Racing: Clash of Cox Plate pair looms

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MELBOURNE - Reigning Cox Plate champion So You Think and one of his main rivals, Shoot Out, could clash as as soon as the J J Liston Stakes at Caulfield on August 14.

A determined win over 1200m in Saturday's Bletchingly Stakes has catapulted AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out up the markets for the major spring features.

So You Think and Faint Perfume warmed up for their major spring assignments with jumpouts at Flemington on Friday.

Duncan Ramage, bloodstock manager for their owner Dato Tan Chin Nam, said both horses pleased in their respective 800m trials. "They were more than satisfactory at this early stage of their preparations," he said.

Trainer Bart Cummings would decide when So You Think and Faint Perfume resumed but the Liston and the Memsie Stakes were under consideration at this stage.

"The Liston might come a week too quick so probably the Memsie, but that would be fine-tuned by Bart after their next few serious hitouts."

Nominations for the major spring races close today. TAB Sportsbet is to release its markets on Thursday.

- AAP