Analysis: Golden Slipper — Matt Stewart gives his take on the world’s richest race for two-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens
HERALD Sun racing writer Matt Stewart says it will be a case of Ollie’s revenge with Flying Artie poised to turn the tables on his more fancied stablemate in the Golden Slipper.
HERALD Sun racing writer Matt Stewart says it will be a case of Ollie’s revenge with Flying Artie poised to turn the tables on his more fancied stablemate in the Golden Slipper.
Champion jockey opted to ride Flying Artie in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield in a decision that backfired when his mount drew wide and then couldn’t make up the lost ground on runaway winner Extreme Choice.
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LIVE: GOLDEN SLIPPER DAY
THE EARLY OIL: MOONEE VALLEY
$3.5 million GOLDEN SLIPPER FIELD
Rosehill, Saturday 4.30pm
Group 1, 1200m
No. Horse Barrier Trainer Jockey Weight Odds
1 EXTREME CHOICE 7 Mick Price Craig Newitt 56.5kg $3.20
2 FLYING ARTIE 5 Mick Price Damien Oliver 56.5kg $5
3 DEFCON 14 Peter & Paul Snowden Brett Prebble 56.5kg $21
4 KISS AND MAKE UP 9 Gai Waterhouse Kerrin McEvoy 56.5kg $9.50
5 ASTERN 17 John O’Shea James McDonald 56.5kg $11
6 STAR TURN 11 Team Hawkes Dwayne Dunn 56.5kg $51
7 CAPITALIST 2 Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 56.5kg $8
8 GOOD STANDING 10 James Cummings Hugh Bowman 56.5kg $13
9 TELPERION 12 John O’Shea James Doyle 56.5kg $26
10 FRENCH FERN 13 David Payne Opie Bosson 54.5kg $71
11 SCARLET RAIN 16 Gai Waterhouse Tommy Berry 54.5kg $17
12 CALLIOPE 15 John O’Shea Sam Clipperton 54.5kg $26
13 YANKEE ROSE 3 David Vandyke Zac Purton 54.5kg $21
14 SWEET SHERRY 8 Brent Stanley Thomas Huet 54.5kg $201
15 HONESTY PREVAILS 6 Rick Worthington Jason Collett 54.5kg $51
16 QUICK FEET 1 Peter & Paul Snowden Damian Lane 54.5kg $201
17e MOQUEEN 4 Anthony Cummings Craig Williams 54.5kg $201
Odds: TAB
THE FACTORS
TRACK: Soft 5
RAIL: Out 2m
FORECAST: Partly cloudy, 23C
THE SKINNY
Matt Stewart’s analysis
EXTREME CHOICE
Ollie’s folly (of choosing Flying Artie in the Diamond) will be rammed home if this fast and classy youngster can pull off the double. Perfect alley and recent trackwork suggests he hasn’t gone backwards. Should stalk and sprint hard.
FLYING ARTIE
The “did the barrier cost him the Diamond’’ question might be answered. Draws a gate, trainer says can use it and sit far closer this time. Ollie’s folly or Ollie’s jolly? We’ll find out.
DEFCON
Bit of a sense of timing as has improved into the campaign, often a winning Slipper formula. Barrier awkward but not terminal.
KISS AND MAKE UP
If an omen horse wins, this is it. Gai is a Slipper superpower and Singo, now back by her side, is a multiple winner and lethal ally of the great trainer. Form and ratings say the Price duo is tops but you just can’t put a line through Gai and this bloke did flog the long-time Slipper favourite last start.
ASTERN
Had he drawn a gate, the form “smarties’’ (dorks with spectacles, live at home with parents) reckon he was the spanner in Price’s works. But he’s drawn the marquees.
STAR TURN
Huge in Diamond lead-up when copped early pressure, kicked then was nailed by Flying Artie. Below par in Diamond but cast himself in stall earlier in the day. Mini blowout chance.
CAPITALIST
From favourite to flop; disappointing last start behind Kiss And Make Up. Would be a Lazarus but drawn well and was first-up last start.
GOOD STANDING
Would be great Cummings legacy story but the formlines look all wrong.
TELPERION
Flogged by Good Standing last start. Moving on.
FRENCH FERN
Upset winner of so-so lead-up last start. No.
SCARLET RAIN
Never beaten, which is a start, as is Gai factor. Barrier a bother.
CALLIOPE
Early season spruik filly back to winning form last start. Is that form good enough?
YANKEE ROSE
Trying to win first-up (has that ever happened?) and would be some feat by trainer but unbeaten, well drawn and has Purton. Shock chance.
SWEET SHERRY
OK in Diamond but has to find probably 10 lengths to win this.
HONESTY PREVAILS
Only battled last start, with poor recovery. No.
QUICK FEET
Good chasing effort last start but her quick feet won’t be quick enough.
MOQUEEN
Similar to Quick Feet last start. Here for the owners’ tickets.
MATT STEWART SELECTS
1st FLYING ARTIE
2nd KISS AND MAKE UP
3rd EXTREME CHOICE
4th YANKEE ROSE
THE SPEED
Should be fast pace with fillies SCARLET RAIN and FRENCH FERN working across from outside draws. CAPITALIST, EXTREME CHOICE and KISS AND MAKE UP will also push forward. FLYING ARTIE should settle around midfield and charge home.
Originally published as Analysis: Golden Slipper — Matt Stewart gives his take on the world’s richest race for two-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens
