| What | Golden Slipper 2024 |
| Where | Rosehill Gardens |
| When | Saturday, March 23, 2024 |
| Prizemoney | $5,000,000 |
| Distance | 1200m |
| Status | Group 1 |
| 2023 winner | Shinzo (7) | T: Chris Waller | J: Ryan Moore (56.5kg) |
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The two-year-olds take centre stage at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday afternoon, with the time-honoured Group 1 Golden Slipper attracting one of the strongest fields in recent history. A capacity field of 16 are set to line-up in Australia’s richest two-year-old race, with the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott represented with an astonishing six runners, including long-standing undefeated favourite, Storm Boy. Can a stablemate cause an upset? Or perhaps Chris Waller can go back-to-back after Shinzo proved too strong in the 2023 edition?
2024 Golden Slipper odds
The money continues to flow for Storm Boy as he looks to extend his unbeaten streak to five wins on Saturday and online bookmakers are taking no chances installing the colt as +110 favourite. Coolmore connections own the top two in the market, with Chris Waller-trained Switzerland on the second line of betting at +380. You could get double-figure odds for every other runner engaged, with the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained pair of Lady Of Camelot and Straight Charge earning plenty of respect at +1000 apiece. Meanwhile, the Group 1 Blue Diamond (1200m) winner Hayasugi is listed as a +1600 chance making her way to Sydney for the Clinton McDonald barn.
2024 Golden Slipper speed map
You can make a case for half the field taking up the running in the 2024 Golden Slipper, however, you can almost guarantee the Waterhouse & Bott barn will send Straight Charge to the lead under Tim Clark from barrier nine. Fully Lit (1) has the opportunity to kick-up from the inside draw, while Storm Boy (2) and Lady Of Camelot (5) will look to be positive and a hold a postion. Traffic Warden maps to get the run of the race in stall six, as does the Matt Laurie-trained Coleman (4). A few of the key chances at bigger prices, such as Hayasugi (16), Manaal (17) and Prost (11) may need to drift back early to ensure they gain cover throughout the 1200m journey.
Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top tips and $100 betting strategy for the 2024 Golden Slipper.
Golden Slipper 2024 preview & form
In an outstanding edition of the Golden Slipper, Switzerland gets the nod after an impressive victory in the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m). The son of Snitzel powered over the top of his rivals on that occasion and gets a similar race shape on Saturday. James McDonald should be getting the last crack at his opposition from a mid-field sit with cover throughout, and with a break-neck tempo expected in this event, Switzerland can give Chris Waller back-to-back wins in Australia’s greatest two-year-old feature.
Lady Of Camelot is another terrific bet at the price available with online bookmakers after an incredible runner-up performance in the Group 1 Blue Diamond on February 24. She was brave when being reeled in late by Hayasugi but lost no admirers when whacking away in a fast-run affair. The daughter of Written Tycoon has been back to Sydney for a barrier trial and won the jump-out when racing under her own steam, cruising through the wire at Hawkesbury on March 11. She doesn’t need to lead in this, and with Blake Shinn having all the options from gate five, Lady Of Camelot is worth saving on.
Traffic Warden is the throw at the stumps in this after a soft win at Flemington on March 9 in the Group 2 VRC Sires Produce (1400m). He led all the way to score, but punters shouldn’t anticipate him leading here. Craig Williams will drop in for cover mid-field similarly to his effort in the Blue Diamond his start prior, and if he can maintain a strong sprint when the whips are cracking, you can do a lot worse than Traffic Warden at the big odds.
Storm Boy warrants all the respect in the world, but the even-money on offer is hard to get excited about. There are so many chances at big odds in this race, with Straight Charge, Manaal and Hayasugi just to name a few worthy of putting in multiples, but if Storm Boy proves too classy, it wouldn’t come as any shock.
Golden Slipper 2024 selections & best bets
7
SWITZERLAND
14
LADY OF CAMELOT
5
TRAFFIC WARDEN
1
STORM BOY
| $100 betting strategy | |
|---|---|
| $60 win | Switzerland (#7) @ +360 with Picklebet |
| $30 win | Lady Of Camelot (#14) @ +650 with Neds |
| $10 win | Traffic Warden (#5) @ +3300 with Playup |
2024 Golden Slipper Final Field
1. Storm Boy (2)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Ryan Moore
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 1111
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Justify (USA)
- Dam: Pelican (NZ)
-285.71
2. Fully Lit (1)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Sam Clipperton
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 211
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Hellbent
- Dam: Sunlit
+450
3. Shangri La Express (3)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bot
- J: Regan Bayliss
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 32×11
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Brown
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Alabama Express
- Dam: Sent From Above
+700
4. Rue De Royale (14)
- T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
- J: Chad Schofield
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 202×2
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Per Incanto (USA)
- Dam: Urban Royal
+4000
5. Traffic Warden (6)
- T: James Cummings
- J: Craig Williams
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 18312
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Street Boss (USA)
- Dam: Efficiently
+600
6. Straight Charge (9)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Tim Clark
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 21x1x
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Written By
- Dam: Matryoshka
+240
7. Switzerland (7)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: James McDonald
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 111
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Snitzel
- Dam: Ms Bad Behavior
-125
8. Bodyguard (10)
- T: Peter & Paul Snowden
- J: Mark Zahra
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 41×1
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: I Am Invincible
- Dam: Tumooh
+600
9. Dublin Down (13)
- T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
- J: Hugh Bowman
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 10×12
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Exceedance
- Dam: Dublin Lass
+550
10. Coleman (4)
- T: Matt Laurie
- J: Kerrin McEvoy
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 301×1
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Pierata
- Dam: Sboog
+700
11. Holmes A Court (8)
- T: Peter & Paul Snowden
- J: Tom Marquand
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 132
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Chestnut
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Capitalist
- Dam: Menagerie
+1400
12. Prost (11)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Adam Hyeronimus
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 21×3
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Snitzel
- Dam: Samarmeteors
+700
13. Hayasugi (16)
- T: Clinton McDonald
- J: Jamie Kah
- W: 54.5kg
- F: 111×5
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Royal Meeting (IRE)
- Dam: China Road
+320
14. Lady Of Camelot (5)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Blake Shinn
- W: 54.5kg
- F: 21×4
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Written Tycoon
- Dam: Miss Debutante
+140
15. Manaal (17)
- T: Michael Freedman
- J: Jason Collett
- W: 54.5kg
- F: 12×1
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Tassort
- Dam: Red Lodge (USA)
+550
16. Enneza (15)
- T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman
- J: Damian Lane
- W: 54.5kg
- F: 42×12
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Exceed and Excel
- Dam: Sweet Sherry
+1700
17 (1E). Espionage (12)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Tommy Berry
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 52×1
- Age: 2YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Zoustar
- Dam: In Times of War
+400
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