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Switzerland out of autumn, springtime the aim

Chris Waller announces autumn campaign is over for two-year-old through injury.

SWITZERLAND.
SWITZERLAND. Picture: Steve Hart

A chance for redemption after finishing outside of the placings in the Golden Slipper will go be the wayside as talented two-year-old Switzerland will undergo surgery to remove bone chips.

Trainer Chris Waller announced on Friday that the valuable Coolmore-owned colt will forgo the remainder of his two-year-old season to remove the small chips from a fetlock.

"We are pleased to have found this issue now to enable him a good break ahead of a Spring where we will be targeting the Group 1 Golden Rose and Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes," Waller said via X (formerly Twitter).

After winning his first three races including the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on March 9, Switzerland finished eighth within four lengths of the winner Lady Of Camelot in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill seven days ago.

The Golden Rose over 1400-metres in September followed by the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds during the Melbourne Cup Carnival sets Waller's agenda for colt by Snitzel who was a $1.5 million purchase at the 2023 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.


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Rosehill Saturday, 23rd March 2024

5f212y TURF GOOD
AUD $5,000,000

TAB GOLDEN SLIPPER (G1)

AUD $5,000,000
Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
5f212y TURF GOOD
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Trainer
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1st 14. LADY OF CAMELOT (AUS) 2yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$6.5
54.5kg
Go Bloodstock Australia (Mgr: Sir O G Glenn)
2nd 10. COLEMAN (AUS) 2yo C
PIERATA (AUS) - SBOOG (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
MATT LAURIE
$41
56.5kg
Carringbush Park (Mgr: M Laurie), Mrs S Cummings, Mrs J Groves, R L Smith, Mrs C M Smith, F D Brown, Trilogy (Mgr: Mrs M Stenning), Mrs C A Dingwall, D V Mustica, Mrs L Mustica, P S Mustica, Mrs J Mustica, M D Laurie, Mrs J Koscielecki, S Gilbert & Mrs S L Gilbert

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3rd 1. STORM BOY (AUS) 2yo C
JUSTIFY (USA) - PELICAN (NZ)
RYAN MOORE
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$2.5
56.5kg
Coolmore,Go Bloodstock,Iskander,Peachester Lodge,M Goodson,JPA Super,L To,Lockhart Waller,Bangaloe Stud,Resolute Racing,Poulin Maclennan,Cunningham T'breds,Nocab Racing(S Bacon),R Canceri,Huang Long Olatype(R McClure),De Jersey Grogan(Z De Jersey),Annetts Bowler(P Hughes)&Panthers Dickson(J Widdows)

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4th 5. TRAFFIC WARDEN (AUS) 2yo C
STREET BOSS (USA) - EFFICIENTLY (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
JAMES CUMMINGS
$26
56.5kg
5th 15. MANAAL (AUS) 2yo F
TASSORT (AUS) - RED LODGE (USA)
JASON COLLETT
MICHAEL FREEDMAN
$41
54.5kg
6th 6. STRAIGHT CHARGE (AUS) 2yo C
WRITTEN BY (AUS) - MATRYOSHKA (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$14
56.5kg

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7th 16. ENEEZA (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SWEET SHERRY (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN
$61
54.5kg

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8th 7. SWITZERLAND (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - MS BAD BEHAVIOR (CAN)
JAMES MCDONALD
CHRIS WALLER
$5
56.5kg

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9th 11. HOLMES A COURT (AUS) 2yo C
CAPITALIST (AUS) - MENAGERIE (AUS)
TOM MARQUAND
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$101
56.5kg

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10th 2. FULLY LIT (AUS) 2yo C
HELLBENT (AUS) - SUNLIT (AUS)
SAM CLIPPERTON
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$51
56.5kg

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11th 9. DUBLIN DOWN (AUS) 2yo C
EXCEEDANCE (AUS) - DUBLIN LASS (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN
T & C MCEVOY
$26
56.5kg

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12th 4. RUE DE ROYALE (NZ) 2yo C
PER INCANTO (USA) - URBAN ROYAL (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
T & C MCEVOY
$151
56.5kg

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13th 12. PROST (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - SAMARMETEORS (AUS)
ADAM HYERONIMUS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$31
56.5kg

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14th 8. BODYGUARD (AUS) 2yo C
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - TUMOOH (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$20
56.5kg

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15th 3. SHANGRI LA EXPRESS (AUS) 2yo C
ALABAMA EXPRESS (AUS) - SENT FROM ABOVE (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$61
56.5kg

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16th 13. HAYASUGI (AUS) 2yo F
ROYAL MEETING (IRE) - CHINA ROAD (AUS)
JAMIE KAH
CLINTON MCDONALD
$10
54.5kg

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