2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results: Houtzen Too Good

January 14, 2017

2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results: Houtzen Too Good

Classy local Houtzen has continued her perfect career start on the Gold Coast this afternoon; justifying her clear race favouritism to comfortably win the featured 2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m).

Houtzen’s chances of winning the Magic Millions 2YO Classic were dealt a blow midweek when she was allocated a wide and awkward alley, but the filly jumped well and was able to cross the field with complete ease; taking up the early running from Madeenaty.

Experiencing a carefree run on pace over the back straight and at the bend, jockey Jeff Lloyd was a passenger as the filly opened the gap in the final straight; maintaining a good gap on her rivals and comfortably finding the line ahead of Chauffeur and Madeenaty, for her most impressive victory to date.

Trainer Toby Edmonds was thrilled with Houtzen’s performance to be crowned the Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner.

“It was a great effort and she was the best filly today,” Edmonds said.

“Jeff was really aggressive and she probably ran through the bridle a bit and got a little tired but she was entitled to, it was such a great effort.

“I left it up to him (Lloyd). We’d been through the race so many times and the way the track was playing today, we hadn’t talked about riding her different.

“I thought bugger it – if we take her out of her pattern it might not work, so let’s just let her roll and see what happens.

“A Magic Millions for us is everything. It’s been a dream come true.”

Veteran hoop Jeff Lloyd suffered a major stroke only two years ago, but has found some of his best form through recent seasons and was elated to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic aboard Houtzen.

“She did it all, she did it tough,” Lloyd said.

“She didn’t realty come back to be. In front I had concerns in the race that she might have come across too quick and was doing too much.

“She’d had enough at the end but she was entitled to.

“We said it would all depend on how she came out, but I only had one thing in mind and that was to get across.”

Houtzen debuted to win the Sky Thoroughbred Central Handicap (1050m) by four lengths on December 24th; repeating the dose in the First National Real Estate Handicap (1100m) in what was her only other start prior to the Magic Millions last weekend.

2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Starting Price
1 11 HOUTZEN Toby Edmonds Jeff Lloyd 16 55kg $4EF
2 4 CHAUFFEUR Gerald Ryan Joshua Parr 0.5L 9 57kg $19
3 8 MADEENATY David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Mark Zahra 2.8L 1 55kg $9
4 2 GOODFELLA Bjorn Baker Brenton Avdulla 2.9L 11 57kg $17
5 18e INVADER Peter & Paul Snowden Dwayne Dunn 3L 6 57kg $26
6 10 INVINCIBLE STAR Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 3.8L 13 55kg $9
7 9 CHAMP ELECT Chris Munce Kerrin McEvoy 5.1L 14 55kg $31
8 14 REAL PRINCESS Liam Birchley Tye Angland 5.3L 7 55kg $101
9 1 OURS TO KEEP Chris Munce Damian Browne 6.6L 2 57kg $8
10 3 BRING IT HOME POP Darryl Hansen Luke Tarrant 6.7L 15 57kg $61
11 12 MADAME MOUSTACHE Chris Waller Blake Shinn 6.9L 10 55kg $41
12 7 ARRESTAR Matthew Dunn Damian Lane 8.2L 8 57kg $151
13 13 FROM WITHIN Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 8.4L 4 55kg $4EF
14 5 FALCONIC Gary Portelli Koby Jennings 8.6L 5 57kg $19
15 6 SAXTON ROCK Matthew Dunn Robbie Fradd 9.6L 12 57kg $151
16 16 CELLARGIRL Kelly Schweida James Orman 12.1L 3 55kg $21

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