Talented gallopers Shamash and Hinchinbrook have been lost to Sydney racing, at least for the time being.Trainer Bart Cummings sent Shamash to Melbourne last week in search of better tracks while Hinchinbrook has been transferred from Gerald Ryan to Peter Moody.Cummings said Shamash's campaign would be designed to help him step up to the better autumn races."He's gone to Melbourne where the tracks are better at the moment," Cummings said."He's got a history of feet problems and he needs to build

Talented gallopers Shamash and Hinchinbrook have been lost to Sydney racing, at least for the time being.

Trainer Bart Cummings sent Shamash to Melbourne last week in search of better tracks while Hinchinbrook has been transferred from Gerald Ryan to Peter Moody.

Cummings said Shamash's campaign would be designed to help him step up to the better autumn races.

"He's gone to Melbourne where the tracks are better at the moment," Cummings said.

"He's got a history of feet problems and he needs to build up his confidence.

"There is nothing definite in place for him yet."

The four-year-old's career has been restricted to seven starts and he has shown his potential with wins at his past two.

His career was halted due to his feet troubles and testosterone problems after he ran second as favourite in a 1400m race at Rosehill in May last year.

The horse that beat him on that occasion was his stablemate So You Think who went on to become the country's most revered horse with Europe his next frontier.

Shamash meanwhile, was given time and treatment for his bad feet and was also gelded during his time off.

He broke his maiden at Canterbury a few days after So You Think claimed his second Cox Plate and backed it up with victory at Rosehill on November 13.

The Rosehill race has proven to be one of the strongest Sydney form races in recent months with seven of the horses who finished behind Shamash subsequently recording wins.

Cummings nominated Shamash for Saturday's Rosehill meeting but uncertainty over bias at the track at the past three meetings helped sway him to send him south.

Hinchinbrook, fourth in the Golden Slipper and third in the AJC Sires' Produce earlier this year, had a mixed start to his three-year-old season with two thirds and two unplaced runs from four starts.

"The owners want to give him a shot at the big sprint races in Melbourne in the autumn so he has gone to Peter Moody," Ryan said.

After being unplaced in the Group One Golden Rose in August, Hinchinbrook ran third in the Heritage Stakes won by Golden Slipper runner-up Decision Time.

Unfortunately, Decision Time had a bleeding attack during the race and incurred a three-month ban.

He returned to Clarry Conners' stable last week.

"He looks terrific," Conners said.

"We haven't mapped out a program yet but I'm very happy he's back."