Caviar crew pumped for her gallop at Caulfield You just don't realise how much you miss seeing her ... Gary Wilkie on Black Caviar, pictured. Photo: Stefan Wermuth Part-owner Gary Wilkie is as excited as ever about the prospect of seeing champion mare Black Caviar gallop between races at Caulfield on Saturday. The winner of 22 starts will make her first public appearance since the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot in June before a planned return to racing in a fortnight. "You just don't realise how much you miss seeing her," said Wilkie of Black Caviar's absence. "It is going to be so exciting for everyone to see her gallop ... " He admitted after Ascot it appeared her career was over. When we left Ascot we were considering who was going to be her mate [at stud]. The message we were getting was that sorry, that is all and Peter [Moody] was quite adamant that she would never race again. She will appear between races two and three, after about 1.35pm. Sights lowered Almost unbeaten at two and winless at three, Team Hawkes just want to inject some confidence into recent stable acquisition Ninth Legion with a low-key campaign starter at Rosehill on Saturday. "He's run in some good races and had those two wins early, but they were as a two-year-old," co-trainer Michael Hawkes said. He's probably paying the price a little bit, but in saying that he's a high-quality horse and he's run some cracking races. He's new to us and we've only had him this prep, but we're trying to get some confidence back into him and go forward from there. The Fastnet Rock colt impressed winning his first two starts under Anthony Cummings's care before rattling home behind Sizzling in the group 1 TJ Smith at Eagle Farm in June. He was then unplaced in four stakes races as a three-year-old, prompting the Hawkes to set the bar a little lower this time in, despite Ninth Legion holding an Australian Guineas nomination. "It depends on Saturday where he's going, but he's got a long way to get there," Michael said. Shaun Guymer's three-kilogram claim will help offset Ninth Legion's 60.5kg impost after connections opted against taking on the older horses in the last. "He's got his fair share of weight, which is why Shaun's on him and 1200 [metres] is more suited first up," Michael said. Baker's strong hand While much of his focus will be on Twilight Royale in the two-year-olds' opener, Bjorn Baker will be casting a keen eye over Burbero in the fourth over 1500m. Unbeaten in four starts since crossing the Tasman, Burbero has reaped the benefits of starting his Australian career with easy wins at Bathurst and Orange. "It was a good chance to get the owner a quick return, make sure he can pay for the plane and be one step ahead from the outset," Baker said. It's his biggest test to date by a long way, but he's drawn well [in four]. We'll just see how he comes through Saturday and depending how he goes there we'll look for another race for him. Brenton Avdulla will be reunited with Burbero only eight days after weaving a passage to victory on him at Canterbury. Avdulla will also be legged on Twilight Royale, forced to shoulder 58kg after strong form around stablemate and Inglis Classic runner-up Fuerza. "It's not going to be easy with 58 kilos, but she's done well in her two starts to date," Baker said. Her form line is pretty sound and the horse that beat her last time [Swing Vote], she went to Melbourne and acquitted herself well. Markwell no mug A throwback to the old hands-on days, Gwenda Markwell knows better than most the ability of the speedy Alesteem, a winner at Kembla Grange's recent metro meeting. Markwell still partners the mare for most her trackwork and has seen enough to give Alesteem her first Saturday city start at Rosehill. "I ride her a fair bit, [foreman] Ralph [Chater] rides her and [jockey] Scotty [Pollard]," she said. She hasn't failed to pick up a cheque since she's been racing.