Magic Millions 3YO Guineas betting preview & tips | January 13

January 10, 2024 3:36 pm.

What	Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024
Where	Gold Coast Turf Club – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217
When	Saturday, January 13, 2024
Prizemoney	$3,000,000
Distance	1400m
Conditions	Restricted Listed
2023 winner	Fashion Legend (14) \| T: Richard & Will Freedman \| J: Joshau Parr (57kg)
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The 24th edition of the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas will co-headline the massive 11-race card at the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon. With eight of the 18 runners being last-start winners, this year’s edition of the Guineas sets up to be one of the better contests that we have seen in some time.

Seven of the last eight editions of the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas have been won by colts and geldings, and as there are only six fillies in the final field this year, the boys are expected to continue their dominance.

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas odds

Chris Waller’s lone runner in the 3YO Guineas has opened as a marginal favourite with online bookmakers at +400 in a wide-open betting race. Last-start Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate winner, Cifrado, sits on the second line of betting with the undefeated John O’Shea-trained Sydney Bowler at +450. After claiming the Listed Gold Edition Plate in her most recent start, Abounding (+700) from the Robert Heathcote yard rounds out the runners under double figures.

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas speed map

Most of the speed influences in the Guineas have drawn wide barriers, so we expect that the first 100m will be the charge of the light brigade, with the likes of The King, Royal Tribute, Infatuation, Sydney Bowler and Zouphoria wanting to settle on-speed. Due to the number of on speed runners, Chrysaor, Sovereign Fund and Abounding can settle midfield without doing a lot of work from middle to inside barriers. Cifrado, Trifling and Sunset Dreaming will drop out to the rear of the field and appreciate the hot tempo.

Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 preview & form

The lethal combination of Chris Waller and James McDonald will join forces when Chrysaor competes in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas, where the colt will be attempting to go one better than his last start second in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate. Although this son of Better Than Ready was fresh from a nine-week spell in the Vo Rogue at Doomben, he was very good when running home from the back of the field, only to be nabbed by a fit Cifrado in the final 50m. This guy won the Group 2 Callander-Presnell over 1600m in his only start during the spring and has multiple Group-level placings to his name. From barrier eight, McDonald should be able to settle midfield off the rail and get a nice cart into the race on the home turn before letting down with a strong finish.

Cifrado defeated our top tip in their most recent meeting when he recorded a deserving victory at his fourth start this preparation. The Rex Lipp-trained gelding raced against open-age horses in his first two starts before dropping back to three-year-old grade in his last two. This son of Encryption won back-to-back Group 2 contests as a two-year-old when he claimed the Spirit Of Boom Classic and the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes. There is no doubt that any of our top tips can win the Guineas as they bring the best form lines, but they are very hard to split at the top of the market and deserve to be the favoured runners in this race.

Royal Tribute is coming off the back of a gutsy win in the Listed Gosford Guineas first-up, where the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained colt picked himself up off the canvas to defeat Infatuation over 1200m. This son of Snitzel is lightly raced compared to most of his rivals in the 3YO Guineas, with only five race starts under his belt. With Adam Hyeronimus in the saddle, this colt is expected to push forward from barrier 11 and get involved in the speed battle in the early stages. If Royal Tribute can settle in the first four and get a good trail, don’t be surprised if he runs a cheeky race and fills a place.

The second of the two Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained runners in our top four is Zouphoria, who is coming through the same form line as Chrysaor and Cifrado. This filly led the Vo Rogue Plate field until the 150m mark, where she started to struggle in the concluding stages and faded slightly to finish fifth, beaten 1.8 lengths. From barrier six, Tim Clark should be able to push forward, settle alongside his stablemate in the first four and give a good sight with even luck.