Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes is looking forward to the return to Australia of weight-for-age performer Criterion.
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Hayes has made four trips to the United Kingdom over the past seven weeks to oversee Criterion's efforts at Royal Ascot and York.
"I'm so excited to be home and not having to jump on a plane and fly back across the ditch," Hayes said.
"It's been fun and I've really enjoyed it but I'm really happy to be home full time."
After winning the Queen Elizabeth stakes in Sydney in April, Criterion travelled to Hong Kong where he ran third in the QEII Cup at Sha Tin in April.
Criterion then went to England where he ran fifth in the Prince Of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot before finishing sixth in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday.
The son of Sebring was due back in Melbourne on September 26. Criterion will undergo quarantine at Werribee in preparation for the Caulfield Stakes before heading to the Lindsay Park stables at Euroa to prepare for the Cox Plate.
