Chivalry will represent Victoria's best hope of winning the Blue Diamond Stakes against the invaders. Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited
MARK Kavanagh will be defending local turf against an awesome interstate invasion for the $1 million Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield on February 22.
Kavanagh's impressive juvenile Chivalry is $11 equal third favourite for the feature, surrounded by four quality NSW-trained youngsters.
The Peter Snowden-trained $3.60 favourite, Earthquake, arrived in Melbourne yesterday, not having raced since her two-and-a-half length triumph on debut at Randwick on November 9.
The $8 equal second favourite, the John Hawkes-trained Nostradamus, has been backed from $34 last week and is the latest rave galloper after winning on debut by two-and-a-quarter lengths at Flemington on Saturday.
Rubick, trained by Gerald Ryan, hasn't even raced yet but punters crunched his price into $8 before he won a Rosehill trial by seven-and-a-quarter lengths on January 7.
And then there is Fighting Sun, trained by Gai Waterhouse, who beat Boomwaa by three-quarters-of-a-length at Rosehill on January 4.
For all the hype and unpredictability of juvenile racing, Kavanagh remains calm and confident that his striking colt is up for the challenge.
"There are five weeks to go to the race and a week is a long time in two-year-old races. Every week there is a new shortener in the market, a new challenger emerging. All I know is that my bloke is doing everything right at the moment and that's all you can ask.
"He has enjoyed a week-and-a-half in the paddock after his Flemington win and he'll run in the Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield on February 8. He's had the advantage of a freshen up and he's going fine," Kavanagh said.
Chivalry was beaten a neck on debut behind I Am The General at Flemington when blocked at the 400m and 200m mark. He made no mistake at his second appearance, beating Bugatty by one-and-three-quarter lengths at Moonee Valley despite yet more difficulties in running.
"The winner on Saturday (Nostradamus) was impressive, but having said that so was mine at his last run when he had a lot of trouble but still won convincingly," Kavanagh said.
Chivalry will clash with Earthquake and Nostradamus in the Diamond Prelude.
Earthquake is likely to have a trial at Cranbourne later this month as part of his preparation for next month's $1 million race, rather than a jump-out at Flemington.
Paul Snowden, who runs Darley's Melbourne operation for his father Peter, described Earthquake's debut win as "dominant" and suggested she is "foolproof."
"She's adaptable and if she handles this way (Melbourne) of going she should be okay."
Stablemate Mohave, runner-up behind Law in the Breeders Plate at Randwick on October 5, will run in the Diamond Preview (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
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