Lot 146: Queen Of Fairies is bought by Tally-Ho Stud as a broodmare prospect.

The daughter of Cracksman, a winner in the UK and in France, is out of the Group 3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial winner Bean Feasa (Dubawi). She is a half-sister to Teofilo, the champion juvenile of 2006, winner of the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and the National Stakes (G1), and to the Group 2 winner Poetic Charm.

Henry O'Callaghan is in Newmarket for the farm and said: "She will be one for our new stallion Good Guess."

The son of Kodiac retired to the farm for this spring, winner of the Prix Jean Prat (G1). He stands at a fee of €17,500. (16:24)

Lot 129: Retort, the dual-winning son of Frankel, is bought by SackvilleDonald for 125,000gns, Alastair Donald in the ring and buying on behalf of Highclere Australia. The three-year-old colt was bred by and sold today by Juddmonte, having been trained in France by Henri-Francois Devin. He won his maiden last November and picked up a mile conditions race at Chantilly in January, winning by two lengths.

Donald said: "We have had a bit of luck for Highclere – we bought the subsequent Group 1 winner Durstan for the team. Highclere has a nice horse at the moment in Australia called Naval College and he has won his last three.

"This is a neat bonny horse who goes on all ground. He is by Frankel, he is a proper horse, he is rated 90 and on the up. He probably would have made more money if he had been sold later in the year."

The colt is out of the unraced Oasis Dream mare Responsible, a half-sister to Banks Hill, Cacique, Champs Elysees, Intercontinental, Heat Haze and Dansili.

"He was not really on the radar until that last win, which I think it jumped him up a bit,"added Donald. "He has won from the back, he has won on all grounds and you need a versatile horse for Australia. He is an extremely sound and he vetted well. It is hard to buy them in that kind of price range for Australia.

"I think he will stay a little bit further, most of the family are milers but looking at his racing style he might get ten furlongs, and there is good money at every distance in Australia. He will be going to Annabel Neasham and I think Harry [Herbert] will have no problem selling the shares quite quickly, particularly after the success they have had of late." (16:01)

Lot 111: it is exciting times for the O'Mahony family having last autumn purchased the prestigious nursery Knocktoran Stud, a farm previously owned by Brendan and Anne-Marie Hayes who bred numerous top-class horses on the County Limerick property, including the Classic winners Precieuse and Tie Black.

The O'Mahonys are now looking to expand the broodmare band for the new farm, and in charge of bidding at Tattersalls today was James O'Mahony. he he went to 62,000gns to buy the Listed-placed Lady Bullet, by James Garfield and sold by Alice Haynes Racing.

She is out of Lil's Joy, a Group 3 runner-up and dam of the speedy Ever Given, a Listed winner and Group 3 placed.

"We will get her home and make plans then, but she has her black-type now and she will be retired to stud, "said O'Mahony. "We are usually trying to make fillies with black-type but sometimes you have to buy them!

"We will send her to a proven stallion, it is undecided who yet. She is a nice physical.

"She has been bought for Knocktoran. We have not done much with the farm yet, we are going to foal the mares at home and then move them over – the plan is to run Springwell as the farm, my brother Conor milks the cows, and the new farm as the stud. The two farms are only ten minutes apart, and it made a lot of sense – it is the best of land, a lot of good racehorses have been produced around there and it is 250 acres, places like that just don't come up very often, you could be a lifetime waiting for that sort of opportunity.

"For the time being and in the current circumstances we would like to keep to around 15 of our own mares, but who knows what the future will bring." (15:39)

Lot 107: Taqaareed, a winning Sea The Stars sister to the dual Group 1 winner Taghrooda, sold in-foal to Pinatubo and from the Shadwell draft makes 200,000gns. She was bought by Jill Lamb for Childwickbury Stud.

"She stood out really – she is a full-sister to a champion, she is a lovely model, she is in-foal to a champion whose yearlings were very well received and we tried very hard to buy a foal by him last year and we could not get one," explained Lamb. "This foal is closely related to Tafreej who was 90 rated, it is all quite encouraging. It was a bit more than we were planning to spend and that was definitely our last bid!"

When asked of ongoing plans, she added: "The plan is to have a meeting right now! But I guess we would like to try and find a Dubawi stallion for her."

The stud, which is owned by Paul and Sally Flatt, the latter accompanying Lamb in the ring, will now have six mares on the farm and Lamb added: "Sally and Paul want to build the stud back up to where it was when it was owned by Mr Jim Joel."

Stud manager Christian Williams was also in the ring and said: "We are looking to buy commercial mares and we will keep some nice fillies to add to the broodmare band, and sell the colts. We are delighted to buy this mare and it was a great opportunity." (15:11)

Lot 33: Highflyer Bloodstock spends 32,000gns on Moon Island consigned by Norris Bloodstock. She was sold in-foal to Ardad on an April 21 cover.

A 2019-born filly by Oasis Dream, she is the winner of two races, and is a half-sister to the Listed placed Singyoursong (Aqlaam) and the Listed-winning hurdler Rejaan.

Under the second dam is the Dick Hern Stakes (L) winner and Group 3 placed Annabelle's Charm, dam of Charming Thought, winner of the Middle Park Stakes (G1). It is the further family of the Group 1 winners Ballingarry, Starborough, the champion St Nicholas Abbey and Aristotle. (13:13)

Lot 7: the 2021 Qatar-bred Madinat Bu Thaila by Kodiac is bought by JD Moore and Hamad Al Jehani for 31,000gns from RMM Bloodstock.

Unraced, the filly is the first foal out of the dual-winning Iffraaj filly Diamond Oasis, a daughter of the Listed-placed Belonging (Raven's Pass).

The pedigree features the Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Desideratum, the Group 2 winner Poet Laureate, the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy winner Medaaly and the champion miler of 1996, Charnwood Forest, winner of the Queen Anne Stakes (G2) and the Challenge Stakes (G2), and a runner-up in the Sussex Stakes (G1), the Lockinge Stakes (G1) and the St James's Palace Stakes (G1). (12:17)

At the conclusion of the 2023 Tattersalls December Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented: “International demand is the feature of so many sales at Tattersalls, but few can match the global appeal of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale which annually draws buyers from every continent, united in a quest to acquire some of the finest bloodstock to be found anywhere in the world.

“In only their second year the two showcase Sceptre Sessions again produced some spectacular theatre played out in front of a packed sale ring with the highlight being the outstanding Group 1-winning sale topper TEONA who became the third-highest priced broodmare ever sold at the December Sale when selling for 4,500,000 guineas to Juddmonte Farms. The supporting cast of British-trained Group 1-winning fillies, CACHET, LEZOO, POPTRONIC, PROSPEROUS VOYAGE and VIA SISTINA all also provided memorable sales for their connections averaging almost 2 million guineas apiece and adding to a day which produced turnover exceeded only twice in Tattersalls history.

“Elite fillies and mares have been in high demand throughout the sale with an unprecedented six selling for more than two million guineas and 29 breaking the 500,000 guineas mark, which is a number bettered only at last year’s extraordinary record-breaking sale. American, Australian and Chinese buyers have all made a huge contribution at the top end of the market, as have the impressive number of Japanese buyers who continue to prioritise the Tattersalls December Mares Sale above all other European breeding stock sales. As ever, they have all faced strong competition from British, Irish and French breeders who form the backbone of the December Sale and there has been notable participation from throughout Europe as well as strong contingents of Indian and Turkish buyers who between them have bought more than 60 fillies and mares.

“While we can reflect on a combined December Sale turnover of more than 100 million guineas for the second consecutive year and sustained demand for quality stock, we must also recognise that the appetite for the less commercial mares and fillies has dwindled dramatically. The international bloodstock market is not immune from global economic pressures and certain sectors are facing a headwind, but we will continue, in association with our extensive network of overseas representatives, to explore every avenue to encourage as wide a participation as possible. In the meantime we extend our sincere thanks to each and every individual who has contributed to a year which has seen our annual turnover exceed 350 million guineas for only the second time.

"Figures of this magnitude are a tribute to all involved and to the consistent support from so many British, Irish and European breeders which all of us at Tattersalls are very proud to receive." (22:00)

December Mares Sale Statistics: (+/- compared to last year)

Catalogue: 1,067

Offered: 842

Sold: 630

Total: 67,752,800gns (-16%)

Median: 30,000gns (-6%)

Average: 107,544gns (-8%)

% Sold: 75%

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Kodiac, 3. Dubawi

Leading sires (by av, two or more sold): 1. Aclaim, 2. Awtaad, 3. Showcasing

Leading purchasers (by agg, accum): 1. Katsumi Yoshida, 2. Juddmonte, 3. Narvick International

Leading consignors (by agg, accum): 1. Barton Sales, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett)

Top five prices

Lot 1786: Teona (IRE) 2018 B.M. >> Barton Sales >> Juddmonte >> 4,500,000gns

Lot 1788: Via Sistina (IRE) 2018 B.M. >> Grove Stud, Ireland>> Evergreen Equine >> 2,700,000gns

Lot 1813: Get Ahead (GB) 2019 Ch.F. >> Whitsbury Manor Stud First Bloodstock >> 2,500,000gns

Lot 1811: Prosperous Voyage (IRE) 2019 B.F. >> Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett) >> Katsumi Yoshida 2,400,000gns

Lot 1776: Lezoo (GB) 2020 B.F. >> Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett) >> Narvick International >> 2,200,000gns

Lot 1799: Cachet (IRE) 2019 B/Br.F. >> Highclere Stud >> Katsumi Yoshida >> 2,200,000gns ()

Day 4 statistics: (+/- last year's session) (to be confirmed)

Catalogue: 194

Offered: 137

Sold: 69

Total: 413,000gns (-19%)

Median: 3,000gns (-29%)

Average: 5,986gns (-8%)

% Sold: 48%

Today's top five prices

Lot 2282: Valuate (GB) 2016 B.M. BY Shamardal (USA) EX Valeur (GB) >> The National Stud Ltd. >> Villoo Poonawalla Greenfield Farms >> 52,000gns

Lot 2227: Good Hope (GB) 2011 B.M. BY Cape Cross (IRE) EX Fairy Godmother (GB) >> The Royal Studs >> Blandford Bloodstock >> 32,000gns

Lot 2207: Zurigha (IRE) 2010 B.M. BY Cape Cross (IRE) EX Noyelles (IRE) >> Houghton Bloodstock >> Blue Chip Bloodstock >> 25,000gns

Lot 2226: French Farce (GB) 2021 B.F. BY Le Havre (IRE) EX Pure Fantasy (GB) >> The Royal Studs2288 Sayyedati Storm (USA)

Lot 2288: Sayyedati Storm (USA) 2007 B.M. BY Storm Cat (USA) EX Sayyedati (GB) >> Houghton Bloodstock >> Turquoise Bloodstock Agency / Fedai Kahraman >> 18,000gns (14:23)

Lot 2282: Valuate, consigned by The National Stud, is bought by Villoo Poonawalla Greenfield Farms for 52,000gns. She was sold in-foal on an April cover to Without Parole

Zeyn Mirza is at Tattersalls and said: "She is for Kunigal Stud and Dr Cyrus Poonawalla.. She has a great pedigree, I am glad I have waited for the last day. She will ship straight away and needs to do a month's quarantine in the UK and then another month in India."

Valuate is a grand-daughter of brilliant broodmare Rafha, the dam of Invincible Sprit and Kodiac and ancestress of 16 black-type winners, including the 2020's European champion three-year-old Mishriff. (13:17)

Lot 2240: Desert is sold for 17,000gns and creates a memorable moment for consignor Paul Thorman – as the last from a draft of three to go through the ring today her sale brings the curtain down on his and wife Sara's Trickledown Stud consigning business.

The Thormans have been consigning horses for 33 years and have decided it is time to call it a day. After the filly went through the ring, Thorman said: "It sounds trite but our time has come. I did not want to finish with three no bids and to sell the last one okay was a thrill. Of course, we will miss it, but we are still around as we bought plenty of foals, but I won't be have to be here now quite all the time.

"It is a year or two since we are at the top, but for three consecutive years we were leading consignor of foals here by aggregate.

"I always think it is quite sad when commentators or jockeys go on two years too long. Hopefully, we were still doing a good job, but it is a young person's game, they know everybody. We have had a ball and a great run."

The busy couple are unlikely to kicking up their heels now, and when asked what will occupy their time, he said: "Grandchildren, point-to-pointers and golf! I am the worst golfer there has ever been – I play golf with my good mate John Haydon [Clarendon Farm Stud] and he said that I can now aim to get my golf handicap down to 27!"

Sales day live would just like to give our own congratulations to Paul and Sara on having managed such a successful business for so many years, and to thank them for always been so helpful and available for quotes and discussions, even when we were bugging you through the busiest stints of a sales draft.

It has always been a pleasure to chat with you – we always knew that we'd get well considered thoughts and answers. The on-record quotes were always very diplomatic... and we always knew when the quotes were to be kept off the record!

Sophie Buckley of Clarendon Farm was the purchaser of Desert and she said: "I am delighted to buy Paul's last lot, what he and Sara have done is something to aspire to, they have built a great business over the years and become highly successful. It is sad it has come to an end but he and Sara can walk away with great pride as to what they have achieved and I hope one day that I can do the same and be as successful."

Of the purchase of Desert she said: "She has been bought for the Cool Silk Partnership, who is standing a new stallion in Midnight Sands at Norton Grove Stud. Desert was a fast early two-year-old and by a good sire in Havana Gold. (12:27)

Lot 2207: Zurigha (Cape Cross) is signed for by Tom Blain under Blue Chip Bloodstock and he said: "We sold her two-year-old by Too Darn Hot now called Oversubscribed for 400,000gns to Mike Ryan – she is with Chad Brown who likes her.

"She is nice mare – she does have a patchy breeding record and is a bit of chancy one, but she is a long term project."

The 13-year-old mare was a Listed winner of the Rosemary Stakes, Group 2 placed in the Verdi Stakes and the Bslanchine Stakes and fourth in the Poule D'Essai des Pouliches (G1).

She is a half-sister to Lily's Angel, winner of the Group 3 Chartwell Fillies Stakes, and from the immediate family of the Group 1 siblings With You, winner of the Prix Rothschild, and the Prix du Cadran winner Call The Wind.

She was sold by Houghton BLoodstock. (11:14)

Lot 2163: Culworth Grounds Farm / El Caballo spend 10,000gns on the Sakhee's Secret mare Puzzled Look, a winner at two and dam of two winners, including Tough Enough (Showcasing), who was a winner at two.

Puzzled Look is a half-sister to Laugh A Minute (Mayson), winner of the Listed Cork Stakes and placed 20 times including in the Chipchase Stakes (G3) and the Prix de Meautry (G3), and to Funny Story (Havana Grey), the winner of four races at two and three, and this October's Boadicea Stakes (L).

It is the further family of the new Whitsbury sire and Commonwealth Cup (G1) and July Cup (G1) runner-up Dragon Symbol. (09:59)

Day 3 statistics: (+/- last year's session)

Catalogue: 301

Offered: 242

Sold: 188

Total: 3,650,500gns (-14%)

Median: 14,000gns (-7%)

Average: 19,418gns (-9%)

% Sold: 78%

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Kodiac, 3. Dubawi

Leading sires (by av, two or more sold): 1.Aclaim, 2. Awtaad, 3. Showcasing

Leading purchasers (by agg, accum): 1. Katsumi Yoshida, 2. Juddmonte, 3. Narvick International

Leading consignors (by agg, accum): 1. Barton Sales, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett)

Today's top five prices

Lot 2027: Mufeeda (IRE) 2020 Ch.F. BY No Nay Never (USA) EX Zoowraa (GB) >> Godolphin >> Lucky Vega >> 160,000gns

Lot 1920: Candle of Hope (GB) 2020 Br.F. BY Cable Bay (IRE) EX Good Hope (GB) >> The Royal Studs >> Shadai Corporation >> 100,000gns

Lot 2047: Malka (IRE) 2020 Ch.F. BY Nathaniel (IRE) EX Carisolo (GB) >> Newsells Park Stud Ltd >> Stroud Coleman Bloodstock 95,000gns

Lot 1955: Mariesque (IRE) 2018 B.M. BY Lawman (FR) EX Mireille (IRE) >> Ballygallon Stud (Ireland) Ltd. >> Naseby Bloodstock >> 80,000gns

Lot 2020: Lady's Slipper (FR) 2020 B.F. BY Frankel (GB) EX Golden Lily (FR) >> Godolphin >> JS Company >> 70,000gns (19:53)

Lot 2079: Dubawi Meeznah by Dubawi and out of Meeznah (Dynaformer) is heading to Turkey. She is an19th purchase so far this week by Suat Demiral's Turquoise Bloodstock Agency, which has been buying with a range of clients and has spent over 325,800gns.

This mare was bought with Seyda Ercan, and the pair have purchased five lots together this week.

Meeznah was a Group 2 winner of the Park Hill Stakes, and the Group 3 Lillie Langtry Stakes and a dual Group 1 fourth placed in the Yorkshire and Irish Oaks.

Placed once at three, Dubawi Meeznah, who has had two foals, the oldest being the 2021 filly Lady Be Mine (New Approach), is in-foal to Cracksman and cost 62,000gns. (17:45)

Lot 2051: the 2012 bay mare Wanting (Acclamation) out of Bold Desire (Cadeaux Genereux) is bought by Shane Power of Tradewinds from Trickledown Stud for 52,000gns.

A three-time winner and dam of one winner, Wanting is an own-sister to the Prix Morny (G1) third-placed Parliament Square and was sold in-foal to Showcasing.

It is the further family of the Group 1 winner Garswood and Group 1 placed Infallible and Mutakayef.

At this year's October Book 1 Sale, Tradewinds sold a son of Teofilo out of Ejaazah (Acclamation) to Federico Barberini for 370,000gns, the highest price achieved by the team so far at Tattersalls. (17:21)

Lot 2048: the three-year-old winner Malka, sold by Newsells Park Stud for Normandie Stud, is purchased by Anthony Stroud for 95,000gns.

"She has been bought for Craig Mather, will be trained in France," said Stroud. " I am very pleased to have bought from the breeder, Malka comes from a good farm and is by a good stallion."

The three-year-old filly by Nathaniel is out of Carisolo (Dubai Millennium) the dam of seven winners. She is a daughter of Solo De Lune (Law Society), the dam of Cerulean Sky, winner Prix de Saint Alary (G1), runner-up in the E P Taylor Stakes (G1), third in the Prix Vermeille (G1) and dam of the champion three-year-old stayer Honolulu.

Solo De Lune is also dam of Moonstone, winner of the Irish Oaks (G1) and dam of US Army Ranger, who was a runner-up in the Derby (G1), and L' Ancresse, a European champion three-year-old of 2003, runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) and the Irish Oaks (G1).

Carisolo was bred by Britton House Stud and sold for 1,000,000gns to Richard Frisby Bloodstock at the 2006 Tattersalls December Mares Sale as part of the Britton House dispersal.

She was then bought by Stroud Coleman at the Tattersalls July Sale 2015 for 65,000gns when sold by Darley. (16:49)

Lot 2027: Mufeeda (No Nay Never), a three-year-old half-sister to Maamora, winner of the Atalanta Stakes (G3) and third in the Balanchine Stakes (G2), and to the dam of Hungry Heart (Frankel), winner of the Australian Oaks (G1), the Vinery Stud Stakes (G1) and a champion three-year-old filly in Australia, is bought online for 160,000gns by Lucky Vega.

It is a four-generation Darley Stud pedigree and she is out of the Radley Stakes (L) winner Zoowaraa (Azamour).

Marie O'Sullivan, bloodstock sales manager for Godolphin, said: "She is a long term pedigree of Sheikh Ahmed's. She really was the pick of our draft and is lovely filly, it is unfortunate that she has not made it to the track.

"Her dam Zoowraa is in-foal to Dubawi, her foal is by Too Darn Hot and she has a Night Of Thunder yearling, who is in training with William Haggas." (16:09)

Lot 2020: JS Company picks up a seventh lot this week – the Japanese organisation going to 70,000gns for the once-raced Lady's Slipper by Frankel.

She is a half-sister to Lily's Candle, who won the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) and from the pedigree of Liliside, the dam of Lys Gracieux, a champion older mare in Japan and Australia, the winner of four Group 1 races across both nations.

"She is for a client, she will ship to Japan now and will be retired to stud," said Keisuke Onishi, sales manager for JS Company.

The most expensive purchase by JS Company this week has been Nazanin (Lot 1810), a mare by Declaration Of War, from Car Colston's Farm's Ticker Tape family, and in-foal to Frankel. She was sold by Blue Diamond Stud Farm for 560,000gns through last night's Sceptre Session. (15:40)

Lot 2012: bred by Yeomanstown Stud, bought as a yearling by Kevin Ryan for 225,000gns, raced by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum – Elevenia is sold today by Godolphin and bought back by Yeomanstown for 60,000gns, Robert O'Callaghan signing the docket.

"We bought her dam Pixeleen at the December Mares Sale,"said O'Callaghan. "She has been lucky for us and paid us well. Elevenia achieved a good rating, she finished sixth in the Albany Stakes, is by Dark Angel who is a good broodmare sire, the family is active and she is a good-looking mare. Once we saw her in the catalogue we were keen to buy her."

Inquisitively, the Ten Sovereigns half-brother to Pixeleen, has won the Cornwallis Stakes (G3) since the catalogue was printed. He is now BHA rated 108. (15:20)

Lot 1955: Naseby Bloodstock buys the Lawman mare Mariesque from Ballygallon Stud. The daughter of the Listed winner Mireille (Dalakhani), and grand-daughter of the Group 3 winner Australie (Sadler's Wells), was sold in-foal on a March 11 cover to Earthlight.

The man behind the purchasing docket was Newsell Park Stud's Julian Dollar, who chatted standing in the winter sunshine outside the Newsells Park Stud draft in Highflyer DD.

"She is the mare of the day for me," he said. "After all the excitements of yesterday I hoped that the market would come down to something sensible, and that was basically all I had for her – I managed to get in one bid and got her."

When explaining what appealed, he added: "Some very good judges loved the Earthlights and thought they were outstanding, and with Blue Point [yearling half-brother] being so well liked I thought that was a good punt.

"Her two-year-old half-brother called Soldier's Empire is now a winner and he could potentially be quite useful, Mrs Strudwick has a lot of the family and it is being well bred. Mariesque is a very easy mare to breed being by Lawman and out of a Dalakhani mare so it made a lot of sense, especially to be able to get her on the one bid.

"I have not really thought on stallions, every option is open so from that point of view I am happy. And although Mariesque only won one race she was rated 92, so she had plenty of ability – I am trying to look for a level of ability and some black-type in the pedigree. Hopefully, we will be lucky."

Explaining the origins of Naseby Bloodstock, he said: "I set up Naseby Bloodstock about ten years' ago and it is a very small thing that operates very much on the side of what I do for Newsells, but I try and have a legs in a few mares and bits and pieces. We tend to get a walloping on some things and lucky on others, which is how it is. It is all good fun and certainly makes you concentrates the mind – there is nothing like spending your own money to learn how this business really ticks. I have so much respect to people who do their own thing rather than like us being paid employees!"

Of the name he explained: "My parents had a house they had just bought at Naseby and Dad was brought up very close to Naseby in a little village called Cold Ashby, and they partner with me in the business.

"They have recently been wondering why we were selling mares, wanting to know how much we were getting for them (very little) and when we were getting another one. They will be pleased we have bought, and especially today as they are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary."

What a great present to have had from their son, let's hope she is lucky. (14:24)

Lot 1943: Canonbury, a daughter of the champion Islington and from New England Stud's dispersal of Lady Ogden's stock, is bought today by Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock for 45,000gns.

Her two-year-old son Tchaikovsky won in October on a second racecourse start, and her foal by Too Darn Hot fetched 185,000gns at last week's December Foal Sale when bought by Grangemore Stud.

The mare's yearling of this year named Bali Hai (Too Darn Hot) was bought at the December Yearling Sale last week by JS Bloodstock / Rogue Gallery Racing for 50,000gns. The team will, of course, be hoping they get the same success as they have enjoyed with their Royal Ascot winner Rogue Millennium whom they bought for just 35,000gns at the December Mares Sale in 2021 and resold last night to Lanigan / Durcan Agent Heider Family Stables for 1,650,000gns.

"She is a daughter of a champion by a champion broodmare sire, she is now two from four and her foal sold well last week," said Boman. "She is not in-foal, she is open to a variety of stallions and will be bred in Europe." (13:04)

Lot 1920: Naohiro Hosoda of Shadai Corporation buys The Royal Studs-consigned three-year-old filly Candle Of Hope (Cable Bay), twice placed in Listed races and a two-time winner, for 100,000gns.

"She has black-type and a good race record, she had lots of speed, she is good-looking," said Hosoda. "I am a big fan of Green Desert, who is in the pedigree, we have not decided on her immediate plans."

Candle Of Hope is a grand-daughter of Fairy Godmother (Fairy King), the dam of Australian Group 1 winner Kingdom Of Fife, and a half-sister to the JockeyClub Stakes (G2) and Grade 1 third Blueprint.

The family traces to Highclere, grand dam of Wind In Her Hair, the dam of stallion Deep Impact, who has been such an influence in Japan. (11:49)

Lot 1899: Poonawalla Stud Farms purchases a fifth mare this week, this time going to 60,000gns for Act Of War (Mujadil), in-foal to Masar in a May cover, signing as Poonawalla Astonish Stud PVT.

She is the winner of four races, including the Premio Regina Elena (G3, the Italian Guineas). She is a half-sister to the multiple Italian Group race winner and performer Out Of Time (Sakhee's Secret).

Raunak Banerji, Poonawalla's general manager, is here at Tattersalls and, after concluding his bidding and docket signing, said: "Act Of War is going to India, we hope she does well for us and produce a Guineas for us as well!

"Italian mares often do very well in India, and we have had a lot of success in the past and so fingers crossed. We usually buy every year here at Tattersalls and it has been good for us."

The farm has an exciting new stallion currently on route to the farm: "Chindt is in quarantine in India at the moment, and he travels to the stud on December 10th."

The farm currently has 140 mares in its broodmare band, split between two farms – plenty of choice for a book for its son of Wootton Bassett – and its most expensive purchase this week has been the Dansili mare Riposte (Lot 1512) bought from Juddmonte for 160,000gns.

The farm then buys again in quick succession going to 12,000gns for the Azamour mare Encore L'Amour ( Lot 1907), runner-up in the Height Of Fashion Stakes (L) and from the Car Colston Hall-developed family of Brando, Ticker Tape and Reckless Abandon. (11:12)

Day 2 statistics: (+/- last year's session)

Catalogue: 274

Offered: 221

Sold: 175

Total: 48,167,000gns (-11%)**

Median: 92,000gns (-18%)

Average: 275,240gns (-2%)

% Sold: 79%

Lots 1,000,000gns+: 10 (11)

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Kodiac, 3. Dubawi

Leading sires (by av, two or more sold): 1. Showcasing, 2. Zoustar, 3. Awtaad

Leading purchasers (by agg, accum): 1. Katsumi Yoshida, 2. Juddmonte, 3. Narvick International

Leading consignors (by agg, accum): 1. Barton Sales, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett)

Today's top five prices

Lot 1786: Teona (IRE) 2018 B.M. >> Barton Sales >> Juddmonte >> 4,500,000gns***

Lot 1788: Via Sistina (IRE) 2018 B.M. >> Grove Stud, Ireland>> Evergreen Equine >> 2,700,000gns

Lot 1813: Get Ahead (GB) 2019 Ch.F. >> Whitsbury Manor Stud First Bloodstock >> 2,500,000gns

Lot 1811: Prosperous Voyage (IRE) 2019 B.F. >> Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett) >> Katsumi Yoshida 2,400,000gns

Lot 1776: Lezoo (GB) 2020 B.F. >> Kimpton Down Stables (R. Beckett) >> Narvick International >> 2,200,000gns

Lot 1799: Cachet (IRE) 2019 B/Br.F. >> Highclere Stud >> Katsumi Yoshida >> 2,200,000gns

** third highest turnover for a day in European auction history

*** third highest-priced mare to ever be sold at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale (20:03)

Lot 1811: Prosperous Voyage (Zoffany), winner of the Falmouth Stakes, is heading to Japan having been bought by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm for 2,400,000gns.

Bred by Lynch Bages and Camas Park Stud, she was bought by Badgers Bloodstock for €76,000 as a yearling. Trained by Ralph Beckett for Marc Chan and Andrew Rosen.

She also finished second in the 1,000 Guineas (G1) and the Fillies’ Mile (G1) and fourth in the Sun Chariot Stakes (G1).

Jamie McCalmont, racing manager to Marc Chan, discussed the sale, as well as that of Lezoo (Lot 1776), also sold by the owner.

"I am very fond of both of them, they are lovely girls and they have given us some great days out," said McCalmont. "It is an expensive hobby owning horses in Britain and unless you have stallion income coming in you have to do this."

When asked if sale was always going to be the route taken, he added: "Yes, and no, we did consider breeding, we were looking for a bit more for Prosperous Voyage and we debated breeding her to a top stallion and bringing her back next year, but all the top buyers are here and Tattersalls has done a great job bringing so many different groups of people here, the market speaks for itself."

Shingo Hashimoto of Northern Farm said of the purchase of Prosperous Voyage: "We are happy that we were able to buy her at the end of the day. We will bred her next year and we will think about whether to keep her in Europe as there are some good stallions here at the moment.

"We are always trying to diversify the blood that we have and don't have all the eggs in one basket." (19:10)

Lot 1813: Get Ahead was bought by William Haggas, who was sat on the stairs and taking instructions over the phone, at 2,500,000gns buying on behalf of First Bloodstock.

She is a Showcasing half-sister to the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, champion two-year-old and 2,000 Guineas winner Chaldean, who is now retired to stud Juddmonte.

Get Ahead is a Listed winner and was a Group 1 runner-up in the Flying Five Stakes and finished fourth in the Prix del’Abbaye. She was trained by Clive Cox.

"She is for a new syndicate and goes to Hillwood Stud to board, she will be bred to this coming spring," said Haggas.

Charlie Vigors added: "It is very exciting to have such good mares as Primo Bacio and Get Ahead coming to the farm, and that these top pedigrees are staying in Britain."

Suelita had a 2023 colt by Showcasing and was covered by Frankel this spring. Her 2022 filly by Kingman was bought by Juddmonte here at the December Foal Sale for 1,000,000gns. (19:02)

Lot 1800: the four-year-old Rogue Millennium (Dubawi), winner of the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (G2) and runner-up in the Matron Stakes (G1) when trained by Tom Clover, sells for 1,650,000gns, bought Lanigan / Durcan Agent Heider Family Stables.

Bred by Shadwell, she was bought from the stud's dispersal by JS Bloodstock for 35,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2021.

"She is the most wonderful filly and it is great to see her sell so well for a terrific syndicate who have been such fantastic supporters of mine and to see a syndicate win at Royal Ascot.

"We have sold two horses for seven figures between them that cost 80,000gns between them.

She has kept improving and it is nice for her to see that she might have the chance to win a Group 1next year for Joseph and I really hope she does as she is something special. She has been the most wonderful filly and is so great to do anything with, the Barton team have looked after her so well here.

"Hopefully she can win that Group 1 and be a lovely Mum for the future."

"She has put us on the map, I love her, I think she is a gorgeous looking filly and to have a first Royal Ascot winner with all the family there and it was plan that came together and it will be day I will always remember.

"I just loved seeing her train in the mornings. I think that is what I will miss most, watching the in the mornings, and just seeing her in the box and seeing her last thing at night. Fingers crossed she can go on and do well."

David Lanigan said: "She has been bought for Scott Heider and goes into training to Joseph O'Brien. She is the obvious filly in the sale, they have done a great job with her, she has a great temperament, she has been very sound to train and they have given good reports on her. Hopefully, she can be a filly for Saturdays and hopefull Group 1s.

"She was lightly trained as a two-year-old and is still improving. The races she has run below par the ground has bene too slow for her, the Matron was one of her best performances. She travelled in to the race very well and would have been a. very good winner. Hopefully, she can repeat those performances and step up again." (18:52)

Lot 1799: Cachet, winner of the 1,000 Guineas (G1), second in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1) and third in the Fillies’ Mile (G1) for trainer George Boughey, owner Highclere Racing, is bought by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm for 2,200,000gns.

She was a 60,000gns at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up purchase by Highclere Agency in 2021.

Out of Poyle Sophie, a half-sister to Whisper Not, winner of the San Franscio Mile Stakes (G3) and to the Group 3 placed Hong Kong runner Whoputfiftyinyou.

"Cachet is a 1,000 Guineas winner, we felt something special from her and we are really excited that she is coming back to Japan," said Shingo Hashimoto of Northern Farm. "She might be covered in Europe, plans are not final yet, but she definitely has speed."

“It has been such a journey, the whole thing has been extraordinary,” said Harry Herbert, manager of Highclere Thoroughbreds. “From Jake saying, ‘Uncle H, I’ve found this breeze-up filly and I can’t wait to show you', through to this whole process.”

Jake Warren added: “We just watched her being prepared to come into the ring and she stood like a rock and didn’t turn a hair. She was so cool in the ring and she’s been like that from day one. She’s been an amazing filly to be part of. She’s always had a special something about her and there was so much interest in her; she’s been run off her feet all week.

“For her owners, that’s special. She was £6,500 a share, and she was such a good two-year-old as well. It’s exciting, she was our first domestic Classic winner and the challenge is on, we’ve got to do it again now.”

He added: “This is how you get access to racing. The dream is real: when you take a share, you can win the Guineas, you can sell a multi-million-pound horse and you can be in it competing with the best in the world. And her share-holders have achieved that.”

George Boughey, trainer of Cachet and Via Sistina, said: "Both fillies came here in super condition – to have had Highclere's first Classic winner with Cachet was amazing, and for Steven and Becky Hillen to turn 5,000gns to 2.7 million guineas, it might not be done again for some time. I am just very proud to have bene a very small part of it.

"It is nice when a plan comes off. I think we were hoping they might aggregate four million and to basically make five, 25 per cent on what we thought, we are thrilled!" (18:50)

Lot 1788: Via Sistina, 2018 bay mare by Fastnet Rock is bought by Evergreen Equine for 2,700,000gns. She was consigned by Grove Stud.

Via Sistina, bred by Laundry Cottage Stud Farm, was purchased here in at the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale in 2019 for just 5,000gns by Stephen Hillen.

Her subsequent price uplift is due to the form she has shown on the track which includes victory in the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes, the Dahlia Stakes (G2) and the Prix Fille De l’Air (G3). She was also twice Group 1 placed.

She is out of the unraced Galileo mare Nigh (Lot 1823), who is a half-sister to Kingsgate Native, winner of the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes and the Nunthorpe Stakes and who was multiple Group race placed, including when runner-up in the Prix de l’Abbaye (G1).

Hillen, who was outside the ring and receiving congratulations from all, said: "It was amazing to watch! It has been tremendous from the day one – she was with Jamie Magee to be broken her in and he has a lot of good stock through his hands – he rang me in February and said she is the biggest but she gets up the gallop better than all anything else!

"She was just so big and he did say she could be breezed as worked so well, but I said that we needed to race her. She did not go into training until August because her pedigree said to wait."

Of the uplift in value, he said: "It has been a dream! I thought that she'd bring in 2,000,000gns plus, that cross is sensational. She was Group 1 winner, but arguably she ran great in the Champion Stakes and she was still improving all the time. It is nice now to see her almost certainly be retired sound and go to stud.

"I was fine watching her sell – I thought that if we don't get what we want for her, we can still race her so it was a celebration either way."

Recalling Via Sistina's 5,000gns purchase, he said: "I would have given a lot more for her at the time, she was a foal share and neither side wanted her. She needed a fair bit of imagination and often when you buy this sort, most of them turn out to be no good. But she always just had something, she was an unbelievable walker but was just a bit of a frame.

"I am always patient with my horses, any trainer will tell you that I never put them under pressure, I might have my opinions from time to time, but I will wait and wait and wait!" (18:12)