Glamour Queensland filly Chakvetadze is expected to make her long awaited comeback next month ahead of a possible trip to Sydney.Chakvetadze hasn't started since stretching her unbeaten record to six with a brilliant display in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) on May 2.The daughter of Taimazov was being aimed at the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm in June when her campaign was cut short by injury."We were hoping to run her in the Stradbroke but she struck herself in a gallo
Glamour Queensland filly Chakvetadze is expected to make her long awaited comeback next month ahead of a possible trip to Sydney.
Chakvetadze hasn't started since stretching her unbeaten record to six with a brilliant display in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) on May 2.
The daughter of Taimazov was being aimed at the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm in June when her campaign was cut short by injury.
"We were hoping to run her in the Stradbroke but she struck herself in a gallop and bumped her nearside front tendon," said trainer Michael Nolan.
"It wasn't serious but it was in a bad area so we decided not to risk her."
Chakvetadze, who is named after Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze, has been in work for five weeks and Nolan plans to step up her workload with a jump-out on the cushion track at Toowoomba on Tuesday.
"She's coming along nicely and I'll give her a jump-out on Tuesday then the following week she'll have her first barrier trial on the cushion track."
Nolan says Chakvetadze has furnished into a powerful mare and he is hopeful the four-year-old can pick up where she left off last campaign.
"She looks enormous. She's a lot bigger now and much stronger," he said.
Nolan is undecided when Chakvetadze will resume but has a few options including the $100,000 Bat Out Of Hell Quality (900m) at the Gold Coast on January 2.
"There's a suitable 1000 metre race coming up at Doomben late next month which looks ideal but if she doesn't run there she'll run first-up in the Bat Out Of Hell," he said.
"Her first two runs back will determine what we'll do with her but I haven't ruled out taking her to Sydney for the autumn and coming back for the winter races here."
Chakvetadze has surprised Nolan who admits he had early reservations about her ability.
However, her Gold Coast Guineas win changed Nolan's assessment and he now believes she can prove competitive at any level.
"I think now she'd be competitive in any race but I'm not sure how she would go on a heavy track," he said.
"She's won on a slow track but it's totally different on a heavy track."