contact Dan (Morton) before I went away to tell him I'd be right but I haven't heard from him as yet.

"As far as I know there's been no firm commitment for Scenic Shot but I'd love to ride him and he'd get my weight down there."

Scriven will begin his comeback at trackwork on Tuesday.

Meanwhile Grafton Cup runner-up Hume showed he was on track for his comeback at Eagle Farm on Saturday with a sparkling exhibition gallop at Doomben.

Ridden by apprentice Michael Hellyer, Hume downed stablemate Moncalieri by three-quarters of a length in an 800 metres workout, coming home the last 600 metres in 34.51 seconds.

Trainer Brian Smith is delighted with the progress Hume is making and has engaged Hellyer to partner the six-year-old in his comeback over 1500 metres at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

"He'll probably get a lot of weight so I'll use a claim and get Michael to ride this Saturday," Smith said.

Hume will then head to Sydney to run in the Group Two Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill on September 19 before the Group One The Metropolitan (2400) at Randwick on October 3.

The Zabeel gelding hasn't raced since his unlucky second when he was forced wide, going down by a nose to New Zealand stayer Castle Heights in the Listed Grafton cup (2350m) in July.