Private Harry in Sunlight charge as TAB selects runner and opens market for $3m slot race on the Gold Coast

TAB has released its all-in market for The Sunlight and also revealed its runner for the $3m slot race on the Gold Coast.

TAB has Private Harry as second favourite in its Magic Millions Sunlight market. Picture: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images

Unbeaten colt Private Harry will give Nathan Doyle the chance to land the richest race of his life in The Sunlight next month, with bookmakers installing him a clear second favourite behind Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot.

It comes as TAB revealed Vestas as its runner in the January 4 slot race, which is restricted to three-year-olds, and also released its all-in market for the $3m feature to be run under lights at the Gold Coast a week prior to the Magic Millions.

Private Harry announced himself as Doyle’s most promising horse on Saturday, reeling off three consecutive wins in his first racing preparation, with TAB making him a $4.50 chance behind Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s Lady Of Camelot ($3.50).

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Doyle tasted the biggest win of his career on Magic Millions day last year when he won The Debut and is looking to strike it rich again two years later.

After winning The Everest with Bella Nipotina, TAB is looking to continue its run of form with slot races, saying Clinton McDonald’s Vestas stood out as an up and coming sprinter for the race.

“Vestas ticked all the right boxes for us in terms of ability, form and a quality trainer from a renowned stable,” TAB’s head of racing industry partnerships Brett Boyd said.

Lady Of Camelot is pre-post favourite for The Sunlight. Picture: Richard Dobson

“This will no doubt be a strong field as other slots are filled, but if she can repeat what we’ve already seen at Flemington in the spring then we’re confident we can back-up Bella Nipotina’s win in the TAB Everest by selecting another successful starter in a major slot race.

“Either way it promises to be a huge night under lights at Gold Coast Turf Club with the TAB Magic Millions Sunlight shaping as one of the new highlights of a carnival that continues to go from strength to strength.”

Queensland specialist Arabian Summer is rated a $6 chance in betting after she won the $1m Magic Millions National 2YO Classic at Doomben during the winter.

Magic Millions winners Black Soil Bloodstock will be represented by Zealously, after winning the 2YO Classic last year with Skirt The Law.

It is expected the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained Stoli Bolli will fill one of the remaining slots in the race after his sixth placing in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington during the spring.

TAB MAGIC MILLIONS SUNLIGHT

$3.50 Lady Of Camelot

$4.50 Private Harry

$6 Arabian Summer

$8 Vestas, Amazing Eagle

$11 Zealously

$15 Axius, Breakfree, Candlewick, Flying For Fun, King Of Roseau, Raikkonen

$26+ Others

Odds: TAB

Originally published as Private Harry in Sunlight charge as TAB selects runner and opens market for $3m slot race on the Gold Coast