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.
FP | Silk | Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam |
Jockey Trainer |
SP
WT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5th |
15. MANAAL (AUS) 2yo F TASSORT (AUS) - RED LODGE (USA) |
JASON COLLETT MICHAEL FREEDMAN |
$41
54.5kg |
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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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