Lot 828: Upton Park from the same draft of Qatar Racing and Jamie Railton is bought by Qatar-based trainer Ibrahim Saeed Al-Malki. He has run four times and has won twice last year at Wolverhampton over a mile and again this year over 1m4f. That was a 0-85 handicap and he is now rated 91.

He is by Elm Park and was part-owned by Andrew Balding.

"He won very well at Newbury on his most recent run and he is what I am looking for, a god, big scopey horse. He will hopefully be a good horse for the Qatar Derby," said Ibrahim Saeed Al-Malki. (19:57)

Lot 827: Spartan Army, a three-year-old son of Highland Reel, is bought by agent Jerry McGrath for 170,000gns.

Formerly owned by Qatar Racing, the colt was previously trained by Joseph O'Brien and sold today by Jamie Railton Bloodstock. He was bred by Sean Connolly.

He has run just three times, winning last time out at Down Royal over 1m2f on yielding ground. He was given a rating of 87.

"He has been bought predominantly to go jumping but he will run on the Flat, too," said McGrath. "He is very nice horse and is by a young stallion who has only had a few jumpers, but is is already doing exciting things. He goes into training with Alan King. The immediate plans will be up to Alan." (19:51)

Lot 806: "He is a nice horse and very progressive," commented Will Douglass after spending 205,000gns on Salvator Mundi (Galileo). Douglass was with leading Qatari trainer Gassim Ghazali.

He added: "I like buying from Mr Gosden because the horses are well-bred and produced, they are respected and there is a lot left in the tank. I bought a few last year and they have gone all over the world and won. This horse will go straight to Qatar. We waited all day for him."

Salvator Mundi was bred by Bjorn Nielsen and is out of Bufera (King's Best). The three-year-old bay gelding has run six times winning his last two starts over 1m4f and 1m6f. He is now rated 91. His Turf form has all come on good and good to firm ground.

Salvator Mundi is a brother to the Listed-placed filly Gloria Mundi and a half-brother to the Listed winner and Group 3-placed Chartreuse.

Dam Bufera is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Johnny Barnes, to Albisola (Montjeu), winner of the Prix de Flore (G3), as well as to Tonnara, the dam of the Group 1 winners Ectot and Most Improved. (19:30)

Lot 807: Dukedom is bought by Satish Seemar and the son of Dubawi, a winner on his last start, will ship to Dubai. He cost his new connections 105,000gns.

"I have had my eye on this horse for a time. I am a big fan of Dubawi, and when I was training had a number of them," said Seemar, adding: "We had a lot of success with them. My client likes the stallion, too.

"This horse's pedigree is very impressive, the dam side is very strong and he is a gelding. He will improve with time, too – the Dubawis they bloom later than some stallions, they really come around the age of four."

He concluded: "Anything from Gosden yard is not over worked or over cooked. He will ship when I get a couple more horses to join the transport."

Dukedom is out of Nathra (Iffraaj), who was a winner of the Nell Gwyn Stakes (G3) and finished second in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile and the Poule D'Essai des Pouliches, and third in the Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) and fourth in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1). She has had two foals of racing age. (19:22)

Lot 798B: the wildcard entry Crystal Estrella sells for 275,000gns. She was signed for by Team Valor International.

The Iffraaj three-year-old filly was a bred by Southcourt Stud, owned by Sir Evelyn De Rothschild and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. She has run three times, winning impressively on her last start and is rated 89.

Barry Irwin of Team Valor, talking on the telephone, said: "I like the way she finished her races out, especially in the last 150m or so. She looks like she is a solid middle-distance filly on the way up. I like her pedigree, she looks as though she is a big good-looking filly who will improve this year and especially next year.

"She has a half-brother who won four in a row, including two Listed races in Australia. He could possibly win a Group race and that will help a little bit. The second dam was very good. I am going to send her back to Sir Michael, I am going to think about what I want to do. He knows her, and I will talk to him, I have not done so yet. It is hard to find fillies like her. I am happy to have her."

Her second dam Crystal Star is dam of Crystal Ocean, a champion older horse in 2019 and winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) and five times runner-up in top middle-distance Group 1 races. (19:00)

Lot 761: offered by William Knight's Rathmore Stables on behalf of owner J.I. Barnett, Year of The Dragon is sold to Ahmad Alabdullatif for 60,000gns. The gelding is the buyer's sixth purchase at this year's July Sale.

This four-year-old gelding is the most expensive of Alabdullatif's sextet – he was a winner in 2021, and has been placed this year and since the catalogue was printed. Since he was awarded his first handicap mark of 82, he has always been rated in the 80s.

Since April he has run three times over 1m4f, once over 1m6f. In total, he has run 13 times and won or placed on nine of those outings. (18:16)

Lot 757: the four-time winner Arctic Emperor, who is by Territories and out of the Selkirk mare Selkirk Sky, makes 78,000gns. He was bought by HH Sultan Aldeen MS Al-Khalifa.

He is Timeform rated 95 and has been in training with Archie Watson. He was bred by the Late Mrs R. D. Peacock and was bought as a yearling by Blandford Bloodstock here at the October Book 3 Sale in 2019 for 45,000gns.

Selkirk Sky is dam of five winners and is a half-sister to the Listed winner Andronikos, who also finished second in the Gimcrack Stakes (G2).

He was sold by The Castlebridge Consignment. (17:59)

Lot 710: this year's Royal Ascot winner Latin Lover was one of the day's expected highlights and the gelding by Starspangledbanner did not disappoint, the three-year-old subject of a lengthy bidding battle, both online and in the ring, the final result going to the online bidder at 210,000gns. The docket was signed under the Ahead All As Agent banner.

The Harry Eustace-trained progressive bay gelding won the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap (0-105) under Hayley Turner for a third career victory. He was rated then 85 and has been put up to a BHA mark of 89. He won on his previous start at the beginning of June at Kempton – and he has now won twice over 5f and once over 6f.

He was bought as a yearling for just €21,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Sale 2020 by De Burgh Equine from Glenvale Stud having been bred by Grangecon Holdings Ltd. He is out of the Listed-placed mare Blue Dahlia (Shamardal), the dam of four winners from six runners. She hails from the talented family of Dance Parade, Leading Light, Romantic Proposal, and Bel Sprinter.

“Latin Lover looks strong and a good example of one by Starspanglebanner," said the buyer's representative. "He won well in at Royal Ascot last month in a big field of 27 runners. He has improved after being gelded last year, and is concentrating more on the job as a three-year-old. His performance is getting better. He is a good size and I expect him to make up into a good sprinter." (12:39)

Lot 656: Manaslu, the progressive and lightly raced son of Starspangledbanner is bought by Abdullah Ali Al-Saif for 80,000gns, a good return on his yearling purchase price of 42,000gns at the October Book 2 Sale in 2020.

The three-year-old colt won in May and finished second at Chester in June and has only run four times.

He was bred by Old Carhue Stud and Martin McHale out of the Dark Angel mare Dark Seductress, a half-sister to the Clive Brittain's Oaks d'Italia (G1) winner Menhoubah. (12:12)

Lot 654: the Horse Watchers, the ownerhip syndicate run by Chris and Martin Dixon, buys Aphelios, the purchase signed for by Jason Kelly Bloodstock / Horse Watchers at 70,000gns.

The gelding by Kodiac was part of the Beckhampton House Stables draft and he finished second last time out (on his second handicap outing) over 6f at Nottingham having won at Windsor in May over the same trip.

The Racing Post analysis after the Nottingham run said: "This was only his [Alhelios] fifth start and he should do better as he strengthens up."

He has not finished out of the first two in his last four starts, and was third on his career debut at Lingfield in January.

He is out of the Singspiel mare Homily, dam of the Group 2 winner Land Of Legends (Iffraaj), a daughter of the Challenge Stakes (G2) winner Last Resort and a half-sister to Rebellion (Mozart), a Grade 2 winner in the US.

He is another bred by Kingwood Stud and raced by Kingwood Stud Management Co Ltd. (11:53)

Lot 656: Ludus, from the Beckhampton House Stables draft of Harry and Roger Charlton, is bought by Alastair Donald of Sackville Donald for 55,000gns.

It was the colt's first venture into a sale ring – he was bred by Kingwood Stud out of the Listed-placed Nayef mare Comeback Queen, and was raced by Kingwood Stud Management Co Ltd.

The three-year-old by New Approach did not run at two, but has run four times at three and won on his handicap debut (off 64) at Yarmouth last month. He is now rated 67. (11:36)

Lot 645: the Lope De Vega gelding named Puerto De Vega, consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment, goes to Andre Pereira for 80,000gns.

He is a four-time winner, his last victory achieved since the catalogue was published when winning at Epsom at the end of June over 6f and off a BHA rating of 78.

Pereira said: "He is a lovely horse, a beautiful type, very correct and a great physical. He has proven form, and by Lope De Vega and out of an Exceed And Excel mare. He goes to Saudi Arabia for the Carnival season. Hopefully, if he adapts well out there, he will make up into one for the World Cup meeting. I am very happy to get him." (10:57)

Lot 636: the four-time winner Roxzoff (Zoffany), placed twice since the catalogue was published, including when a neck second at Newmarket on June 23, makes 150,000gns.

He has been bought to go to Bahrain and is for Sheikh Nasser, whose representative Yousif Taher said: "He is a good horse that we think will suit racing in Bahrain and I came especially for this horse. He is well-handicapped and improving and will race for Sheikh Nasser's Victorious Racing."

He has gone up 29lb since January, all his race wins come since then, and he is now on a mark of 87. Since his race debut over 6f he has been running over 7f and more recently a mile. All of his runs this year on Turf have come on good and good to firm ground.

He was purchased here as a yearling for 45,000gns at the October Book 1 Sale 2020. (10:35)

Lot 610: Olympic Dream, a 2019-born colt by New Approach out of Mazuna (Cape Cross) and from Weathercock House Stables (R. Hughes), is picked up by Mohammed Al-Hussini for 28,000gns.

The colt, a full-brother to Beautiful Romance, winner of the Middleton Stakes (G2), has run three times. He finished third at Lingfield in May over 1m3f and fourth at Goodwood in June over 1m6f. All his runs have come this year and he has been given a rating of 70. (10:17)

Today's withdrawals (7.00am):

598, 600, 601, 605, 606, 607, 608, 611, 612, 613, 614, 617, 620, 623, 624, 638, 643, 650, 659, 661, 662, 665, 667, 669, 670, 674, 675, 678, 680, 687, 692, 693, 694, 695, 697, 699, 701, 704, 705, 707, 708, 711, 712, 719, 727, 728, 732, 733, 738, 744, 745, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 756, 758, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 768, 769, 770, 773, 774, 777, 778, 787, 788, 789, 791, 794, 795, 796, 798, 800, 802, 805, 811, 813, 814, 817, 821, 824, 826, 829, 830, 831, 832, 835, 836, 837, 838, 840, 841, 842, 843, 846, 847, 850, 851, 852 (07:05)

D2 statistics (+/- compared to 2021)

Lots catalogued: 251 (258)

Lots offered: 157 (159)

Lots sold: 155 (144)

Aggregate: 3,834,000gns (+11%)

Median: 15,000gns (+7%)

Average: 24,735gns (+3%)

% sold: 99% (91%)

Leading consignors (by agg, accum): 1. Godolphin, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Shadwell Estate

Leading purchasers (by agg, accum): 1. BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate, 2. Blandford Bloodstock, 3. BBA Ireland

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Galileo, 2. Dubawi, 3. Dansili

Leading sires (average, 2+ sold): 1. Dansili, 2. Dubawi, 3. Galileo

Top five lots

1. Lot 453: Albasheer (IRE) 2018 ch,c. Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. >> Blandford Bloodstock / Taylor's Bloodstock >> 130,000gns

2. Lot 540: Grenoble (GB) 2019 b,g. Somerville Lodge Ltd. (W. Haggas), Agent >> William Johnson Bloodstock / Mark Pilkington Management >> 130,000gns

3. Lot 564: Rollajam (IRE) 2019 ch,g. Highbeck Stables (J. O'Keeffe) >> Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock >> 120,000gns

4. Lot 548: National Gallery (IRE) 2019 br/gr,c. The Castlebridge Consignment >> Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah >> 110,000gns

5. Lot 397: Nietzsche's Star (GB) 2019 b,g. >> Park House Stables (A. Balding) >> Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock >> 100,000gns

5. Lot 561: Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) 2019 b,c. Baroda Stud, Ireland >> Shamrock Thoroughbreds >> 100,000gns (20:43)

Lot 564: Rollajam, by Belardo and out of the Teofilo mare Papaya, is bought by Oliver St Lawrence for 120,000gns. Papaya is a half-sister to Lend A Hand, a champion juvenile in Italy and winner of the Gran Criterium (G1), and she has bred two winners from three runners.

The three-year-old gelding won in May at Ripon over 1m2f and was second last time out in June at Redcar over the same trip for trainer Jedd O'Keeffe. Rollajam is BHA rated 82 and was bought for 65,000gns as a yearling at the Tattersalls December Sale 2020.

“He’s a lovely, big, strong horse,” said St Lawrence. “I spoke to Jedd yesterday, I’ve done some business with him before, and he highly recommended the horse. The horse seems very sound and I’ve actually known him since he was a foal as he was bred by Tim and Gill Bostwick of Biddestone Stud. Hopefully he’ll do well out in Bahrain.” (20:06)

Lot 561: "He is a nice, young progressive horse,"said Stephen Thorne of Shamrock Thoroughbreds after spending 100,000gns on Exquisite Acclaim. "He goes into training with Ado McGuinness. We will probably geld him and give him a little bit of a break now. We hope he will do well back sprinting and, hopefully, he will be a horse for a foreign trip, somewhere like Doha next spring. We are looking forward to him."

Thorne added: "We are always keen to travel a horse as the prize-money is so good, and if we can find a nice horse who might suit those races, then we are keen to take a chance. This is a fast ground horse and he is bred to be a sprinter – he is by Acclamation and out of an Exceed And Excel mare. He came highly recommended, too."

Sold by Baroda Stud, the colt was trained by Jessica Harrington for Zhang Yuesheng of Yulong Thoroughbreds. (19:52)

Lot 548: offered by The Castlebridge Consignment, National Gallery is sold for 110,000gns to Kuwait-based owner Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah.

Previously trained by Joseph O'Brien, the Caravaggio three-year-old, bred by Con Marnane, last won on June 17 at Limerick over six and a half furlongs.

He is a half-brother to Forever In Dreams (Dream Ahead), who finished second in the Commonwealth Cup (G1). His Green Tune dam Dora De Green is a half-sister to the July Cup (G1) winner Marchand D'or.

Bill Dwan of The Castlebridge Consignment said: "He is very good looking horse, he is looking very progressive and his win in June looks a good performance. He came highly recommended by Joseph O'Brien and I wish his new connections the best with him." (19:45)

Lot 540: Grenoble consigned by the William Haggas team from Somerville Lodge, is bought by Mark Pilkington Management / William Johnson Bloodstock at 130,000gns.

The son of Siyouni was bred and raced by Newsells Park Stud and finished second last time out at the beginning of June at Epsom over 1m2f off a rating of 92. The son of Siyouni was a winner at two at Nottingham in October.

He is out of Giants Play (Giant's Causeway), the daughter of Playful Act (Sadler's Wells), who was a joint-champion two-year-old of 2004 and winner of the Fillies Mile (G1).

"He is lightly raced horse like this and comes into Australia with a rating that enables him to work through the grades," said Will Johnson. "He falls straight into Saturday class in Australia and with prize-money continuing to improve there are plenty of options from him over a mile to 1m4f," said Johnson, who added: "Rather than always spending the big dollars on a horse who will land you straight into a Group 1, you can have a lot of fun working through the Saturday races and the Listed and Group stage down the line.

"Siyouni is an extremely good stallion and he goes well in Australia, his horses bred on southern hemisphere time, their stakes winners to runners is extremely strong, and he has got Amelia's Jewel in western Australia. Sottsass and St Mark's Basilica are standing at Coolmore Australia this year, it ensures everyone knows the stallion. It always helps whatever horse you buy if they have a bit of a pedigree and are by the right stallion."

Johnson said:"He is for Darren Thomas of Seymour Bloodstock who, along with his racing manager Mark Pilkington, identified the horse. I have helped them on the ground with inspections and organising the vetting and the finer details. We will have a bit more of a plan as regards the trainer when they wake up with the news they have bought the horse!"

Seymour Bloodstock owned Merchant Navy, who travel to Royal Ascot in 2018 and won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1) having won the Coolmore Stud stakes (G1) the previous November. (19:36)

Lot 525 and Lot 528: fillies and mares hailing from Juddmonte are always popular – Convection (Lot 525) and Roll Call (Lot 528) are no exceptions to the rule and both sold for 70,000gns.

Convection is a daughter of Oasis Dream and was bought by Tom Goff of Blandford Bloodstock.

She is out of Mechanism (Zamindar), a full-sister to Timepiece, winner of the Falmouth Stakes (G1) and multiple Group 1 placed. She is also a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Passage Of Time, the dam of Time Test.

"She has been bought for Wardley Farm, Hazelmere," said Goff, adding: "She will head to the farm from here. She is a lovely filly, I thought she was the nicest of this Juddmonte draft. She is a winner, she is by Oasis Dream and she traces to the fine family of Passage Of Time, Time Test and Twice Over."

She has won once in the autumn of her two-year-old season, and has run three times this year, finishing second on her second start in a mile 0-75 mile handicap at Newmarket.

Roll Call, by the leading US stallion Into Mischief, was bought by Rathbran Bloodstock. She is out of the Nassau Stakes (G1) third Principal Role (Empire Maker), the dam of three winners. Principal Role is a daughter of the Grade 2 winner Interim, the dam of Charles Whittingham Handicap (G1) winner Midships and grand-dam of Temida, winner of the Grosser Preis von Bayern (G1) (18:47)

Lot 517: Riot, by Kingman and out of Alexander Queen (King's Best), makes 43,000gns.

He has not won since 2019 but has been consistently rated over 90 for much of the time since, and finished third in the Buckingham Palace Stakes last year. He is now on a mark 83.

His second dam is the star mare Lady Alexander (Night Shift), winner of the Molecomb Stakes (G2), the dam of the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) runner-up Anthem Alexander and Dandy Man, placed third in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).

He was bought by Jason Kelly Bloodstock. (18:17)

Lot 499: Ted Durcan steps in to buy True Warfare, consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment. The three-year-old colt by Siyouni cost the buyer Ahmad Alabdullatif 68,000gns.

He was a winner three days ago for trainer Kevin Ryan and owner Clipper Logistics, successful at Ayr over 7f by a head and off a rating of 76. He has run four times and won on his career debut in December at Southwell.

His dam Patronising (Galileo) is a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Lillie Langtry, the dam of the multiple champion Minding (Galileo), the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Empress Josephine and the Epsom Oaks winner of this year, Tuesday. (17:46)

Lot 453: Albasheer, from the Shadwell draft and previously trained by Owen Burrows, makes 130,000gns. He was bought by Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock.

The four-year-old Shamardal colt has not run since last September when he finished mid-division at Newbury in the Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup over 7f. He had previously finished second at Salisbury beaten just a head in a conditions race.

As a juvenile in 2020 the colt put in some decent performances in group races – he finished sixth in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and second in the Champagne Stakes (G2). He won his maiden on his career debut in July.

"He has been bought for Andy Taylor, who races his horses under Taylor Bloodstock, and he goes to Archie Watson," said Biggs. "We have been looking for a horse with his profile for a time, a horse with form over 6f to 7f. He has had a few niggling training problems, but has vetted fine. He had high-class form as a young horse and hopefully we can get back to that. We are delighted to have bought one from the Shadwell draft as we have tried on a few." (12:48)

Lot 435: Flyin' High, by Siyouni and sold by Park House Stables, makes 80,000gns. He is bought by Saudi-based Ahmad Alabdullatif.

The bay gelding was a two-time winner in 2021 over a mile at Newcastle, and has been placed five times from six starts in 2022. He is BHA rated 81.

He was bred by Meon Valley Stud and is out of the Prix de l'Opera (G1) winner Zee Zee Top (Zafonic), dam of the Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) winner Izzi Top, and Jazzi Top, winner of the Prix de la Nonette (G3). His grand-dam is the Irish Oaks (G1) winner Colorspin, dam of the two champions Opera House and Kayf Tara. (12:02)

Lot 412: the full and half-brothers to Paris Lights have been two of the best racehorses we have had the pleasure of watching over the last five years – St Mark's Basilica, the champion two and three-year-old and a five-time Group 1 winner, and Magna Grecia, successful in the 2,000 Guineas and the Futurity Trophy (G1).

Paris Lights has not scaled those heights, and is yet to win in five starts, but he is rated 80 and has been bought to continue his career. He was signed for by Hurworth Bloodstock and Opulence Thoroughbreds at 60,000gns. (11:31)

Lot 397: is the first horse on Day 2 to make 100,000gns – Nietzsche's Star bought by Oliver St Lawrence from Andrew Balding's Park House Stables.

"He is going to Bahrain and is for Fawzi Nass," said St Lawrence . "He is a scopey sort, goes on the firm, seems to be progressing, Andrew tells us there is more in him. He seems to fit the profile for Bahrain, he has got to go up a few pounds to get into the Bahrain series, but that looks perfectly possible. He won't run here and will tick over until he can travel."

The Exceed And Excel gelding has won his last three races, all his starts in 2022, and last time was successful at Doncaster at the end of June off a BHA mark of 77. He is now rated 81.

He is out of Whim, a French Listed-placed daughter of Nayef, and is a grand-son of the Group 3 winner Whazzis. He is from the immediate family of Whazzat, James Garfield and Uni, and the extended family of Rafha, Invincible Spirit, Chiang Mai, Nayarra and Chinese White. (11:02)

Lot 373: Say Goodnight, by Ribchester and sold by East Everleigh Stables, makes 87,000gns, bought by Anthony Stroud. She has run four times and has a rating of 62, however it is her half-brother who has the most interesting recent form

He is Mojo Star (Sea The Stars) and since the catalogue was printed he finished second in the Ascot Gold Cup (G1) on his first start of the season. Last year he collected runner-up spots in the Epsom Derby and the St Leger.

Say Goodnight is also a half-sister to the Listed winners Portage and Cape Magic. Her dam Galley (Zamindar) was bred by Juddmonte, while her second dam is Dockage, dam of the Juddmonte-bred black-type winners Wharf and Mooring, and ancestress of Rail Link, Crossharbour, Chelsea Manor, Mainsail and Linda's Lad.

"She is staying in England, but won't race again," said Stroud. "She is a very attractive filly and I like her pedigree a lot ." (10:15)

Lot 362: the Day 2 morning session gets busy early.... New Year Honours fetches 80,000gns, bought by Mouse O'Ryan.

She is by Nathaniel and is a winner since the catalogue was published – successful at Sandown over 1m4f in June. On her seasonal debut this year in April she finished fifth in a novice fillies over 1m2f behind Emily Upjohn, the subsequent Epsom Oaks runner-up and next week's Irish Oaks hopeful.

New Year Honours was trained by Ralph Beckett for Qatar Racing. She is out of Coquette Noire, a half-sister to Jacqueline Quest, the dam of Line Of Duty , winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1).

O'Ryan said: "She is a lovely filly, she is progressive and her sire speaks for himself. She goes to Gordon Elliott and will make up into a lovely juvenile hurdler, and there is a good programme now for juveniles. She came recommended by Sheikh Fahad, and she is for sale."

Elliott trains one of the best hurdlers so far produced by Nathaniel – Zanahiyr is a Grade 2 winner over hurdles and has been Grade 1 placed five times. (09:52)

Today's withdrawals :

347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 353, 354, 356, 357, 358, 368, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381, 383, 385, 387, 388, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 414, 419, 421, 425, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 438, 443, 444, 447, 448, 454, 457, 460, 461, 462, 465, 468, 469, 470, 472, 474, 476, 483, 485, 487, 488, 491, 492, 495, 496, 501, 503, 506, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 518, 520, 521, 529, 530, 533, 535, 536, 538, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 549, 576, 577, 583, 585, 588, 589, 591, 592, 597 (08:28)

Record-breaking Day 1 session of the July Sale 2022: (+/- compared with 2021) *= record statistic

Lots catalogued: 351 (348)

Lots offered: 262 (254)

Lots sold: 226 (237)

Aggregate: 8,740,785gns (+47%)*

Median: 14,000gns (+27%)

Average: 38,676gns (+54%)*

% sold: 86% (93%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Godolphin, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Barton Sales

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate, 2. Blandford Bloodstock, 3. London Thoroughbred Services

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Galileo, 2. Dubawi, 3. Dansili

Leading sires (average, 2+ sold): 1. Dansili, 2. Dubawi, 3. Galileo

Top five lots

1. Lot 179 : Rihaam (IRE) 2013 b, m. , Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. >> Blandford Bloodstock >> 540,000gns*

2. Lot 271A: See The Rose (IRE) 2018 b, f., The Castlebridge Consignment >> London Thoroughbred Services >> 500,000gns

3. Lot 213: Shining Bright (IRE) 2018 ch, m., Barton Sales >> BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate >> 450,000gns

4. Lot 271: Footprints (IRE) 2019 ch, m.,The Castlebridge Consignment >> BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate >> 340,000gns

5. Lot 262: Sweet Whisper (IRE) 2019 b,f , Godolphin >> BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate >> 260,000gns (20:33)

Sam Fairgray on today's Yulong / Lucky Vega purchases today:

"It’s been a busy day but I’m really pleased with the mares we’ve got,” said Yulong’s chief operating officer Sam Fairgray. “They’re by good stallions - Galileo, Siyouni, Kingman and Exceed And Excel - and from nice families and physically we really liked them too so we’re really happy with what we’ve got. Some will head to Australia, some will be bred up here to southern hemisphere time and then head down and others will stay here and visit Lucky Vega [next year].

“I’d imagine they’ll all make their way down to Australia in time but we want to support Lucky Vega. He had a fantastic first season here and we want to continue that support. I’d imagine a couple will be covered by Frankel before heading down but we haven’t decided which ones yet. We’ll sit down and work out where we go from here.

“Mr Zhang came a few years ago and purchased Harlech, the dam of Hungry Heart, so he saw that we should be back here to find the mares that we like.”

BBA Ireland and Yulong Investments purchased three mares and fillies today for a spend of 373,000gns, while BBA Ireland and the Lucky Vega Syndicate (the leading buyer) bought six for an outlay of 1,344,000gns.

The spend for the two buying entities totals 1,717,000gns for nine lots bought. The group's most expensive purchase today was Shining Bright (Lot 213) – the Galileo mare, an own-sister to Changingoftheguard, cost 450,000gns. (19:42)

Lot 301: HH Sultan Aldeen MS Al-Khalifa goes to 75,000gns to buy Encouraged from the James Fanshawe's Pegasus Stables draft.

The four-year-old colt by Elzaam is a three-time winner and is currently on a career high rating of 85. He won over 5f as a two-year-old, when in training with Joseph O'Brien, and in April and May of this year was victorious over 7f and a mile. He finished fourth last time out at the beginning of June at Sandown in a 0-100 mile handicap.

In between the stints with the two European trainers he was trained in Hong Kong; clearly the environment did not suit as he failed to trouble the judge in four starts at Sha Tin. (19:37)

Lot 271A: the wildcard entry See The Rose, consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment for owner Bernardine Mulryan, makes 500,000gns and becomes only the second horse to ever make that figure or more at the July Sale.

The daughter of Kendargent is a Group 3 winner of the Six Perfections and has been placed three times at Group and stakes race level. Her three career race wins all came as a juvenile and she has achieved a BHA rating high of 106.

She was bought by bloodstock agent James Wigan, who said: "She is a very nice quality mare. She is a nice outcross, has her Group race win and Group placed form and good form as a two-year-old. She’s going to stay in Britain for breeding." (18:52)

Lot 262: Sweet Whisper, the last by leading sire Dubawi due through the ring today and the last of the Day 1 draft from Godolphin, makes 260,000gns to another online bid from BBA Ireland.

She ran twice in France, and is a daughter of Gonbarda (Lando), a two-time Group 1 winner in Germany, and a half-sister to Farhh (Pivotal), the European champion older miler of 2013, winner of the Champion Stakes and the Lockinge Stakes.

She is also a half-sister to Racing History (Pivotal), a Group 3 winner in Britain and Group 1 placed in Britain, Germany and Dubai, and to Basem, Group 3 placed in the Strensall Stakes (18:21)

Lot 252, Lot 253 and Lot 255: all fillies from the Godolphin draft and all fetch six-figure sums.

Lot 252 is called Miss Jingles and is a four-year-old filly by Exceed And Excel. She won twice as a two-year-old in France. She is an own-sister to Sound And Silence, a Prix Eclipse (G3) winner, and a grand-daughter of Gossamer, a champion three-year-old and winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and the Fillies' Mile (G1). She was an own-sister to the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner (G1) and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) winner Barathea. She was bought by Cap Bloodstock.

Cheradi (Lot 253) is unraced and is a Dubawi own-sister to Territories, winner of the Prix Jan Prat (G1) and runner-up in the Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1). She was sold for 190,000gns to Breckenridge Ventures.

It is the extended family of the Irish Oaks winner Helen Street, dam of Street Cry, the three-time Group and Grade 1 winner, whose victories including the Dubai World Cup. Helen Street is grand-dam of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Victor Ludorum, and of the champion European two-year-old of 2004, the champion miler of 2005 and dual French Classic winner, Shamardal.

Haras Voltaire / Haras des Monceaux went to 170,000gns for the Shamardal filly Piattoli (Lot 255). She is also unraced and is a half-sister to Impusif, winner of the Group 3 Prix Messidor.

She is a grand-daughter of the top mare Allez Les Trois, the dam of Anabaa Blue, Reunite and Measured Tempo and ancestress of Tamayuz, Santiago, and Motamarris. Allez Les Trois is, of course, a Riverman half-sister to the blue hen mare Urban Sea and to King's Best. (17:59)

Lot 243: Warm Smile, a four-year-old filly by New Approach and out of Adoringly, is bought by Howson & Houldsworth Bloodstock for 100,000gns.

She has only run three times and has been placed on two of those outings. She is a half-sister to Island Falcon (Iffraaj), placed in the UAE Derby (G2), a grand-daughter of Anamato (Redoute's Choice), a Group 1 winner in Australia and dam of the three-time Group 1 winner in Australia, Anamoe (Street Boss).

Dam Adoringly had a 2021 colt by Blue Point and a 2022 filly by the same sire. (17:30)

Lot 213: the online service has been busy today – Shining Bright goes to BBA Ireland and the Lucky Vega Syndicate, again buying online, and seeing off a number of bidders in the ring.

She was bought for 450,000gns and is a joint third-best price ever given at the July Sale.

The Galileo mare is an own-sister to Changingoftheguard, winner of the King Edward VII Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot and the Chester Vase (G3). She was sold by Barton Stud.

The pair were bred by Ben Sangster and are out of Lady Lara (Excellent Art), a Grade 2 winner in the US and Group 2 and Group 3 placed in Britain. The fourth dam is the influential Dancing Rocks, ancestress of Footstepsinthesand, Pedro The Great, Power, Superstar Leo and One Master.'

Donohoe of BBA Ireland said: "Mr Zhang was in Ireland last week and saw Lucky Vega and is keen to support him next season and is determined to give him every chance. Sam Fairgray will decide, but this mare will probably go back to Ireland and be covered by Lucky Vega next spring. There was obviously a nice update to the pedigree at Royal Ascot and we have the two-year-old full-brother, too. We like him a lot."

The two-year-old sibling is called Galileo's Compass and was bought by the BBA Ireland/Yulong Investments last autumn.

The BBA Ireland and Yulong team has been busy today and between the Yulong Investment and the Lucky Vega Syndicate have purchased seven lots. Lot 213 and Lot 216A were both six-figure lots. (16:32)