Break for Chautauqua

VICTORIAN stewards will give Chautauqua a 24-hour reprieve to allow the popular racehorse a chance to reignite his career.

The Hawkes Racing-trained sprinter could figure in a jump-out at Flemington on Friday, one of two consecutive trials he needs to pass before he is cleared for a race return.

A ban was placed on Chautauqua after he refused to leave the barriers twice on February 27. In five trials since, he’s been slow to jump.

NSW stewards had ruled Chautauqua couldn’t trial again until September 22. But in consultation with their NSW counterparts, Victorian stewards will grant permission for a jump-out on Friday.