English stayer Warringah will be tested under Australian racing conditions for the first time since his Melbourne Cup failure when he runs at Randwick on Saturday.Formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute, the five-year-old was imported by trainer Chris Waller last year and kept on the Melbourne Cup path when he arrived in race condition.But he pulled his way to the front in the Melbourne Cup and was overwhelmed in the second half of the race to finish last, almost 50 lengths from the winner Shocki

English stayer Warringah will be tested under Australian racing conditions for the first time since his Melbourne Cup failure when he runs at Randwick on Saturday.

Formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute, the five-year-old was imported by trainer Chris Waller last year and kept on the Melbourne Cup path when he arrived in race condition.

But he pulled his way to the front in the Melbourne Cup and was overwhelmed in the second half of the race to finish last, almost 50 lengths from the winner Shocking.

Waller has given him four barrier trials to ready him for his Sydney debut in the Group Three Randwick City Stakes (2000m) but admits it has been difficult to alter his racing pattern.

"I haven't really been able to get much speed into him," Waller said.

"He's more of a grinding horse over 2000 metres, an on-pace runner who needs to outstay his rivals.

"Once he gets over further we might be a bit more adventurous.

"He looks very well and he hasn't disappointed me but I would liked to have seen a better turn of foot.

"I wanted him to be racing in races like the Chipping Norton."

While he is still on a fact-finding mission with Warringah, Waller has more certainty about the chance of another import in the race and nominated Voice Coach as the best of his four.

Voice Coach won three in a row last winter and was doing his best work late when fifth in the Parramatta Cup (2000m) on February 20 won by Deltona.

Alexander Of Hales is another former English horse while ex-New Zealander The Embassy rounds out the Waller quartet with all four among the 59 entries for the Sydney Cup (3200m) on April 24.

Warringah has topweight of 58 kilograms on Saturday, four more than Voice Coach while Alexander Of Hales and The Embassy both have 53kg.

At the other end of the distance scale, three-year-old Stryker will kick off his autumn in the weight-for-age Group Two Challenge Stakes (1000m).

Third behind Denman and Trusting in the Golden Rose (1400m) during the spring, Stryker has taken longer than planned to get back to the track.

"He had a slightly longer spell with a minor muscle injury," Waller said.

"That has put him behind the eight-ball and he will miss all the good three-year-old races.

"It's unfortunate he has to take on the older horses but we will use the race as a guide to where we go.

There were 10 entries for the Challenge headed by dual Group One winner Typhoon Zed.