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Sunday's Black Opal Stakes winner Criterion was the major mover up the Order Of Entry for next month's Group 1 Golden Slipper while a handful of juveniles will look to solidify their positions on Saturday.

Criterion all but confirmed his place in the Golden Slipper at Rosehill on April 6 when taking out the $250,000 Listed Black Opal Stakes at Canberra's Thorougbred Park on Sunday.

The $150,000 winner's cheque has seen the colt rocket to third in the updated Order Of Entry for the Group 1 Golden Slipper released late yesterday.

A day earlier, Whittington solidified a likely start in the Golden Slipper when winning the $100,000 Lonhro Plate (1100m) at Warwick Farm.

The Star Thoroughbreds-raced gelding is now tenth in the Order Of Entry after edging out Va Pensiero who sits 21st in the ballot.

Whittington is part of a Gai Waterhouse-trained trio expected to contest the Golden Slipper which also consists of Overreach [16th] and Sweet Idea who is exempt from ballot after winning the Silver Slipper (1100m).

Racing at Warwick Farm this Saturday will be pivotal in terms of two-year-old racing with both the Sweet Embrace Stakes and the Skyline Stakes each conducted.

Those nominated for the Skyline Stakes who are prominent in the ballot order include Regimental Pride [13th], All The Talk [15th], Good Job Bro [20th] and Dothraki [27th].

Boom filly Assail resumes in the Sweet Embrace.

Assail sits equal 27th in the Order Of Entry.

ENTRY PRIZEMONEY BALLOT NOMINATED HORSE SEX TRAINER

1: $217,600 ** SWEET IDEA F Gai Waterhouse

2: $730,100 ** MIRACLES OF LIFE F Daniel Clarken

3: $208,750 CRITERION C David Payne

4: $198,150 KUROSHIO C Peter Snowden

5: $194,550 FAST 'N' ROCKING C David Hayes

6: $159,500 GUELPH F Peter Snowden

7: $152,000 ** WHISKEY ALLROUND G Tony Gollan

8: $146,000 VILLA VERDE F Shaun Dwyer

9: $140,500 METASTASIO F Peter Snowden

10: $140,000 WHITTINGTON C Gai Waterhouse

11: $134,173 ** RUUD AWAKENING (NZ) F S B Marsh

12: $108,750 NEVER CAN TELL C Anthony Cummings

13: $106,500 REGIMENTAL PRIDE C David Payne

14: $88,900 SHAMUS AWARD C Danny O'Brien

15: $83,850 ALL THE TALK C Gary Portelli

16: $81,600 OVERREACH F Gai Waterhouse

17: $76,628 BOUNDING F Ken Kelso

18: $76,500 CASQUETS F Mark Kavanagh

19: $75,000 GREGERS F David Hayes

20: $69,750 GOOD JOB BRO C John Sargent

21: $68,750 CHARLIE BOY C Gerald Ryan

21: $68,750 VA PENSIERO C Jason Coyle

23: $60,800 SIDESTEP C Peter Snowden

24: $57,000 CLEVADUDE C Rick Hore-Lacy

25: $54,000 ROCKFORD C Gai Waterhouse

26: $53,400 RESISTANT C Mick Price

27: $48,750 ASSAIL F Clarry Conners

27: $48,750 DOTHRAKI C Gerald Ryan

29: $48,000 SAFEGUARD C Peter Snowden

30: $33,000 MISHANI GLADIATOR C Les Ross