The words of seven-time Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams are ringing in the ears of trainer Robert Hickmott as he contemplates the future of Revelare.
Success in the Racing And Sports 2000 was Revalare’s fifth in succession and Hickmott now has the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington on March 29 in mind for the stayer.
An added bonus attached to the Roy Higgins is the winner is exempt from the ballot for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in November.
“It is four weeks in between this and the Roy Higgins and Lloyd’s (Williams) words are always ringing in my ears that you need a strong mile-and-a-half run going into a 2500 (metre race) here.
“It is a tough 2500 metres.
“We’ll way up those options. I’d rather keep him to the big open expanses of Flemington, so cross our fingers that he pulls up well.”
Hickmott said Revalare could back up in the Australian Cup Prelude (2000m) next Saturday or be held back a week for a 2400m race at Caulfield.
