Nicoletta’s autumn form has earned the talented Savabeel mare a racing reprieve.

Retirement was being considered for the Lib Petagna-owned four-year-old, but her placings in the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) and the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) will see her return in the spring.

Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Nicoletta has won three races including the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m).