Racing: Waller looks to split team

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New South Wales trainer Chris Waller may split his Warwick Stakes trifecta-winning team between Sydney and Melbourne next weekend.

Waller plans to nominate Metal Bender and Danleigh for the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington as well as the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick, both 1600m weight-for-age races.

Triple Honour, who split Metal Bender and Danleigh, will be a definite Chelmsford runner.

"Metal Bender and Danleigh will both be nominated for the Makybe Diva but at this stage there is no decision on whether either will go south," Waller said on Saturday.

"Triple Honour, Metal Bender and Danleigh all worked the reverse way of going at Rosehill this week and handled it well. The attraction for Danleigh to go to Melbourne is that there is likely to be at least a dead track."

Waller has sounded out the availability of jockeys for Danleigh in Melbourne but no decision has been made.

"Hugh Bowman is riding in Sydney and Damien Oliver is booked for Heart Of Dreams," he said.

Metal Bender, Triple Honour and Danleigh have all won group one races for Waller, helping cement his place as one of the country's leading trainers.

Metal Bender and Triple Honour have been entered for the Cox Plate and Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, while the George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on September 25 is a target for Danleigh.

- AAP