TOM Magnier and trainer John O’Shea stirred up the first session of the Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Wednesday going to A$1 million for lot 239, a Fastnet Rock colt out of the stakes-winning Encosta De Lago mare Risk Aversion.

O’Shea, who trained the Group 1-winning son of Fastnet Rock, Foxwedge, remarked: “It’s all about the type, this colt is a real athlete and that’s why I was drawn to him.”