The two dominant forces in Victorian racing, Darren Weir and David Hayes, have been joined by last year's successful trainer Lee Freedman, another previous winner Tony McEvoy and Sydney's leading lady of racing, Gai Waterhouse in pursuit of the listed feature race.

The Albury-based trainer has also overcome the hurdle of being without a track for months due to the $1.2 million upgrade to ensure his Gold Cup contender Overdue is at his peak for the biggest test of his career.

The closest Davison has come to having a Gold Cup runner was nine years ago when Overture broke down in her final race before the cup at Caulfield.

Overdue is the first foal from Overture to make the track and victory would complete a fairytale for Davison and owners who raced both horses.

The five-year-old gelding has gone one step further and enters the Gold Cup after victory on his hometrack last Sunday in the Albury Mile.

"He couldn't be any better and to be honest he is bouncing out of his skin," Davison said.

"The biggest things in his favour are he goes well at the track and he is in form.

"He ticks all the boxes from this end.

"We realise it is a lot stronger race than he has ever been in, but I think he will acquit himself well."

Davison originally moved to Albury to be a Red Rooster restaurant manager and took out a trainers' licence after learning the ropes from former Border trainers Alan Curtis and Bart Merrall.

Apprentice jockey Chelsea MacFarlane will be equally determined to win the Gold Cup aboard Overdue after being stripped of the Corowa Cup for weighing in light.

She begins a three-week suspension after the Gold Cup meeting.

"Especially with the race being worth $180,000 now and also being a listed race it's an achievement to get a runner in it these days," Davison said.

"But he won't be making the numbers up because he ran a pretty handy race last Sunday and we might surprise a few."