A Sydney trip for glamour Toowoomba mare Chakvetadze remains uncertain despite her return to winning form at Doomben.Chakvetadze, stepping up to 1350 metres for the first time, finished powerfully but had only a half-neck to spare over runner-up Red Sphere in Saturday's EIS Handicap.Trainer Michael Nolan was delighted to see Chakvetadze back to her best after blotting her copybook in her previous two starts following seven straight wins, but conceded it was only a "skinny" win."She won but there

A Sydney trip for glamour Toowoomba mare Chakvetadze remains uncertain despite her return to winning form at Doomben.

Chakvetadze, stepping up to 1350 metres for the first time, finished powerfully but had only a half-neck to spare over runner-up Red Sphere in Saturday's EIS Handicap.

Trainer Michael Nolan was delighted to see Chakvetadze back to her best after blotting her copybook in her previous two starts following seven straight wins, but conceded it was only a "skinny" win.

"She won but there wasn't much in it at the end and it was a skinny win," Nolan said.

Patiently ridden by boom apprentice Tim Bell, Chakvetadze caused a few heart flutters when she got further back in the field than expected before being hooked five deep around the home turn.

"At the 500 metres I didn't want to be boxed in so I went wide. She didn't want to go past the leader in the straight until I gave her a few back-handers," Bell said.

"She's a very good mare and is going to win a lot of races."

Nolan planned to send Chakvetadze to Sydney for next Saturday's Group Three Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill if she was successful but will now delay a decision for another 24 hours as to whether the four-year-old heads south.

"The Stradbroke has always been our goal with her during the winter but I'm not sure if she's up to it yet," Nolan said.

"She only fell in today but she still won.

"I'll have a think about Sydney and decide in the next 24 hours whether she goes."

Earlier, Gold Coast trainer Bryan Guy got a quick return on his recent outlay and broke a city drought with Casholet's victory in the Helen Smith Architect Handicap (1200m).

Casholet had won four of her 14 starts for Guy and when the four-year-old's former owner offered her for sale he snapped the mare up for $25,000.

"Her owner wanted to get out of racing and sell her but I've always had an opinion of her and didn't want to lose her so I bought her for $25,000 a week ago," Guy said.

Guy syndicated the daughter of Hussonet among his family with his wife Kerry, son Daniel, daughter Katie and her husband Barry Bowditch taking up minor shares.

"That's a good result. She won $28,000 today and we've got our money back in one go," Guy said.

"It couldn't have come at a better time. It's been a while since I've won in town.

"I've been winning races but not in the city. I think my last Saturday winner was about two or three months ago."

Guy hasn't ruled out a winter campaign with Casholet who is likely to back-up in a similar fillies and mares race in Brisbane in two weeks.

"If she can win a black-type race during the winter she'll be worth a fortune as a broodmare," he said.

"Her mother (Kashkow) is a Listed placegetter."