The main contenders for the 2010 Golden Slipper generally fared well, with most of the speed horses drawing inside barriers, which include Bright Expectations, Chance Bye and Crystal Lily. Solar Charged will need to do some work from outwide.
See barrier draw results below
1. Brightexpectations 4
2 Hinchinbrook 5
3 Decision Time 2
4 Beneteau 6
5 Carved in Stone 10
6 Military Rose 8
7 Chance Bye 3
8 Crystal Lily 1
9 Shaaheq 15
10 Solar Charged 13
11 Lohan 7
12 Georgette Silk 9
13 Obsequious 12
14 Elimbari 11
15 More Strawberries 14
Not long to wait. The 2010 Golden Slipper barrier draw is taking place tomorrow Tuesday 30th March at 12 noon. Despite the confidence of trainers the barrier draw is all important as its tough to win the big race off a frantic pace when you are caught wide – we will publish the draw tomorrow with full commentary on market fluctuations.
Bright Expectations trained by Gai Waterhouse rocketed into 2010 Golden Slipper contention with an emphatic win at Rosehill on Saturday. Did he beat much or has he improved many lengths with blinkers. I think a bit of both. Problem for bright expectations is there is lots of speed in the 2010 Golden Slipper so he will probably not get the easy lead that he did last Saturday. Horses like th flying machine Chance Bye and Crystal Lily will make sure he has to work in the 2010 Golden Slipper to get the lead in the big race
Despite impressive performance by other Golden Slipper contenders over the past few weeks, Military Rose remains a strong favourite to win the 2010 Slipper at $3.50 with leading bookmakers. Her price is quoted between $3.20 to $3.50 across the board. She does look hard to beat, given the way she has improved with each run, however, I think this is the price she will start Saturday even if she does draw well. I would not be rushing into to take these odds, wait back until the barrier draw.
The AAMI 2010 Golden Slipper is scheduled to be run this Saturday April 3, 2010 at Rosehill Gardens. The field looks open and we will be publishing a full review of all the major contenders and the best odds available across Australia