Australian Cup tilt for Palentino?

After the Teofilo colt produced a gutsy display to out-muscle Tarzino and win the $750,000 feature for three-year-olds, tackling the older horses over the 2000m trek on the seven-day back-up remains on the cards.

Weir said given how Palentino pulled up, a shot at the $1.5million Group 1 was naturally in his sights - with the three-year-old having finished first past the post in all three of his Flemington starts.

"At this stage, it's on the radar for sure," Weir told Racing.com's Racing Ahead on RSN 927.

"It's a pretty big day for a horse, a lot of travelling ... coming from Warrnambool, three hours and back.

"A lot of them don't eat up when they get home, but there was no feed left in his feed bin on Sunday morning.

"He went for a wade at the beach, and a trot and canter, and Jarrod [McLean] said he felt really good.

"All the signs were right yesterday, so we'll be just monitoring him over the next couple of days, and hopefully he does well enough so we can back him up Saturday."

Ominously, Weir said he still has to iron out a few kinks with Palentino.

WATCH: Palentino’s dramatic win in the Australian Guineas

"He's a horse that's definitely going to get better with another break," the Melbourne Cup-winning trainer said.

"I can see him in six months being a much better horse, because he still looks very immature in the mounting yard.

"On Saturday, I thought he was one of the weaker looking ones. I think there's still a bit to come in that side of things.

"He's not an easy horse to ride, so if we can ever get that straightened out, that'd have to help a bit as well."

Weir said he was still to decide if he was going to send Signoff to the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m), with Real Love a definite starter after her win in the Listed Roy Higgins Quality (2600m) on Saturday.

Signoff, who coasted to a 6.4-length win in the Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes at Morphettville, could yet be diverted to a Sydney Cup, but Weir said he wasn't against running his two fancies against one another if he had to.

Signoff ($2.20) and Real Love ($3) are the clear-cut market leaders with CrownBet to win Monday's $400,000 staying feature.

WATCH: Real Love’s win at Flemington on Saturday