The gelding has carved an impressive record at 1100 metres, with five victories at the distance, but he is yet to win in eight attempts at 1200m and beyond.

It's a statistic trainer Jason Deamer is certain the horse can correct and Bon Amis gets a chance to do just that in Saturday's listed Razor Sharp Handicap (1200m).

"His 1200-metre record isn't too bad, even though he hasn't won over it," Deamer said. "He got beaten a head, a head by Deprive and Trope in the Show County and if he can reproduce that run he will be pretty hard to beat."

Bon Amis was beaten half a length by subsequent group 3 winner Princess Posh over 1400m earlier in his career and two starts ago was third to Savatiano over 1300m in The Hunter.

He comes off an unplaced effort behind Spending To Win in the Starlight Stakes (1100m) when he dwelt at the start and was caught deep from an awkward draw.

"He probably settled a horse or two further back than we anticipated and obviously got caught a little bit wide," Deamer said.

"Maybe it was coming back from 1300 to 1100 in just two weeks, too.

"He kept trying all the way to the finish. The run was better than it looks."

With Hugh Bowman back in the saddle and a better draw in gate four, Deamer was confident Bon Amis could bounce back.

He was marked at $8.50 on Friday. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Signore Fox was the $3.40 favourite.

The Snowdens also have Spending To Win in the race but he was not a certain starter. The stable was weighing up whether to keep him fresh with a view to next month's Magic Millions carnival in Queensland.