Unit Five ready to go in the 2025 Magic Millions VIC 2YO Classic

Unit Five will make his debut earlier than originally planned, with the Ciaron Maher stable electing to run the Supido colt in Saturday’s Magic Millions VIC 2YO Classic (1100m) at Caulfield Heath following an impressive Cranbourne jump-out on Monday.

National Assistant Trainer Jack Turnbull said the youngster’s physical maturity allows the stable to be flexible with his preparation.

“He’s unbeaten in his jump-outs and he’s physically the type that can head to the races off a short turnaround,” Turnbull said.

“It’s never ideal and you would like to go 12 days in a perfect world, but there’s no written rule.

“The race has come up fairly light, and we look one of the better ones from the trials, along with Guest House, going into it.”

Unit Five has now won two jump-outs, first under Ethan Brown and most recently with Thomas Stockdale, who stays aboard for race day.

“We instructed Tom to get a feel and not get to the bottom of him with the view of running him on Saturday,” Turnbull said.

“He’s bounced through the run. He’s a spritely, outgoing type of horse, and he’s been like that since the jump-out.”

The stable has not ruled out a Queensland trip ahead of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m), though they may also wait another week if needed.

“The other option for him is there is a $150,000 race over 1000 metres at Cranbourne as a back-up,” Turnbull said.

“He could potentially head north, but everything would have to fall into place.

“So, he could run Saturday, or the following Saturday, and then if you run top two you are pretty much qualified and then you can look north.”

Unit Five opened favourite at $2.80, shading Guest House at $3.20 with online bookmakers.

Punters chasing value can compare markets for the 2YO Classic via leading Australian betting sites.