Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is hoping for big things from Kiwi-bred Antino in Victoria this spring.

The son of Redwood has been in outstanding form in Queensland, winning eight and placing in one of his nine starts, including the Listed The Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm in June.

The five-year-old gelding will attempt to add to his stakes tally when he heads to Flemington on Saturday where he will be first-up in the Listed The Sofitel (1400m).

"We'll get a bit of an idea where he's at against southern horses on the weekend but there's good improvement to come and I don't really know how good he is yet, I'm nowhere near the surface of him, I don't think,” Gollan told Racing.com.

"The weight's (59.5kg) a little bit off-putting for us but other than that, I'm really happy with the way he's settled in, he's a lovely, relaxed animal and I was always confident his first trip away, he would settle in well.

"He's won eight from nine, so that tells you he's a winner.”

Gollan is plotting a path toward the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield next month with Antino and said he will get a good line on his gelding this weekend to see whether they continue down that route.

"I'd love to head towards the Toorak with him, hence why we put this race in the plan for him, to head from here to Sandown and then from Sandown to the Toorak, they're probably the three runs that we had in mind for him, so that's probably where he's at, at the moment," he said.

"Whether we go further than that or not will just all depend on where we are after that point in time."

Out of a full-sister to Group One gallopers Hurrah and Best Gift, Antino was purchased for $27,000 by New Balance Racing at the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale from the draft of Cheltenham Stables.