Trainer Kelly Schweida says impeccably bred gelding Soros needs a genuine early speed to return to return to the winners' list at Doomben on Saturday.

Soros will be having his fourth start for the Eagle Farm trainer in the Jim Beam Handicap (1600m).

The gelding has failed to run a place in his previous three runs and can be tardy at the start.

However, Schweida is sure the biggest problem facing Soros has been lack of pace in his past two races.

"You saw what he could do when fresh in a Listed sprint race (The Keith Noud Quality) off a decent pace when he charged home for a close fifth," Schweida said.

"But at his last two starts he has been hampered by the lack of genuine early pace in longer races.

"They walked early at his last start in the Sunshine Coast Cup and he had no hope the way it was run."

He said there appeared to be some early pace in Saturday's race with Kiss Me Deadly and Lord Pyrus both go-forward horses.

"Let's hope there is some pace on Saturday and I reckon I'm not the only one hoping for it," Schweida said.

Schweida said he would let Soros tell him if he was ready to step up to a middle-distance campaign.

Since his 2012 Queensland Derby preparation under leading Victorian trainer Peter Moody, Soros has won four races in Sydney and Melbourne without living up to his early promise.

But Soros has breeding on his side to keep making an impact in Brisbane racing.

He is by champion sire Lonhro out of Bonanova who won the Group One Emirates Stakes.

That makes him a half-brother to the black-type winners Prima Nova and Bonaichi.

Schweida's top sprinter Better Than Ready was retired to stand at Lyndhurst Stud during the week but the trainer is hopeful he has some young horses on the up to take his place.