Exciting two-year-old Wodeton will prove a horror result for bookmakers if he wins Saturday’s Golden Slipper

Bookies are standing Golden Slipper favourite Wodeton for plenty with almost half of futures holds on Chris Waller’s exciting two-year-old.

Leading fancies Wodeton and Tempted are expected to continue to fight out favouritism for the $5m Golden Slipper until race time after both drew ideally for Saturday’s Group 1 showpiece at Rosehill Gardens.

Punters are expected to have a fill-up if favourite Wodeton can deliver on the hype in the Group 1 test this weekend in what would be a horror result for bookmakers.

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Tuesday’s Golden Slipper draw is widely considered one of the most important in all of racing but did little to shake up the top of the market when Wodeton and Tempted drew barriers two and one respectively.

The past four Slipper winners have jumped from inside barrier five while six of the past 18 have been in barrier one.

Long-time favourite Wodeton, trained by Chris Waller, was a $4.50 favourite with TAB following the barrier draw while Tempted is on the second line of betting at $5.

“All the favourites did draw particularly well in this year’s Golden Slipper and it’s the most important barrier draw in all of racing from a betting perspective,” TAB senior trader Tim Ryan said at the barrier draw.

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“Wodeton, personally I was probably hoping he would have drawn a little bit wider because he has been so popular through futures betting.

“He is over 40 per cent of our total hold in futures betting and is the biggest liability I can ever remember coming into a Slipper for a favoured runner.”

Tempted burst into contention with a brilliant effort from the back to win the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes and will connect with two-time Slipper winning rider Blake Shinn.

Tempted has firmed in Golden Slipper markets after drawing barrier one.

“I think she can settle handy and have firmed her up $6 into $5 (post draw) and I wouldn’t be surprised if she challenged for favouritism or even started favourite on Saturday in the Golden Slipper,” Ryan added.

Last start Pago Pago Stakes winner Skyhook was a drifter from $7 to $8 while unbeaten colt Rivellino was $11 into $9 after he scored the good gate in barrier three.

There has been a significant move for the Michael Freedman-trained Marhoona (barrier six), a last start runner-up to Tempted, which shortened from $26 into $15 in the lead up to the barrier draw and is now $13.

Blue Diamond winner Devil Night (barrier 11) was $9 out to $11 while Farcited is the $81 outsider of the field.

Originally published as Exciting two-year-old Wodeton will prove a horror result for bookmakers if he wins Saturday’s Golden Slipper