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By Ray Hickson

Trainer Michael Freedman is going back to the drawing board with talented colt Pallaton at Warwick Farm on Wednesday looking to get his spring on the right track.

Trainer Michael Freedman (Pic: Bradley Photos).

On the back of two impressive trial wins the three-year-old started favourite in the Rosebud when he resumed at Rosehill a couple of weeks ago but didn’t let down to Freedman’s liking as he finished third behind Skyhook.

So the TAB Handicap (1000m) is seen as an opportunity by Freedman to right the ship and if successful he’d have no hesitation in returning to stakes company.

“We thought we’d bring him back a grade and hopefully give him a good day out then onwards from there,’’ Freedman said.

“He’s wanting to do a few things wrong at the moment.

“The other day in a relatively slowly run Rosebud he got up on the bridle and over-travelled.

“I’ve brought him back to 1000m so we can try and get him doing things more the right way where he’s giving himself a chance to relax a bit.

“He has a really good turn of foot so when he over travels he blunts that acceleration he’s got.”

Pallaton, $2.40 with TAB on Tuesday, carries 58kg against older horses at Warwick Farm.

Freedman said a race like the Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m) on September 27 would be a suitable target for Pallaton if he does everything right.

Lightly raced filly Just A Journey will likely have the bar set on the lower side for her spring preparation which will kick off in the Schweppes Handicap (1400m).

“We didn’t have any set plans for her over the spring, just see how she comes back and pick our way through some of the more staying type races,’’ Freedman said.

“We’re expecting she will appreciate getting out over a bit further but if she can finish in the top four that would very much be a pass park.”

Just A Journey led all the way in her two wins in the autumn over 1400m and was exposed to stakes racing before a spell when she ran fifth in The Phoenix in Brisbane.

“That’s the style she likes to race, it’s a bit typical of a lot of the Justifys, I don’t think we will be changing that too much,’’ he said.

“She ran a solid race in Brisbane at her last run for the campaign, had a month off after that and seems to have come back in pretty good order.”

Decorum, a full brother to Switzerland, makes his debut in the Hawaii Five Oh @ Vinery Stud Handicap (1400m) in what is likely to be a one start spring campaign.

Freedman said he’s a very different type to his Group 1 winning brother but based on his trials a forward showing at his first outing won’t surprise.

“He’s still probably six months away physically but he’s been ready to go to the races the last three or four weeks and because of the wet tracks we’ve ended up scratching,’’ he said.

Pallaton runs third at Rosehill on August 16

“He’ll probably go to the paddock afterwards regardless and will furnish into a lovely autumn colt. I think the 1400m will suit and getting him onto a decent surface will help.”

Michael Freedman on Ohope (race 2): “He’s a very nice colt and did a good job at Hawkesbury and seems to have trained on well. I know Godolphin had a good opinion of him early in the piece hence running him in a Sires in Melbourne. It’s a step up in grade but he has the makings of a nice horse.”

All the fields, form and replays for Wednesday’s Warwick Farm meeting