Group Two winner Saracino is closing in on his first appearance from Michael Moroney’s Flemington stable.

“He'll probably kick off in an 1100-metre Listed race at Caulfield in about three weeks' time,” he said.

“He seems to have come up nicely. He's had a couple of gallops up here and he looks terrific.”

Previously with Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Saracino has Group Two victories in the Danehill Stakes, Foxbridge Plate and the Wellington Guineas to his credit.