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Unbeaten filly Military Rose remains the favourite for this Saturday’s $3.5million Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) despite drawing barrier eight in the 15 horse field for the world’s richest race for two-year-olds.

Prepared by Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich, the impressive daughter of General Nediym is still sitting as the odds-on favourite for the 2010 Golden Slipper currently at $3.70, drifting from $3.60 post barrier draw, with IASbet.

A winner of all five of her career starts, the brown filly has already earned in excess of $1.5 million over her short career, and jockey Stathi Katsidis is confident she can win again on Saturday despite her less than ideal barrier draw.

Victory on Easter Saturday will catapult Military Rose into the history books as she will become the first filly ever to take out the Magic Millions 2YO Classic – Golden Slipper double.

Military Rose’s biggest threat is Crystal Lily who was has come up trumps in the barrier draw having secured the coveted inside running with barrier one. Winner of the Sweet Embrace Stakes last start Crystal Lily is a rising star destined for great things and her ideal barrier draw sees her become a huge danger on Saturday with IASbet shortening her odds accordingly to $5 second favourite.

Crystal Lily’s connections will be over the moon with her draw after paying a hefty late entry fee of $150, 000 to secure her spot in the 2010 Golden Slipper.

Another promising juvenile with the ability and now the draw to lead early on is More Than Ready colt Brightexpectations. From the stables of premier Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse, Brightexpectations burst into contention for this year’s Golden Slipper when he claimed an emphatic victory last weekend in the Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes. Brightexpectations will jump from barrier four.

Chance Bye is also an excellent contender in the 2010 Golden Slipper, the daughter of Snitzel having won all three of her race starts to date. The Silver Slipper Stakes winner has an impressive natural gate speed and this fast moving filly represents good value currently at $13 after having drawn well with barrier three; a barrier that will allow her to get to the front early and perhaps lead all the way.

Chance Bye will be ridden by hoop Kathy O’Hara who is aiming to become the first female jockey to win the Golden Slipper.

Golden Slipper hopefuls that did not fare so well with the barriers include the David Hayes-trained Shaaheq on the far outside in 15 and Waterhouse’s other starter More Strawberries in 14.

For more of the latest news and updates on the 2010 Golden Slipper visit www.races.com.au.

Final Field & Barriers for 2010 AAMI Golden Slipper:

No.	Horse	Trainer	Rider	Barrier	Weight (kg)
1	BRIGHTEXPECTATIONS	Gai Waterhouse	Nash Rawiller	4	56.5
2	HINCHINBROOK	Gerald Ryan	Darren Beadman	5	56.5
3	DECISION TIME	Clarry Conners	Craig Williams	2	56.5
4	BENETEAU	Paul Messara	Michael Rodd	6	56.5
5	CARVED IN STONE	Tim Martin	Tye Angland	10	56.5
6	MILITARY ROSE	Gillian Heinrich	Stathi Katsidis	8	54.5
7	CHANCE BYE	Michael Tubman	Kathy O’Hara	3	54.5
8	CRYSTAL LILY	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Brett Prebble	1	54.5
9	SHAAHEQ	David Hayes	Steven Arnold	15	54.5
10	SOLAR CHARGED	John O’Shea	Hugh Bowman	13	54.5
11	LOHAN	Tim Martin	Jay Ford	7	54.5
12	GEORGETTE SILK	Clarry Conners	Glen Boss	9	54.5
13	OBSEQUIOUS	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	12	54.5
14	ELIMBARI	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	11	54.5
15	MORE STRAWBERRIES	Gai Waterhouse	Corey Brown	14	54.5