TDN Rising Star Capitalist (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}) is still expected to make the line up for the G1 Longines Golden Slipper at Rosehill Mar. 19. The colt lost his unbeaten record when second to Kiss And Make Up (Aus) (More Than Ready) in the G2 Todman S. at Randwick on Saturday and was reported as “mildly sore in front, more particularly the off foreleg” by Racing NSW stewards following the race. However co-trainer Paul Snowden moved to quash any fears about the horse's well being and reported, “He's fine, the reports from the vets were that he's mildly lame straight after the race. I certainly haven't seen that in him. I followed him up the hill in the truck, trotting him up, he seemed okay. Again, we went over him from head-to-toe Sunday morning, he's definitely not lame.” However Snowden's father Peter revealed that Capitalist was displaying some mild muscle soreness in the mid back region but he was confident his charge would not miss any work and he felt his defeat on Saturday was more down to lack of fitness rather than any physical ailment. Speaking to Racing And Sports Snowden said, “My assessment of him was that he lacked race fitness and he had a good blow after the race.” Saturday's Todman S. was a ballot exemption race for the Golden Slipper guaranteeing the winner Kiss And Make Up (Aus) a berth in the A$3.5m contest won last year by the now Ireland based Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro).
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