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Rain makes Vasils Intencion clear!sports bet，The Commands colt narrowly failed to secure a guaranteed run in this Saturdays $1 million Magic Millions Guineas on the Gold Coast when beaten a head at Randwick last Saturday but he could gain a reprieve and sneak into the final field if the rain continues to fall in Queensland as is expected.

QUEENSLANDS big wet may be a grave concern to Magic Millions officials six days out from the states richest race day， but not so for Caulfield trainer Tony Vasil and his three-year-old colt Intencion.

The filly， whose spring carnival was aborted in August after she received back and hock injuries in the Golden Rose Stakes in Sydney， has returned to full work in great order， according to her co-trainer Simon Zahra， who claims the filly added about 80 kilograms to her weight while spelling over the spring.

Unbeaten Queanbeyan filly Karuta Queen is the $3.40 favourite for the $2 million Classic following her 21-length trial win at home last month in front of unbeaten Brisbane colt Pepper Jet ($5.50).

In other news， Golden Slipper Stakes winner Crystal Lily will strike the first blow in the race for the group 1 $750，000 Lightning Stakes at Flemington on February 19 when she trials at Flemington on Friday.

Going， going， gone … the riches dealt out by this auction are a telling reminder of the drawing power of Twenty20 on todays cricketer， writes Andrew Wu.

If Supernanny were summoned to deal with Bernard Tomic， one imagines the young Queenslander would become well acquainted with the naughty step technique. Instead， the discipline has been left to Tennis Australia， as the national selectors decide in the coming days whether Tomics behaviour and performance deserve punishment or reward.

Crystal Lily is expected to meesports bett the countrys best sprinters， including unbeaten mare Black Caviar， in the Lightning Stakes before she backs up a week later into the group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.

Pennuto said that further storms forecast this week for southern Queensland not only meant Intencion might grab a late spot in the field， but a wet surface would not harm the chances of the colt. It wont concern him a bit.

There has been a lot of rain up there and that might be our last chance of sneaking into the field， Vasils assistant trainer Trent Pennuto said yesterday. A wet track might mean a few of them wont pay up and he could just scrape in.

Intencion was last night marked the $7 second favourite with TAB Sportsbet behind Gerald Ryans classy Snitzel colt Top Drop for the Guineas， despite the doubt over his place in the field. Final acceptances are taken for the race and the $2 million Magic Millions Classic for two-year-olds at 9am on Wednesday.

Australia were dismissed for 281 as England celebratRain makes Vasils Intencion clear!sports beted a historic 3-1 series win and - for the first time in history - Australia lost three matches in a series by more than an innings.