Doomben 10,000 favourite Schwarz set to trial at Royal Randwick on Monday alongside stablemate King Of Thunder

Trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton will tune up some of their Queensland Winter Carnival big guns at Monday’s set of Royal Randwick barrier trials.

Schwarz is bound for the Doomben 10,000. Picture: Scott Barbour-Racing Photos via Getty Images.

Trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton will tune up some of their Queensland Winter Carnival big guns at Monday’s set of Royal Randwick barrier trials.

Leading the way will be smart sprinter Schwarz which is being prepared for a crack at the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and he is the standout performer at Monday’s rescheduled set of trials.

The four-year-old entire will feature in a 1050m heat of the session with champion jockey James McDonald booked to ride.

A date with Saturday week’s Group 1 $1.5 million Doomben 10,000 (1200m) at Doomben will follow if all goes to plan for the son of star stallion Zoustar.

O’Shea and Charlton are eager to chase back-to-back majors with Schwarz, the $4 favourite in the Doomben 10,000, after snaring a stallion making Group 1 win last start in the William Reid Stakes at The Valley.

“After his William Reid win we gave him a little freshen up and he responded really well,” Charlton said.

“We know we can prepare him to run well fresh.

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“The way he runs his races, we get him fit but fresh at the same time into that Doomben 10,000.

“I guess we are following a similar path with him to what we did in the William Reid so he seems in good order and we are happy with him.”

Schwarz has already been named as the new headliner on Rosemont Stud’s stallion roster for this year’s breeding season however the fee for the four-year-old is still to be announced.

He will be retired after the Queensland Winter Carnival.

“This is definitely his last preparation and we will get through the 10,000, which is obviously a race that we are keen to target,” Charlton said.

“No plans have been made beyond that run but ideally he will be off to stud this season.”

Schwarz will be joined in Queensland by talented stablemate King Of Thunder, which will contest a 1200m trial on Monday morning, also with McDonald aboard.

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King Of Thunder finished fifth behind Aeliana in the Group 1 Australian Derby on the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick last month and he is being targeted Queensland edition of the three-year-old feature.

“King Of Thunder is similar, he had a little freshen up and all being well we will head to the Rough Habit into that Queensland Derby,” Charlton said.

“At this stage that’s the plan for him.”

King Of Thunder shares $8 equal favouritism for the Queensland Derby with stablemate Maison Louis and last Saturday’s Queensland Guineas winner Depth Of Character.

The Queensland Derby is on May 31.

Originally published as Doomben 10,000 favourite Schwarz set to trial at Royal Randwick on Monday alongside stablemate King Of Thunder