South Australian star Dalasan has made a habit of running good races without winning at the highest level, and Saturday's Doncaster Mile was another excellent run according to co-trainer Leon Macdonald, albeit without being victorious.

"He was good. He's a horse that's never ever races out of Group 1 company, it's a very difficult thing to do," said Macdonald, who trains in partnership with Andrew Gluyas.

The five-year-old will back up this weekend in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick and has drawn the inside barrier.

"It's a bloody sensational field," Macdonald said candidly.

"He ran very well in this race last year and got within a length of the favourite Verry Elleegant, he could be going just as well as he was last year."

Macdonald isn't put off by the prospect of yet another soaked Randwick track, despite Dalasan seemingly preferring a better surface.

"I don't think he's well suited if we get a lot of rain again, I'd like to see him on a drier track to be honest, having said that he does get through it," Macdonald said.

"It's a wonderful track Randwick, watching the race last week the track didn't look to race that badly.

"I remember back in 1997 when Gold Guru won the Australian Derby the mile-and-a-quarter barrier was about eight inches underwater, and they ended up racing that day."

Connections are then keen for Dalasan to contest next Saturday's G3 JRA Plate at Randwick (2000m), before returning home to South Australia.

"He'll go around and then come to the JRA (Plate) next week," Macdonald said.

"The horse is well, he's ready to cop it, it's not going to hurt him, he'll probably get a well-earnt spell after it."

Macdonald has previously touted the Sydney autumn may signal the end of Dalasan's racing career, but a lack of stud options have forced the veteran trainer to rethink those plans.

"We think we'll go on because of the fact he hasn't got a home," Macdonald said.

"I don't think he's personally ever going to get one.

"He's going to get some little stud like Rebel Raider got, five grand a go, if you do pay, and get some second-rate mares and maybe throw some good winners, it's not what being a stud is about.

"A lot of them don't even get a chance to get really good mares."

Instead Dalasan will be reset for a possible Melbourne spring campaign, where again he will again contest G1 races.

"Because he hasn't won for a while his rating has dropped a bit, he might get into a race like the Toorak Handicap well," Macdonald said.

"Those sorts of races suit him very well."