Trainer Mark Kavanagh may take Devil Moon off the Caulfield Cup trail should she not run well in the Listed JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
Beaten three quarters of a length by glamour mare Tuesday Joy last start, Devil Moon was on track for the Caulfield Cup, Kavanagh said.
But the race was not yet set in stone in her spring program, he said.
"It may very well be I change my mind. I might say she goes to the Toorak then the Myer Classic. Friday night will give me a better idea," Kavanagh said.
If he does not change his mind, then Kavanagh will use the Yalumba Stakes on October 11 as her final tune-up for the Caulfield Cup.
While only a $100,000 event, the JRA Cup has attracted a strong field, including in-form veteran Casual Pass, New Zealand Derby winner C'est La Guerre and proven stayer Maybe Better.
Despite drawing barrier 15 and carrying 59kg, Devil Moon would not be scratched, Kavanagh said.
"She's got to run somewhere. There's not many options this weekend," he said.
"She's on the wrong leg. We had the back-up with the WFA mares race (Stock Stakes) so there's not much we can do."
Kavanagh will also have a strong hand in the night's feature race, the G2 Bill Stutt Stakes where he will saddle up three-year-old Whobegotyou.
Whobegotyou, who is headed towards the Caulfield Guineas, ran an unlucky seventh last Saturday at Caulfield after failing to obtain a clear run in the straight.
"Let's just say he never got a crack at them until late," Kavanagh said.
"Last week was three weeks from the Guineas and I didn't want to go three weeks until the Guineas. So he had to back up somewhere along the line."
"He didn't have much of a run last week so it was pretty easy to back him up in a race like this and get the mile under his belt before he heads towards the Guineas."
Kavanagh nominated the David Hayes-trained All American, and Lee Freedman's filly Fly Higher as the hardest to beat.