"The Ballarat Cup will be his spring aim, but if he happened to put his hand up for something else, I'd be happy," his Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander said.

Kiwia won the 2018 cup when prepared by now disqualified trainer Darren Weir and made it two on with Alexander last year.

In readiness for the spring, Alexander is planning a short autum campaign for the stayer.

Kiwia has his first start since the Ballarat Cup in November as top weight in the Bert Bryant Handicap, 1600m, at Caulfield on Saturday.

Alexander said the six-year-old would have a brief campaign.

"We've on purpose brought him along slowly, but he's ready for a nice first run back over a mile."

Alexander is planning to give Kiwi a couple of runs and then put away for a break and get him up for the spring.

Apprentice Mitch Aitken takes the ride.

Meanwhile, import Southern Rock makes his Australian debut for Alexander at Caulfield on Saturday.

The four-year-old, a winner of his past two starts at Ripon in August, jumps from a wide gate in the Bert Bryant Handicap, 1600m.

He started his career with Andre Fabre in France before joining Dave O'Meara's stable in England.

"He's a bit of weird horse to get a guide on so it will be interesting to see him kick off, but he has got a lot of ability" Alexander said.

"We've got no idea where this horse will get to, whether he's a benchmark horse or whether he might be a group horse."

And I've got no idea if he's a miler, 2000 or a 2400-metre horse."He's run in Listed races in England but we'll start him off quietly and see where he gets to."