Gold Coast. January 14 – The first race on Magic Millions’ $4.3 million raceday at the Gold Coast on Saturday was won by the John O’Shea trained Number One Gun, an $85,000 purchase from the Yarraman Park draft at the 2010 MM National Yearling Sale.

On the speed throughout, Number One Gun was able to streak clear in the straight for Jim Cassidy and establish a winning break to take the Magic Millions Maiden over 1200 metres by the best part of a length.

Number One Gun is a galloper with good quality according to connections and showed that on debut recently when second at Canterbury.

“He can really gallop,” O’Shea said of the winner. “I think he’s going to be a much better horse when we let him relax.

“He’s got a lovely action and there’s none better than JA Cassidy to let them roll like that.”

Cassidy was impressed with the win.

“He came back under me and relaxed – he did that for about two and a half furlongs and he had that good kick in the straight,” Cassidy said.

Number One Gun is turning out a great money spinner for connections following his purchase by Champion Thoroughbreds from the draft of Yarraman Park Stud for $85,000 at the 2010 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale.

A son of prolific winner getter Mossman, Number One Gun is from the stakes-placed Unbridled’s Song (USA) mare Graphite Lass.

Graphite Lass had a colt by Yarraman young gun I Am Invincible last spring and is now in foal to Magic Albert