Battler trainer Michael Tubman remains confident his speed filly Chance Bye can win the Golden Slipper. He reckons she's on target for the$3.5m race after a smart solo gallop yesterday at Kembla Grange. She clocked 64.41s 1000m, zipping home in 35.52s for her final 600m. Kathy O'Hara had her under a tight rein until the 200m. Kathy says: I'm very happy with that and she will be spot-on come the Slipper day.' Tubman adds: 'It's just the sort of work I would have wanted two weeks from the Slipper.

Battler trainer Michael Tubman remains confident his speed filly Chance Bye can win the Golden Slipper. He reckons she's on target for the$3.5m race after a smart solo gallop yesterday at Kembla Grange. She clocked 64.41s 1000m, zipping home in 35.52s for her final 600m. Kathy O'Hara had her under a tight rein until the 200m. Kathy says: I'm very happy with that and she will be spot-on come the Slipper day.' Tubman adds: 'It's just the sort of work I would have wanted two weeks from the Slipper. She will swim the rest of the week and go three-quarters on Thursday before a final blow-out the Tuesday before the Slipper... I'll be waiting for them in the Slipper...We just need a bit of luck in the Slipper and a good barrier draw.'

Latest Golden Slipper market from TAB Sportsbet:


MILITARY ROSE 3.20 1.55
CRYSTAL LILY (NOT NOM) 6.00 2.25
CHANCE BYE 9.00 3.00
SOLAR CHARGED 9.00 3.00
HINCHINBROOK 10.00 3.25
DECISION TIME (NOT NOM) 13.00 4.00
BENETEAU 13.00 4.00
SHAAHEQ 15.00 4.50
MASQUERADER (NOT NOM) 15.00 4.50
OBSEQUIOUS 21.00 6.00
ZUTARA (Doubtful) 21.00 6.00

Controversal Irish rider Kieron Fallon has been assaulted by the angry owner of a horse he beat at Saturday's Lingfield UK meeting. Fallon was unsaddling his mount Elna Bright after a 1400m race when a part-owner of two of his rivals in the race confronted him. The UK Racing Post says David Reynolds, the part-owner of the 3/1 fav The Scorching Wind and Seek The Fair Land, punched Fallon from behind. The jockey says: 'He came up behind me when I was unsaddling but I'm all right...he hits like a girl...I don't know what it was all about.' Stewards cleared Fallon of any foul riding in the race. Security guards ejected Reynolds from the course.