Lightly raced gelding 'Shamash' is being set for a tilt at the Group 2 Villiers Stakes, if all goes to plan in the Listed Festival Stakes this Saturday.
Shamash showed talent early on in his career, but injuries took their toll after he ran second as favourite to his debutant stablemate 'So You Think' at Rosehill early last year.
With feet and testosterone issues, Shamash was out of action for 18 months. In that same period of time, So You Think won two Cox Plates and established himself as a champion of the turf.
On the eve of So You Think racking up his fifth Group 1 victory in the Mackinnon Stakes on October 30, Shamash, who had been recently gelded, made a winning return at Canterbury and backed that up with another victory at Rosehill a fortnight later.
"We'll nominate him for the Festival Stakes and see how he works on Tuesday and Thursday", Cummings said.
"If he is to run in the Villiers he would have to run in the Festival.
"He's very well and we'll just see what happens".
The Listed Festival Stakes run over 1500m is at Rosehill, while the Group 2 Villiers Stakes over 1600m is at Randwick on December 18.
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