A flat barrier trial forced a rethink for North England, but the dual Group winner is back on course for The Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill.

The Kindergarten Stakes winner turned in a below-par effort behind Briasa at Canterbury on August 18, prompting co-trainer Adrian Bott to abandon plans for the San Domenico Stakes (1000m).

“He struggled a bit in that trial,” Bott said.
“It might have been the (heavy) track and the conditions that didn’t have him entirely comfortable.”

North England returned to the trials and produced a stronger second behind Everest contender Private Harry, convincing connections to press ahead with Saturday’s assignment.

Bott said: “He came back and trialled nicely the other day so we’ll most likely see him link back into the program we had for him and go to The Run To The Rose.”

The colt was once among the early fancies for the Golden Slipper and will now aim towards the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) on September 27.