Craig Williams will ride Ortensia in a track gallop at Ascot on Tuesday morning which will determine whether she runs in Saturday's Group One Railway Stakes or is reserved for the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes a week later.Williams, who was suspended for causing interference to Daffodil on his mount Leica Ding early in the straight in the Melbourne Cup, rode at the Cranbourne trials on Monday before flying to Perth.The gallop is vital to Williams who may resume race riding at Sandown on Saturday

Craig Williams will ride Ortensia in a track gallop at Ascot on Tuesday morning which will determine whether she runs in Saturday's Group One Railway Stakes or is reserved for the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes a week later.

Williams, who was suspended for causing interference to Daffodil on his mount Leica Ding early in the straight in the Melbourne Cup, rode at the Cranbourne trials on Monday before flying to Perth.

The gallop is vital to Williams who may resume race riding at Sandown on Saturday if Noonan decides to miss the Railway (1600m) with Ortensia and waits for the weight-for-age Winterbottom (1400m).

"She going to gallop at Ascot in the morning. Craig Williams will ride her in her work and we'll make a decision from there whether to go to the Railway or the Winterbottom," Noonan said.

The leading jockey has been offered rides in the Group Three Sandown Eclipse Stakes (1800m) including the Noonan-trained Rose Syrah.

Rose Syrah flashed home from second last on the home turn to finish third behind Strawberry Field and Ortensia in the Listed Herald Sun Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day.

She again came with a strong late run from well back when runner-up to Dane Julia in the Listed Summoned Stakes (1500m) at Sandown on Saturday.

"If I'm happy with her recovery in the Eclipse she will run in the Eclipse, but I probably won't make that decision until later in the week," Noonan said.

Ortensia, who won the Group Two QTC Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm before finishing third to Black Piranha in the Group One Stradbroke Hcp (1400m) at the same track, is the $7 second pick in the betting with TAB Sportsbet in the Railway.

Damien Oliver's mount Gold Salute is $5 favourite with Emirates Stakes winner All American and Grand Nirvana at $8 with Sniper's Bullet next best at $10.

Ortensia is on the third line of betting at $6.50 with Nicconi for the Winterbottom behind Waratahs Secret at $5.50 and Apache Cat and Idyllic Prince at $6.

There were 28 entries for the Eclipse including last Saturday's Summoned Stakes winner Dane Julia and Tintern, who won the 1700m event at the Hillside meeting.

The highest rated runners are 2007 BMW winner Blutigeroo, whose last win was in the Canberra Cup last November; Jungle Ruler, who was runner-up to Nine Tales in the Group Three Race-Tech Stakes (1500m) at Sandown on Saturday; and Dane Julia, a Group One winner in South Africa and New Zealand.