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Yellow Brick may have to lump the 60.5kg topweight around in Saturday’s 2026 Magic Millions Cup but the Tony & Maddysen Sears trained local remains the firm favourite for the Gold Coast clash.

The last of three Restricted Listed features on the bumper 10-race Magic Millions Day card this weekend, the $2 million Magic Millions Cup (1400m) has drawn a topline field of middle-distance gallopers.
Heading the latest Magic Millions Cup odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au at $4.20 and firming is six-year-old The Mission gelding Yellow Brick who returned to winning form first-up last weekend in the Magic Millions QTIS Open adding to his strong Top 3 strike-rate at the track (4:1-1-1).
Carrying 61kg to a dominant win in that he now presents fitter second-up and ready to fire again on the short turnaround down a half-kilo with Ethan Brown coming aboard in place of J-Mac.
Master hoop James McDonald meanwhile partners rival Bosustow who resumes from wide out in gate 18.
The Blue Point four-year-old entire kicks off his latest prep unbeaten from two previous Gold Coast runs including having taken out the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas at this time last summer.
He hasn’t raced since mid-November when far from disgraced crossing fifth to Jimmysstar in the Group 1 CF Orr in Melbourne and the well-bred galloper finds an easier assignment here with the right jockey aboard for a big showing fresh.
Following Yellow Brick in the markets as a $7 pop in Magic Millions Cup betting is the rails drawn Getafix to be ridden by Zac Lloyd.
The John O’Shea & Tom Charlton trained Calyx four-year-old sees the Gold Coast circuit for the first time but is up to his pet distance here.
Set to enjoy an economical run from the inside gate, Getafix brings strong Sydney form to the race and remains a serious contender for a run in the first three.
Trainer Peter Snowden has three final acceptors, two of which are guaranteed a run, led in betting by
Need Some Luck ($7.50) with Tommy Berry sticking aboard the last start The Buffering champ.
Joe Pride‘s widely drawn Cool Jakey ($9.50) completes the single figure fancies with Rachel King to partner the Pierro six-year-old who drops weight from his lead-up Randwick win on January 3 with a hefty 61.5kg on his back.
Snowden is also represented in the starting line-up by his son of Capitalist, King Of Roseau ($13), after a maiden win over further than 1300m while the Lloyd Kennewell trained Meridius ($14) presents as a potential value runner after resuming with a victory at Cranbourne carting plenty more weight.
The 2026 Magic Millions Cup is set to run as the penultimate event on the card scheduled as the Gold Coast Race 9 at 5:20pm (AEST).
| 8. King Of Roseau (4) J: Tom Sherry54.5kg 1x424T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 19. Boomtown Boss (10) J: Angela Jones53kg x1235T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 14. Moravia (8) J: Tyler Schiller53kg 424x9T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 11. Magnatear (15) J: Damian Lane54kg 15614T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 13. Meridius (2) J: Jamie Melham54kg 1x5x1T: Lloyd Kennewell | ||
| 7. West Of Africa (6) J: Craig Williams55kg 30x86T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 5. Depth Of Character (17) J: Tim Clark56.5kg 08405T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 21. Mickey's Medal (11) J: Ben Thompson53kg x2455T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 1. Yellow Brick (9) J: Ethan Brown60.5kg 708x1T: Tony & Maddysen Sears | ||
| 20. Lavish Empire (12) J: Rachel King53kg x2002T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 2. Bosustow (14) J: James McDonald58.5kg 2635xT: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 18. Getafix (1) J: Zac Lloyd53kg x0015T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 15. The Three Hundred (5) J: Cejay Graham53kg 10x18T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 10. Run Harry Run (3) J: Ben Melham54kg 4x124T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 4. Need Some Luck (7) J: Tommy Berry58kg 8x101T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 12. Mayfair (13) J: Robbie Dolan54kg 30654T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 9. Cool Jakey (18) J: Daniel Moor54kg 02x51T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 16. Tuff Tu Mus (16) J: Tiffani Brooker53kg 111x9T: David Vandyke |
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