Revitalised stayer Zavite's Hobart Cup mission could signal the beginning of an ambitious three-state campaign.Trainer Anthony Cummings said a good performance from the six-year-old in Monday's $400,000 Hobart Cup (2200m) could put him on the path to the Adelaide and Sydney Cups.After a lacklustre spring when he failed to make the field for the Melbourne Cup, Zavite made a welcome return to the winners' circle in the Australia Day Cup at his home track of Randwick.The addition of blinkers is a t

Revitalised stayer Zavite's Hobart Cup mission could signal the beginning of an ambitious three-state campaign.

Trainer Anthony Cummings said a good performance from the six-year-old in Monday's $400,000 Hobart Cup (2200m) could put him on the path to the Adelaide and Sydney Cups.

After a lacklustre spring when he failed to make the field for the Melbourne Cup, Zavite made a welcome return to the winners' circle in the Australia Day Cup at his home track of Randwick.

The addition of blinkers is a tried and true tactic with the slow maturing progeny of Zabeel and they did the trick with Zavite who is the $5.50 favourite for the Hobart Cup behind Gotta Keep Cool at $3.80.

"He flew to Tasmania on Thursday and has settled in well," Cummings said

"He had a good gallop on Friday and has eaten up so everything is fine.

"He has turned things around and is the sort of horse who enjoys being in work and enjoys his racing so there's no reason why he can't keep on going through the autumn.

"After Hobart we will look at the Adelaide Cup and maybe the Sydney Cup.

The Group Two Adelaide Cup (3200m) is run in four weeks with the Group One Sydney Cup over the same distance on April 25.

Nash Rawiller, who has won three races on Zavite, will be aboard at Hobart.

Former Tasmanian Craig Newitt, who is now a successful rider in Melbourne, will ride Arazamataz in his pursuit of a third Hobart cup victory.

Newitt, who won on Zacielo in 2004 and True Course in 2006, admitted his task this time around had been made harder by Arazamataz drawing the outside barrier.

Newitt hasn't ridden Arazamataz since partnering him to two placings in Cranbourne maidens in September and October of 2007.

Trained at Mornington by Pat Carey, the gelding has gone on to win two races, a Yarra Glen maiden (1950m) in December 2007 and a Sandown three-year-old event (1800m) in January 2008.

But he has also shown good staying ability running second to Mega Boss in the 2008 Group Three Tasmanian Derby (2200m) and was runner-up to Zagreb in the Listed Chairman's Stakes (2000m) at Morphettville in March last year.

The Robert Smerdon-trained Anavalanche, to be ridden by Glenn Boss, also drew badly in barrier 15.

After the four-year-old won at Sandown on January 14, he scored over 2040m at Moonee Valley on January 23, beating Tinamou and Rikbat.

"He's done a good job to come back to form after knee surgery. I've always had a good opinion of the horse," Smerdon said.

Smerdon considered Anavalanche, who won over 1600 metres as a three-year-old, good enough to take to Sydney with an AJC Australian Derby start in mind.

However the gelding's form tapered off when he finished 15th to Weekend Hussler in the Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) and then failed over 1900m at Canterbury.