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Trainer Anthony Cummings has kept the door open to a possible change of plans for his exciting filly She's A Fox at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
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Cummings today nominated the three-year-olds She's A Fox and Ninth Legion[/n] for two 1200m races on the Warwick Farm program, entering both for the $125,000 Missile Stakes under weight-for-age conditions as well as the $100,000 Rosebud Stakes for their own age.
The Rosebud has been the intended race for She's A Fox and Ninth legion but Cummings added their names to the Missile Stakes entries when he was made aware of a below standard light entry list for the Group 3 feature.
He said he will wait until Wednesday when the final fields are declared to finalise his plans for both horses.
"It gives me the option of keeping the pair apart," Cummings said. "It will all depend on what the nominations look like for both races.
"The original plan was the Rosebud for She's A Fox but we could make a switch if we have too."
Hugh Bowman will be sweating on Cummings' decision as he has no chance of riding her in the Missile Stakes if the filly tackles the wfa event as she will be carrying only 49.5kg.
Peter Robl rode the filly when she made an impressive return to racing with a storming win at Canterbury on July 28. Bowman is booked for the Rosebud with Robl to ride Ninth Legion.
The 11 entries for the Missile Stakes are headed by G2 winners Pinwheel and Centennial Park. The other nominations include classy stayer Lamasery, Title, Welkom Gold and Praecido.
The 12 nominations for the Rosebud include last season's Group winner Jade Marauder, Fundido, Trophies, Melbourne winner Pronto Pronto and impressive last start winners Urquidez and Red Dynamite.