Gifted to Curran for free almost three years ago, The Master Speed has since won five races and been competitive against some of the best horses in the state.

The seven-year-old will wrap up a three-start Victorian campaign at Flemington on Saturday then return to Tasmania.

That will give Curran added incentive to keep battling his health issues and continue his lifelong career in racing.

"I've had two strokes and my balance is not the best - I can get around, but very slowly," the former jockey said.

"The horses give me something to get out of bed for."

Curran trains only one, maybe two horses at a time, with The Master Speed and Tiger Tarr his only runners so far this season.

"I bought another yearling at the sale - or at least The Master Speed bought him. It was his winnings that paid for him," the owner-trainer explained.

The Master Speed won at the final Tasmanian meeting before the shutdown, at Mowbray on April 1, then Curran sent him to Victoria.

He is being looked after by former Devonport jumps jockey-turned-trainer Gerrad Gilmour.

"He went pretty well at his first two runs over there," Curran said.

"He was a bit unlucky at Pakenham when he ran fourth and probably should have run second then he ran a good race at Sandown last time when he led but wasn't suited by the track.

"The field is a bit stronger this week so it won't be easy but at least he'll be fit when he comes home.

"Depending on how he is when he gets back, he might race at Spreyton over the winter - he has won on the synthetic."

Curran said The Master Speed was "probably a length below the good horses" in Tasmania.

"He would need everything to go right to be a bit of a chance in the better races over summer but the good thing about him is that he tries every time."

Curran races The Master Speed with his daughter Alycia.

Smart three-year-old Audrey was the fastest winner at the Elwick trials on Friday morning.

The Terry Evans-trained filly went to the line under a tight hold from apprentice Lauryn Bingley as she scored narrowly over 900m in 55.34 seconds.

Audrey was runner-up in the Sires Produce as a two-year-old and was placed behind Mystical Pursuit and Deroche in two feature races earlier this year.

Cressy trainer Cameron Thompson had the second-fastest winner, Sparkling One, who got to the line strongly in 55.40.

Wesley Vale trainer Glenn Stevenson also produced a nice unraced filly, Reward Achiever, who was hard held while scoring comfortably in 55.95.

The two open class trials were won by C'Est Bon (over 1400m) and Gee Gee Fiorente (over 900m).

Gee Gee Fiorente was strong scoring by almost three lengths while runner-up Killin Falls finished off nicely without being extended.