An Australian winter spell has agreed with New Zealand Group 1 winner Pier, who is set to kick off his spring preparation in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill.
The six-year-old son of Proisir performed with distinction in Brisbane earlier this year, placing in the Group 3 BRC Sprint before winning the Listed The Wayne Wilson, and enjoyed some downtime in the warmer climes of Queensland.
Trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley have been pleased with the way he has returned, with the gelding undertaking his early preparation in Queensland before joining Darryn Weatherley in Sydney, where he finished runner-up in his 790m trial at Warwick Farm last week.
“He spelled and pre-trained up in Brisbane, so he has been over here the whole time,” Darryn Weatherley told the NZ News Desk.
Weatherley has some lofty ambitions with Pier this spring, with the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) his next target, and his performance in that race will dictate whether they press on towards the Cox Plate.
