Metal Bender and Triple Honour, two horses central to trainer Chris Waller's major spring plans, are ready to open their campaigns after competing in separate barrier trials.After watching them go through their paces at Warwick Farm on Monday morning, Waller declared both horses on target to resume when Saturday racing returns to the outer Sydney track this week.Metal Bender went to the line under a tight grip from jockey Tim Clark and, similarly, Triple Honour was unextended in his heat."It's j

Metal Bender and Triple Honour, two horses central to trainer Chris Waller's major spring plans, are ready to open their campaigns after competing in separate barrier trials.

After watching them go through their paces at Warwick Farm on Monday morning, Waller declared both horses on target to resume when Saturday racing returns to the outer Sydney track this week.

Metal Bender went to the line under a tight grip from jockey Tim Clark and, similarly, Triple Honour was unextended in his heat.

"It's just what I was looking for," Waller said.

Waller said while it wouldn't be an ideal scenario, he was almost certain to have three runners in the $175,000 Warwick Stakes (1400m).

"It's a shame they all have to clash. It's not perfect for a trainer but there are owners to consider," he said.

"I've nominated Triple Honour for the Show County just to keep some options open."

Stablemate Danleigh joins Metal Bender and Triple Honour as Warwick Stakes entries with Hugh Bowman, who won last season's George Ryder Stakes on the sprinter-miler, continuing his association with the seven-year-old.

Bowman rode Metal Bender when the three-time Group One winner won a recent Rosehill trial.

He was also in the saddle when the five-year-old won the Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast earlier this year but Clark takes over on Saturday.

Metal Bender was originally pencilled in for a 1200-metre trial but a postponement from Thursday forced Waller to tweak the galloper's Warwick Stakes lead-up.

Metal Bender lined up over 800 metres and finished at the rear of a seven-horse heat won by McClintock.

Waller said there was no need to give the Doomben Cup winner additional gallops during the week.

"That's it now," he said. "If we hadn't have come to the trials today he would have had a hard gallop on Tuesday.

"Then more than likely he would have galloped hard again on Thursday.

"Trackwork can be just as hard on a horse so I was happy to come here today and keep him up to the mark."

Veteran jockey Jim Cassidy, meanwhile, has a Warwick Stakes booking for Triple Honour.

Triple Honour was on the wrong end of the three-way finish in the Doomben Cup before winning the Eagle Farm Cup at his most recent start.

The six-year-old is on a Caulfield Cup trail while a firm spring target for Metal Bender won't be finalised until after next month's Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.

Underwood Stakes day on September 18 is likely to be the first Melbourne meeting Waller will target during the spring with Stryker, another trialist on Monday nominated to resume on Saturday, being set for the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m).

There were 20 Warwick Stakes nominations when entries closed with Gai Waterhouse matching Waller in the numbers game.

Evergreen weight-for-age galloper Theseo heads the Tulloch Lodge entry which also includes AJC Australian Derby placegetter Descarado.