Steve Englebrecht has done his job to get Malavio to the Epsom Handicap in the best condition possible and it's now up to Nathan Berry to work out how to get him to win from his wide barrier.

Malavio will jump from the second-widest barrier in the 17-horse field, a position not unfamiliar to the gelding.

He drew the outside gate in the Show County quality in which he ran fourth to Rebel Dane and again came from barrier 14 of 14 to win the Tramway Stakes and cement his place in the Group One Epsom (1600m).

Last time out in the Bill Ritchie he finally drew better in six but it turned out to be no help at all when he came out of the barriers slowly, a trait he has shown in the past.

"All his career he's been one step away from them coming out," Englebrecht said.

"Once he's mobile he picks up. That's why perhaps drawing wide won't be such a bad thing in a race like this. It gives him time to get into stride and get going.

"There is a lot of speed drawn around us and obviously we will go forward and hopefully land one out one back.

"We have plenty of time to see how the track is playing but at the end of the day I'll let Nathan use his judgment."

Englebrecht has scaled his team at Warwick Farm down to around 10 at a time and admits he has considered retiring from the early morning starts seven days a week.

But Malavio has renewed his enthusiasm and taken him back more than 10 years to the days of Group One winner Referral.

"He is the sort of horse you get up for," Englebrecht said.

"He has been set for this race. Physically he's in great shape and I couldn't get him any fitter.

"Everything's ready to go."

Malavio's Tramway Stakes win is a career high so far for the five-year-old but despite beating some of the horses he meets on Saturday, he is generally around the $51 mark.