Richards won't be at the Gold Coast meeting but plans to head to Doomben for Melody Belle's final race later this month thanks to the transtasman travel bubble.
"We expect her to run well on Saturday but we think she's still got a little bit of improvement in her for the Doomben Cup," Richards said.
Already this year Melody Belle has won twice at Group 1 level, in the Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham and the New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie.
She made up good ground to finish sixth in last month's Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill.
The Hollindale Stakes has also attracted fellow Waikato gallopers Tiptronic, who has drawn barrier two for trainer Graham Richardson and jockey Glen Boss, and Two Illicit, drawn six for trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood and jockey Vinnie Colgan.
- NZ Racing Desk