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Astern challenging for Slipper favouritism

Sydney

Monday 7 December 2015, 7:06am

Golden Slipper favourite Capitalist is ready to begin the build-up to the $3.5 million race.

Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, the colt is scheduled to run in a barrier trial on Tuesday.

The winner of the Breeders' Plate in October, Capitalist is at $8 to win the world's richest race for two-year-olds in March.

He is being challenged for favouritism by Godolphin's Astern, a winner at Randwick on Saturday.

When the TAB's market opened last week, Astern was at $101 but firmed to $11 immediately after Saturday's race.

He is now a $9 chance with stablemate Calliope, winner of the Gimcrack Stakes, at $15 alongside the unraced Defcon from the Snowden stable.

– AAP

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