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The 2019 Magic Millions Country Cup is one of the feature races run at the Gold Coast Racecourse in Queensland each January on the $10 million Magic Millions Gold Coast Race Day.

The meeting is headlined by the Restricted Listed races on the card including the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas – both worth $2 million in prize money. One of the two support races offering $250,000 in prize money is the Magic Millions Gold Coast Country Cup.

Run under quality handicap conditions the race is a 1200m sprint for Magic Millions graduates only. There are other special conditions around this race with horses that have won a race at a Metropolitan status meeting in Australia within the preceding two years ineligible to compete in the Magic Millions Country Cup field. Horses must also have started in a minimum of five Provincial or Country level races in the 12 months leading up to the nomination deadline.

The Gold Coast Magic Millions Country Cup 2019 ran on Saturday January 12, 2019.

2019 Magic Millions Country Cup
Date:	Saturday January 12, 2019
Track:	Gold Coast Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Quality Handicap (Low: 54kg – High: 61kg)
Status:	Restricted – Special Conditions
Prize Money:	$250,000

2018 Magic Millions Country Cup Results

• 1st: #12 Mr Markou
• 2nd: #13 Reckless Choice
• 3rd: #3 Stanley Park

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	12	MR MARKOU	Ben Currie	Daniel Griffin	–	13	54kg
2	13	RECKLESS CHOICE	Steven O’Dea	Tim Clark	0.1L	3	54kg
3	3	STANLEY PARK	Toby Edmonds	Michael Walker	0.85L	5	57.5kg
4	4	WONDER BOOM	Paul Butterworth	Larry Cassidy	1.05L	11	57kg
5	15	ALL IMPORTANT	Tony Gollan	Jim Byrne	1.25L	6	54kg
6	11	MISS TOORAK FLYER	Jason Warren	Kerrin McEvoy	1.35L	14	54kg
7	2	I AM THE GENERAL	Michael Nolan	Tommy Berry	1.85L	2	58.5kg
8	6	TRUST ME	Brett Partelle	Hugh Bowman	2.05L	9	56.5kg
9	8	SO INVINCIBLE	Stuart Kendrick	Luke Tarrant	2.55L	1	55kg
10	7	COOL SEQUENCE	Steven O’Dea	Boris Thornton	3.05L	10	55.5kg
11	5	HYDRAZINE	Stephen Lee	Dale Smith	4.8L	4	56.5kg
12	16	SPLITZ	Tony Gollan	Robbie Fradd	5L	7	54kg
13	1	AVONACO	Kevin J Miller	Ben Melham	6L	15	59kg
14	9	TAPESTRY VISION	David Reynolds	Micheal Hellyer	6.2L	16	55kg
15	10	BERAHT	Stuart Kendrick	Matthew McGillivray	7.2L	8	54.5kg
16	14	HE’S A MORAL	David Reynolds	Mark Du Plessis	17.95L	12	54kg

2019 Magic Millions Country Cup Odds & Betting

The latest Magic Millions Country Cup 2019 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as markets on the January feature are out.

2019 Magic Millions Country Cup Field

The Gold Coast Magic Millions Country Cup 2019 field has a capacity of 16 starters plus five emergencies and is due for release on January 9, 2018.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	x012290x87	AVONACO	Kevin J Miller	Ben Melham	19	59kg	81.5
2	x500229x45	I AM THE GENERAL	Michael Nolan	Tommy Berry	3	58.5kg	80
3	7x11x11221	STANLEY PARK	Toby Edmonds	Michael Walker	6	57.5kg	78
4	73028×2191	WONDER BOOM	Paul Butterworth	Larry Cassidy	14	57kg	77
5	80×7475163	HYDRAZINE	Stephen Lee	Dale Smith	5	56.5kg	76
6	4537111×26	TRUST ME	Brett Partelle	Hugh Bowman	12	56.5kg	76
7	124223×822	COOL SEQUENCE	Steven O’Dea	Boris Thornton	13	55.5kg	74
8	21873×6217	SO INVINCIBLE	Stuart Kendrick	Luke Tarrant	1	55kg	73
9	x855061120	TAPESTRY VISION	David Reynolds	Corey Brown	20	55kg	73
10	32231116×4	BERAHT	Stuart Kendrick	Matthew McGillivray	10	54.5kg	72.5
11	1671381×12	MISS TOORAK FLYER	Jason Warren	Kerrin McEvoy	18	54kg	75
12	225×766315	MR MARKOU	Ben Currie	Daniel Griffin	17	54kg	71.5
13	223331311x	RECKLESS CHOICE	Steven O’Dea	Tim Clark	4	54kg	71.5
14	5240355857	HE’S A MORAL	David Reynolds	Mark Du Plessis	15	54kg	71
15	324×113353	ALL IMPORTANT	Tony Gollan	Jim Byrne	7	54kg	70
16	0333333131	SPLITZ	Tony Gollan	Robbie Fradd	8	54kg	70
17e	3x83152x14	CYMBALISM	Chris Meagher	–	16	54kg	69
18e	5×19121	CALZINI	Bevan Laming	Jason Taylor	21	54kg	68
19e	6x64517x63	NOT SURPRISING	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	9	54kg	68
20e	9×90318231	COASTAL BOY	Darryl Hansen	–	11	54kg	66
21e	244284×143	REAL CUTE	Garry Smith	–	2	54kg	65

2019 Magic Millions Country Cup Nominations

The official Magic Millions Country Cup 2019 nominations close on January 3, 2018 with late entries open until January 8, and will be published below soon after.

Magic Millions Country Cup History

The Magic Millions Country Cup is the youngest of the current Magic Millions Gold Coast races running at the mid-January meeting. It was first run under the current conditions in 2016 with the Joe Cleary-trained War Jet the inaugural winner.

Magic Millions Country Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Magic Millions Country Cup	1st	Mr Markou	1 minute 08.82 seconds
	2nd	Reckless Choice
	3rd	Stanley Park
2018 Magic Millions Country Cup	1st	Zafina	1 minute 9.40 seconds
	2nd	Suggan Buggan
	3rd	He’s A Moral
2017 Magic Millions Country Cup	1st	Irish Constabulary	1 minute 9.36 seconds
	2nd	Lomazzo
	3rd	Upstart
2016 Magic Millions Country Cup	1st	War Jet	1 minute 8.91 seconds
	2nd	Three Sheets
	3rd	Star Wars