Breeder James Cloney of CN Farm Ltd was at Tattersalls to see the colt go through the ring, the February-born colt consigned by his family's County Kilkenny-based Clara Stud, which is run by his father-in-law Micheal Nolan.

"The horse really sold himself, he is a lovely horse," said Cloney. "It is a once in a lifetime to have such a beautiful horse, he is the right shape, the right size, has the right walk and the right pedigree."

Cloney, with BBA Ireland, purchased Entreat for just 14,000gns at the Tattersalls July Sale 2016 from Cheveley Park Stud. She was sold in-foal to Lethal Force, a covering that produced Golden Horde. She has since produced Line Of Departure to a covering by Mehmas in 2017 – he won the 2021 running of the Cathedral Stakes (L) – as well as two further winners.

The mare's first stakes winner was the 2015-born and Cheveley Park-bred Exhort. She won the Pipalong Stakes (L) and was placed 10 times, including four times in Listed races.

In total Entreat has had seven winners from eight runners.

"Entreat is a special mare and just really produces top quality stock. We all have the same dream, thank god has it come through!" laughed Cloney.

He added: "Entreat has a beautiful Dark Angel filly foal, but she is barren at the moment. We also have a daughter at home called Dutch Treaty." (19:03)

The Summerhill Bloodstock-bred colt by Teofilo, out of the Listed Dragon Stakes runner-up Ejaazah and a grandson of Sweet Solera (G3) winner English Ballet, was pinhooked by the boys for 68,000gns.

This year the Tradewinds graduate Beautiful Diamond, bought at the 2022 Somerville Sale for 30,000gns and breezed up this spring, finished third in the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot and won the Harry Rosebery Stakes (L) in September.

The colt is only the second horse offered by the pair in Book 1 (last year they sold a Caravaagio colt for 90,000gns to Highclere) and there is one more lot catalogued this year – Lot 523 a filly by Nathaniel and out of Nibbling, a 38,000gns pinhook. Next week Tradewinds has four lots due to sell in Book 2 and one in Book 3. (18:22)

The March filly is out of the winning Dream Ahead mare Dream Dana and is a half-sister to the winning Group 2 Coventry Stakes runner-up Army Ethos, as well two further winners.

Bred by Plantation Stud, she was pinhooked by RC BS for 58,000gns here in December. (18:02)

The March-born bay yearling, bred by Thomas Foy & Lope de Vega Syndicate, was sold by Chasemore Farm who pinhooked him for 140,000gns last year.

Lope De Vega has had aggregate sales of 6,360,000gns for 17 lots sold so far. (17:52)

"Gary Hadden and I do the matings and Lope De Vega works very well with Distorted Humor and we thought they'd suit physically," said Bennett. "Cursory Glance has been amazing, but it is her mother really [Time Control] – we bought her way back in 2006 as a yearling and everything from her up has been bred by us, it is fantastic and is a legacy from Time Control.

"There is also Sweet Memories [2020 daughter of Time Control, and a winner of the Chalice Stakes (L) and runner-up in Princess Royal Stakes (G3)] on the page now and she looks very promising as a Group horse for next year."

He added: "Cursory is in-foal to Siyouni and is currently in France. We need to work out the plans for next year, and today gives a strong hint that we might go back to Ireland. The most pleasing thing for me is to breed horses that Coolmore buys and Juddmonte underbids – it means you are ticking boxes at the elite level. When we first came into the game in 2006 is what we strived to achieve.

"Lope De Vega is having a great year, and any buyers could be on him. He has got some very smart two-year-olds, I am delighted this colt is going to Aidan, I presume. We have sold one horse to Coolmore before, jointly with Newsells, and that was Ylang Ylang and she is a Group winner and could be anything, let's hope this fella can do the same."

Time Control, bred by W & R Barnett Ltd And Globe Bloodstock, was purchased at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale in 2006 for 1,200,000gns. (16:46)

MV Magnier, standing in the gangway, saw off opposition from Godolphin and Juddmonte to buy the colt out of Bizzarria (Lemon Drop Kid). She is an own-sister to the Canadian International Stakes (G1) winner Cannock Chase and the Group 2 Prix Eugene Adam winner Pisco Sour, and a half-sister to the three-time Group 1-winning filly Star Catcher (Sea The Stars).

"He is lovely horse and from a very successful stud in Hascombe, which has bred very good horses in the past and are very good breeders," said Magnier. "This is a well-bred horse, Frankel is flying and everyone [from the Coolmore team] liked him – and he goes to Ballydoyle."

Oppenheimer, who was sat in the ring to see his colt sell, said: "So far we have done quite well, and sold four, and he have more to sell [over the whole of the October Sale]. There were no regrets at all when he was going around the ring. I did not think we'd get as much as that, I know he is a very nice horses – refuelling the stud's finances and it can't do any harm!"

Hasombe has another two colts due through the ring in Book 1 – Lot 311 and Lot 372 – and six catalogued in Book 2.

The farm's aggregate for the four sold so far is 2,520,000gns.

Oppenheimer also had a very good weekend watching the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – the hugely impressive Arc winner Ace Impact being by the Hascombe And Valiant Stud-bred stallion and son of Frankel, Cracksman. (15:32)

The farm's owner Nurlan Bizakov and general manager Tony Fry were bidding from the right stair well and are hoping to have purchased a future stallion prospect for the farm.

"He is a lovely horse, a lovely model, he is by a lovely sire, he is out of a lovely mare and, if he is good enough, he is potential stallion," said Fry. "That is what we are hoping for. No one needs pat on the back now, that can come in two years' time – if it all works out. We have no plans as yet for this horse, whether he goes to France or elsewhere."

Explaining the decision to try and purchase a stallion as a yearling and before he has raced, Fry added: "It is not easy to buy one [once they are proven] and they are owned by people not keen to sell. And ideally you like to be involved in from day one – to have bred yourself, raced them and then stand them." (15:20)

Anthony Stroud is no stranger to buying grey horses by the hugely exciting second-season sire – he purchased the stallion's dual Group 1-winning son Vandeek on behalf of KHK Racing at this spring's Craven Breeze Up Sale for a top lot price of 625,000gns.

"Vandeek has done very well and Havana Grey has done very well and this horse is out of a good mare, this is an extremely nice horse," said Stroud.

"He is a lovely horse, so we were pretty hopeful he would sell well – Havana Grey has gone from strength to strength. I have to thank the team at home, they prepared him beautifully, he has been very busy here," added Stauffenberg after the successful sale of the half-brother to the July Cup (G1) runner-up Dragon Symbol, recently announced as a new stallion for 2024 at Whitsbury where he will stand alongside Havana Grey. (14:52)

Bred and sold by Ballyphilip Stud, the colt was given the highest accolade by the farm's Paul McCartan when he reported that he thought this colt is the best individual that he and his wife Marie has bred.

"I have not said it to many people, but I think he is the nicest horse I have ever had anything to do with, I really think that," he affirmed. "I had always put Battaash number one, but when this colt got here and did everything right and everything came together... I think he is an absolute belter. I am delighted that Godolphin bought him and that Charlie Appleby will train him.

"He is the image of his father and his grandfather, Charlie loved him and could see that, too."

Of the decision to send his brilliant broodmare Anna Law to the young stallion Blue Point, recently a Group 1 winner-producing sire, McCartan said: "It was probably an act of lunacy to take such a risk with a mare who is so important to us – I probably should have sent her to a proven horse rather than a first-crop horse.

"But I was there the day Blue Point beat Battaash in the King's Stand. I thought Battaash looked great that day but I saw Blue Point come into the parade ring and I had one look at him and one look at Charlie Appleby and I said, 'We are not going to be winning today!'"

McCartan was keen to thank his team for all the efforts at home and on the sale ground saying, "I want to pay particular thanks to all the people who work for me, everyone knows they are the best team on the sale ground. My head lad Denis Lawlor, he never comes to the sales and Dinny McCarthy, who led up, they have all done a fantastic job. It is one of the most enjoyable parts of this for me – that we can all share it, we are all good friends."

Updating on Anna Law's recent coverings, he said: "She has a filly foal by Dark Angel and is in-foal to Frankel. It is a different approach, but he is the best stallion probably of all time, so why not?

"She has been an incredible mare to us. She started off a pretty grumpy old girl, but now every time she sees me in the field she knows I always have a fistful of nuts for her so we are the best of friends!"

Anthony Stroud, buying for Godolphin, said: "He was one that we wanted. Paul McCartan has had Tiggy Wiggy, Profitable, Harry Angel and so many more, it is a great nursery and they do a fantastic job. He is the horse that we thought would enhance Godolphin. I hope that we are standing here in two years' time and agreeing that this is one of the best that Paul has bred."

Underbidders included Najd Stud and Juddmonte. (14:23)

"He is a cracking individual, he put in an amazing show outside, he marched round and has a great attitude," said Brown. "He is a full-brother to a very talented horse, he has comes from a very good farm and breeder. He is a smasher and he looks like he will be quite forward. I am delighted to get him. He is going from here to Malcolm Bastard to be broken no trainer has been decided but he will stay in England."

Chindit is the winner of nine races, including the Summer Mile (G2), the Champagne Stakes (G2) and the Greenham Stakes (G3). He also has Group 1 placed form twice in the Lockinge Stakes (G1) and the Queen Anne Stakes (G1).

Since the catalogue was printed he has won the Superior Mile (G3) and the Fortune Stakes (L) and finished third in Joel Stakes (G2) and the Hungerford Stakes (G2). He is now owned by Villoo Poonawalla Greenfield Farms, bought by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla for a future stallion career in India. (13:40)

Bred by French Bloodstock Agency, he was also one of the sire's highest-priced foals purchased last year for €105,000 by Hamish Macauley Bloodstock.

The April-born colt is a half-brother to Alistair (Panis) winner of the Prix Texanita (G3) and a new three-year-old winner, Kelly Key. (13:24)

Both horses purchased for Fawzi Nass and team.

"The Kingman colt is just a lovely model and I loved him from the first time I saw him," said St Lawrence. "He is a half-brother to a Group 1 winner and a Grade 1 winner. Hopefully, he can take us to the 2,000 Guineas and we can have a bit of fun, and he has an international profile. Hopefully he can be a stallion one day – that's the dream! I bought the Dubawi and was hoping we did not have to be stretched on him."

Breeder John Gunther and daughter Tanya Gunther are at Tattersalls today to see the sale, and it was a poignant moment as dam Without You Babe (Lemon Drop Kid) has died.

"It was sad losing the mare and this was her last foal," said Gunther Snr. "It was a tough decision to sell, he is such a fantastic yearling and it is a real heart breaker. Newsells has given him a tremendous start and he looked incredible here, he has gone to some very good owners and I am sure they will make us proud in future."

Expanding on the decision to sell, he said: "It was sort of like a flip of coin, really. We weren't going to let him go unless we got a good price for him, and it has turned out very well. We get to watch him run and we have his full-sister She's Got You so we can still carry on the family."

The Group-placed She's Got You had a filly by Frankel this spring. (12:35)

"She will head to Ballydoyle. It is one of the best pages in the book, and we have an update with her full-sister Infinite Cosmos," said Elliott. "She is a beautiful fully, medium sized and though she is by Sea The Stars I can even see her doing something at two, and then obviously getting better with age."

It has already been a good Book 1 2023 for Ballyhimikin – the farm consigned yesterday's session topper, the Ghaiyyath colt out of Tickled Pink, who was sold to Godolphin for 1,050,000gns.

This filly is out of the Listed winner Waila (Notnowcato). She was bred by Southcourt Stud and the late Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, who died last November.

Walia is a half-sister to the Listed winner and Fred Darling Stakes (G2) placed Crystal Star (Mark Of Esteem), the dam of the champion older horse and Prince Of Wales's Stakes (G1) winner Crystal Ocean (Sea The Stars), the Canadian International Stakes (G1) winner Hillstar (Danehill Dancer), the Group 2 winner Crystal Capella (Cape Cross) and the Listed winner Crystal Zvezda (Dubawi).

Waila's daughter Infinite Cosmos has finished third at Listed level since the catalogue was published but boasts a previous Group 3 third placing in the Musidora Stakes.

Waila was sold as part of the Southcourt Stud dispersal (consigned by New England Stud) held at last year's December Mares Sale when she purchased by BBA Ireland for 550,000gns. (11:35)

The colt, sold by Newsells Park Stud and bred by Al Shahania Stud, is by Siyouni, a stallion with whom Coolmore has enjoyed such a lot of recent success – of course headlined this year by the four-time Group 1-winning three-year-old Paddington.

This colt is out of Vorda (Orpen), a French champion two-year-old filly, winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1), the Prix Robert Papin (G2) and a Group 1 runner-up in the Prix Morny.

She has bred five winners from five runners, headed by the Listed winner Saiga (Teofilo) (11:12)

Catalogued: 177

Offered: 154

Sold: 124

Total: 30,628,000gns (-4%)

Median: 205,000gns (+28%)

Average: 247,081gns (+7%)

% Sold: 81%

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Godolphin, 2. Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock, 3. Blandford Bloodstock

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Newsells Park Stud, 2. Tally-Ho Stud, 3. Camas Park Stud

Leading consignors (by av, two or more sold): 1. Ballyhimikin Stud, 2, Meon Valley Stud, 3. Newsells Park Stud

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Dubawi, 2. Kingman, 3. Wootton Bassett

Leading sires (by av, two or more sold): 1. Dubawi, 2. Ghaiyyath, 3. Frankel

Today's top five

1. Lot 151: Ghaiyyath / Tickled Pink gr,c. >> Ballyhimikin Stud >> Godolphin >> 1,050,000gns

2. Lot 96: Dubawi / Shastye b,c. >> Newsells Park Stud Ltd. >> Godolphin >> 1,000,000gns

3. Lot 28: Frankel / Poplin ch,c. >> Oakgrove Stud >> Godolphin >> 900,000gns

4. Lot 99 Kingman / Shirocco Star b,c. >> Meon Valley Stud >> Godolphin >> 750,000gns

5. Lot 35: Dubawi / Princess Loulou ch,c. >> Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) Ltd. >> Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock >> 725,000gns (18:32)

Like his older brother, this 2022-born son of Kingman was bred by Farmleigh Bloodstock Ltd and sold by Corduff Stud.

The pair are out of Turret Rocks (Fastnet Rock), winner of the May Hill Stakes (G2), the Blue Wind Stakes (G3), the Meld Stakes (G3), and the Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes (L). She was also placed nine times, including in the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac and the Pretty Polly Stakes (G1).

It is a family that stretches back to the blue hen mare Rivere D'Or, the dam of the Group 1 winner Gold Splash and ancestress of Goldikova, Galikova, Aondin and Gold Luck. (18:05)

The sale produced a battle between the two European power houses with the Coolmore battalions taking on Sheikh Mohammed's operation for the son of the young Darley stallion, both teams standing outside the ring, but it was Anthony Stroud who was successful at the seven-figure sum.

Breeder Trevor Stewart was understandably all smiles, his mare, who is a daughter of the Group 2 King's Stand Stakes winner Cassandra Go and a half-sister to the Classic winner Halfway To Heaven, the dam of Magical, Rhododendron and Flying The Flag, once again keeping the family's name in the headlines.

Stewart bought his wonderful mare Cassandra Go for 200,000gns as a yearling at the Tattersalls Houghton Sale in 1997.

"I am so lucky, it is the fourth over a million that I have got from the family, I did not expect it, but he is a gorgeous horse and it is wonderful that he is going to Godolphin," smiled Stewart. "The family seems to go on, we were very lucky with Victoria Road, and I could not be more thrilled."

Of the choice of the young stallion for his mare Stewart outlined: "Some of Tickled Pink's progeny have been a little on the neat side, so we thought we need to get a bit more height and length into the foals. He was obviously a great racehorse and it is risky going to a first-season sire, but time will tell. And then she produced this cracking colt..."

Stewart reflected: "It is a wonderful figure, and I hate to say it, but after number four I am getting used to it, at least the bank manager will be happy again, for a little while! I have been so lucky – two of the daughters of Cassandra Go sold for over a million and I have two others – one has just gone to stud and there is another two-year-old, hopefully there are plenty more to come along."

Of Tickled Pink, he updated: "She has an outstanding Saxon Warrior colt foal, he is actually like a twin of Victoria Road, his markings are exactly the same. She is in-foal to Saxon Warrior, hopefully carrying a filly but I don't know. We decided not to scan her – there is always a slight risk – it will be a surprise and I will pray!"

Stroud has bought a number of yearlings by Ghaiyyath this autumn, including Lot 95 earlier today (500,000gns) and he said: "He is an extremely nice horse from Ballyhimikin that has produced so many good horses, and this family is second to none. We also feel very strongly as to how good a stallion Ghaiyyath is." (17:50)

The filly is a Sea The Stars full-sister to Fifty Stars, winner of the Australian Cup (G1), a further three-time Group race winner and a multiple Group 1 and Group race performer.

"We are thrilled to get a filly with that pedigree, a full-sister to a Group 1 winner from a great farm in Ireland – the Rogers family goes back a long way," said Mangan. "She is going to the Gosdens. We also bought Lot 14, a Wootton Bassett filly. She is a very strong filly, with a good pedigree and her dam won at stakes level. It is competitive for good fillies here so we are pleased we have got two on Day 1."

It is the best result for the mare in the sale ring to date, and Anthony Rogers of Airlie was thrilled with the six-figure sum.

"Hopefully she will be the best on the course as well!" smiled Rogers. "She is a special filly and has been very easy to deal with, she has a very good mind. I think she will run... I really do."

When asked if the farm was tempted to keep this filly seeing as Swizzle Stick is in her teenage years, Rogers said: "The mare's foal of this year is a full-sister and the mare is carrying a filly again by Sea The Stars ... we might keep one of those." (17:01)

The January-born colt, bred by Awbeg Stud Unlimited, is a half-brother to two winners. He was sold today by Lynn Lodge Stud, who pinhooked him as a foal for 280,000gns last December. (16:36)

The mare, a daughter of Shirocco, was a dual Group 1 runner-up in the Epsom and Irish Oaks, and also finished third in the Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) and fourth in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1).

She has had four winners, three of whom are black-type winners – Al Suhail (Dubawi), winner of the Group 2 Challenge Stakes, the Al Fahidi Fort (G2) and a two-time runner-up in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint and the Jebel Hatta Stakes, Telecaster (New Approach), who won the Group 2 Dante Stakes and the Grand Prix de Deauville (G2), and the Australian Listed winner Starcaster (Dansili).

Recently, this yearling's three-year-old half-sister Mistral Star (Frankel) has picked up her first black-type with a second in the Listed Prix des Tourelles. (15:52)

Her racing progeny include the Group 1 winners Japan, Mogul and Secret Gesture –the first named also a champion European three-year-old.

This colt was by Dubawi (the mare's previous big-priced progeny were all by Galileo) and was bought for 1,000,000gns by Godolphin.

"He is by Dubawi, whom we have huge regard for, and out of an incredible mare," said Stroud. "She has produced so many great horses, and although he is out of mare who was a bit older he looks incredibly well. We all looked at him, and the boss looked at him and we felt we had to go for it. He is a very good looking, very correct good walking horse and very athletic, he fitted our criteria."

Julian Dollar, general manager of Newsells, obviously had mixed emotions regarding the sale which brought an end to an era for the farm.

"The money does not really matter, but the figure of a million is a nice bookend for the mare," he said. "She was such an amazing mare for Newsells, and for me really... jokingly I have said she kept me in a job for 15 years! But the fact that she produced such a good-looking foal as her last one, he came here and Sheikh Mohammed has bought her for a million, it is really 'nice' for want of a better expression."

He added: "We are all in this business because we love horses and for that reason it is a nice three-quarters end to the story – there is still 25 per cent to come when he races. For us it was a nice sign off and fitting for the mare because she did a lot for us."

Comparing this yearling to the mare's previous progeny, Dollar said: "He was a bit stronger, a bit deeper, a bit thicker through his middle and shoulder and quarters, like the Dubawis can be. But he had the same great temperament , the same class when he came to the sale and that same aura. She was just such a remarkable mare and nice to see Dubawi have a recent Group 1 winner out of a Danehill mare – so we know the cross works."

He concluded: "She was a superstar, and I will never find another one. I know that, I am not that greedy, but I will treasure the days we had here and at the racecourse, she was a commercial stud farmers dream."

Owner Graham Smith-Bernal purchased Newsells Park Stud in 2021, Shastye part of that purchase – she died as a 21-year-old after producing this foal just a year after Smith-Bernal's acquisition of the farm.

"This colt was born early in the morning and saw her in the paddock with this foal that morning," recalled Smith-Bernel. "She looked absolutely 100 per cent despite then not having foaled for two years. Unfortunately she subsequently haemorrhaged and died that night. Julian told me that evening and I went down and bottled fed this colt.

"She means so much to the team who have done an amazing job rearing this colt. He was taken everything in his stride, and he is not an old mare's foal. He is an absolute champ and it has been a pleasure, even though I have come late to be associated with this family."

Of this colt, he added: "He is much more punchy than the Galileos, typical of Dubawi. And there was something about him, every time I saw him in the paddocks he would come over to me, he is just a very friendly horse." (15:43)

"She is a lovely filly, and by such a good sire in Dubawi," reported St Lawrence. "She is for Fawzi Nass and will stay in England to be trained, though no plans have been made as yet. We had that sort of price on her."

Secret Glow was unraced, and is dam of one winner from one runner – Liwa Oasis (Lope De Vega), bought by Al Shira’aa Farms for 260,000gns in 2021 and in training with Pascal Bary

Secret Glow's 2021 Siyouni foal, a 400,000gns October Book 1 yearling, is in training in Japan and is yet to run. (14:35)

The filly was a 310,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale pinhook by today's vendor Camas Park Stud.

"She is for a long-standing, UK-based client and she is going into training with John and Thady Gosden," reported Goff. "She is a beautiful filly and by a top sire. I followed her through as a foal last year and wanted to buy her then but she made too much.

"I am delighted to have bought her today, she is an absolute queen – she is a lovely mover, a perfect size and a very racy filly by a stallion who has sired 10 Group 1 winners this year."

Roodle is a half-sister to Mohaather, winner of the Sussex Stakes (G1) and the US Grade 2 winner Prize Exhibit. This spring breeder Gaie Johnson-Houghton covered her star mare with Baaeed. (13:54)

Since the catalogue was published Nashwa has also placed second in Juddmonte International (G1), and third in Irish Champion Stakes (G1) and Nassau Stakes (G1). In total, Nashwa has run 14 times, 12 times in stakes races to win four and finish placed on six occasions. She holds three Group 1 entries this autumn – the Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) on Saturday, and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) and the British Champions Stakes (G1) at Ascot on October 21.

Princess Loulou, who was bred by David Brown and was bought at Book 1 in 2010 for 310,000gns, was covered this spring by Frankel. (13:27)

The February-born colt is out of the Listed-placed, Fittocks Stud-bred Poplin (Medicean), a daughter of the Lancashire Oaks (G2) winner Pongee. Poplin was bought by Oakgrove in 2013 as a maiden mare. She has produced five winners, headed by Alkandora (Nathaniel), a Listed winner and Group 3 placed.

The colt was a fourth purchase this morning by Godolphin.

David Hilton, stud manager at Oakgrove, said: “It means a lot as he’s the most expensive horse the stud has ever sold. Obviously John puts a lot of investment in, and this horse was bred in partnership with Juddmonte so we have to say a massive thank you to them for doing that with us.

“I’ve always thought he’s a pretty special horse and he’s been very busy since we got here. He hasn’t missed a beat. You can never be confident when you come up to the ring, even with the horse having been popular. You can be hopeful, but never confident. Watching that was a bit mad, really!

“It’s very rare to be in that position where people follow the horse through and you can just stand back and watch. It was amazing. John’s already been on the phone and he’s delighted. I’ve got to say well done to all our staff back at Oakgrove because they’ve done an amazing job.” (12:35)

Stud manager Rob Speers said: "The mare was bought specifically to go to Siyouni and this is the first we have bred out of her. The colt was raised at the farm and the plan was always to bring him to sale. He has danced very danced and we are delighted with him, he behaved impeccably here. It is a big thanks to the team at home, they have done a wonderful job with him.

"For a mare who cost €170,000 it is a great sale and a good start to the week." (12:20)

The mare is an own-sister to Kenya, winner of the Killavullan Stakes (G3) and placed in the Solonway Stakes (G2), and a half-sister to Zantenda (Zamindar), winner of the Group 3 Prix d'Aumale and third in the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1).

She was sold by Newsells Park Stud. (11:58)

The filly was sold by breeder Kildaragh Stud and Peter Kavanagh was holding back the tears when standing outside his draft in Lower Sale Paddock. It has been some three days for the farm as not only did Sea Silk Road get the Group 1 score in France, but Vandeek, breezed and sold by Kildaragh's Roderick Kavanagh of Glending Stables for a Craven Sale joint-top lot price of 625,000gns, won his second Group 1 when successful in the Middle Park Stakes (G1) . The son of Havana Grey was another bought by Stroud, then for KHK Racing.

Kavanagh also sold Lot 4, a colt by Churchill, for 300,000gns, to Tom Goff of Blandford Bloodstock.

Kavanagh said: "It is just fabulous when you have homebreds like this. We raced the two dams, then you do the matings and you hope and pray. You see the product you get, you don't get to the design them, you have to make the most of what you have.

"It is just super for the team and the work they have put in."

He added: "Then on the eve of the sale the sister goes and wins the Group 1! It is a lot of work from a lot of people, it is a big commitment, it is wonderful when it comes off."

When asked if the younger sister is at all similar to Sea Silk Road the breeder outlined: "She might not be as robust, but she is just like a cat – she has super motion and action. She is brilliant mentally and has a big honest long ear on her, I would say she will be very genuine and you can be very optimistic that she will be a top race filly."

Of his feelings when the filly was in the ring, he said: "You are just about spellbound, like a rabbit in the headlights. You hope they are going to sell well but you can't dictate when they get to a certain level, you feel immensely proud that the top buyers want your product.

"It has been rollercoaster since the weekend, things go in cycles – you can have incredible runs of bad luck, things go wrong for no reason, and then suddenly things can come good."

The sale was second-best price enjoyed by Kildaragh in the Tattersalls ring, and Kavanagh said: "It helps to keep the wheels turning, we will probably invest the money in and try and buy some better mares and use better stallions. It is a lot abut the next generation, it gives them a kick start, it might help make the path a little easier for them. They are very motivated and committed anyway."

Underbidders for the filly included Suzanne Roberts and Matt Houldsworth. (11:35)

“The Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale has established itself as an important fixture in the European yearling sale calendar in a remarkably short period of time. Only two years ago the turnover at the inaugural Somerville Yearling Sale was below five million guineas, the average a fraction over 21,000gns and the median was 16,250gns. Today’s third edition of the Somerville has produced records across the board with turnover above 8.5 million guineas, an average well over 30,000gns and a median of 27,500gns.

“There is always a correlation between racecourse success and sale ring success and Somerville yearlings have enjoyed an extraordinary recent run with the likes of BRADSELL, INDIAN RUN and RELIEF RALLY showcasing the sale to great effect on the home front and Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks winner ANISETTE providing the best possible advertisement across the Atlantic.

"These outstanding results have clearly not gone unnoticed and Park Paddocks has been alive with activity over the past few days. Top British and Irish consignors have sent us some smart yearlings and their confidence in our newest yearling sale has been reflected in a sale of real depth with a clearance rate approaching 90 per cent and the number of yearlings selling for more than 50,000gns and more than 100,000gns increasing significantly on last year’s impressive numbers.

“The pinhookers have also enjoyed some spectacular returns on their investments and today’s robust trade has given us a positive start to the Tattersalls yearling sale season as we now look forward to Books 1 to 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and the unveiling of our newly renovated Somerville Yard which is the latest major investment undertaken at Park Paddocks." (21:21)

Catalogued: 314

Offered: 305

Sold: 271

Total: 8,646,000gns (+12%)

Median: 27,000gns (+4%)

Average: 31,904gns (+5%)

% Sold: 89%

Nos 100,000gns+: 7 (4)

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock, 2. Highflyer / P Cunningham, 3. Rabbah Bloodstock

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Tally-Ho Stud, 2. Whitsbury Manor Stud, 3. Whatton Manor Stud

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Havana Grey, 2. Mehmas, 3. Kodiac

Leading sires (by av, two and more sold): 1. Pinatubo, 2. Havana Grey, 3. Starspangledbanner

Today's top five

1. Lot 221: Havana Grey (GB) / Minoria (GB) Gr.F. (GB) >> Whitsbury Manor Stud >> Stroud Coleman Bloodstock >> 155,000gns

2. Lot 152: Galiway (GB) / Golconde (IRE) Ch.C. (FR) >> Drumhill Stud, Ireland >> Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock >> 145,000gns

3. Lot 199: Havana Grey (GB) / Last Echo (IRE) B.F. (GB) >> Culworth Grounds Farm >> Hamish Macauley Bloodstock / AMO Racing >> 140,000gns

4. Lot 51: Prince of Lir (IRE) / Barqeyya (IRE) B.F. (IRE) >> Monksland Stables, Ireland >> Diego Borges Dias/ Robson Aguiar >> 130,000gns

5. Lot 132: Showcasing (GB) / Fast Lily (IRE) B.C. (GB) >> Plantation Stud >> Blandford Bloodstock >> 115,000gns (21:11)

She is an own-sister to American Lady, runner-up in the Listed Land O'Burns Stakes and fourth in the Naas Juvenile Sprint Stakes (G3).

Show Me Off is a half-sister to Lovelace (Royal Applause), winner of the Oettingen-Rennen (G2) and the Supreme Stakes (G3).

It is the deep family of Stinging Nettle and her black-type winning descendants that include Maid For The Hills, Stroll, Patrol, Lady In Waiting, Savannah Bay and Grassy. (20:33)

Lot 277, a colt by Bated Breath from Stowell Hill Stud and out of the mare Ronaldsay, the dam of the Group 3 winner Gale Force Ten, is successfully bought by Thorman, who was bidding in the gangway, at 80,000gns.

Thorman signed the docket for September Bloodstock, and he reported: "It is nothing to do with me! The trainer rang and said that he was not going to get here and asked if I would bid on his behalf."

He added: "Please don't quote anything from me, and certainly don't say that the colt 'ticks all the boxes!'"

Thorman's Trickledown Stud then sells the subsequent lot, a colt by Tasleet and out of Royal Blush, to Highflyer Bloodstock and Phil Cunningham, a fifth purchase today for the agent and the owner.

The colt, who cost 75,000gns, is a half-brother to five winners, the best of which is the Group 2-placed A Momentofmadness (Elnadim).

The Highflyer / P Cunningham team has spent 303,000gns today and is behind only Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock's 479,000gns outlay for eight lots.

In total, however, Highflyer has been today's biggest buyer – the agency has purchased 19 lots for a spend of 649,000gns in conjunction with four different named clients – Cunningham, Eve Johnson Houghton, Ed Dunlop and Ed Smyth-Osbourne. Four lots were also purchased in Highflyer's name only. (20:01)

Park Glen is a half-sister to Knot In Wood (Shinko Forest), winner of the Chipchase Stakes (G3). (19:30)

The Tasleet colt was purchased at the inaugural sale in 2021 by Highflyer Bloodstock and trainer Harry Dunlop, and the horse was breezed and resold by Grant going on to win the Coventry Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot. This year he collected the King's Stand Stakes (G1) at the Royal meeting before going on to take third in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).

The four-year-old colt is entered in the Flying Five Stakes (G1) at The Curragh this weekend.

Today's filly was sold by Ballyhimikin Stud and is a half-sister to six winners, including the Listed placed Grammata (Twilight Son) and a grand-daughter of Siringas (Barathea), winner of the Grade 2 Nassau Stakes and the Listed Brownstown Stakes. (19:14)

She was bought by Matt Coleman of Stroud Coleman and he reported: "She is a lovely filly, Havana Grey is almost a 'freak' stallion and is surpassing everyone's expectations. This filly is a fantastic walker and has a similar movement to Vandeek, whom Anthony [Stroud] bought at the Craven Sale. Vandeek has that wonderful flowing action and this filly has that, too. She is stand out at the sale, Whitsbury is a fantastic breeder and we are looking forward to seeing her on the track." He added: "She is for an existing owner and goes into training with George Scott. We were looking for fillies and we had two on the radar, fingers crossed she can do something good next year."

The filly was bought for owner Charlie Rosier and he said: "I fell in love with her. I went to Whitsbury and saw her and just looked at her and fell in love. I think there has been some lovely horses here, it is not a sale I have bought at before but we are very excited.

"We thought she'd be unaffordable, with the likes of Amo Racing here and lots of big owners. We underbid the Prince Of Lir earlier today.

"We had a winner with George Scott earlier in the week with Lieutenant Rascal and she joins the Rascal band, they are all called something Rascal. It is has been a fantastic day.

Rosier will probably leaving the naming of the filly up to his mother and then admitted: "We have bought some amazing horses here before, it is nerve-wracking and you get he adrenaline, I am desperate for a drink if I am being perfectly honest!"

Minoria is a half-sister to Minalisa, winner of the Sweet Mimosa Stakes (L) and from the family of the Ballyogan Stakes (G3) winner Miss Anabaa, grand-dam of Enjazaat, winner of the Champion 2yo Trophy (L) at Ripon. It is also the family of Ventura Tormenta, winner of the Prix Robert Papin (G2) and Fly On The Night, a champion Italian two-year-old of 2015. (18:00)

This filly is a homebred for Culworth Grounds, and consignor Sophie Buckley recalled the purchase of the mare and the decision to cover her with the Whitsbury Manor Stud-based sire.

"Matt Coleman helped me buy the mare," she said. "I wanted her as she is a Whipper mare – he is a good broodmare sire and there are not that many of them so it is hard to get them. She has had a great update this year with Oddyssey – Pat Owens has done a great job of training him to get his black-type."

Of the reasoning to cover the mare with Havana Grey, she said: "I liked the foals, and I buy a lot of foals. I thought they looked very correct and good walkers. When I was asked I punted him as the stallion in that generation of sires that I thought could be the 'one'; I thought I had better back my judgment and use him!"

"He bred a very nice model for us – this filly is a good walker with a good mind. She is beautiful and the sire is on fire. She showed very well and was a queen all the way through. Hopefully, she can follow her half-brother but go two places better and win at Royal Ascot!"

Purchaser Hamish Macauley said: "She goes to George Boughey. Last year George and I bought an Havana Grey filly called Graceful Thunder [at Tattersalls Ireland September] and she won a Listed race in France a few weeks ago [Prix de la Vallee d'Auge] and was third in a Group 3 [Prix d'Arenberg] the other day.

"We went around the complex yesterday and picked out three horses that we wanted, and this filly was top of the list. Kia [Joorabchian] came down this morning and we showed her to him and he was happy with her. She cost a bit more than we thought, but the stallion speaks for himself and she is lovely looking filly."

Macauley added: "Kia is a great supporter and he wanted her... and so did the underbidder, Brendan Holland of Grove Stud. When you take on someone like that they are always going to cost a bit more."

Of today's trade and the Somerville Sale he concluded: "We have followed in a few that we thought would be buyable and we have not been successful, it is a good trade. We had a bit of luck at this sale before and bought a good horse called Maximum Impact, also by Havana Grey." (17:39)

Williamson was this year's Craven Breeze Up Sale's leading consignor, his draft headed the sale of a colt by Blue Point, who fetched a joint top price at the sale of 625,000gns. That top spot at the sale was shared with the Havana Grey colt out of Mosa Mine sold by Glending Stables. He has been subsequently names Vandeek and won last month's Group 1 Prix Morny for trainer Simon and Ed Crosford and owner KHK Racing. (17:13)

"He will have been looking down on us," said Dowling, who added: "That was our biggest touch, but Dad had some good days here."

Of the decision to offer the €27,000 pinhooked colt at the Somerville Sale, he said: "We hoped he might stand out a bit at this sale, he is a very good physical and the sire is on fire. The mare is two from two with two juvenile winners, and thankfully the plan has paid off. I have never had a horse of this quality, and he was so busy. It is easily our best result, it is a magic and that it is why you do it.

"We bought him here and hoped he was going to make a few quid, but you are only dreaming to get to this level."

Dowling, who earlier in his career had a stint working with the Racing Post bloodstock team in London, said: "We prepped him ourselves and we have had five yearlings in total."

The colt's winning dam Golconde (Modigliani) is an own-sister to Magritte, a 2002 champion juvenile filly in Italy and winner of the Premio Primi Passi (G3).

Buyer Ross Doyle reported: "He is going to Richard Hannon. Richard said that he is an absolute smasher and we agreed. We saw the colt yesterday, and every time we went to see the horse, he did exact the same show. He came across as an absolute dude of a horse, he has been very well prepped by the lads. The stallion is capable of getting a very good horse and is on the up. I have not had one by Galiway but two good judges, Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins, have been telling me for years to 'get as many as you can' ... that is enough for me!

"The stallion can get anything, look at Vauban – he could win a Melbourne Cup. I don't think you push a horse like this yearling and he will tell Richard when he is ready and Richard will take his time. It is probably too over the top, but it would be nice if he could rock up in the Chesham."

Galiway's best progeny so far is Sealiway, winner of the Group 1 Champion Stakes and the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère.

Vauban, winner of the 2022 Triumph Hurdle (G1), won the Ballyroan Stakes (G1) at the beginning of August having also been successful in the Copper Horse Handicap at Royal Ascot. He also finished fourth in the Champion Hurdle (G1) at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Galiway stands at Haras de Colleville for €30,000. He started his career in 2016 at a fee of €3,000. (15:48)

"He is a nice horse and is a half-brother to Seven Questions. I don't know where he is to be trained, we will take him back and make a plan, but I am sure George Scott would be interested!" laughed St Lawrence.

Seven Questions is owned by Victorious Racing and Fawzi Nass and was bought by St Lawrence for £58,000. The colt by Kodiac is trained by Scott, has run six times, won three and is BHA rated 96. He also finished third in the Listed Ripon Two Year Old Trophy.

Get Up And Dance is a half-sister to the Group 2-winning sprinter Pearl Secret and from the family of the champion older mare Palacegate Episode. (15:30)

Stud manager James Berney said: "He’s a homebred. The mare’s been good to us, she’s got off to a great start. Obviously this filly was placed last week in a good maiden. The mare looks to be producing the goods and this was a very nice individual. We got on well here last year so I wanted to send another good one too."

Fast Lily is dam of two winners from two runners, including the US stakes winner Unanimious Consent, also placed fourth Grade 2 and Grade 3s. She is a half-sister to the Barathea pair of Silk Blossom (Barathea), winner of the Lowther Stakes (G2), and Mashoora, winner of the Prix de la Porte Maillot (G3). (15:18)

Talking from a sweltering Further Paddock area as the colt was waiting to head back to his stable, Coen said: "We were hopeful, we bought him here last year from Tweenhills for 34,000gns. He has been very straightforward all the way through. Pinatubo has been going well so far and we were hopeful, and there was some footfall to him over the past couple of days. We are delighted, we have a great team home."

He added: "We have four catalogued for Tattersalls Ireland September Sale and one for Book 3, it is a good start to the season."

Buyer Jono Mills said: “He’s a sharp, racy, strong horse with lots to like about him. He’s from a decent family. The Pinatubo’s I’ve seen have been a lovely group of horses. Certainly the ones we have back on the farm are a very solid group. I’d give him every chance to be a stallion – he was a brilliant racehorse for Charlie Appleby and he’s covered some excellent mares.” (14:54)

"He was a lovely straightforward sort and did not put a foot wrong, he is an absolute gentleman, apparently that is typical of the stallion," said Jenny Norris of the April-born colt from the family of the champion sprinter Battaash, the Group 1-placed The Antarctic and the Group 2 winners Tasleet and Etlaala.

Through today, Norris has two by Harry Angel (Lot 190 and Lot 213) and a Dandy Man colt (Lot 200.)

She said: "They are all going down well, and the Harry Angels have been busy. Their mares were bought by the late Peter Ridgers to go to Harry – he owned Harry Angel in his early career and was such a supporter of him as a stallion, it is such a shame he is not here to see the success that the sire is enjoying now."

Norris is looking forward to a busy autumn at Tattersalls with eight Book 2 lots due to sell and 16 in Book 3. (14:45)

McStay, who paid 67,000gns for the colt, added: "The sire has had three Group 3 winners and another stakes performer to date, he looks like he is really starting to take off. The mare was a stakes winner and has bred a stakes winner [Megallan], and she is a sister to a champion in Golden Horn. The horse vetted well and he looks very much like a Dubawi type, what's not to like? Maybe everybody is here looking for sharper speedier types, and we have got lucky. He is a very nice horse."

Of plans, the buyer outlined: "He is for owner Bon Ho – he has a number of trainers in the UK and Ireland and he will decide in due course where the horse goes. For now he will go to Jane Allison to be broken in, we are in no rush with him, he is a nice horse."

Hascombe & Valiant has taken a "selling the colts" yearling strategy this year and has seven lots catalogued in October Book 1 and a further six in Book 2.

Later today the farm is due to offer Lot 202, a colt by Ghaiyyath and out of Little Becky (Sir Percy). Second dam is the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) runner-up Rebecca Sharp and the family traces back to Golden Horn and Eastern Belle. (14:02)

The colt was sold by Houghton Bloodstock and is out of Dutch S (Dutch Art) from the family of the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Indian Haven.

The sire has two lots catalogued in October Book 1 (Lot 328 and Lot 507) and 23 in Book 2. (14:00)

Lot 78, sold by Mickley Stud, realised a handsome pinhook profit as he was bought by Richard Kent for 9,000gns at the 2022 Tattersalls December Foal Sale. Kent has particular reason to follow the excellent progress and keep an eye on the progeny by Whisbury Manor Stud sire – Mickley Stud, with the late Lady Caroline Lonsdale, bred the son of Havana Gold out of the Dark Angel mare Blanc De Chine.

This filly is out of the Tamayuz mare Chasing Rubies, the dam of Kiaraad, a 2020 son of Havana Grey and a winner. Chasing Rubies is a half-sister to a Listed winner and placed horse, and from the family of the Group 3 winner Regime, the Group 2-placed Salut D'Amour and the 1,000 Guineas runner-up Jacqueline Quest, the dam of the Breeders' Cup winner Line Of Duty.

Lot 87, consigned by Windmill Stud and bred by Fiona Marner, is out of the seven-time winner Copper Penny (Dansili). She is dam of two winners, including the three-time juvenile winner Rocking Ends, who is also by Havana Grey. (13:07)