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The question on everyone’s lips for the 2014 Cox Plate is exactly what kind of horse the favourite Pierro is.
Are they one of those brilliant three-year-olds that fails to step up to the grade in the iconic weight-for-age feature?
Or will they prove to be a genuine turf great and win the ‘race where legends are made’?
Gai Waterhouse’s Lonhro colt is already hot property when it comes to the breeding barn having amassed over $3.3 million in prize money over their stunning nine start career to date headlined by a triple shot of Group 1 races.
Winning their opening eight races the boom three-year-old suffered their first defeat last time out when they were run down by another smart three-year-old who they face again in the Cox Plate, All Too Hard scoring an upset in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Waterhouse however believes on Saturday Pierro has what it takes to bounce back and add a coveted Cox Plate trophy to his, and her, record saying the shock loss might actually have bought them on.
“He looks magnificent, he really does look fantastic and he’s a ball of muscle,” she said.
“I’ve always been a great admirer of Pierro. I can’t see why he can’t win this race and I’ve set him for it all along.”
The bookies are also taking no chances on the young gun and have had Pierro installed at the top of the Cox Plate odds since well before the final field of 14 was announced this week.
The punters however look like they still need to be convinced as Pierro has eased out from $4 to $4.40 in the Cox Plate betting markets at bookmaker.com.au.
So can Pierro return to the winners stall and enter the history books as one of the few horses to win the Cox Plate at three?
Below we take a look at the pros and cons of backing the 2012 Cox Plate favourite.
Think Pierro has what it takes to enter the history books and win the 2012 Cox Plate? Or think there is more value laying the favourite and taking them on with a better priced rival in the Cox Plate odds?
Whatever way your Cox Plate bets sway this Saturday make sure you get the best prices online at bookmaker.com.au – home of the exclusive Pick Your Own Cox Plate Odds markets!
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