Pierro again showed his champion qualities to remain unbeaten in Sydney. Caught wide to the 800m, jockey Nash Rawiller steadied Pierro to eighth before he unleashed in centre track with a superb finish to reel in the pacemaker King Mufhasa over the concluding stages. The finishing burst of Pierro was both ground-raking and timed to perfection. Despite not having the easiest passage in the race, covering extra ground, Pierro was ridden like the best horse in the race and lengthened appreciably when asked. King Mufhasa travelled beautifully to the 200m and was very brave in defeat. After travelling on a nice rein in midfield, Shootout unwound late with telling strides to grab third from a wall of horses. Manighar travelled keenly in the rearward division and closed strongly wide on the track for fourth. Just over one length covered runners from fourth to tenth at the line. *ANZ