The Group One Auckland Cup remains on the agenda for talented stayer Zavite if he pleases trainer Anthony Cummings at Caulfield on Saturday.

Zavite had a torrid run in the recent Hobart Cup where he finished seventh to Growl and Cummings' immediate thoughts were to pull the pin on a trip to New Zealand for the Auckland Cup (3200m) on March 5.

But that race and the Group Two Adelaide Cup on March 8 are still options if comes through the Listed Victoria Gold Cup well.

"He will run at Caulfield next Saturday in the 2000 metre handicap and that will tell us where we are," Cummings said.

"He got knocked around in the Hobart Cup and was a bit sore over his hindquarters.

"The Caulfield race will tell us if he has fully recovered and we will go from there.

"The Auckland Cup and the Adelaide Cup are both still there as options.

"Neither is ruled out."

Nothing has been ruled out for Turffontein except hard tracks with the William Reid Stakes winner to tackle the remainder of the autumn sprints.

He is entered for the Newmarket Handicap on March 6 with All Silent heading markets at $5 ahead of Starspangledbanner ($7.50), winner of Saturday's Oakleigh Plate.

If he lines up in the Newmarket, it will be the final Australian start for Starspangledbanner who is due to be flown to Europe where he will race under the Coolmore banner.

The major sprint races at Royal Ascot will be his target before he joins the Coolmore stallion roster.

Growl and last week's Mornington Cup winner Capecover are also entered for the Adelaide Cup.

Capecover is scheduled to have his final leadup in the Lord Reims (2600m) at Morphettville on Saturday.

The David Hayes-trained Growl will take on several other Adelaide Cup contenders when he races in Wednesday's Launceston Cup under topweight of 58 kilograms.

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