The third and final yearling of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast sale we bought into was Lot 698, the Stay Inside x Murchison colt who was acquired by O’Shea Charlton Racing, James Bester and Eric Lucas. 

We inspected this colt from the Highgrove Stud draft four times prior to his time in the ring and at each inspection his temperament was fantastic. He was always well behaved and keen to please. 

The colt is the first foal out of the More Than Ready mare, Murchison. Murchison was a winner herself over 1406m and is the half-sister to the Group 1 winner, Steps In Time. His second dam, Rare Insight won 3 of her 7 starts including the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick over 1400m. The Stay Inside colt hails from the same successful family as Bonny O’Reilly, Forgot You and Espiona. 

We thought Lot 698 was a very good physical specimen, with a strong, balanced conformation and athletic build. What truly set him apart was his temperament – calm, willing, and intelligent.