Hopes for a spring carnival stakes result have been replaced by something much less ambitious as promising Melbourne mare I Love It heads to Sydney.

After her first piece of Victorian carnival misfortune led to a second slice of bad luck, Caulfield trainer John Salanitri and his brother Frank will look towards a restricted Rosehill race on Saturday to at least salvage campaign expenses.

It will be I Love It's first start since she ran into dead ends in the Alinghi Stakes at Caulfield on October 18 in a return to racing that ultimately ended Melbourne Cup carnival plans.

The result left the stable cursing its luck but ultimately counting its blessings, according to Frank Salanitri.

"I think it was probably one of my most dejected days walking down from the viewing point, I can tell you that," he said.

"We expected to gain some black type there but we're pretty lucky that she came out of it without any injury because she pretty much dislodged (the jockey).

"You'd think following the (short-priced) favourite it would take you into the race. The unfortunate side to that is we'll never know what she had to offer."

Her ninth of 11 runners to The Messina Nymph had another downside when she was left on the outer for a Group Three sprint at Flemington last week.

"She got balloted out ... she was too far down the order," Salanitri said.

"I don't think we would have beaten the winner (Vain Queen) but at the same time she still could have got a bit of black type.

"If there is any measure in the run in the Alinghi and she handles the Sydney way of going she's going to be competitive."

Salanitri said only a difficult barrier draw would put a Sydney trip in doubt.

"If she draws a wide gate we'd think twice but we'll accept and see what happens from there," he said.