The final field has been declared and the barrier draw conducted for the 60th running of the $3.5 million Gr1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday.
The Mick Price-trained colts Extreme Choice and Flying Artie have drawn ideally in barriers 7 and 5 respectively, further tightening their stranglehold on the market for the world’s richest juvenile race. Gr1 Blue Diamond winner Extreme Choice, who will be ridden by Craig Newitt, remains at $2.80 with the TAB following yesterday morning’s barrier draw.
However, his equally talented stable-mate, and Blue Diamond runner-up, Flying Artie, who will be ridden by champion jockey Damien Oliver, has firmed slightly from $6 into $5 after finally coming up with a decent barrier in gate 5.
Such is their dominance in pre-post betting, the glamour colts’ nearest market rivals are Capitalist (2) and Astern (17) who share the third line of betting at $9.50.
All other runners are at double figure odds. The Anthony Cummings-trained Moqueen is the only emergency in the 16-horse capacity race and is a $101 chance.
The final field is:
1. EXTREME CHOICE (Mick Price-Craig Newitt) 56.5kg (7)
2. FLYING ARTIE (Mick Price-Damien Oliver) 56.5kg (5)
3. DEFCON (Peter & Paul Snowden-Brett Prebble) 56.5kg (14)
4. KISS AND MAKE UP (Gai Waterhouse-Kerrin McEvoy) 56.5kg (9)
5. ASTERN (John O’Shea-James McDonald) 56.5kg (17)
6. STAR TURN (Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes) 56.5kg (11)
7. CAPITALIST (Peter & Paul Snowden-Blake Shinn) 56.5kg (2)
8. GOOD STANDING (James Cummings-Hugh Bowman) 56.5kg (10)
9. TELPERION (John O’Shea-James Doyle) 56.5kg (12)
10. FRENCH FERN (David Payne-Opie Bosson) 54.5kg (13)
11. SCARLET RAIN (Gai Waterhouse-Tommy Berry) 54.5kg (16)
12. CALLIOPE (John O’Shea-Sam Clipperton) 54.5kg (15)
13. YANKEE ROSE (David Vandyke-Zac Purton) 54.5kg (3)
14. SWEET SHERRY (Brent Stanley-Thomas Huet) 54.5kg (8)
15. HONESTY PREVAILS (Rick Worthington-Jason Collett) 54.5kg (6)
16. QUICK FEET (Peter & Paul Snowden) 54.5kg (1)
17e. MOQUEEN (Anthony Cummings) 54.5kg (4)
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