Graff, In Her Time and stablemate El Dorado Dreaming will have their first public hit-outs of the new season in a star-studded trial at Gosford over 800 metres. Two-time Everest champion Redzel is also in the field.

Seven-year-old mare In Her Time, seventh in the 1200m Everest at Randwick last year on a heavy track, has already secured a spot in the 2019 edition with Inglis.

Graff, now a four-year-old, was fifth last year and Kris Lees is hoping to give him another shot in the marquee event in which the Newcastle trainer also had Le Romain as a late call-up in 2018.

"It's only their first trial and they are probably still a month from a run," Lees said. "They've all had a bit of time off so it will be good to see where they are at."

Graff and In Her Time return after setbacks at the end of the previous campaign.

In Her Time recovered from the Everest to finish second in the VRC Classic and first in the Lightning before sixth in the Newmarket. Her chances of an overseas campaign were then ended by a cracked hoof.

"She hasn't got the best feet, but they are getting there," Lees said.

Last year, In Her Time was second-up into the Everest off a third in the Premiere Stakes two weeks earlier. Lees has indicated a different path this year, including the potential for two starts before the October 19 race.

"It will be a more spaced preparation this time around," he said. "We haven't decided on a first-up run. There's a couple of option, but the Everest is mid-October so there's plenty of time."

Graff, the first three-year-old colt in an Everest, was fourth in the Lightning and Newmarket before last in The Galaxy at Rosehill in March on heavy going. He was slow to recover from the tough run but Lees said he had returned in good order.

"He just needed some antibiotics to clear a few things up," Lees said. "He had a nice long break, which he hadn't had for a while. He's matured into a lovely stallion now."

Lees was yet to lock in a first-up run for Graff but a Melbourne campaign to chase an Everest slot is a possibility. Hopefuls can this year secure a start by winning the Schillaci Stakes after running in the Regal Roller, The Heath or Testa Rossa Stakes.

Lees said the Schillaci was a potential target "but it's a week before [the Everest] and I don't know whether that's an ideal scenario for him".

"There's plenty of races," he said of the Everest aim. "If he gets there, he gets there, but there's plenty of nice races for four-year-olds."

One of those is the new $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on November 2 at Rosehill, which could also be a target for El Dorado Dreaming. The group 1 winner finished her previous campaign with second in the Coolmore Classic.

"We'll see whether she stays in Sydney for a Golden Eagle, if she's going good enough, otherwise she might be in Melbourne for the Myer," he said.