Jockey Shane Scriven has turned down the chance of winning the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday to be reunited with Queenslander Burdekin Blues at Rosehill.Scriven was offered the ride on the Tony Noonan-trained Beaming in the 1200-metre feature in Adelaide but loyalty to trainer Barry Baldwin will see him link up with Burdekin Blues in the Group Three Star Kingdom Stakes (1100m) in Sydney."I was always of the opinion I was going to ride Burdekin Blues when he went b

Jockey Shane Scriven has turned down the chance of winning the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday to be reunited with Queenslander Burdekin Blues at Rosehill.

Scriven was offered the ride on the Tony Noonan-trained Beaming in the 1200-metre feature in Adelaide but loyalty to trainer Barry Baldwin will see him link up with Burdekin Blues in the Group Three Star Kingdom Stakes (1100m) in Sydney.

"I was always of the opinion I was going to ride Burdekin Blues when he went back to Sydney after the Newmarket in Melbourne," Scriven said.

"But the owner of Beaming rang to offer me the ride in the Robert Sangster this Saturday.

"My manager (Dean Fraser) said Beaming was a good ride and was one of the top five chances in the Robert Sangster.

"I had two good rides but I've decided to remain loyal to Barry (Baldwin) and Burdekin Blues' owner Tom Sheahan."

Scriven and former Sydney jockey Larry Cassidy have been sharing the riding duties on Burdekin Blues for his autumn campaign.

Cassidy won aboard the four-year-old at Eagle Farm in January before Scriven took over in the gelding's effortless victory in the Group Two Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill last month.

Baldwin and Sheahan were then forced into a difficult situation before Cassidy was given the nod over Scriven to partner the sprinter in the Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 7.

However, Burdekin Blues failed to reproduce his Brisbane and Sydney form down the Flemington straight six to finish a well beaten 14th to Perth's Scenic Blast.

Baldwin said both Scriven and Cassidy wanted to ride Burdekin Blues in Sydney but the rival jockeys had come to a mutual agreement over the Star Kingdom ride.

Baldwin is confident Burdekin Blues can rediscover his best form after his lacklustre performance in the Newmarket when the gelding faded to go down by almost six lengths.

"His run in the Newmarket was disappointing but I don't think he liked the straight run and wanted to overrace," Baldwin said.

"He'll be a different horse going right-handed in Sydney."

Burdekin Blues will remain in Sydney for the Group One The Galaxy (1100m) at Randwick on April 11 and possibly the Group One TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick a week later.

However, the jockey merry-go-round for Burdekin Blues will continue in Sydney with no rider confirmed past Saturday's Star Kingdom.