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Busuttin says the week delay is not beneficial for son Frankel

Co-trainer Trent Busuttin says it is not ideal having to wait another week for Mirage Dancer (Frankel) to line up in Saturday’s H E Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m) on Saturday and would have preferred for the race to have been run when it was originally programmed.

He would have also preferred no delay for Mirage Dancer’s stablemate Impecunious (Sacred Falls) who is set to line up in the Vinery Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m). 

"They've been waiting around and something could go wrong," Busuttin said. 

"They've been ticking over. They'll both be three weeks going into their races, instead of two weeks, so it's no drama really. 

"It is what it is." 

Damien Oliver will be reunited with Impecunious on Saturday having won on the filly at her Australian debut at Caulfield in December. 

Glen Boss rode Impecunious in two subsequent outings when a luckless fourth in the Angus Armanasco Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield and when third in Phar Lap Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m) at Rosehill on March 13. 

"He knows her. He's happy to be back on board, and we're happy to have him on her," Busuttin said. 

Mirage Dancer will meet the Peter Moody-trained Nickajack Cave (Kendargent) in the HE Tancred Stakes, with the Irish-bred entire making his Australian debut. Nickajack Cave won his last two starts in Ireland; the Levamoss Stakes (Listed, 1m6f) last June and the Ballyroan Stakes (Gr 3, 1m4f) on August 6. 

"We decided to wait for the Tancred Stakes this week where we hope to get a better track," Moody said.

"He’s done a lot of work so the trip (2400 metres) shouldn’t worry him. It was just that we think his chances improve on a better surface."