Marasco back at his Ascot stables for the past 8 weeks.

Kersley has plotted the Belmont Newmarket (1200m), with a ceiling topweight of 60kg, or the Goodwood Sprint (1300m) which is run at WFA, on August 4 and 18, as Marasco’s likely starting points.

Champion WA-born jockey Damien Oliver is trainer Fred Kersley’s first choice to ride Marasco in his ambitious plans to tackle Victorian spring features.