The February-born colt hails from the farm's leading family that produced Airwave, the champion two-year-old filly of 2002, Group 1 winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) and now dam and ancestress of nine black-type winners, Jwala, winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1). (12:49)

Dias, on hand in the ring, said: "Hopefully, we will go racing with her she is for ourselves. She walks well, and a great mind, we looked at her a couple of times, she always showed the same. Prince Of Lir has been lucky for Robson."

The filly was sold by the Hassett family of Monksland Stables, bred by Trio Bloodstock which is Maebh Hassett (21), Orla (22) and Richie, who was on leading up duties, is 19. All work at home on the farm, and foal down around 20 mares each spring.

"We bought the mare Barqeyya at the July Sale in-foal to Helmet," recalled Tom Hassett, the patriarch of the family. "She has been a lucky mare and has bred two black-type winners by Dandy Man.

"It is very much family affair for the three children... my wife and I are getting nothing out of this!" laughed Hassett. "I am delighted, they have had some difficult days too, so they deserve this."

The girls picked up the story: "Barqeyya was supposed to go to a different sire and it didn't work out; this was Plan B and it has not been a bad Plan B in the end! Ballyhane has been very lucky for us and Joe [Foley] has bought a lot of horses from us, he has been very good to us."

Prince Of Lir, in particular, has been very good to the family – they covered a previously-owned New Approach mare Approaching Autumn with the son of Kodiac before selling her.

The mare went on to produce a colt from the covering, bred by Lorna Doyle. He was named Live In The Dream, and as a four-year-old this year became a Group 1 winner this August when successful in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).

"We didn't win that day, but we have had a winner today," smiled the girls. "This is easily our biggest result in the ring for the three of us, although Dad has had some great days here before. We weren't expecting anything like that today – he was busy and had a few vets and lots of second, third and fourth looks. It was a dream watching that happen."

The team also has Lot 227 to sell later this evening, a February-born first foal by Zoustar.

"He is very nice and we are hopeful for him, too," said Maebh. (12:12)

"A nice scopey horse, very athletic, I hope that we'd have got him for less, as we always do!" said Bromley. "There was some good bidders underneath us – Tally-Ho to go breezing and the last bidder was Richard Hannon. He got a little bit stewed up in the pre-parade ring, which can be the sire and I hope it is precocity and he will be a sharp.

"I have previously bought Alpha Capture by Cotai Glory. He was a good two-year-old last year, was a Listed winner and got to a mark of 103. He was a very good two-year-old, and the sire gets lots of juvenile winners, the Exceed And Excel line really coming through.

"Hopefully, this horse will come to hand early, which is what this sale is producing and fingers crossed."

Dam Anythingknappen (Arcano) was a winner at two and has bred two winners, one a juvenile winner. Her third dam was the good two-year-old Torgau, winner of the Cherry Hinton Stakes (G2) and second in both the Moyglare Stakes (G1) and the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1). (11:43)

The Wee Barra, by Rock Of Gibraltar, is a full-sister to Roxan, winner of the Hilary Needler Trophy (L) and second in the Firth Of Clyde Stakes (G3), both key juvenile races. (11:10)

Sold by Chasemore Farm, the April-born colt is out of the Group 3 and Listed placed The Gold Cheongsam (Red Clubs), the dam of one winner from three runners.

She is out of the Italian Listed placed Fuerta Ventura (Desert Sun), the grand-dam of the Prix de l'Abbaye winner The Platinum Queen (Cotai Glory), also a runner-up in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1). (09:55)

The sale has had a brilliant year on the track producing the Group and Grade 1 winners Bradsell and Anisette, as well as the exciting Lowther Stakes (G2) winner Relief Rally.

The Tattersalls yearling sales season 2023 starts today at 9.30am. (08:14)