Trainer David Ferraris admits finding a 'chink in the armour' of Australian superstar Sepoy is nearly impossible, but says he has Bear Hero glowing ahead of the colt's hit-and-run mission in tomorrow's Coolmore Stakes (1,200m) at Flemington.
Bear Hero - last season's champion griffin - has travelled Down Under for a one-off Group One assignment, but he has drawn a contest with one of the best young Australian sprinters in recent memory.
Sepoy has only been defeated once in 10 starts. After a juvenile season capped by winning the world's richest race for two-year-olds, the Golden Slipper, Sepoy has since gone undefeated in four starts as a three-year-old.
Australian oddsmakers certainly don't think the Darley-owned speedster will be beaten for a second time, installing him as short as $1.20 to win the stallion-making race for three-year-olds, with Bear Hero firming to $14 yesterday.
After watching his horse complete his final serious gallop at Weribee, Ferraris said he 'couldn't be happier'.
'He worked 28 [seconds] and 26 over the 800m and he did it easy with his head on his chest,' the trainer said.