By Mathew Toogood

SYDNEY, Aug 31 AAP - Anthony Cummings produced one Cups hopeful a week ago and another of his staying prospects will kick off his spring campaign at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Four-year-old Home On A Wing resumes in the AJC Convention Centre Handicap (1300m) in his first start since his sixth in the Group One AJC Australian Derby (2400m) in April.

The Cummings-trained Landlocked, who finished 11th in the Derby, resumed with a first-up win over 1200m at Canterbury last week.

The trainer said Home On A Wing and Landlocked were thought of in a similar vein heading into the Classic race earlier this year.

"They both had good breaks after the autumn and both have come back well," Cummings said.

"Both have probably been a little underdone going into their first-up runs but if the race works out in his favour (on Wednesday) it's not impossible for him to win."

Home On A Wing is nominated for The Metropolitan, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup this spring but Cummings believes next year is probably a more realistic target.

"We'll be going along trying to get him seasoned as a stayer and hopefully have him in the right shape to perhaps take his place (in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups) next year, but if we're lucky maybe this year," Cummings said.

Cummings has elected to drop three-year-old Chula Vista back in grade at Warwick Farm to tackle the Centennial Lawn Suites Handicap (1600m).

The filly was beaten more than seven lengths in the Group Three Run To The Rose (1300m) first-up.

"In her first-up run she stumbled at the top of the straight and ran out of steam pretty quickly," Cummings said.

"She's gone on nicely since then, she's worked well and this is a step back in grade for her."

The daughter of Encosta De Lago is being aimed at the VRC Oaks in Melbourne.

The Warwick Farm midweek meeting was expected to be the spring return for the Chris Waller-trained Slater, but he will be saved for another day.

Slater drew barrier 13 in the ticketek.com.au Handicap (1100m).

"The bad draw is a factor and the three-year-olds are badly weighted against the older horses at this time of the year," Waller said.

"He's only getting two kilos off older, more experienced horses so we'll put it off."

Slater, a three-year-old colt by Redoute's Choice out of Special Harmony, won a Canterbury 2YO Maiden in May on debut prompting jockey Jim Cassidy to label him a future superstar.