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Law delivers an all-Queensland Classic

Tony Gollan and Ryan Maloney have combined to claim the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with undefeated filly Skirt The Law.

SKIRT THE LAW winning the $2M THE STAR GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC at Gold Coast in Australia.
SKIRT THE LAW winning the $2M THE STAR GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC at Gold Coast in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

Skirt The Law has delivered leading trainer Tony Gollan his first win in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast and in doing so has broken a six-year drought for Queensland-trained horses. 

Coming off an unconventional preparation, Skirt The Law had not raced since taking her record to two wins from as many starts at Doomben on December 3 and Gollan admitted he wondered whether he had pulled the right rein in electing to scratch her from a race at The Wave meeting earlier this month. 

"You start to have a few self-doubts," Gollan said. 

"I didn't let anyone know leading into it, but the last three of four days there have been a few sleepless nights worrying had I done enough? Had I ticked every box for her? 

"I talked it up like I had, but I was slightly nervous by the space between runs but I shouldn't have been. She powered through the line and she is a quality horse, they overcome a lot of things." 

Jockey Ryan Maloney capitalised on Skirt The Law's ($7) low draw, positioning her behind the speed before hooking her around heels in the straight and the filly speared clear to score by 1-1/2 lengths. 

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott provided the two minor placegetters with Platinum Jubilee ($6.50) second, a length ahead of the fast-finishing Summer Loving ($20). 

Gollan has been Brisbane's dominant trainer in recent years and was thrilled to become the first Queensland-based horseman to win the 1200m race since Toby Edmonds' success with Houtzen in 2017. 

"I really wanted this race," Gollan said. 

"It's one of the best races in Queensland and now we've won it and to do it with this group of people, it means so much." 

It was also a first Magic Million Classic triumph for Maloney, who described Skirt The Law as a professional filly with a wonderful temperament for an inexperienced horse. 

"From the barrier draw and from her trackwork I was that confident," Maloney said. 

"It went to script and it was perfect for us in the run. She's that versatile and she gives everything she's got and once the gap was there it was basically all over." 

Skirt The Law firmed from $51 into $15 for the Golden Slipper following her Magic Millions performance and will be striving to become the first horse since Capitalist (2016) to claim the two-year-old feature double. 

Empire Of Japan was sent out an easing $5 favourite and appeared to struggle around the Gold Coast track, although he wasn't disgraced in finishing sixth and just under three lengths from the winner. 


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Gold Coast Thursday, 19th January 2023

5f212y TURF SOFT
AUD $2,000,000

$2M THE STAR GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC (LR)

AUD $2,000,000
Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
5f212y TURF SOFT
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 13. SKIRT THE LAW (AUS) 2yo F
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - OUTLAW KATE (AUS)
RYAN MALONEY
TONY GOLLAN
$7
55kg
Mrs B V Siemsen, Mrs J R Dunn, Mrs J Folsom, Mrs L E Essex, Mrs R Kelly, Mrs A L Ledwidge, Mrs S Morris, Mrs V L Morrissey, Mrs G E Saines, Mrs J L Van Buynder, Mrs A M Balsarini, Mrs J Barnes, Miss V D Johnston, Mrs P Lange, Mrs J Smith, Mrs A M Treichel, Mrs J Treichel, Mrs A Wallis & Mrs E Marr

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2nd 10. PLATINUM JUBILEE (AUS) 2yo F
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$6.5
55kg
Go Bloodstock Australia (Mgr: Sir O G Glenn), GW Holdings (Mgr: G J Wilson), R N Norris, F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Ms B L Cook, T Needham, S Bacon, Mrs S C Murdoch, Silvertail (Mgr: Mrs J T Wedge), R Cattle & M J Murdoch

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3rd 12. SUMMER LOVING (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SERENA BAY (AUS)
BRENTON AVDULLA
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$20
55kg
D Maher, A Harvey, H H W G Racing (Mgr: L Henderson), Milo Racing (Mgr: T Merlehan), B Gordon, M Grogan, Dr M Barth, Cazrob (Mgr: R Winney), D De Jersey, Z De Jersey, Mrs Z De Jersey, J Russell, Dr E Russell, G Macdonald, W Ekert, A Bundalo, Ms S Hunneybell, Mrs V Anderson, W Manning & Woodburn

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4th 8. INFATUATION (AUS) 2yo F
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - SWEET KISS (AUS)
RACHEL KING
BJORN BAKER
$26
55kg

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5th 9. FIRE LANE (AUS) 2yo F
HELLBENT (AUS) - HERITAGE LANE (AUS)
JAY FORD
BRAD WIDDUP
$14
55kg

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6th 4. EMPIRE OF JAPAN (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - ICHIHARA (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$5
57kg

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7th 16. EMPRESS OF WONDER (AUS) 2yo F
CHOISIR (AUS) - TSARINA WONDER (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
ANNABEL NEASHAM
$7.5
55kg

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8th 14. MISS COOTA (AUS) 2yo F
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - ROCK GARDEN (AUS)
JUSTIN HUXTABLE
CHRIS MUNCE
$17
55kg

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9th 11. CROATIAN BELLE (AUS) 2yo F
BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - CROATIAN (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
BEN & JD HAYES
$21
55kg

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10th 5. ROYAL ENTRANCE (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - BALLET BLUE (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$26
57kg

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11th 15. EXCEL D'OR (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MISS CHIERRO (AUS)
BRODIE LOY
ANNABEL NEASHAM
$61
55kg

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12th 7. CHRYSAOR (AUS) 2yo C
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - NEW WINGS (AUS)
JAMES ORMAN
CHRIS WALLER
$61
57kg

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13th 18. SHE'S A ROGUE (AUS) 2yo F
NICCONI (AUS) - QUELLE LIAISON (AUS)
BEN THOMPSON
CHRIS MUNCE
$201
55kg

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14th 6. GODFATHER (AUS) 2yo C
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MELIORA (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$31
57kg

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15th 3. SUNSOURCE (AUS) 2yo C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - PATRICIA DAWN (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG
$26
57kg

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16th 2. SOVEREIGN FUND (AUS) 2yo C
CAPITALIST (AUS) - MOSSBEAT (AUS)
JAMIE KAH
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$6.5
57kg

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