South Australian Derby winner Zabeelionaire will head to Cranbourne on Friday with an eye on emulating the versatile performer Gotta Take Care.

Gotta Take Care has mixed flat and jumps racing with great success in recent years, his adaptability netting him more than $1 million in stakes.

Zabeelionaire's managing owner Brad Spicer says Gotta Take Care's success is an ideal template for his horse.

"It's something we are going to talk about once he finishes this preparation," Spicer said.

"One compliments the other. The jumping helps the flat and the flat helps the jumping and some of the best jumpers in history have been by Zabeel."

Trainer Leon Corstens has not been able to cajole a win out of Zabeelionaire since his 2012 SA Derby victory but his third in last Saturday's Banjo Paterson Series Final took his stakes tally to almost $620,000.

Spicer said Zabeelionaire's improved last-start effort was the result of schooling over hurdles at Flemington under the care of Corstens's son and fellow trainer Troy.

"He's been doing a little bit of jumping at Flemington and he's been based there for about the last 10 days," Spicer said.

Jockey Patrick Flood has worked with Zabeelionaire since he began jumping and the Irishman will partner the stallion in his 2400m trial.

Spicer said Zabeelionaire would not have enough time to complete the three trials required to qualify for a hurdle ticket this season but he would continue his jumps education in his next preparation.

"All the reports from Paddy (Flood) are that he'll make a really nice hurdler next year," Spicer said.

"He ticks a box there on Friday and if all goes well, he's a chance to have another trial before he goes out for a spell and then have another couple of trials when he comes back."