By Glenn Davis

BRISBANE, Aug 27 AAP - Trainer Brian Smith will reward Meet George for his consistency with a trip to Newcastle for next month's Group Three Cameron Handicap if he stretches his unbeaten run to five at Doomben.

Meet George, who lines up in Saturday's Hotel LA Open Handicap (1350m), started his winning sequence with a class four win at the Gold Coast in June.

The five-year-old progressed to a class five victory at Eagle Farm on July 14 and a class six win at Doomben last month before a commanding three-length success in his open company debut at Eagle Farm on August 11.

"If he keeps progressing I'll send him to Newcastle for the Cameron Handicap," Smith said.

"But it's one step at a time with him.

"He's come from winning a class four this campaign but I really feel he'll go to another level next campaign."

However, Smith plans to strike while the iron is hot and will give him his chance in the Cameron Handicap (1300m) on September 15.

And the trainer hasn't ruled out the gelding starting in the Group One Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on October 2.

"He's as fit as I can get him and he's had to lift every time in his past four runs to keep winning," he said.

"While he's racing so well he'll stay in work, otherwise it's straight to the paddock if he shows any signs of training off.

"He's nominated for the Epsom but that's a long way off."

Smith has named topweight Poor Judge as the main rival standing in the way of a trip south for Meet George.

"Poor Judge has a lot of weight but he's a very good horse," Smith said.

Poor Judge is also in contention for a Sydney trip if he pleases trainer Norm Hilton.

However, Hilton's preferred option with Poor Judge is next year's Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.

Hilton is keen to test the five-year-old over 1600 metres and will heed advice from jockey Chris Munce to determine whether he's up to Sydney standard.

Poor Judge won twice at Listed level during the winter in the Bribie Handicap at Eagle Farm and Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba in April.

He resumed from his winter campaign with a disappointing fourth to The Sixties at Eagle Farm on July 24 before bouncing back to win by more than four lengths over 1300 metres on his home track at Toowoomba on August 14.

Hilton blamed himself for the gelding's first-up failure at Eagle Farm but he now believes the son of Royal Academy is close to peak form.