Washington DC is a son of Zoffany, who has enjoyed a good 2020 – his progeny performances headlined by Thunder Moon's National Stakes (G1) victory and Dewhurst Stakes (G1) third for trainer Joseph O'Brien.

Washington DC won the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes and as a three-year-old finished second in Prix de l'Abbaye (G1). He ran 32 times, won six races and was placed 11 times.

He stands at Bearstone Stud, who also sold this colt. The farm has another seven lots to offer this week, five by the same sire.

Bearstone has, of course, enjoyed fantastic autumn courtesy of Glass Slippers, who won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in November. The daughter of Dream Ahead has now won three Group 1 or Grade 1 races in three different countries.

Lot 320 sees the pedigrees merged of the outstanding filly and the young sire. (11:31)

Massaat stands at Mickley Stud in Shropshire and Lot 259, who is out of the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes third Creedwell (Exceed And Excel), was sold by the farm and bred by Mickley's Miss Nell Kent & Miss Sophie Bates, while the second colt, who is out of the New Approach mare House Of Roses, was bred and consigned by McCracken Farms.

Massaat, who has stood for £5,000 in his two years at stud so far, is by Teofilo. He finished second in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1), the 2,000 Guineas (G1) and the Challenge Stakes (G2), third in the Prix du Moulin (G1) and he won the 7f Hungerford Stakes (G2).

He is out of a half-sister to the Listed winner Zeiting and to the 5f Group 3 winner Dolled Up. His Invincible Spirit half-brother Eqtidaar won the 2018 Group 1 Commonwealth Cup.

Ten-year-old Nell Kent is already a successful breeder – she is listed as the breeder of the 2018 winning juvenile Pastamakesufaster, who was by Mickley's former stallion Multiplex. (11:02)

The colt was sold by Whitwell Bloodstock and bought by Larry Stratton.

"It is early in the sale, but it is good to get started!" smiled Stratton. "Rajasinghe is a horse I have always followed since he won the Coventry Stakes – I bred in partnership the second-placed Headway [now named Happy Family in Hong Kong], who finished second by a head.

"Rajasinghe's sire Choisir is a good influence. This is a nice colt and has been bought for a partnership and is for resale."

Rajasinghe retired to The National Stud at a fee of £5,000. His career highlight came when winning the Group 2 Coventry Stakes in 2017 for owner Rebel Racing and trainer Richard Spencer.

Joe Callan, the nominations and marketing manager for The National Stud, said: “It’s incredible. He is an absolutely stunning colt, we saw him yesterday and he moves very well. We’re delighted that he has gone to a great judge.

"We’re very excited with Rajasinghe's first foals, they all have great substance, great movers and obviously he was a very fast horse so we’re looking forward to the future with him.” (10:39)

Don't forget selling for all four days starts at 10am, not 11am as scheduled in the catalogue. (08:14)

Lots catalogued: 173 (202)

Lots offered: 142 (167)

Lots sold: 122 (131)

Aggregate: 3,986,300 (-4%)

Median: 20,000gns (-20%)

Average: 32,675gns (+3%)

% clearance: 86%

Top Lot: Lot 160, Sea The Stars (IRE) / Talent (GB), b,c., sold by Ashbrittle Stud, bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for 300,000gns

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Stroud Coleman, 2. Andrew Balding, 3. De Burgh Equine / Norelands Stud

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Ashbrittle Stud, 3. Norris Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Lope De Vega, 3. Australia (17:04)

He was sold by breeder Ashbrittle Farm, the farm's James Rowsell bred the colt with Mark Dixon. The pair bred and own Talent together. It has been a good day for Dixon as he was also a part-breeder of Lot 77, the New Approach / La Superba colt sold by Mount Coote for 105,000gns.

Purchaser Anthony Stroud said: "He is a nice horse, he needs time, he is by a Derby winner and out of an Oaks winner, and his [half-brother] Ambition has done very well. He goes to John Gosden."

Ashbrittle's manager Ginny Whales was leading up the colt.

"He deserved the price he has got. He got a haematoma on his off-hind hence he missed his sale in October, but we are vey pleased. The mare is in-foal to Lope De Vega," she said. (16:38)

"He is a lovely horse, we are thrilled to get him and obviously the stallion has done very well. He is an athletic sort," said Balding, who has bought six lots today, the sale's leading buyer by numbers purchased.

Charlie Vigors of Hillwood said: "We have been lucky with the sire and we picked him out a while back when he stood at €60,000. The mare had a filly foal by him this spring and was covered by him again. I am not sure what we will do next spring – Lope De Vega has become a more expensive sire now!" (16:15)

The Listed-winning Sell Out (Act One) is a half-sister to Sueboog, the dam of Best Of The Bests, the Prix d'Ispahan (G1) winner.

The filly is the second-best priced yearling filly by The National Stud-based sire sold at auction so far. (15:37)

In February the farm purchased the daughter of Starspangledbanner out of Plying from Jossestown Farm for €40,000 through Pegasus Bloodstock. On September 26, her half-sister Alcohol Free (No Nay Never) won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes, backing up her debut win and her second place finish in the Dick Poole Stakes (G3).

Today, the yearling filly sold for 130,000gns.

"We were lucky enough that Alcohol Free came along," said Canice Farrell of Knockatrina. "This filly was entered in an earlier sale, but had an over-reach. She has benefitted anyway from the extra time she has had. She has a phenomenal temperament, and appetite!"

She was bought by Creighton Schwartz Bloodstock.

"Her sister has done well his year and she is by a popular sire, who has done well," said Daniel Creighton after purchase. "Let's hope it all adds up to her being a good filly on the track and eventually a broodmare, too. She is a lovely big filly and has a lot of quality. i think she is likely to be a mid-summer to back-end type.

"She is for a new client and will go into pre-training with my brother. I imagine she will stay in Britain to be trained." (15:25)

"She is a lovely filly, we really liked her, and she goes into training in Ireland," said Sean Grassick.

The filly was bred by Epona Bloodstock. She is out of Loreto, a Holy Roman Emperor daughter of Witch Of Fife and a half-sister to Cabaret, the dam of the 2,000 Guineas winner Magna Grecia and this year's Dewhurst Stakes (G1) winner St Mark's Basilica. (14:10)

He comes from a long-term Mount Coote Stud family and arrived in Newmarket right back in October

Mount Coote's Luke Lillingston said: "He is a horse we have always loved and he came here for Book 2 and he was showing the first day really well, but then he spiked a temperature and we had to withdraw him. He is a horse that was really sick. Thanks have to go to Damian and Emma Flynn, they have looked after him in the weeks since.

"Book 2 was so strong and we were disappointed not to be part of it with this horse, but the market has revalued him again today. He is going to Jessie and that is really the cherry on the icing on the cake."

The colt is just the second foal out of La Superba, who has a New Bay filly foal and is in-foal to Sea The Moon. The family traces to Talent, the Oaks-winning daughter of New Approach, this colt bred on a "deliberate mating in that respect" added Lillingston. (14:02)

He was sold by New England Stud for breeder Watership Down Stud & Sunderland Holding.

"Of course, he traces to when we bought Crystal Spray [third dam] and obviously I like the stallion," said Gordon-Watson. "He goes to Ed Walker." (12:10)

Round Hill's Honore Donworth explained the strategic decision regarding the stud's wait to offer the colt.

"We had lots of yearlings catalogued at different sales and it was down to logistics really – plus the two-year-old half-brother Ebeko [Awtaad] has won his maiden and been sold to the US and we wanted to see how he progressed. He then won his Listed black-type in the autumn and then we had the fun watching him in the Breeders' Cup [Juvenile Turf]. We are delighted with this sale, and I think Jedd O'Keeffe is to train him. We now have the fun deciding who to send the mare to next!"

Allegrezza was bought by Round Hill at the 2015 December Sale carrying her first pregnancy, in-foal to Exceed And Excel. The resulting offspring is called London Tesoro and is a winner in Japan. (12:05)

"She had a minor injury three or four weeks before Book 1, it was just a soft tissue injury, " said breeder Kirsten Rausing explaining filly's withdrawal from the October Book 1 Sale earlier this autumn. "We sold her through The Castlebridge Consignment today and the team has been very helpful. For decades we have sold through Staffordstown, but it was a COVID-related decision and logistics. She was prepared at home and met Castlebridge here."

Rausing has many members of the prolific pedigree, hence the reason for selling the filly as she explained: "I have the dam and the grand-dam both working for me, and two sisters of this filly and other females of the family – so I have many members and there is plenty to come from the family. She is a lovely filly and I wish the new buyer all the best of luck with her."

She was bought by De Burgh Equine / Norelands Stud and Harry McCalmont was in charge of bidding.

"She is for a partnership between Norelands and Craig Bernick of Glenhill Stud," said McCalmont. "We had good yearling sales so we thought we'd invest. She is a lovely filly, by a stallion whom we love and from a wonderful family – it keeps on producing. Lanwades has the family, Coolmore has a branch and Juddmonte has a branch – we have one now too!"

As for a training plans, McCalmont said: "I have already spoken to John Gosden and I will go and have another chat with him!"

The good yearling sales for Norelands in October included the Book 1 sale of the Frankel filly out of Fleche d'Or for 2,000,000gns to Godolphin (Lot 162 ). (12:03)

Selling starts at 11am and all withdrawals, updates and information is available on sale day live. (10:05)

“The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is a uniquely international fixture and to stage it amidst such widespread global travel restrictions was a daunting prospect, but yet again the industry has risen to the challenge.

“The sale understandably lacked some of its customary vibrancy with so many of our regular overseas buyers unable to travel, but the market has again held up remarkably well, particularly at the top end where we have seen a record sale price for a colt of 925,000 guineas and double last year’s number of lots sold for more than 300,000 guineas.

"It is a similar scenario to the recent Tattersalls October Yearling Sales. Quality bloodstock remains a coveted commodity and the status of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale as the premier sale of its type in the world is based on consistent achievement on racecourses throughout the world.

“It is no coincidence that the most notable feature of the international influence this week has been the contribution from Australian and Saudi Arabian connections. The inaugural $30 million Saudi Cup night in February this year saw the connections of two Autumn Horses in Training purchases standing proudly in the winners' enclosure and there have been four individual Australian Group 1 winners from the sale since 2019.

"Success driven demand is the key to so many sales at Tattersalls and it has been especially evident at all levels of this year’s Autumn Horses in Training market.

“Equally important has been the role of the live internet and telephone bidding facilities which have both played a crucial part in enabling participation from buyers unable to attend the sale in person. We all crave the return of some semblance of normality to everyday life, but in the meantime we are having to explore all possible ways in which to facilitate business and the live internet and telephone bidding platforms have been vital innovations which have proved particularly well suited to this sector of the bloodstock market.

“As ever in this turbulent year we must also express our thanks to everyone who has participated in the sale this week. The challenges we all face show few signs of abating, but yet again everyone has conducted themselves with commendable patience and determination. We continue to be enormously grateful for this collective spirit of cooperation and now look forward to the December Foal and Breeding Stock Sale, incorporating the Cheltenham December Sale, which will bring the 2020 Tattersalls sales season at Park Paddocks to a conclusion." (23:59)

Lots catalogued: 1,625 (1,562)

Lots offered: 1,105 (1,097)

Lots sold: 971 (985)

Aggregate: 21,735,100gns (-14%)

Median: 9,000gns (-25%)

Average: 22,384gns (-13%)

% clearance: 88%

Top lot: Lot 1153A, English King (Camelot-Platonic (Zafonic)), sold by Ed Walker Racing, bought by Armando Duarte / Ballymore Stables Australia / Paul Moroney Bloodstock for 925,000gns*

Leading purchasers (by aggregate spend, cumulative): 1. Armando Duarte / Ballymore Stables Australia / Paul Moroney Bloodstock, 2. Voute Sales for Najd Stud, 3. Chris Waller Racing

Leading consignors (by aggregate sold, cumulative): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Juddmonte Farms, 3. East Everleigh Stables (R. Hannon))

Leading sires (by aggregate, cumulative): 1. Camelot, 2. Muhaarar, 3. Galileo

Leading sires (by average, 2+ sold): 1. Cityscape, 2. Leroidesanimaux, 3. Camelot

*record price at the Autumn Horses In Training Sale for a colt (23:50)

Lots catalogued: 368 (287)

Lots offered: 229 (202)

Lots sold: 205 (190)

Aggregate: 1,246,300gns (-8%)

Median: 4,000gns (-20%)

Average: 6,080gns (-15%)

% clearance: 90%

Top lot: Lot 1405 Citronella (New Approach-Autumn Lily (xx)), sold by Kingsley Park, bought by Glebe Farm for 37,000gns (17:14)

He is unraced and is the second foalout of the Listed-placed Mu'ajliza (Pivotal) from the immediate family of the champion Fantastic Light and the Group 1 runner-up Hi Dubai.

He was consigned by Jamie Railton. (16:27)

"Hedwig is an improving horse, and his form has got better through the year, but I think he will be a better three-year-old as he is quite big," said Monfort who has signed for the purchases under the P & F Monfort banner . "We think he will suit the All-Weather."

Hedwig is yet to win but he finished third last time out at York on soft ground off 56. He was consigned today by Jamie Railton for trainer Richard Fahey. (14:49)

He is a three-year-old half-brother to Indian Blessing, a Sepoy Group 3 winner in Germany and Grade 1 placed in the US. A well-travelled sort, he was also group placed in Britain.

Old Friend is yet to win in nine starts, but he has placed form over 1m2f on good to soft ground, as well as on the All-Weather.

The family traces to Anna Of Saxony, Anna Palariva and the Group and Grade 1 winners National Defense, Ave, Anna Monda, Helmet and Epaulette. (14:16)

The two-year-old colt has run five times, is rated 65 and has finished third at Kempton once. (14:06)

She is a half-sister to Botanik (Golden Horn). Since the catalogue was published he has collected a significant pedigree and form update – he finished second in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, beaten just a short neck by Gear Up – the son of Teofilo who is trained by Johnston.

It is a deep Godolphin / Darley pedigree – Autumn Lily is a half-sister to Alexandros, Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed, while third dam is the Group 1 winner High Hawk. She is dam of the champion In The Wings, the Group 2 winners Morozov and Hunting Hawk, and the Group 3 winner Hawker's News.

Bradley said: "Trainer George Boughey very kindly videoed her this morning for me. I watched the Group 1 at the weekend and it looked a strong race – hopefully Botanik can go on next year, go a place further and win a Group 1.

"Autumn Lily has a yearling by Invincible Spirit, a foal by Shamardal and is back in-foal to Golden Horn so there are a few chances there too.

"The plan will be to represent Citronella for sale next year, I have just got to scratch my head now and think of stallions!" (12:55)

"He is for a different client, who is planning to give him a little time and then send him juvenile hurdling. A trainer has not been decided yet."

The Overbury Stud's Cityscape, by Selkirk, has a had a couple of winners from a handful who have gone jumping so far, while his Group 3-placed son Urban Icon was sold to Voute Sales and Najd Stud for 320,000gns earlier this week. Ge was also consigned by East Everleigh and formerly trained by Richard Hannon. (12:39)

Folk Song, by Oasis Dream, is out of the E P Taylor Stakes (G1) winner Folk Opera (Singspiel), also winner of the Prix Jean Romanet (G3) and the Pinnacle Stakes (L).

She was sold by Trillium Place Stables (David Simcock). (12:11)

The three-year-old gelding, who has been in training with William Haggas, has run this autumn at Ascot and Newbury, finishing fourth of nine on his second start.

He is out of Rock Of Rind (Antonius Pius), who was a champion three-year-old filly in Scandinavia as the winner of nine races and two Listed races. She is a half-sister to Bank Of Burden (Hawk Wing), who as champion older horse in Scandinavia. He won 19 races in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, including five Group 3s.

Harley signed as Paul Harley Bloodstock / Trick Or Treat Racing. (11:30)

She was a winner on her career debut at two for trainer Clive Cox last year and regained winning ways last time out over 7f at Wolverhampton on October 20. She is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Maid In India (Bated Breath) and the Listed winner Love Spirit (Elusive City).

She was bought by LECH Breeding. (10:55)

Calm Down, the winning daughter of Intello, qualifies for French Premiums and looks a well handicapped sort – Kelleway has a satellite stable and makes frequent trips over the Channel in search of the good prize-money and premiums in France. (10:50)

"I have been the underbidder on a few through the week, " said Jackson-Stops. "This is a nice sort and heading to Australia as a two-year-old gives him plenty of options, and hopefully he will make up into a nice stayer."

Desert Empire won on his career debut for trainer Ralph Beckett and is from the first-crop of Tally-Ho Stud's Group 1 Prix du Moulin-winning sire Vadamos. The son of Monsun is sire of 11 winners to date. (10:45)

She is out of Suedehead, a Cape Cross full-sister to the Superlative Stakes (G2) winner Hatta Fort, and a half-sister to the Group 3 winners Spirit Of Appin and Blue Bayou. It is the family of the E P Taylor Stakes (G1) winner Miss Keller. (10:17)

The two-year-old has been in training in France with Eoghan O'Neil. He has run four times and been placed once.

He is from the extended family of this year's recent dual Group 1-winning filly Wonderful Tonight and out of the Listed-placed mare White Bullet (Exceed And Excel) (10:02)

Lots catalogued: 438 (426)

Lots offered: 305 (305)

Lots sold: 281 (270)

Aggregate: 9,779,600gns (+19%)

Median: 16,000gns (-3%)

Average: 34,803gns (+15%)

% clearance: 92%

Top lot: Lot 1153A, English King (Camelot-Platonic (Zafonic)), sold by Ed Walker Racing, bought by Armando Duarte / Ballymore Stables Australia / Paul Moroney Bloodstock for 925,000gns* Leading purchasers (by aggregate spend, cumulative): 1. Armando Duarte / Ballymore Stables Australia / Paul Moroney Bloodstock, 2. Voute Sales for Najd Stud, 3. Chris Waller Racing

Leading consignors (by aggregate sold, cumulative): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Juddmonte Farms, 3. Somerville Lodge Ltd. (W. Haggas)

Leading sires (by aggregate, cumulative): 1. Camelot, 2. Muhaarar, 3. Galileo

Leading sires (by average, 2+ sold): 1. Cityscape, 2. Camelot, 3. Leroidesanimaux (22:07)

The progressive three-year-old was third last time out in a Class 3 handicap at Nottingham over 1m2f off a BHA mark of 88. The gelding had previously twice won over a mile and 1m2f at Haydock off handicap ratings of 73 and 77. (21:33)

A Listed-placed third and sixth last time out in the Autumn Stakes (G3), the sale developed into a battle between the Charlie Gordon-Watson clients and agents with underbidders Will Douglass and Gordon-Watson. (21:22)

When the bidding opened up at 400,000gns the stage was set for a record-breaking auction, and the sale of the son of Camelot, fifth in this year's Epsom Derby (G1) and winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial (G3), did not disappoint.

Auctioneer John O'Kelly ended up conducting a battling match between Ted Voute, sat to the rostrum's right, and Armando Duarte, standing outside and bidding to spotter Richard Botterill. The pair traded blows all through the higher echelons – both bidders talking to their global contacts, Voute again taking instructions from the Middle East over the phone via facetime, Duarte talking via mobile to Australia.

Voute and his client at one point called it quits, but returned just before the hammer fell to bid 900,000gns, to chuckles from the small sale ring crowd, but Duarte hit back pretty quickly with the final winning bid of 925,000gns. The colt bought by Armando Duarte / Ballymore Stables Australia / Paul Moroney Bloodstock.

English King, purchased by Jeremy Brummitt for €210,000 as a yearling, was trained by Ed Walker for Bjorn Nielsen, and Walker was on hand to give his congratulations to Duarte, though obviously a little regretful as to what might have been.

"It is a bit bitter sweet, I rather have win that money on the track, I'd have far rather won the Derby!" rued Walker. "It has been a perfect storm, in a normal year Bjorn may have sold more yearlings and he may have been up for competing internationally with this horse from home, but when I tried to persuade Bjorn to keep him and aim for all these big races in Australia and Hong Kong and around the world, quite rightly Bjorn was worried as to whether we'd be able to race in those races? Will racing be happening? Will we be able to travel? Will the horse be able to travel?

"Unfortunately it is perfect storm. I would have loved to hang on to him, but a great result and Bjorn puts a lot into the game and it is great to get a big result like that."

Walker was an assistant to Luca Cumani, who always sold his horses well at this sale, and Walker reflected on continuing that tradition.

"I take great pride in producing horses for sale," he said. "A lot of trainers now consign through professional consignors, but Luca used to take great pride in preparing his horse for the sales, and I try to replicate that. When Luca retired, I wrote and asked for his spot in the Sommerville Paddock and Tattersalls kindly gave it to me. We try to produce our horses sound and well, and it is good to get a result."

Looking at the year that has been with English king, Walker added: "We have had a great journey with him, and he made lock-down a bit more interesting! It was a wonderful season and it did not end as we hoped it would – I am still looking for my first Group 1 winner and I was certain he would be it, things just played against him.

"He had a couple of very hard races – you don't break a 30-year-track record without giving you all, he had a hard race at Lingfield, and then a very hard race in the Derby when he ran an absolute blinder.

"His next two races weren't up to that level, but he is not a big horse and those races probably took their toll. I am very grateful to the guys who bought him and wish them every bit of luck and I hope he wins the Melbourne Cup for them. I think he is tailor-made for the Cup – he'll stay, he travels, he loves fast ground and I will be thrilled if he does that for them."

Paul Moroney, via Duarte, said: "English King’s track record performance winning the Lingfield Derby Trial beating St Leger runner-up Berkshire Rocco was one of the most breathtakingly dominant performances anywhere this year. He is clearly a highly talented colt with loads of quality and we are thrilled to have secured him.

"Through their joint sire Camelot and with similar race records at the same stage, English King maps the same as last weekend’s Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet.

"We’ve bought him for a syndicate headed by two New Zealand businessman and a collection of Ballymore Stables’ Australian clients.

"He’s certainly an exciting addition to the team and our first time playing at this very high level so one could say the pressure is on for him to perform. He will head Down Under in December to join Mike [Moroney's] Flemington stable early January and play things by ear. He will likely race in our autumn but next spring will be the main focus going forward."

The previous best price given for a colt at the sale was 625,000gns – that was given last year by Joseph O'Brien for Summer Sands.

The Shamardal Royal Ascot-winning filly Aljazzi holds the record for the highest priced lot ever sold at the Autumn Horses In Training Sale – she sold for 1,000,000gns in 2018. (19:10)

Voute said: "We like to buy from the Juddmonte draft and Dansili as a sire in Saudi Arabia is a big plus. This horse has good form, has been well produced and the aim, like the other purchases, will be the Saudi Cup international race day."

Dunlop got some recompense – he was the successful buyer of Society Lion (Lot 1132), a son of Invincible Spirit and also previously trained by Stoute. (18:53)

Trainer Ed Dunlop was underbidder on the colt, who is rated 103 and is a Kingman three-year-old half-brother to the 2010 champion three-year-old and Epsom Derby winner Workforce.

"It is the same story as yesterday," said Duarte. "We have probably paid a bit more than we expected to, but he is a nice horse. Hopefully he is a nice horse for next year, he is improving all the time and he has not had many runs, he is rated 103 and he is by a good sire. "This sort of horse does not come onto the market very often. The background family, the first dam and second dam, is very important to the buyers, and this horse passed the vet too, which is very hard, and he has to be at the right price."

Looking ahead Duarte added: "He is 16.2hh, and there is plenty more to come from him, he could be special horse in Australia." (18:39)

"He is for a new client and will be going jumping. We have bought four horses and they are going to trainer Richard Newland," said Elliott. "My client thought there might be a bit of a gap in the market here this year and would like to have some entertainment over the winter. Horses such as these can be dual-purpose types and thwy have options."

Indigo Lake is rated 90 and has winning form over 1m4f for John Gosden. (18:30)

The Dark Angel four-year-old colt has a rating of 104, 12 runs to his name and two wins. He has running over a mile to 1m2f.

He was formerly owned by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum and bred by Philip & Jane Myerscough & B & C Equine.

So far Rauscher has spent 802,000gns at an average price per lot of 89,111gns. Fifth Position is the most expensive purchase so far. (17:45)

"Bullfinch he has got undoubted ability, he has been beautifully trained and the mare [Thistle Bird] went on to be a champion older mare. She was wonderful," said Ferguson. "Sire Kodiac has had the winner of the Caulfield Cup in Best Solution, whom we bought as a yearling a few years ago. So, from an Australian point of view, there are a lot of reasons to think Bullfinch could be a lot of fun."

Bullfinch has run five times, won three times and has a progressive profile. He finished seventh last time in the Listed Foundation Stakes at Goodwood. He is BHA rated 103.

He was sold as part of the Waddesdon Stud dispersal (via The Castlebridge Consignment), and is home-bred out of the Irish champion older mare of 2014 and Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) winner Thistle Bird (Selkirk). (17:40)

He has run five times and won his last two starts, last time on the All-Weather at Dundalk. He was in training with Ger Lyons and owned by Wendy O'Leary.

"He is for Dubai, for Sheikh Rashid and for the Carnival," said de Sousa of the 85-rated colt. "He is a lovely horse, with good recent form and vetted well. It is hard to get all those things with a clean vet. He comes from a good table and Chris really liked the horse – he is the main judge!"

Fight Zone's pedigree looks perfect for Dubai – two of his siblings already have form in the region. His full-brother Alkaraama is a winner of the Jebel Ali Sprint, while his half-brother Mark Of Approval is a winner Jebel Ali Stakes (L) and has finished third in the Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (G1).

It is not the first six-figure purchase this year by de Sousa and Dwyer at Tattersalls – the pair spent 280,000gns on the Kodiac colt out of the Pivotal mare Honeymead sold by Grove Stud at the Craven Breeze Up Sale (Lot 53). (16:46)