Nash Rawiller will spearhead Think It Over's spring campaign after recovering from a foot injury to ride Kerry Parker's star gelding in Saturday's Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes.
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Parker will head to the Group 1 George Main Stakes back at Randwick in a fortnight, before plotting a path towards the Cox Plate.
Rawiller's booking is a welcome boost for Parker, after Brenton Avdulla suffered a neck fracture and missed the Winx Stakes, with James Innes climbing aboard at the last minute.
Innes was suspended for two weeks for careless riding after forcing his way clear on Think It Over, who charged late to finish sixth but less than a length off winner Mo'unga and runner-up Verry Elleegant.
"He's made a commitment to the horse and it's great to have him," Parker said on Thursday.
Parker's big goal is to aim at the Cox Plate in October, but uncertainty lingers about any NSW jockeys making it to the Melbourne carnival, as Glen Boss - who rode Think It Over in the autumn - had his path blocked and is now in isolation in Sydney.
Think It Over, a $4.60 second favourite on Sportsbet behind Godolphin's Cascadian, has drawn awkwardly in barrier 10, but Parker hopes to be handy on speed behind likely leader Fun Fact, who is drawn in gate eight.
"I'll leave it up to Nash," he said.
"There are a couple who might go forward from outwide, so we might find a nice spot. We'll push on to (the George Main) in a couple of weeks time and see where we're at, but the aim is obviously to get him a shot in the Cox Plate."
Fast and Furious Wolves to rise to the occasion back at Group level
Forget the big market price, Wolves belongs in Group-level company, trainer Anthony Mountney has declared.
Off the back of two second placings since arriving at Kembla Grange from Greg Eurell's stables at Cranbourne, Wolves has been thrust into the Group 2 Furious Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, where she will match motors with the Robert and Luke Price-trained Percy Sykes Stakes winner Jamaea.
On Thursday, Jamaea was listed at $13 - having caught up in traffic and Tommy Berry served with a 17-meeting ban for his role in Brenton Avdulla's fall in the Silver Shadow Stakes - with Wolves at $81.
Wolves ran ninth, five lengths off Artorius in the Blue Diamond in February having run third in the Prelude, before being bought by the Lavalle family ownership group.
Moutney believes she has only improved as a three-year-old, but her chances will hinge on a fast tempo up front to allow jockey Rachel King a late shot at victory.
"That's the key, if they crawl it won't suit us," Mountney said.
"But if there's a really genuine tempo, she has that short, sharp turn of foot to come into the race.
"We were always going to bring her back into Group company, she came to us from Greg Eurell in great condition.
"Ultimately she's going to be a really valuable broodmare, but she was nowhere near a natural two-year-old and she just continues to develop."
Kembla Grange will host next week's Run To The Rose meeting, the third time Group racing has been transferred from Rosehill, due to strict COVID-19 restrictions.
KEMBLA HOPES
Randwick on Saturday
R3 (Midway Hcp, 1800m BM72, 12.50pm): Tampering $4.50, Our Bambino $26, Wild Chap $11, Tochi $12
R6: (G2 1200m Furious Stakes, 2.35pm): Jamaea $13, Wolves $81
R8 (G2 1600m Chelmsford Stakes, 3.50pm): Think It Over $4.60
R9 (BM78, 4.30pm): Cuban Royale $12
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