The last ditch effort to make the Golden Slipper begins here for the fillies. The last Golden Slipper winner to emerge from this race was Bint Marscay in 1993, but some good fillies have won it since – the likes of Regal Chamber, Hosannah, Victory Vein, Shamekha, Media, Gold Edition and Portillo jump out as notable winners.

This year looks a very competitive contest. I’ve been impressed with KYRIA to date. I think she’s on a pretty similar level to Jade Marauder, maybe just off her, and so I have to rate her highly here.

If she runs up to her runs in the Silver Slipper and the Sweet Embrace Stakes she’ll be right in it. DOUBTFILLY comes into the race with Queensland form. At her last start she flogged Snipzu, who not long ago was touted as Queensland’s next good filly. There is a question mark over the form from her other races but she has to be in with a chance.

Inglis Classic winner CAVALRY ROSE ran a good race in the Black Opal Stakes and she wasn’t too far off Epaulette. He franked the form by running Pierro to a short half head last weekend, and she looked good before that, so she’s surely a chance.

I do realise Later Gator was in front of her at Canberra, but I like Cavalry Rose’s form from before that to include here ahead of Gai’s filly. SHE’S A FOX is certainly a chance but I don’t know if she deserves to be favourite. I guess time will tell. Still goes in.

9 – KYRIA
1 – DOUBTFILLY
2 – CAVALRY ROSE
11 – SHE’S A FOX