Black Caviar is tipped to start at her longest price since May last year after Hay List accepted for another crack at the unbeaten champion in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.TAB Sportsbet opened Black Caviar at $1.10 to win Saturday's 1000-metre Group One weight-for-age feature for the second year in a row but book manager Craig McDonald is expecting her to ease to as much as $1.14.The last time the super mare started at such odds was when she beat Hay List and Buffering at $1.14 six starts

Black Caviar is tipped to start at her longest price since May last year after Hay List accepted for another crack at the unbeaten champion in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.

TAB Sportsbet opened Black Caviar at $1.10 to win Saturday's 1000-metre Group One weight-for-age feature for the second year in a row but book manager Craig McDonald is expecting her to ease to as much as $1.14.

The last time the super mare started at such odds was when she beat Hay List and Buffering at $1.14 six starts ago in last year's Group One BTC Cup (1200m) at Doomben on May 14.

Hay List has finished second to Black Caviar three times and is $9 for the Lightning ahead of three-year-old Foxwedge, who McDonald described as having "a little bit of X-factor", at $15 with the rest of the nine-horse field at $51 or longer.

Unbeaten in 18 starts, Black Caviar will equal the Australasian record of 19 wins in a row should she win the Lightning.

Last year she won the high-speed sprint by 3-1/4 lengths from Hay List.

Black Caviar had her first test at 1400 metres in last Saturday's Orr Stakes, starting at $1.05 and beating Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed by 3-1/4 lengths.

McDonald said Black Caviar faced a new challenge this week, backing up for the first time in seven days and coming back in distance in a harder race which could put some air into her price.

"She could, potentially, go to $1.12 or $1.14," McDonald said.

"I can't see her firming and being shorter than $1.10 because this is a stronger race and she is back from 1400 metres to 1000 metres.

"Hay List is the one that has gone closest to her in recent times and three-year-old Foxwedge, who nearly knocked off Sepoy last start in the Coolmore at Flemington, will be a lot stronger and brings a little bit of X-factor."

Cramped odds are normal for Black Caviar who has started odds-on every start except for her race debut at Flemington which she won by five lengths in April 2009.

On Wednesday managing owner Neil Werrett said that Black Caviar was 95 per cent certain to run in the Lightning.

With Luke Nolen again riding her, she has drawn barrier five, between Metallurgical (four) and Lone Rock (six).

Hay List drew barrier seven and Foxwedge barrier nine.

Trainer John Sadler planned to accept with last-start Group Two Salinger Stakes winner Sister Madly but the five-year-old injured her foot after trackwork on Wednesday.