Dwayne Dunn will appeal to the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board against the severity of a suspension. Source: News Corp Australia
AN appeal by jockey Dwayne Dunn this week to have a day shaved from an eight meeting suspension will provide a dramatic build-up to the long-awaited clash between the world's highest-rated sprinter Lankan Rupee and the undefeated Deep Field in Saturday's Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.
Dunn will appeal to the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board against the severity of a suspension and hopes the RAD Board will hear his appeal before Wednesday's acceptance deadline for the Flemington meeting.
Chief steward Terry Bailey said the interference fell into the low range and they had taken into account that Dunn had made an effort to limit the interference and that he would miss the Group 1 meeting.
However he noted the infringement was in a Group 3 race and commented that Dunn's record didn't allow for any discount when assessing penalty.
Dunn is locked in as the rider for Deep Field, the four-year-old entire who has won all five starts, the latest the Group 2 Tab.com.au (1200m) at Flemington on November 1 with Dunn aboard.
Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said the stable would wait for the appeal and would "back Dwayne all the way."
"We haven't done anything to about a replacement rider. I had 10 texts last night (Saturday) and there would be 400 blokes wanting to ride him. He (Dunn) is our stable rider and we will roll the dice and see how he fares," Hawkes said.
The Lightning will be the first showdown of the top bracket of sprinters this autumn.
Deep Fields is rated the $5.50 equal second favourite for the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 14 with Terravista behind stablemate Chautauqua $3.50m with Lankan Rupee ($6.50) and Brazen Beau ($8) the cream of the sprinting crop and only runners under double figures with the TAB.
Chautauqua returned with a narrow but impressive victory in Saturday's Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield and has returned in good condition.
Lankan Rupee had an exhibition gallop on the course proper and was awesome, running his last 400m in 21.84s and his last 200m in 10.87s.
Hawkes knows that the Lightning will be Deep Field's toughest assignment.
"Lankan Rupee will be ready to rock. It will not be a walk in the park. He will not be easy to run down.
"We are under no illusions that it is not a matter of putting the saddle on him (Deep Field) and going around and winning."
Mick Price is delighted with Lankan Rupee, who has returned in outstanding condition and form _ similar to his stellar autumn last year that netted him the title of Australian Horse of the Year.
"I couldn't be happier with the way he is going, and the fact that he is learning to settle off the pace a bit to have one good final burst," he said.
Craig Newitt, who has ridden the champ 13 of his 20 starts, will return from Singapore to ride Lankan Rupee in the Lightning Stakes.
Lankan Rupee will contest the Lightning and then the Newmarket, followed by the TJ Smith in Sydney.
Hawkes said Chautauqua would head to the Newmarket and the TJ Smith while Deep Field is also likely to take that path.
Joe Pride has nominated Terravista, who split Chautauqua and Lankan Rupee in the Group 1 Darley Classic at Flemington in the spring, for the Newmarket Handicap only this Melbourne carnival, as well as the TJ Smith.
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