Victorian jockey Dwayne Dunn will travel to Newcastle on Sunday to reunite with the highly promising colt Outrageous.

The Hawkes family-trained Outrageous, was a good thing beaten in a Rosehill two-year-old in his second race start on January 27.

Following that event, the colt firmed to $26 with TAB for the world’s richest two-year-old race, the 2018 Golden Slipper, to be run at Rosehill on March 24.

Dunn did not ride Outrageous in his last start but he was aboard when the colt was beaten four lengths on debut in the Randwick Breeders Plate in September.

Dunn, stable rider for the Hawkes stables in Victoria has five rides at Caulfield on Saturday before he boards a plane from Melbourne.

Michael Hawkes, co-trainer with his father John and brother Wayne, was bullish concerning Outrageous’ prospects on Sunday.

“This colt has a very bright future and he definitely should have won at Rosehill first-up,” Hawkes said. “He’s only had two starts and he needs experience, so the trip to Newcastle will do him good.”

Hawkes said Outrageous looked more suited to the Sires and Champagne Stakes rather than the 1200 metres of the Golden Slipper.

“I wouldn’t say a definite no to the Slipper but let’s take one step at a time,” Hawkes said.

The pace will be a cracker when Cheers Joyce and Second Island clash in the 900-metre Class 1 Handicap. Cheers Joyce was very impressive when she led all the way to blitz a maiden field last Saturday.

The filly will come out running from the rails barrier.

Cheers Joyce is trained by her breeder Alan Scorse, who has had a successful week with his small team.

Following Cheers Joyce’s Newcastle win last Saturday Scorse produced What Could Be to win at Randwick on Wednesday.

Second Island, trained on the Central Coast by former Australian Cyclist Greg McFarlane, also possesses blistering speed.

The filly outpaced a Wyong Maiden field to win by more than four lengths last start.

Kris Lees decision to claim on the consistent Tawfiq Boy could see the gelding atone for a close second first-up when an odds-on favourite at Wyong.

The four-year- old was originally allotted 61 kilograms in the 1200 metre Benchmark 62 Handicap but he will carry 59 kilograms following the in form Jean Van Overmeire’s claim.

Tawfiq Boy went down by a nose at Wyong on January 21 and he will strip fitter second-up.