If luck had gone his way, Joshua Julius might already be the trainer of a city winner rather than trying to achieve that goal in Saturday's Ascot Racecourse Handicap at Flemington.

Julius's charge Clang And Dazzle featured in the stewards' report two starts back when jockey Craig Newitt had no luck getting the gelding clear for most of the straight before running home for fourth.

"Unlucky is probably an understatement," Julius said.

Clang And Dazzle subsequently won as an odds-on favourite at his home track of Warrnambool, prompting Julius to give him a chance in Saturday grade at Flemington.

Julius believes a repeat of his Sandown effort will put Clang And Dazzle in the finish of the $100,000 race which will be the horse's first attempt at 2000 metres.

"That Sandown run was a terrific run and if he can repeat that, even though he's in open grade on Saturday, he'll certainly be competitive enough," Julius said.

Julius also accepted to run Clang And Dazzle at Morphettville but was leaning towards the Flemington contest provided enough rain fell in Melbourne.

Julius has had his share of Flemington success as the strapper of the Ciaron Maher-trained Tears I Cry, a shock winner of the 2007 Emirates Stakes and part-owned by his aunt Anne McGrath.

Further stints with trainers Patrick Ryan, Kelvin Bourke and Darren Weir preceded Julius's time working for McGrath when she had stables at Warrnambool.

He then became trainer Aaron Purcell's stable foreman while preparing his own five-horse team.

"I was working as a foreman for her (McGrath) while she was undergoing some cancer treatment so I have had a lot to do with Clang And Dazzle from day dot," Julius said.

"With the cancer treatment, Anne just wanted to have a smaller team so when my licence came through, I got a few horses off her with the owners that were there."

Racing forms a large part of Julius's history.

His father Geordie was a jumps jockey who won the Hiskens and Grand National Steeplechases aboard Gogong in 1984 while his grandfather Les Dwyer has been a clerk of the course at Warrnambool for the past 50 years.

Stephen Baster has the task of delivering Julius his maiden city win from barrier 11.