Well, we missed the mark with a son of Snitzel out of the unraced War Emblem mare Madame Andree, that made $900,000 to the bid of James Harron Bloodstock to be the long-term clubhouse leader on the opening day of the Magic Millions Yearling sale, but had redemption late in the day when Element Hill's Fastnet Rock colt out of Risk Aversion made an even $1 million to the bid of Coolmore Stud.
It's a family Coolmore knows well. A stakes-winning daughter of Encosta de Lago, Risk Aversion is a daughter of Coolmore's blue-hen Subterfuge (Machiavellian).
The competition on the first season stallions was a feature of the day. There was plenty to enthuse about the likes of Dissident, Deep Field and Rubick in particular.
But we will be putting our faith in the tried and true stallions again on Thursday with Snitzel, I Am Invincible, Redoute's Choice, Fastnet Rock and Savabeel all expected to make the leaderboard.
Perhaps the most interesting lot of the day is Arrowfield Stud's filly by Japan's leading first-crop sire Lord Kanaloa.
Lot No: 269 B F Snitzel x Samaready by More Than Ready
Second foal of the 2014-15 Champion Female Sprinter who won the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and Group 1 Moir Stakes
Lot No: 282 B F I Am Invincible x Sensibility by Redoute's Choice
Second foal of Group 1 Flight stakes runner-up who is a three-quarter sister to Group II VRC Sires' Produce Stakes winner Running Tall.
Lot No: 294 Ch C Not A Single Doubt x She Loves You by Husson
Second foal of an unraced daughter of Group II Edward Manifold Stakes winner She Will Be Loved.
Lot No: 318 B or Br C Fastnet Rock x Sister Havanna by General Nediym
Dam is the winner of the Karaka Million and is a half-sister to the dam of Group II winner Amelia's Star.
Lot No: 330 B F Zoustar x Solar Charged by Charge Forward
Sister to this season's outstanding filly Sunlight and a half-sister to the stakes-placed Sheikha.
Lot No: 371 B F Snitzel x Swiss Rose by Thorn Park
Third foal of stakes-winning half-sister to stakes-winner Prom Queen, whose first two foals are the city winners Fabvier and The Mighty Fed
Lot No: 373 B C I Am Invincible x Tai Tai Tess by Magic Albert
Half-brother to recent Sandown winner Echo Jet out of Group III winning granddaughter of Group 1 VRC Oaks and Group 1 One thousand Guineas heroine Arborea.
Lot No: 379 B C Redoute's Choice x Tara From The Cape (USA) by Leroidesanimaux
Dam a stakes-winner in the States and was fourth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes. She is a half-sister to Grade III winner Royal Mo who placed in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby.
Lot No: 394 Br C Savabeel x Tootsie by Pins
Brother to Movie and Easy Go Easy win a three-quarter brother to Ocean Emperor out of crack stakes-wining racemare who was runner-up in the Group 1 Telegraph Stakes and is a sister to Group II winner Legless Veuve.
Lot No: 398 B C Redoute's Choice x Traceability by Charge Forward
Three-quarter brother to Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes winner Master Of Design out of an unraced half-sister to South African Group 1 winner Suntagonal from the family of Horse Of The Year Typhoon Tracy.
Lot No: 418 B F Snitzel x Urban Groove by Charge Forward
Second foal of Listed winner who is a granddaughter of the top-class Heat Of The Moment whose six wins included the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes and Group 1 George Ryder Stakes.
Lot No: 435 Ch C I Am Invincible x Watchful by Danehill
Half-brother to the 7-time Group 1 winning Champion Sepoy and Group II winner Mulaazem out of a sister to Group I Queensland Derby winner Camarena who is the dam of Group 1 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes winner Camarilla who is the dam of 4-time Group 1 winner Guelph.
Lot No: 479 B or Gr F Lord Kanaloa x Adempiamo (JPN)
By Japan's champion first season sire out of an unraced three-quarter sister to multiple Listed winner and Group 1 placed Peer Gynt.
Lot No: 480 B C Snitzel x Admirelle by General Nediym
Brother to Group 1 BRC TJ Smith Stakes winner Sizzling and a half-brother to an I Am Invincible colt that made $900,000 here last year.
