Golden Slipper Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday March 19

A full field of 16 plus one emergency will line up in the $5million Group I ATC Golden Slipper this Saturday with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable to send out seven of those runners including the favourite Storm Boy, who has drawn ideally in gate two.

Storm Boy has drawn gate two - image Steve Hart.

The 2024 field is made up of 12 colts, no geldings and four fillies with Espionage also adding to the colts representation should he secure a start.

Arrowfield Stud’s Snitzel is the only sire with multiple runners and has stakes-winning colts Switzerland and Prost engaged.

No – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – STORM BOY (Justify(USA) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Ryan Moore – 2 – 56.5kg

2 – FULYL LIT (Hellbent) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Sam Clipperton – 1 – 56.5kg

3 – SHANGRI LA EXPRESS (Alabama Express)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Regan Bayliss – 3 – 56.5kg

4 – RUE DE ROYALE (Per Incanto (USA)– Tony and Calvin McEvoy – Chad Schofield – 14 – 56.5kg

5 – TRAFFIC WARDEN (Street Boss (USA)– James Cummings – Craig Williams – 6 – 56.5kg

6 – STRAIGHT CHARGE  (Written By) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tim Clark – 9 – 56.5kg

7 – SWITZERLAND (Snitzel)– Chris Waller – James McDonald– 7 – 56.5kg

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8 – BODYGUARD (I Am Invincible)– Peter and Paul snowden – Mark Zahra – 10 – 56.5kg

9 – DUBLIN DOWN (Exceedance)– Tony & Calvin McEvoy – Hugh Bowman – 13 – 56.5kg

10 – COLEMAN (Pierata)– Matt Laurie – Kerrin McEvoy– 4 – 56.5kg

11 – HOLMES A COURT (Capitalist) – Peter & Paul Snowden – Tom Marquand – 8 – 56.5kg

12 – PROST (Snitzel) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Adam Hyeronimus – 11 – 56.5kg

13 – HAYASUGI (Royal Meeting (IRE) – Clinton McDonald– Jamie Kah – 16 – 54.5kg

14 – LADY OF CAMELOT (Written Tycoon) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Blake Shinn – 5 – 54.5kg

15 – MANAAL (Tassort)– Michael Freedman – Jason Collett– 17 – 54.5kg

16 – ENEEZA (Exceed and Excel)– Peter G Moody and Katherine Coleman – Damian Lane – 15 – 54.5kg

17 EMG – ESPIONAGE (Zoustar)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tommy Berry – 12 – 56.5kg

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