Mixed Fortunes for Magic Millions Favourites at Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday January 9

The favourites have had mixed fortunes with the barrier draw for this year'sMagic Millions 2YO Classic.

Leading hope Jonker drew a single figure barrier in three, while the Tony McEvoy-trained Sunlight was not as fortunate, drawing 15 and Ef Troop fared even worse with 18.

A bad barrier can be overcome as we saw last year when Houtzen jumped from 16 in the field of 16 and scored an easy win.

Below is the field with barriers for the 2018 Magic Millions 2YO Classic

No

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Barrier

Weight

1

JONKER

David Atkins

Hugh Bowman

3

57kg

2

EF TROOP

Tony Gollan

Matthew McGillivray

18

57kg

3

QUACKERJACK

Mark Newnham

Koby Jennings

19

57kg

4

LEGISLATION

P & P Snowden

Damian Browne

7

57kg

5

FULLAZABOOT

Stuart Kendrick

Tye Angland

21

57kg

6

CROCKETT

Tony McEvoy

Jamie Kah

10

57kg

7

BONDI

P & P Snowden

Blake Shinn

20

57kg

8

SKYRAY

Clarry Conners

Jason Collett

8

57kg

9

MERYL

Lee Curtis

Christian Reith

5

55kg

10

SECRET LADY

Gary Portelli

Ben Melham

11

55kg

11

SUNLIGHT

Tony McEvoy

Luke Currie

15

55kg

12

NOMOTHAJ

Hayes / Dabernig

Stephen Baster

2

55kg

13

OUTBACK BARBIE

Tony Gollan

Jim Byrne

6

55kg

14

ANTHEMOESSA

Matt Cumani

Jordan Childs

4

55kg

15

WITHERSPOON

Brad Widdup

Corey Brown

12

55kg

16

WHISKEY SHOOTER

Waterhouse & Bott

Tim Clark

9

55kg

17e

PAQUIRRI

Gary Moore

17

57kg

18e

TERMINOLOGY

Waterhouse & Bott

14

55kg

19e

SPIRIT'S PRIDE

Michael Nolan

1

57kg

20e

SUGAR SIZZLE

Angela Plumb

Ryan Plumb

16

55kg

21e

CATASTROPHIC

Chris Munce

13

57kg

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