Richard Jolly's Kushadasi makes his long-awaited return at Morphettville Parks, his first race since winning the SA Derby Kushadasi, ridden by Steven Arnold, wins the SA Derby. AFTER a couple of false starts, South Australian Derby hero Kushadasi makes his long-awaited return at Morphettville Parks today. The last start Group 1-winner was originally set to resume in August but a series of minor hiccups - a foot abscess, a virus and a paddock accident - meant trainer Richard Jolly had to delay his comeback. But he's at full health now and the Adelaide horseman is rapt to have his star on the track again. "It's been a while getting him back, he was ready to go a couple of months ago but he had a couple of problems, but nothing too serious," Jolly said. I was thinking about taking him to Flemington last week but he wasn't quite ready so I thought we were better off waiting another week and giving him a run here. I just want to get a couple of runs under his belt and then we'll back off him and get him up for the Melbourne autumn. It's just nice to see him back. Kushadasi, who has five wins and three seconds from his 10 starts for just over half a million dollars, has been set a big challenge this afternoon. He's been given 62.5kg (but Jake Toeroek will ease that a little with his 1.5kg claim) and has to overcome barrier eight in the field of nine. "He's got a big weight and the track is probably going to be against him because I dare say he'll be last - so he's going to have to do a good job," Jolly said. But he's a quality horse and it appears he's going all right - his gallops have been good and he's fit enough to handle that race. We're not going out there expecting to win, it's just matter of getting the run under his belt. The news is not quite as good for Viking Star, another talented type who was due to return after long break. Trainer Leon Macdonald wasn't thrilled with the condition of the horse yesterday morning and has scratched him from the same race. Viking Star, a half-brother to 2013 Caulfield Cup-winner Fawkner, hasn't raced since March last year, a tendon injury keeping him off the scene. Viking Star showed his potential in his three-year-old season, finishing third to Super Cool and It's A Dundeel in the Moonee Valley Vase, both subsequent Group 1 winners. He knocked his "good" leg in his box and the stable isn't going to take any risks. "I'm not quite happy with him and he'll be saved for another day," Macdonald said. I'm not going to run him unless he's 100 per cent. Kushadasi and Dylanson share favouritism at $4, just ahead of Stella Lante at $5.50.