Maloney won last season’s Brisbane jockeys’ premiership with 77 wins and is locked in a battle for third place this season with apprentice Kylie Wilson-Taylor, who is a half victory clear.
Maloney recently spent three weeks out of the saddle following a knee procedure.
Vandyke rates Cudyado as a progressive type and has strong expectations for the future.
“He’s a nice horse but he’ll go to the paddock after this run,” Vandyke said.
“He just needed a bit of time early in his career that’s why he never raced as a two-year-old.
“He’s going good and he’ll be competitive so hopefully we can win one of the last QTIS races of the season.”
Vandyke also will saddle Landsborough Lad in the 1200 metre Maiden Plate and Rapaport in the Class 5 Handicap over 1650 metres.
Landsborough Lad has been placed at all four starts this campaign, including a last start third at Eagle Farm last month, while former Kiwi Rapaport has won three of his five starts but hasn’t raced since finishing sixth at Doomben last November.
“Landsborough has been a bit frustrating and on paper he should get the job done in this race,” Vandyke said.
“Rapaport is going well but I suspect he’ll be better over further but he’ll race well fresh.”