Trainer Les Ross hopes he can win the Magic Millions Classic but it won’t be with Mishani Honcho who caused a massive boilover at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Mishani Honcho ($21) beat the favourite Wicked Intent ($1.40) by two lengths in the Group Three BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m).
Mishani Honcho – Chris Whiteley
However, Mishani Honcho will be in the spelling paddock when the gates open in the $2 million race at the Gold Coast on January 10.
“Mishani Honcho is a home bred and isn’t eligible for the Magic Millions races. He will go off for a spell with maybe the winter his goal,” Ross said.
“I am going to have holiday myself for a week before the Millions but not before I get my filly Frequendly ready to run again,” Ross said.
Frequendly was the original favourite for the Classic but has been sidelined with an infection.
“She will run at Toowoomba in a two-year-old on Wednesday night and then hopefully on to the Millions. I have always thought she was better than Mishani Honcho but to be fair he has been racing very well,” Ross said.
However, he said Mishani Honcho’s win had given him confidence that Frequendly can win the Millions if she can get back to her best.
Jockey Chris Munce was far from disappointed with the run of Wicked Intent who will press on to the Classic.
“He went good there was nothing wrong,” Munce said.
Wicked Intent kept his place at the top of Magic Millions at $5.50 with Saturday’s Sydney winner Perignon firming into $7.50.
Trainer Toby Edmonds continued his golden run of success for the powerful Segenhoe Stud when the favourite Breakfast In Bed ($2.25) won the Eric Cowell Memorial.
Edmonds has won 23 races in about the past 12 months with horses sent him from Segenhoe which has been one of Australia’s premier studs for decades.
They combined to win at the Sunshine Coast on Friday with the smart Our Boy Nicholas who is heading to the Magic Millions Cup.
However, Breakfast In Bed is not a Magic Millions horse and she will be saved for a fillies and mares Listed race at Doomben on January 24.
