After the purchase, the second for the farm this week, both colts by Night Of Thunder, Simon Mockridge said: "It is a bit of a coincidence they are both by him, but at the end of the day, he has had a fantastic season with 13 Group winners. The quality of mares he has been covering over these last few years has got better and better, he is a sire on the rise and a sire we need to pay attention to."

He added: "This colt has a proper pedigree; and there are some very good horses on this page. He is also an incredibly good-looking horse, and was very well presented by Newsells. The horse bought earlier this week [Lot 134] we think will be a miler to a 10f horse, he has a very fast hind leg on him, and I would say this horse is the same."

Of adding to the Juddmonte string of racehorses, Mockridge said: "We buy a handful of horses at public auction; we are very specialised in what we look for– these two horses have got to come back and fit into the top 10 per cent of yearlings at home."

Of Lead Artist, the new stallion recently added to the Juddmonte sire ranks at Banstead Manor, he said: "He has settled in very well. We have had a lot of traffic this week, and I think people have been very happy to see him as he is a very good-looking horse."

At this week's sale so far, Night Of Thunder has had 15 lots sell for an average price of 620,333gns and a turnover of 9,305,000gns. He is the second top sire by average behind Frankel, and the fourth leading sire by gross sales.

He has had three horses sell for over a million and eight over 500,000gns, and has seven more lots catalogued to sell today. (12:06)

The filly is the second foal out of Quipara, a daughter of Soldier Hollow.

Peter Kavanagh said: "We bought the mare from Farhohf, who is a very good breeder and it is a super pedigree, I have had luck with German families over the years, and we mated her with Sea The Stars, who seems to have worked with Germany families too.

"She has great action, good on X-rays and scopes, and pleased a lot of people. There were a lot of end users interested in her as a broodmare prospect once she finishes racing.

"The pedigree is solid, there are three half-sisters who produced stakes winners last year so it is a happening family. The two-year-old is with George Boughey and he likes her so hopefully she will go out and win. The mare is in-foal to Camelot, and has a Pintabubo colt at foot."

Quipara did not race, but she is daughter of Quetena, a Listed-placed runner, dam of four black-type winners, and grand-dam of five black-type winners. Third dam is the German champion two and three-year-old Quebrada. (11:43)

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Over the two days so far, 11 yearlings have sold for seven-figure sums, turnover so far is 87,677,000gns. (10:53)

Catalogued: 179 (149)

Offered: 158 (131)

Sold: 134 (117)

Turnover: 47,258,000gns (+17%)

Median: 215,000gns (-10%)

Average: 352,672gns (+2%)

% Sold: 85% (80%)

Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): 1. Newsells Park Stud, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Ballylinch Stud

Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): 1. Godolphin, 2. Amo Racing, 3. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): 1. Wootton Bassett, 2. Frankel, 3. Sea The Stars

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

Lot 197: Frankel (GB) / Innevera (FR) B.C. (GB) >> Fittocks Stud >> Godolphin >> 2,200,000gns

Lot 247: Wootton Bassett (GB) / Luna Mare (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Marlhill House Stud, Ireland >> Amo Racing >> 2,200,000gns

Lot 349: Wootton Bassett (GB) / Qabala (USA) B.C. (FR) >> Newsells Park Stud Ltd. >> Amo Racing >> 2,200,000gns

Lot 266: No Nay Never (USA) / Millisle (IRE) Br.C. (IRE) >> Watership Down Stud >> M V Magnier & White Birch Farm 1,700,000gns

Lot 275: Night of Thunder (IRE) / Model Guest (GB) Ch.C. (IRE) >> Lynn Lodge Stud, Ireland >> Amo Racing >> 1,700,000gns

Lot 218: Dubawi (IRE) / Lady Bowthorpe (GB) Ch.C. (GB) >> Fittocks Stud >> M V Magnier & White Birch Farm >> 1,300,000gns

Lot 301: No Nay Never (USA) / Nictate (IRE) B.F. (IRE) >> Glenvale Stud, Ireland >> Jamie McCalmont Bloodstock >> 950,000gns

Lot 259: Frankel (GB) / Matauri Pearl (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Ballylinch Stud, Ireland >> Godolphin >> 900,000gns (19:13)

The sale is part of dispersal by the breeder and Julian Dollar of Newsells said: "We have sold for Al Shahania for a long time, and the farm is sadly dispersing the thoroughbred stock and is just planning on focusing on the Arabians. The farm has some lovely stock to come here in December, including Qabala and her Ace Impact foal.

"We have had a lovely association with the farm, Bertrand Le Metayer looks after things and is brilliant to deal with, and the farm has an exceptional manager in Arnault Leraitre."

Agent Alex Elliott said after the purchase: "It is a dispersal, and when the bidding started at zero, I thought we might get a chance – there were three parties out here and it was strong!

"But I think we have bought two serious Wootton Bassett colts today. Qabala's Persian King colt Raammee looks a bit of a freak, his performance at Kempton was pretty special, and then he won at Newcastle and was equally as smart.

"Wootton Bassett is an upgrade on most stallions; this goes back to a Juddmonte family, and this colt has the potential to be a very special horse."

Le Metayer said: "We went to Wootton Bassett because we wanted to have an outcross. He has proved to be exactly what we were hoping for, and it is rare when it works! He looks a proper miler, a Guineas horse, and, hopefully, the new owners will believe in him the same way we do." (19:00)

"Pronouncement has been incredible for us, her first foal Chicago Call was retained and belongs to Tony and Sam Mencoff, and he was fourth in the Richmond Stakes just done on the line and is rated 101.

"This Night Of Thunder colt has been a dream – he has been a gorgeous colt from day one and has turned into a beautiful yearling, has a great temperament and has been a farm favourite. I am almost speechless, I am delighted for the farm and for Tony, he puts a lot into the game. We are a very small team and everyone works so hard, and I pleased for them because they all deserve this.

"I was full of doubts this afternoon and we are blown away now; we did not expect that! Once we got to 400,000gns I was just really relieved and happy, I was in tears and still am!" (18:43)

Although it is the first time that the name Cotton House has appeared in a sale catalogue as a consignor, Brendan Hayes, formerly of Knocktoran Stud, is the man behind the banner.

Hayes and wife Ann-Marie sold Knocktoran at public auction in 2023, and relocated to a second farm in the same vicinity, are trading under the new name, and this the first horse sold under the banner.

He explained the name for the new venture.

"We were in Mystique, and there is a hotel there called Cotton House Hotel and we were very impressed by it," he recalled. "We came home to this farm and it did not really have a name, so we decided to call it Cotton House. It is as simple as that."

Of this horse, he said: "She is from our long-standing family, we have bred five generations, we go back further than the catalogue page. It has been with us for a long time, it has been very good to us, and taken us on a great ride."

Peut Etre, a daughter of Zur Alors and a half-sister to the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (G1) winner Precieuse, added her own black-type to the page when placed in the Group 3 Prix Fulle de l'Air.

"The mare has been a bit unfortunate as a breeder, and for a mare of her age she has not got a lot of stock on the ground," said Hayes, who now has 12 mares at home. "Her 2017 Lope De Vega colt Hypothetical was a good horse and was a Group 1 winner in Dubai, and he made 550,000gns here as a yearling."

In recent seasons the Hayes family has been racing horses in France under the ownership name Cotton House – and this year Eponine, who features on this pedigree page out of Porcelaine, a Kodiac half-sister to Precieuse, finished second in the Prix de Sandringham (G2). (18:08)

They are out of the unraced Teofilo filly Nictate, who had a colt by the same sire this spring. She was bought for €450,000 in 2022. (16:50)

The colt is the second highest-priced yearling by the Darley sire to sell in the auction ring.

"He is a fantastic-looking horse, great strength and movement, the full-sister can run, she is in the Fillies' Mile on Saturday," said Ben McElroy. "He is outstanding."

Of the stallion he said: "Night Of Thunder started at the bottom and has worked his way up, he has proved it year in and year out and goes from strength to strength, he is getting to that elite level."

Model Guest was bought by Mags O'Toole for 330,000gns at the December Mares Sale in 2021, in-foal to Kingman.

Eddie O'Leary said: "He is an absolutely beautiful horse, he has a great mind, the sire is very good, and I hope the two-year-old filly is very good. The mare has had a stunning filly and colt by Night Of Thunder."

Of expectations coming here, he added: "You are never confident, you hope everyone shows up, and I hope this horse is as good as I think he is. The team has done a great job.

"You could have brought him here in February, and he'd have looked like that. He is a stunning horse. We didn't prep him, we just brought him on here. It is a great day." (15:45)

Simon Marsh, general manager of Watership Down, said: "To get all the stars to align is very difficult, but he this is a lovely horse, and he was on a lot of lists. It is a wonderful price, but now we need him to be a good racehorse."

Of the choice of No Nay Never as a sire, he said, "I felt that MiIlisle being a Cheveley Park winner, we needed to keep the speed. He has had an exceptional year, and this colt was an exceptional horse. She has got a Siyouni colt foal, and we would love to get a filly out of the mare now."

Of his purchase Magnier said: "No Nay Never is having another great year with the likes of Charles Darwin, who’s very good, and True Love. The mare was very good."

He added: "Blackbeard is having a good sale, and there’s plenty of good word for the Little Big Bear foals. The best ones by Blackbeard that we have will be going to Ballydoyle.

"We bought the Blackbeard half-brother to Arizona Blaze earlier today. He is a very good horse. Flash always spoke very highly of him." (15:13)

The colt was sold by Marlhill House Stud and manager Brian McConnon said: "We bought the mare here three years ago and the plan was always to use Wootton Bassett and this is the first by the sire we have had out of the mare.

When explaining the reason for Luna Mare's purchase for 500,000gns at the December Mares Sale in 2022, he said: "She is by Galileo and we are always fond of that, Crypto Force had won the Beresford and so she was a young mare who could produce - she had a good young profile and would suit the stallion. She has a filly by the sire at foot and is not in-foal."

Of today's sale, "Coming to the ring we were hopeful, all the right people were on her, but until the hammer falls you never know. But to get a seven-figure sale is always very special; it is beyond our wildest dreams."

Kia Joorbachain said: "We have the half-brother, he has been a good horse, and won a Group 2 for us. We know the mare can produce a good horse, and so to have a Wootton Bassett out of her is a positive, a big up grade, too" (14:07)

The colt boasts one of the pedigree updates of the sale – his half-brother Arizona Blaze (Sergei Prokofiev) won his first Group 1 last month when successful in the Flying Five Stakes (G1), the victory adding to the colt's previous Group 2 and Group 3 victories and last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) runner-up spot.

This colt is the most expensive yearling to date sold by Blackbeard, who was a joint-champion two-year-old in England in 2022, having also been the sire's second most expensive foal when bought by Glenvale from Fittocks Stud for 190,000gns last autumn. (13:48)

"He is a lovely horse, Lady Bowthorpe was a very good race mare, it is a great result for Emma Banks who is a very nice lady, so well done to her," said Magnier. "Dubawi is still going very well, and we have retired Delacroix this year – he is a complete outcross for us, and he is probably one of the most important horses we have retired for a good while. If this lad is any good, he will be the same."

Breeder Emma Banks said: "It is great, I am so lucky to have a mare who has produced two beautiful yearlings. Her foal by Too Darn Hot is lovely, he took weaning very well, and she is in-foal to Wootton Bassett."

The mare's first foal, also a colt, has been named Desert Knight, and is yet to race. He was bought here last year by Godolphin for 2,000,000gns, and Banks laughed: "There is one with each camp now! Both are getting the best possible chance, which is great, and are with trainers at the top of their game – and this gives me an excuse to descend on Ballydoyle next year! I am thrilled; it is not every day that you sell a horse for that sort of money."

The mare has produced colts so far, but there should be a filly on the way.

"If the vets are right, we have a Wootton Bassett filly in the oven, and I am thrilled with that," said the breeder. "She will be one to probably keep – I am very emotionally invested in Lady Bowthorpe and that first filly stays with me. But we have got to get her out first, and that is a long way down the line!" (13:23)

The trainer returns to the pedigree he knows so well to buy this filly by Sea The Stars, bred by Sunderland Holding Inc, from The Castlebridge Consignment.

The mare Kitcara has had a good couple of years in the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale ring – her colt Joulany, also by Sea The Stars and also bred by Sunderland Holding, made 800,000gns in 2024 and was bought by Al Shaqab. He is in training with Ralph Beckett, has run once and finished second, beaten just half a length, by a horse with previous racecourse experience. (12:43)

"We sold one for 2,000,000gns last year, which was exciting, and this is even better," said the former trainer. "He is such a lovely horse, he is great-looking Frankel horse out of a proven mare and we are delighted he is going to such a good home."

The colt, a close relation to the Gdolphin-owned and Charlie Appleby-trained Ottoman Fleet, who is a dual graded race winner in the US in 2023 and 2024, as well as a multiple group and graded race performer around the world, including at Group 1 level in Dubai and the US, was bred by a partnership of Scea Marmion Vauville, Fittocks and Newsells.

Cumani explained how the union came about – Innevera having been through the ring here at the December Mares Sale in 2022, consigned then by Fittocks and bought by Jill Lamb for 750,000gns.

"We offered the mare on behalf of the Marinopoulos family; they are friends of ours and also had horses in training with me for a long time," recounted Cumani. "They did want to stay in for some of the mare but needed to resolve a former partnership. Graham Smith-Bernal had previously said that he was interested in a mare with us – we knew her and thought it would be a good partnership, and it has worked out great. The stud team at home has done an amazing job."

Smith-Bernal added: "We loved this colt as a foal, he has the walk and the presence about him. He looked a real Frankel both physically and temperamentally – he has the Frankel look with the four white socks. All the right people were interested, and then it was just a case of them turning up in the ring. It is a great result all round."

The mare, who has a 2025 filly by Sea The Stars, is a half-sister to Keltos, a champion older miler in 2002 for Leonidas Marinopoulos. (12:23)

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Follow all the sale day action here at sale day live (09:07)

Catalogued: 179 (149)

Offered: 159 (130)

Sold: 125 (117)

Turnover: 40,419,000gns (-5%)

Median: 210,000gns (-19%)

Average: 323,352gns (-11%)

% Sold: 79% (90%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Newsells Park Stud, 2. Longview Stud, 3. Ballylinch Stud

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Godolphin, 2. Amo Racing, 3. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Frankel, 3. Lope De Vega

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

Lot 15: Frankel (GB) / Aljazzi (GB) B.C. (GB) >> Newsells Park Stud Ltd. >> Amo Racing >> 3,600,000gns *

Lot 67: Blue Point (IRE) / Boston Rocker (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Ballyhimikin Stud, Ireland >> Godolphin >> 1,000,000gns

Lot 95: Too Darn Hot (GB) / Dane Street (USA) B.C. (IRE) >> Airlie Stud, Ireland >> Godolphin >> 1,000,000gns

Lot 134: Night of Thunder (IRE) / Express Way (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Lodge Park Stud, Ireland >> Juddmonte >> 1,000,000gns

• The most expensive yearlings sold in the world this year (18:31)

The filly is a half-sister to Silver Knott, who won six Grade / Group 2 and 3 races in the US, Dubai and Britain. He also finished in the places five times at the highest level. (18:22)

Sumbe's owner Nurlan Bizakov is at Tattersalls and he said: "He is very similar to his brother, though a different colout, and he does remind me of Chryn at this stage. We were, of course, interested in the pedigree as soon as the catalogue came out – the mare has been a very good producer, it is not often that two brothers are of the same quality!

"From here he will go to Richard Morgan-Evans to be broken and then will join Roger Varian."

Of Charyn, Bizakov updated: "He is enjoying his second career, he had a book of 177 mares and has good fertility with 92 per cent of his mares in-foal. We sent him 25 mares of our own." (18:06)

He is the first foal out of Express Way (Dark Angel), who is a daughter of the Listed-placed Alluring Park (Green Desert), the dam of the Oaks (G1) winner Was and three further black-type winners, and a grand-daughter of the champion Park Express, the dam of the two-time champion New Approach.

It is a family that has matched its victories on the racecourse with success in the sale ring, too – Alluring Park was dam of the record-priced Galileo filly sold for 5,000,000gns in 2013, while Park Bloom, who is also out of Alluring Park, is dam of Poker, last year's record-priced yearling colt sold for 4,300,000gns to Amo Racing.

After today's sale, Jamie Burns said, "That has exceeded expectations greatly. He is a lovely moving horse, and he is going to a great home, he will get every opportunity there. We went to Night Of Thunder as we were trying to get Galileo back into the pedigree. We are trying to keep the generations going – it is up to us to keep it going."

Purchaser Simon Mockridge said: "He is just a super horse, a lovely horse and that is what you have to pay, it is very expensive in there [the sale ring]. He is a very good mover, easy going, and showed well all week. It is an amazing family, it is a wonderful page, and the stallion has been fantastic this year. We are delighted to buy him; he looks a fast horse."

Of immediate plans, he said: "From here the colt will go to Ireland and join Barry [Mahon] at Ferrans to be broken in. He will join the cohort already there and they will be distributed to trainers." (17:07)

"Dubawi has been one of the great stallions of this century, the cross works with Galileo, it is the magic cross, he comes from a smashing farm, everything you like to see in a Dubawi – although it is a long time since I bought one! He is just a lovely, very well-bred colt, a very good looking and hopefully we have a bit of luck."

Elizabethofaragon won twice, was placed in the Listed River Eden Stakes, and is an own-sister to Kingsbarns, winner of the Racing Post Trophy (G1) and third in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1). She is a half-sister to Sweeter Still, winner of the Senorita Stakes (G3) and dam of Kamkeo, winner of the 2,000 Guineas (G1) and the Vertem Futurity Stakes (G1).

The colt was bred by GSA Bloodstock, and Elizabethofaragon was bought by Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock for 650,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2022. (16:31)

"The mare has produced two good horses, and I love to see that. This colt stays in Britain."

Dam Dulkashe (Pivotal) is the dam of three winners, including Defoe, winner of the Coronation Cup (G1), the Hardwicke Stakes (G2), the Jockey Club Stakes (G2), the John Porter Stakes (G3), and the Geoffrey Freer Stakes (G3), and placed eight times, three times at the top level.

Her 2022 colt Jackknife is by Kameko, is the winner of one and has finished third in the Heron Stakes (L). (16:03)

Danilovna is by Danisli, winner of the Dahlia Stakes, a runner-up in a Grade 3 at Santa Anita, and a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Lillie Langtry, dam of the Group 1 winners Minding, Tuesday and Empress Josephine.

Danilovna is dam of two winners, including Roi De France, a Listed race runner-up and full-brother to this filly. (15:38)

Sold by breeder Airlie Stud, the filly is another purchase by Godolphin.

Airlie's Anthony Rogers said, "It is a great price; he is a lovely horse. You can never believe that you are going to get a million for a horse. Dane Street has been an amazing mare for us, and we failed to sell her here about 15 years go! She is still breeding, but she has had a rest this year."

He is the second best-priced yearling by Too Darn Hot to sell at a European auction.

The farm is looking forward to selling Lot 424 on Thursday, a Sea The Stars filly out of Skitter Scatter. (15:30)

"He is from a very good stud farm," said Stroud of the colt sold by Longview Stud. "He is by Sea The Stars and from a great Rothschild family that goes well with sire. This colt is majestic the way he moves and walks, he is a lovely horse. He stood out for us and is the one we really wanted."

He added: "You have to pay for the ones you really want, and he was that horse. You always have to pay more than you want!"

Dam Crystal Zvezda (Dubawi), winner of the Newbury Filles Trial (L), is a half-sister to Crystal Ocean (Sea The Stars), the champion older horse of 2019 and winner of the Prince Of Wales's Stakes and placed five times at the top level.

Crystal Zvezda was bought for 775,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale in 2022 when sold as part of the Southcourt Stud dispersal.

It is the highest-priced sale for Longview at Tattersalls, and its fourth seven-figure sale. (15:16)

The colt is a half-brother to San Donato, a Group 2 winner, and is from the extended family of Superstar Leo, the 2000 European champion two-year-old filly, and grand-dam of the three-time Prix de la Foret winner One Master.

The April-born colt, the second-most expensive by Blue Point sold at public auction and the sire's second millionaire yearling, was sold by Ballyhimikin Stud. The colt is the most expensive yearling sold in the ring so far out of the mare.

"He is a super horse, he never turned a hair all week," said Ballyhimikin's James Hanly. "He travelled very well, he settled in well here, he showed so many times. A week ago he was out in a field, without a rug, rolling in mud and covered in mud! We like to keep them out as much as possible." (14:16)

By Kingman, the colt is a half-brother to Running Lion, the Group 2 winner, the Group 1-placed and successful in the John Musker Stakes (L) since the catalogue was published, to Majestic Glory, winner of the Sweet Solera Stakes (G3), and Runman. He is a 2023-born son of Frankel and winner of his maiden on debut.

His dam Bella Nouf is a Dansili close-relation to Nouriya, dam of Aljazzi. (13:20)

The Newsells Park stud-offered colt is a first foal out of Beauty Stone (Australia), winner of five races and a half-sister to Fawkner Park and Saracen Knight, both Group 2 winners in Australia. (13:12)

It is also the family of the Duke Of York Stakes (G2) winner Tasleet, who is out of a half-sister to Anna Law, dam of this colt.

The enthusiastic buyer, who has owned horses in Japan for 30 years but who is enjoying a first visit to Tattersalls and was standing at the rail in the bidders, outlasted agent Amanda Skiffington, who was in the gangway.

It was a second purchase for Kusama, who had spent 200,000gns on the Meon Valley Stud-sold Palace Pier filly out of the Epsom Oaks (G1) winner Anapurna (Lot 25).

The horses will be trained by Haruki Sugiyama, who is based at Ritto Training Centre. (12:33)

The Frankel colt is an own-brother to the filly Partying, who was bought here last year by Amo for 4,400,000gns and is in training with Kevin Philippart De Foy. The pair are out of the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (G2) winner Aljazzi (Shamardal), who was bought here for a million in the Autumn Horses in Training Sale in 2018.

"The boys loved him, we could not let him go, we want to keep the family tight and see how the family works out – obviously if he becomes a good horse, he is going to be a stallion," said Kia Joorabchian, who was bidding to the podium outside the ring. "He probably goes to Freemason."

He added: "Obviously, we like the filly, though she has not run yet. This is a different project – if she does not run she still has a huge residual value as a broodmare, and we have five stallions; if he does not, then it is a different kettle of fish. We paid more than expecting, then we are up against Coolmore and it is five [partners] against one. It is an early strike!"

Consignor Julian Dollar of Newsells Park Stud said: "Honestly, when I did the budget in December, I put a 'measly' half a million to him; he was a big raw Frankel, but he has really come together through the year, especially in his prep.

"Coming in here, I thought there was a chance he might make seven figures, it was a bit like the filly last year. But, when two big hitters lock horns, there is always a chance they can make unbelievable amounts, which that was."

When asked if that sale took the pressure off early in a busy and important week for Newsells Park, Dollar laughed: "Yes, a lot! This really helps. These horses are expensive to produce, the nominations are expensive, and we are very fortunate to sometimes get rewarded. Sometimes the harvest does not always go as well as expected, but that was a nice result." (12:11)

Bayside Boy was also third in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and the Futurity Stakes (G1). (11:29)

She is a half-sister to Madhmoon, a Group 2 winner of the Golden Fleece Stakes and fourth in the Epsom Derby (G1). (11:10)

The colt was pinhooked as a foal by Strawberry Hill Bloodstock for €120,000 from Moyglare Stud Farm. (11:06)

“This is the fifth year of the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale, and it has proved to be a record-breaking edition, with a joint record top price, a record number of six-figure lots, a new benchmark for the average, and a clearance rate of 90%.

"The sale has quickly established itself as an important fixture in the European yearling sales calendar, and there has been plenty of positive feedback from consignors regarding the high level of inspections over the past couple of days.

“With racecourse successes such as Royal Ascot winner Havana Hurricane, purchased for just 9,000gns last year, and Group 3 Solario Stakes winner A Bit Of Spirit two of 41 Group or Listed performers since 2023 – it is no surprise that the sale has produced such strong results. Combined with the prize-money increases for both the Somerville and October Auction Stakes, each of which will be run for a minimum of £200,000 in 2026, it is clear that the Somerville Yearling Sale continues to go from strength to strength.

“We made a conscious decision this year to reduce the number of lots in the catalogue, shortening the sale from two days to one, a move that has been met with numerous positive comments. We now look forward to Books 1 - 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and to showcasing the cream of the European yearling crop.” (20:29)

Catalogued: 272 (234)

Offered: 257 (214)

Sold: 230 (161)

Turnover: 7,878,500gns (+80%)

Median: 25,000gns (+14%)

Average: 34,254gns (+26%)

% Sold: 89% (90%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Tally-Ho Stud, 2. Plantation Stud, 3. Yeomanstown Stud

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Highflyer Bloodstock / Phil Cunningham, 2. Rabbah Bloodstock, 3. Highflyer Bloodstock / Eve Johnson Houghton

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Havana Grey, 2. Perfect Power, 3. Dark Angel

Leading sires (by av, two or more sold): 1. Blue Point, 2. Palace Pier, 3. Havana Grey

Top five

Lot 39: Havana Grey (GB) / Josefa Goya (GB) B.F. (GB) >> Norris Bloodstock >> Rabbah Bloodstock >> 160,000gns

Lot 65: Dark Angel (IRE) / Measure of Magic (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Grangemore Stud, Ireland >> Highflyer Bloodstock / Phil Cunningham >> 160,000gns

Lot 97: Starman (GB) / Pooky (GB) B.C. (IRE) >> Tally-Ho Stud, Ireland >> Powerstown Stud >> 145,000gns

Lot 83: Too Darn Hot (GB) / Oasis Sunset (IRE) Br.C. (GB) >> Plantation Stud >> Highflyer Bloodstock / Phil Cunningham >> 135,000gns

Lot 157: Palace Pier (GB) / Sweet Gardenia (GB) Ch.F. (GB) >> Plantation Stud >> Durcan Bloodstock >> 135,000gns

Lot 210: Blue Point (IRE) / Amethystos (IRE) B.F. (IRE) >> Lanark Bloodstock >> Rabbah Bloodstock >> 130,000gns (20:20)

She is a half-sister to five winners, including The Mackem Bullet, a Grade 2 winner, and runner-up Cheveley Park Stakes (G1). (20:15)

Atomic Lady has black-type form from a third placing in the Ripson Champion 2yo Trophy, and she is a a grand-daughter of Flirtation, the dam of Atraction, the European champion two-year-old filly in 2003, the European champion three-year-old filly of 2024, a five-time Group 1 winner and dual 1,000 Guineas winner.

The colt is a sixth purchase for Cunningham today, the sextet bought for an outlay of 577,000gns and an average price of 96,167gns. (19:53)

The bay filly, by Blue Point and out of the unraced Amethystos (Danehill Dancer), is bought by James Tate for Rabbah Bloodstock. She is the eighth lot to sell for 100,000gns or more today, a record for the Somerville Sale.

Lanark Bloodstock is the emerging business concern for Jake Scott Campbell, who is from Celbridge in Kildare. He learnt the art of preparing yearlings at Monceaux and Tally-Ho.

He completed the Irish National Stud Thoroughbred Breeding Course in 2021 where he was awarded the Gold Medal for "demonstrating an outstanding performance in all aspects of the course", and also has an MSc in International Business.

"This is the first horse I have consigned, and she belongs to a client Richard Frayne, who is a great supporter, and it was one of my very first mating plans," said Scott Campbell, who is into his third year working with Alex Elliott and prepped this filly in stables belonging to Pat Beirne, Kilcock. "We used Blue Point in year four; he was easier to use in that year and it has paid off.

"She is a lovely filly, I prepped her and I enjoyed working with her, and I'd like to thank Richard for his support and also my mum Tara, she has been very helpful. I grew up prepping yearlings with her and this is our first one back together, and she offered lots of assistance. Pat Beirne has also been very supportive and let me use his stables and facilities."

Of the name of his business, Scott Campbell explained: "Lanark is where my grandfather on Mum's side is from, so there is a family connection, too."

Of expectations coming into the ring, he said: "I was expecting six figures, we had a lot of shows and vets and as soon as I saw everyone lined up, I was expecting six figures. I was leading up, so I could not see too much!

"It is great to get the first one done, and hopefully we will have a few more next year."

He added: "To get yourself out there, you need to have them looking well and you need a result, hopefully this will get the ball rolling. We decided to come to this sale rather than Book 2 so she would standout. There are holes there, and I think people would have exploited that in Book 2.

"This is a massive result for Richard, too, he is looking to expand. I think I made the right call coming here, and I hope Richard is happy – I will go and call him now!"

Amethystos has produced three winners, and this filly is a half-sister to Sankari Royale, runner-up in the St Hugh's Stakes (L) and fourth in the Round Tower Stakes (G3). Her grand-dam is Amethyst, whose career highlight came when second in the Irish 1,000 Guineas.

There is winning Guineas form in the pedigree – King Of Kings, who is out of this filly's third dam and is an own-brother to Amethyst, won the 2,000 Guineas in 1998 having collected the National Stakes (G1) and the Railway Stakes (G2) as a juvenile.

Blue Point has had three lots all sell today for an average price of 90,667gns, a median of 92,000gns and a turnover of 272,000gns. Rabbah Bloodstock bought two of his yearlings earlier today, going to 92,000gns for Lot 15, the colt out of Grammata and sold by Ballyhimikin. (18:34)

First-crop yearling sire Bayside Boy won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) and the Champagne Stakes (G2), and was also third at Group 1 level in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and the Futurity Stakes (G1).

He stands at Ballylinch Stud at a fee of €12,500.

She also goes to 72,000gns for the Persian Force filly from Tally-Ho Stud (Lot 190) and out of Wall Of Sapphire (Lawman). (16:49)

This colt was bought by Durcan Bloodstock for 135,000gns from Plantation Stud. He is out of the Showcasing mare Sweet Gardenia, winner of the El Gran Senor Stakes (L) and fourth in the Round Tower Stakes (G3).

"The sire is red hot, I am over the moon to have her, I am not sure who will train her yet," said Durcan.

Sweet Gardenia was bought by Plantation Stud for 165,000gns at the Tattersalls December Sale 2022. Her first foal Twist Or Stick (Mehmas) has been placed twice at two since the catalogue was published. (16:31)

The colt was purchased by Bromley with trainer Eve Johnson-Houghton for Somerville graduate Havana Hurricane's owners.

"This yearling just looked a dinger of a horse, and he looks hardy, and I did not expect to give as much as we did, it was more than we have done all day. Eve had a feeling about him and I am pleased that she did," he smiled.

The colt's page has enjoyed a recent update – his half-sister Anaisa (Ardad) won the Ripon Champion 2yo Trophy for breeder and trainer Tim Easterby.

Bromley continued: "The Ardad half-sister has been a right runner, this is a good pedigree and he is out of a Kingman mare. There is lots to like!"

Mattmu finished third as a three-year-old in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) and won the Phoenix Sprint Stakes (G3). At two, he was successful in France as winner of the Criterium de Maisons Laffitte (G2). (16:16)