Part-owner Ross Stitt knows a thing or two about training horses but he'll be quite happy if talented sprinter Youthful Jack proves him wrong.Youthful Jack returns to Eagle Farm on Saturday to contest the Gold Edition Plate (1200m) which has attracted a quality field of three-year-olds.The son of Youthful Legs raced in Queensland during the winter carnival, winning three in succession including his last appearance in Brisbane in the Listed Australia Post Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 21.Y

Part-owner Ross Stitt knows a thing or two about training horses but he'll be quite happy if talented sprinter Youthful Jack proves him wrong.

Youthful Jack returns to Eagle Farm on Saturday to contest the Gold Edition Plate (1200m) which has attracted a quality field of three-year-olds.

The son of Youthful Legs raced in Queensland during the winter carnival, winning three in succession including his last appearance in Brisbane in the Listed Australia Post Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 21.

Youthful Jack was prepared by Toowoomba trainer Rex Lipp during his winter sojourn but was later transferred to Sydney trainer Allan Denham despite Stitt training a small team at Taree on the NSW mid-north coast.

Youthful Jack scored his first win for Denham when he overcame trouble to salute over 1300 metres at Randwick on November 22.

Stitt originally hoped to send Youthful Jack to Melbourne for the Sandown Guineas during the spring but his late departure from Queensland forced a change of plans.

"We had hoped to run him in the Sandown Guineas but he raced during the tail end of the Brisbane winter carnival and by the time he spelled we ran out of time," Stitt said.

"When we decided to skip that race we took a second option to start him in Brisbane against his own age.

"We never considered the Doomben Summer Series."

Although Youthful Jack shows great potential, Stitt considers him to be just below top grade.

"I think he's only a second-tier horse but I'll be happy if he proves me wrong," he said.

"I hope I'm selling him short but his trainer is rapt in him."

The quietly-spoken Denham sent Youthful Jack by float to the Gold Coast on Tuesday and reports "all is well" with the gelding.

Stitt is happy with the decision to take the easier option with Youthful Jack in Brisbane during the summer as he looks ahead to next year's Sydney autumn carnival.

"He's always been a big horse but he's grown a lot since he was last in Queensland," Stitt said.

"He'll only have two runs in Brisbane, the Gold Edition and Vo Rogue, before he goes back to Sydney to freshen up for the autumn.

"I think we'll just look at the second-tier races with him in the autumn but if he measures up we might be back for the winter."

The $150,000 Listed Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) will be run at Doomben on December 27.

Stitt has no regrets not selling Youthful Jack for $800,000 when he failed a veterinary test to race in Hong Kong.

"He had a little flap on one side of his throat that didn't open properly and they're pretty strict on those sort of things in Hong Kong," he said.

Stitt has named Toowoomba filly Black Minx as the main threat to Youthful Jack.