Princess Brook's performance on Saturday will determine how long she will be away from home.
The Wingatui mare will make her second North Island appearance when she runs in the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2100m) at Awapuni.
"We'll get Saturday out of the way first, but there is the Marton Cup a fortnight later and she could run in that," trainer Terry Kennedy said.
Princess Brook finished a respectable seventh behind Nashville in last year's Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) and earned another trip away with a string of honest efforts.
She has finished in the money in each of her last five outings, including a third placing in the Listed Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton.