Mr Brightside steps up work as Memsie Stakes return looms

Mr Brightside continues his build towards the Memsie Stakes with a Flemington jump-out as Lindsay Park prepares the nine-year-old for his return.

Evergreen galloper Mr Brightside will continue his preparation towards his racetrack return with a jump-out at Flemington.

The nine-year-old, prepared by Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes is scheduled to compete in a 1000m jump-out on Friday morning.

Mr Brightside is preparing for his return run in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 29.

The gelding missed an autumn campaign after undergoing minor surgery to remove a bone chip earlier in the year and has not raced since finishing fifth to Ceolwulf in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington on the final day of last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Mr Brightside had his first jump-out since that effort at Flemington on August 3 and was given an easy time as is the Lindsay Park way.

It is expected Mr Bightside will undertake a tougher workout on Friday.

“He pulled up good from that jump-out, no problems at all,” J D Hayes said.

“He’ll trial again on Friday and then it’s two weeks to the Memsie and then hopefully we can give him a day away with a course proper gallop, hopefully that will be at Sandown.

“But the way he is going, I reckon he’ll run a cheeky race first-up.”

Also down to jump-out on Friday is dual Cups winner Half Yours, who is scheduled to jump-out against Mr Brightside in the opening heat of the morning.

Half Yours last raced in Brisbane, finishing fourth in the Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm in June.

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained stayer is gearing up for a return in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on September 12 in preparation for his title defence of the Melbourne Cup in November.