Thursday, 10 May 2012: Punters believe Herculian Prince can snap a 588-day winless run in Saturday's listed Lord Mayor's Cup at Rosehill, rating the Gai Waterhouse stayer the $3.60 outright favourite on Tab Sportsbet's fixed odds to win the race.
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The six-year-old hasn't saluted since a dominant win in the 2010 Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick, although he was only beaten a head three weeks ago in the listed Japan Racing Association Plate (2000m) by stablemate
Western Symbol 
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Kathy O'Hara will pilot
Herculian Prince for just the second time to cover for regular rider Nash Rawiller, who'll be aboard BTC Cup favourite
Buffering in Brisbane.
In-form Guy Walter mare
Skyerush is on the second line of Lord Mayor's Cup (2000m) betting, rated a $4 chance following her win in the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1600m) at Randwick two weeks ago.
Ron Quinton's
Crafty Irna , and Chris Waller's
Wazn are the only other two quoted in single figures, level on the third line of betting as $4.60 hopefuls.
Crafty Irna ran a narrow fifth to Southern Skye in the Emancipation Stakes, while Wazn was fourth in the listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury last weekend.
Last year's Metropolitan winner
The Verminator is a $21 shot.
