Changing a DropDownList - select Name

I have a dropdownlist that I need the clientidmode to be static.

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlClientTest" name="ddlClientTest" clientidmode="Static" CssClass="" runat="server">
        </asp:DropDownList>

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I have defined it explicitly in the code in front as above.

However, when it is rendered it adds another name to the front like so:

<select name="ctl00$ContentBody$TeamSearchGridControl$ScreenNameControl$ClientComboControlFilter$ddlClientTest" id="ddlClientTest" name="ddlClientTest">

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I'm trying to add a Trigger for a button on a different control and it complains it can't find the ddl, so I suspect, that it is because of this renaming of the name. I view source code and that's the only thing that looks off.

        Dim newtrigger As New AsyncPostBackTrigger
newtrigger.ControlID = "ddlClientTest"
 UpdatePanelTeamGrid.Triggers.Add(newtrigger)

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The error is:
A control with ID 'ddlClientTest' could not be found for the trigger in UpdatePanel 'UpdatePanelTeamGrid'.