The Sydney assault on next month's Caulfield Guineas is starting to take shape and the Stan Fox Stakes is looming as the race that will decide the fate of several leading contenders.Although it is still almost three weeks away, the Group Two Stan Fox (1400m) could be one of the races of the Sydney spring carnival.Trainer David Payne confirmed Saturday's Ming Dynasty winner More Than Great would most likely have his next start in the race where he could face a rematch with runner-up and fellow Ca

The Sydney assault on next month's Caulfield Guineas is starting to take shape and the Stan Fox Stakes is looming as the race that will decide the fate of several leading contenders.

Although it is still almost three weeks away, the Group Two Stan Fox (1400m) could be one of the races of the Sydney spring carnival.

Trainer David Payne confirmed Saturday's Ming Dynasty winner More Than Great would most likely have his next start in the race where he could face a rematch with runner-up and fellow Caulfield Guineas hopeful So You Think.

Warwick Stakes winner Trusting will have his next start in the feature before a decision is made on whether he presses on to Melbourne while the race is one of the options Peter Snowden will consider for Golden Rose winner Denman.

Trusting finished second in the Golden Rose which was the third consecutive Saturday he had raced but Patinack Farm's Mark Webbey said the colt had taken no harm from the steep workload.

"The winner (Denman) is very smart and our horse did pull ground off him over the last 300 and his sections were the best of the race," Webbey said.

"He's still learning to race, obviously, but he could be anything.

"He went out on the track on Saturday morning and had an easy gallop. He's done well after the race and he hasn't lost any condition, if anything he's done better since it.

"We don't want to overtax him, he'll tell us but the way he is at present the Caulfield Guineas is the aim."

The Stan Fox is also on the agenda for exciting colt Rothesay, who will resume his Caulfield Guineas preparation in a ratings race at Rosehill on Saturday with Corey Brown to ride.

Trainer Gerald Ryan switched his focus to the Melbourne Group One after Rothesay was ruled out of the Golden Rose.

The winner of his only start, Rothesay missed his vital lead-up run in the San Domenico Stakes with an elevated temperature but recovered quickly.

Stablemate Hus Der Lieften finished fourth in the Golden Rose and Ryan said the current batch of three-year-olds in Sydney appeared to be well above average.

"They're very good horses, it's a really good crop of three-year-olds," Ryan said.

"Rothesay will run next Saturday and we'll decide where he goes after that.

"He's going well, he trialled nicely the other day and worked well on Saturday morning."

Hus Der Lieften is being aimed at the Spring Champion Stakes and will have his next start in either the Spring Stakes at Newcastle or Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill on September 19.