From a luckless campaign to make the Melbourne Cup to a shot at the Perth Cup, Jason Warren-trained Grand Pierro has somehow landed on the $300,000 The Beauford (2300m) at Newcastle on Saturday.

And his Mornington-based trainer is confident the six-year-old gelding can give him a stop-over victory in the listed staying feature.

Grand Pierro ridden by Zac Spain wins the Bagot Handicap at Flemington on January 1. Credit: Racing Photos via Getty Images

Grand Pierro ($5 TAB) was vying with John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Maison Louis and Ciaron Maher-prepared Future History for favouritism in the Beauford, which has been on Newcastle’s standalone program since 2021 but became a listed event only last year, when Toowoomba galloper Nikau Spur won.

Warren is attempting his own long-d

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