Magic Millions 2YO Classic Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday January 9

The final field and barrier draw for the $3million Magic Millions 2YO Classic has been held at the Gold Coast this morning with race favourite Storm Boy drawing gate 10 and Snitzel colt Highness has firmed in the market after drawing ideally in gate four.

Race favourite Storm Boy drew barrier 10 - image Michael McInally

Second crop sires Justify (USA) and Trapeze Artist have the first two in the market in Storm Boy and Spywire, while first season sires with runners are Too Darn Hot (GB), Alabama Express and Brutal.

The Mishani army are well represented with four of the 16 runners, or a quarter of the field t rained by Les Ross for Mike Crooks Mishani Enterprises..

$3m THE STAR GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC (1200m)

No. Horse. Sire. Trainer. Jockey. Barrier. Weight. Price.

1 – STORM BOY (Justify (USA) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Adam Hyeronimus — (10) — 57kg – $2.50

2 – SPYWIRE (Trapeze Artist)– Ciaron Maher & David Eustace – James McDonald (12) — 57kg – $5.50

3 – PARKOUR  (Extreme Choice)– James Cummings – Ms Jamie Kah (17) — 57kg – $9

4 – HIGHNESS  (Snitzel) – Michael Freedman — Tommy Berry (4) — 57kg – $6.50

5 – WOLFGANG (Exceed and Excel)– Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans — Blake Shinn (2) — 57kg – $17

6 – VIANARRA (Shalaa (IRE)– Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young — John Allen (15) — 57kg – $41

7 – MISHANI HERCULES (The Mission) – Les Ross — Mark De Plessis — (1) — 57kg – $201

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8 – ARABIAN SUMMER (Too Darn Hot (GB)– Tony & Calvin McEvoy — Harry Coffey — (9) — 55kg – $6.50

9 – MISHANI ALOHA (Kobayashi)– Les Ross — Ben Thompson — (8) — 55kg – $151

10 – POSTER GIRL (Alabama Express)– Chris Munce — Robbie Dolan — (6) — 55kg – $31

11 – ERNO'S CUBE  (Rubick)– Ciaron Maher & David Eustace — Jason Collett — (7) — 55kg – $23

12 – JENNI'S MEADOW (Brutal)– Ben, Will & JD Hayes — Declan Bates — (5) — 55kg – $23

13 – TERRITORY ASH (Territories(IRE)– Liam Birchley — Michael Rodd — (14) — 55kg – $51

14 – MISHANI EGO (Kobayashi)– Les Ross — Samantha Collett — (13) — 55kg – $201

15 – MISHANI EXPRESS  (Sidestep)–Kevin Kemp— Jake Bayliss — (16) — 55kg – $201

16 – SHEZA CHIQUITITA  (Power GB) – — Damien Thornton — (11) — 55kg – $201

17 (em) – SPIRITED  (Spirit of Boom) – Chris Munce (3) 55kg – $81

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