Queenslander Chris Munce won the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic three times as a jockey and he feels Tuesday’s barrier draw has boosted his prospects of landing his first as a trainer.

The two favourites in Saturday’s $3m dash, Bjorn Baker’s Warwoven and Chris and Corey Munce-trained Zip Lock, are both unbeaten and both became even more fancied after the barrier draw on the beach at Broadbeach.

Zip Lock, last seen winning the Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes, firmed a point into $8 after drawing barrier three.

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Baker’s star colt Warwoven became an even hotter favourite after drawing barrier six, firming from $2.20 into $2.

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Munce believes Zip Lock’s barrier gives the colt a golden chance and he will go into the rich race with confidence that he can knock off Warwoven.

“Who is the benchmark horse in the race, it could actually be my bloke being a Group 3 winner?” Munce said.

Zip Lock when scoring the Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes on promising colt Zip Lock. Picture: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography.

“You always want to draw a good gate don’t you, and especially in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

“A horse like Houtzen (2017 winner) did win from a bad gate, but she had the tactical speed to overcome it.

“He’s not lacking speed my big horse, so he is probably just going to find himself in a great spot I think.

“If the track happens to be wet, it’s no worries either.”

The father and son Munce training team also have filly Double Cool, owned by prominent owner Max Whitby, in the Classic and the filly has drawn next to her stablemate in barrier 2 and is a $41 chance.

Baker is seeking his third Magic Millions 2YO Classic and aiming to win the race in successive years after O’ Ole got the chocolates last year.

Having such a short-priced favourite in such a lucrative race, Baker admits his nerves will be jangling.

But some of the butterflies in Baker’s stomach vanished when Warwoven secured an ideal barrier.

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Corey and Chris Munce. Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography.

“It’s a really good barrier for him, we didn’t want to be too close to the inside and we didn’t want to be covering ground,” Baker said.

“I think he should be able to put himself in the first half dozen in the run comfortably enough.

“This race counts for a lot, so I am a bit nervous.”

Baker also has filly Masvingo lining up in the Classic and she is a $41 chance after drawing barrier 12.

“She is not out of it,” Baker declared.

“I think her runs have been good and she is definitely underrated in the betting market.

“It is a bit of an awkward gate, but she is probably going to get back, get a bit of cover and hit the line hard.”

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The crowd at the Magic Millions barrier draw. Picture by Luke Marsden.

Ciaron Maher’s top hope, Tornado Valley, was solid as a $9 chance after coming up with barrier five.

Tony Gollan’s contender Itchintogo drifted from $11 to $15 after drawing barrier 11 while Shiki, one of four runners trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, was turned out a point to $10 after coming up with barrier 10.

In the $3m 3YO Guineas, favourite Ninja’s seemingly vice-like grip on the race loosened after drawing the extreme outside in gate 17.

But bookmakers did not overreact, only turning out Ninja slightly from $1.75 to $1.85.