Courtesy The West Australian website:

Champion galloper Northerly, a shock loser on Saturday, cannot be faulted and connections are confident he will bounce back to win next Monday's $1.25 million Australian Cup at Flemington.

The gelding was among several fancies who failed to handle slippery conditions at Saturday's Caulfield meeting when he ran second with 60kg in the Victoria Gold Cup.

"It was also a case of him again being vulnerable in handicaps," trainer Fred Kersley said.

Northerly, a winner 11 times in 15 weight-for-age races, has been beaten at five of his past seven starts under handicap conditions.

Kersley indicated yesterday his confidence in the $8 million stake-earner had not been dented. The trainer inspected stables in Sydney and confirmed Northerly's NSW autumn carnival program.

"I've looked at Rosehill, Warwick Farm and Canterbury facilities, searching for the best place to stable Northerly when he comes here," Kersley said. "He will be based at Rosehill, the venue for his first two Sydney races."

Northerly is scheduled to run in the $400,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) on March 29 and the $2 million BMW (2400m) a fortnight later.

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