Seven-year-old mare Varevees, who ran fourteenth in last year's Melbourne Cup, will be aimed at Australia's richest race once again.



Varevees contested last year's Melbourne Cup under the tutelage of British trainer Richard Gibson, however has since been in the care of in-form Cranbourne-based trainer Mick Kent.

"I'm really pleased with her," Kent told The Virtual Formguide.

"She's now got a lot stronger like those European mares do.

"I think she's got a big motor and I'm hoping that with a season under her belt that she might find her true form," Kent added.

Varevees is likely to resume in the $200,000 Group 2 Stock Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on September 12 with Kent mindful that the daughter of Irish sire, Kahyasi, must re-qualify for the Melbourne Cup.

"She might have to go through races like the Bart Cummings or Winning Edge to earn a start in the Cup," he said.

The $150,000 Bart Cummings (2500m) will be held at Flemington on October 3 while the $200,000 Group 2 Winning Edge Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield a week later on October 10.

Varevees last win was back in September 2007, when victorious in the Group 3 Gladiateur Stakes (3100m) at Longchamp, France.

Because of that stakes victory, Varevees has passed the balloting conditions of the Melbourne Cup by a month.