Chris Nelson's Saturday best bets at Gold Coast (17/01)

Chris Nelson • January 17th, 2026 11:40 am

Magic Millions Day on the Gold Coast, 13 million-dollars prizemoney up for grabs! Weather is very humid; showers are possible from late morning with even a thunderstorm not out of the equation later in the day. Track rated a soft (5) this morning, should improve to good providing the showers stay away. Big news with the scratching of 2yo Millions favourite Warwoven this morning. First of 10 gets underway at 12.30pm local QLD time.

BEST BETS

GOLD COAST

RACE 5 # 16 SCRIPTED (e/w)RACE 6 # 2 THE INSTRUCTORRACE 8 # 11 ICARIAN DREAM (e/w)RACE 9 # 15 THE THREE HUNDRED (throw at the stumps)RACE 10 # 5 JOHN RAMBO (e/w)

SELECTIONS

GOLD COAST (Soft/Good track)Race 1 – 9, 11, 2, 13Race 2 – 10, 4, 9, 12Race 3 – 7, 4, 2, 6Race 4 – 1, 6, 2, 10Race 5 – 16, 7, 1, 3Race 6 – 2, 1, 4, 8Race 7 – 1, 2, 5, 6Race 8 – 11, 1, 2, 4Race 9 – 15, 4, 2, 8Race 10 – 5, 13, 14, 7

QUADDIE

1, 211, 115, 4, 25, 13, 14

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Chris Nelson's Saturday best bets at Gold Coast (17/01)

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