By Mark Ryan

MELBOURNE, Aug 29 AAP - Leading trainer Lee Freedman will kick off the spring campaign of imported galloper Fanjura in Saturday's Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.

Raced by the Ball And Chain No. 2 Syndicate along with other stable clients, the gelding has won six of his 15 starts up to 2000m and is unbeaten in two starts in Australia.

He won over 1700m at Caulfield at his first appearance for the Freedman stable in March and was spelled after taking out the Group Three Easter Cup (2000m) at the same track on April 3.

"I'm pleased with him. I don't know about him making dramatic improvement this time around as he is a six-year-old," Freedman said.

"His improvement won't be due to age, it'll be more due to settling in and he's not the flashest track worker so we don't get a huge vibe about him. We didn't when he raced here in the autumn.

"The horse is really well. He's had a good grounding for a first-up run and I'm looking forward to getting him going."

Fanjura, who hasn't raced beyond 2080m, is nominated for The Metropolitan, the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup.

"I think given where he's at in terns of handicaps, probably the Caulfield Cup is going to be the primary objective because he hasn't got weight-for-age credentials yet," Freedman said.

"Hopefully he might gather some over the spring but I think the fact that he hasn't raced beyond 2000 metres isn't really an impediment to his chances in a race like the Caulfield Cup because he looks to me like a horse who'd handle 2400 metres pretty easily."

Among the horses Fanjura is likely to meet in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) include Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, Victoria Derby winner Monaco Consul, last year's winner Vigor and Mick Price's class-acts Heart Of Dreams and Predatory Pricer.

Weights for the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup will be released on Wednesday.