Pierro has almost doubled in priced to win the Cox Plate with online bookmaker sportsbet following its surprise defeat over the weekend, now out to $3.70 following speculation all may not be well with the horse.
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The market was temporarily closed yesterday with Pierro priced at $2.90. When it was reopened he had drifted to $2.50 before settling at $3.70 on the back of jockey Craig Williams jumping onto Green Moon and other speculation the favourite may not run.
As a result Green Moon has firmed from $6.00 to $4.60, with Ocean Park also in from $6.00 to $5.00.
“Where there is smoke, there is fire so it will be interesting to see what happens. He was $1.85 before the Caulfield Guineas and with the loss, the jockey jumping off and other rumours, needless to say there hasn’t been a lot of interest from punters over the weekend and the colt may continue to drift beyond $3.70,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
Market courtesy sportsbet.com.au
Cox Plate
(Prices in brackets from Sunday 14 October)
$3.70 Pierro (out from $2.90)
$4.60 Green Moon (in from $6.00)
$5.00 Ocean Park (in from $6.00)
$8.00 All Too Hard (steady)
$9.00 Proisir (in from $12)
$9.00 More Joyus (in from $11)
$21 Ethiopia (steady)
$21 Rekindled Interest (steady)
$21 Sincero (in from $26)
$34 Rangirangdoo, Shoot Out, Happy Trails (in from $41), Glencadam Gold (in from $41)
$41 Glass Harmomium, Linton, Southern Speed (in from $51)
$51 Afsare, Epaulette (out from $41)
$67 Americain, Shahwardi
$101 Mourayan
$201 Midas Touch