By Mathew Toogood

SYDNEY, Aug 24 AAP - McClintock will have the services of Damien Oliver when he kicks off his spring campaign in the Concorde Stakes.

Trainer Mark de Montfort was hoping regular rider Glyn Schofield would be able to maintain his association with the gelding in Saturday's Group Three race over 1100m at Rosehill, but he is committed to last-start Starlight Stakes winner Winter King.

Oliver will be in Sydney to ride Toorak Toff in the Group One Golden Rose (1400m).

McClintock was allotted 58kg behind Love Conquers All who was given topweight of 59.5kg but co-trainer Michael Hawkes indicated on Tuesday that Love Conquers All wasn't a definite runner, saying he was "fifty-fifty" to start.

De Montfort is expecting the distance of the Concorde Stakes to be short of McClintock's best first-up but is excited to have his stable star back at the races for the spring.

McClintock finished second in last year's Concorde Stakes behind Friday Creek and went on to win twice at Group Three level later in the preparation.

The six-year-old is being aimed at the same races in which he was successful last year.

"First-up over 1100 metres is probably not his ideal distance but it's a starting block and hopefully all goes well and we can head towards the Bill Ritchie later on in the preparation and maybe to Melbourne," de Montfort said.

"He's probably a genuine Group Three horse so we'll aim at the same races as last year.

"He won the Bill Ritchie last year so I want to run him in that and he ran third in the Cameron Handicap at Newcastle so I want to give him another go at that as well."

The Concorde Stakes attracted 15 nominations including Love Conquers All, Reward For Effort, Trusting, Winter King and the Joe Pride-trained duo Patronyme and De Lightning Ridge.

Wet weather in Sydney in the past couple of months put de Montfort back a little in getting McClintock ready for the spring and he said he would be better suited over slightly further where he can get on the speed and try to dictate.

McClintock won a barrier trial at Warwick Farm over 800m last week with Schofield in the saddle.

"He's been a great horse for me and he's competitive no matter what he runs in," de Montfort said.

"So I know he'll do well even though I know he probably won't get his own way over 1100 metres on the weekend."