The three-year-gelding will contest the $50,000 Silvan Ridge Futurity Inglis Bonus (1400m) on Wednesday’s day-two of the acclaimed Warrnambool May Racing Carnival.

He will do so in conditions made to suit after rain poured down on the Warrnambool racecourse throughout Tuesday.

Curran said his galloper simply loved the wet.

"We are looking for a wet track and it's certainly wet down at Warrnambool," he said.

"He's a nice horse. This race is worth a lot of money and we are having a throw at the stumps.

"He won his maiden (at Ballarat) and then he went to Sandown and jarred up on the firm track. 

“We put him away again and have waited until the tracks got wet."

The Warrnambool track was a heavy 10 on Tuesday, with more of the same expected on Wednesday and Thursday.

Curran was left gutted last week after the death of The Big Dance in a freak paddock accident.

The popular filly shot to prominence after her impressive win on debut in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1200m) at the Bendigo Jockey Club in March last year.

In a twist of irony, The Big Dance and Welcome Stryker were purchased on the same day, but not for the same bargain basement price as the filly's $750.

"He was a lot more expensive than her, he cost $10,000 which is still not a lot by racehorse standards," Curran said.

"(But) it was quite devastating to lose The Big Dance, especially in some ordinary circumstances.

"Hopefully she can pass the baton on to him (Welcome Stryker) and he can take it for the next 12 months, or for however long."

The gelding enters the race fresh from a nine week spell and is having his sixth start. He has already won $37,425 for his four owners.

His opposition will include fellow Bendigo galloper Viotti, from the Rod Symons stable.

The promising gelding will be facing the toughest test of his short career, but has wins in two of his three starts, including back-to-back victories at Echuca (April 10) and Bendigo (March 1).

Viotti will be ridden by in-form jockey Mark Zahra, who collected one winner on Tuesday for Warrnambool trainer Symon Wylde.

Tough opposition will come from two Darren Weir-trained runners - Boogie Woogie Man and Stringer Bell.

The 2015 Melbourne Cup winning trainer was in top form on Tuesday, with four winners from the first nine races at Warrnambool

Weir made his presence felt early with wins in the opening two races, including race two with much travelled gelding Paraggi.

The six-year-old was initially trained by Shaun Dwyer before transferring to the Liam Birchley and later Ciaron Maher and Weir.