Leading Queensland trainer Tony Gollan is looking forward to heading to Caulfield on Saturday with his Kiwi-bred Antino.

The five-year-old gelding will contest the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) following a last start victory in the Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) earlier this month and Gollan has been pleased with his progress ahead of his elite-level target.

"He's building nicely, his work, everything about him, his body condition, his skin tone is coming along very nicely so we're very happy," Gollan told Racing.com.

"Confidence levels are good that he can run well, obviously we're racing against a very short-priced favourite who's obviously very talented, so we're under no illusions how tough that's going to be. When it comes to a fight, he'll get into it.

Blake Shinn will again ride Antino, with Gollan confident his versatility can aid his winning chances.

"He's a versatile horse, he can race forward, back, mid, doesn't really matter," he said.

"Every time he (Shinn) sits on him he finds something new about him and gets more confidence in the horse."