Godolphin youngster Outspan has rebounded from a flat debut to stamp himself as a colt with upside after a strong win at Rosehill.

Starting $3.30 favourite, the two-year-old settled just behind the speed in the 1100-metre opener and proved too tough late.

The Michael Freedman-trained son of Bivouac pulled clear to score by 1-1/2 lengths over Long Throw ($15), with Miss Chanel ($4.60) another half-length back in third.

Stable representative Sophie Johnson was pleased with the improvement shown second-up.

“It was really good to see, he came on a lot from last start and Sam (Clipperton) was able to get him into a perfect position just behind the leader,” Johnson said.

“He settled really well and was able to come up off heels and finish off strong.

“He was a bit wayward last start, it’s definitely put a lot of confidence into him going into today.

“But he seems to have put it all together.”

The win pushed his earnings beyond $110,000 and improved his order for the Golden Slipper.

“We’ll just see how he continues through the preparation, but he’s doing everything right so far, he’s going in the right direction,” Johnson said.

“You don’t want to push these young horses, if you do too much with them too soon it can go the other way.”

Clipperton felt the colt could relish more ground as the preparation unfolds.

“He’s pretty sharp, but I do feel six furlongs and probably even seven furlongs will be right up his alley,” he said.

The victory saw Outspan trimmed to $34 with the TAB for the Slipper at Rosehill Gardens on March 21.