Gai Waterhouse is adamant Glencadam Gold remains on track for a lucrative spring despite kicking off his campaign two weeks behind schedule.

Glencadam Gold, who will resume in Saturday's Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, was scratched from the Warwick Stakes on race morning because of a virus.

It caused his jaw to swell and his temperature to spike but Waterhouse said the import recovered quickly and didn't miss any work.

"He was over it the next day. It was just a virus," Waterhouse said.

"He'll go terrific on Saturday.

"He's bigger and stronger. When he gets over further he will come into his own."

With Waterhouse's stable jockeys Nash Rawiller and Tommy Berry suspended, Kathy O'Hara has picked up the ride on Glencadam Gold.

If the frontrunner can recapture his spring form of 2012 he will be a major force this campaign.

He was the benchmark stayer of last year's Sydney carnival, claiming two stakes victories on the way to his thumping 3-3/4 length triumph in the Metropolitan Handicap.

He went on to finish a brave sixth in the Melbourne Cup but he will have to prove he is near that form again after two lacklustre autumn appearances.

TAB fixed odds has him at $16 in early markets which are headed by Warwick Stakes winner Veyron at $3.80.

Chris Waller has the next four in betting - Beaten Up ($4.20), Bayrir ($4.40), Hawkspur ($7) and Metal Bender ($10).

He will also saddle up long-shots Kelinni and Moriarty as he looks to claim the Chelmsford for the second year running after winning it with Danleigh 12 months ago.

Bayrir, the winner of the Group One Secretariat Stakes in the USA last year, made his Australian debut with a second in the Winter Challenge earlier this month.

Beaten Up, Metal Bender and Hawkspur all finished in the first half of the Warwick Stakes field but Waller expects the bulk of his team to need further than 1600 metres to show their best.

"They're all 2000 metre-plus horses except Metal Bender," Waller said.

Also being readied for longer assignments is the John O'Shea-trained Lightinthenite who boasts an outstanding first-up record.

O'Shea has snapped up the services of Victorian jockey Nick Hall with the hoop making the trip to Sydney to partner Fawkner in the Tramway Stakes for owner Lloyd Williams.

O'Shea confirmed he had opted for Hall given Lightinthenite would campaign primarily in Melbourne this spring.

"There are no races for him here," O'Shea said.