Pride Of Jenni is keeping her stable’s options open as preparations continue for a Group 1 assignment in Brisbane, according to the Ciaron Maher team.

The reigning Horse of the Year appeared among early nominations for the Listed Anniversary Vase (1600m) at Caulfield, a Quality Handicap with a 61kg maximum weight, but connections insist it’s just one possibility.

Assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said the entry for the Anniversary Vase was about maintaining flexibility ahead of the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) next month.

“I wouldn’t read too much into it,” Turnbull said.

“It’s just her holding a nom and for us keeping our options open.

“We may go anywhere. We could use that as a jump-out, I guess, but the likelihood is that she will jump-out the Monday after.

“It’s an option, if the weather came and the tracks weren’t up to scratch, but being entered, certainly doesn’t mean that she is going there.”

Pride Of Jenni had a brief break at Tony Ottobre’s Mornington Peninsula property following her disappointing showing in the Australian Cup and has since returned to work targeting the Doomben Cup.

Turnbull reported no physical problems after the Flemington run and suggested the quick back-up was likely the culprit for her below-par performance.

“In a perfect world we would have loved to have gone three to four weeks between runs, but sometimes, how the programs are, you’re just forced into running two weeks, some cop it, some don’t,” Turnbull said.

“It was possibly the only thing we could put it down to as physically she was fine.

“Her throat was OK and everything we see at home is positive. Since she had that break, the enforced lay-off, she’s been as clean as a whistle.

“She’ll gallop Monday. She had a course proper gallop at Cranbourne on Tuesday. She worked really well and everything is positive.”

Holymanz, another stable runner, will contest the Anniversary Vase this weekend.