A winner as a three-year-old, she is a half-sister and closely related to seven winners, including the Supreme Stakes (G3) winner Stronghold, the Winter Derby Stakes (G3) winner Convey, the Listed winner Take The Hint, as well as to Indication. She is the dam of Stipulate (Dansili), the Fielden Stakes (L) winner and Celebration Mile (G2) runner-up.

The second dam is All At Sea (Riverman), the Prix du Moulin (G1) winner and International (G1) and Oaks (G1) runner-up, and the family stretches to the champion and dual Group 1 winner Twice Over and the Falmouth Stakes (G1) winner Timepiece. (16:57)

"Nicolas [de Chambure] and I agreed that she is beautiful physical – she has a great shape and she has a good walk," said Casse. "War Fronts are very popular in the US – this family is a nice US family – and she could end up there. It is good that she is a winner."

She is a daughter of Ventura, the winner of ten races for Juddmonte, including the Santa Monica Handicap (G1), the Matriarch Stakes (G1), the Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1) and the Just A Game Stakes (G1).

She is the dam of two winners from three runners.

The third dam traces to the Minstrel Stakes (G1) winner Trade Fair. (16:45)

She is a daughter of the 1,000 Guineas winner Wince (Selkirk) and a half-sister to three black-type performers, including Quiff, winner of the Yorkshire Oaks (G1). (16:32)

Owned and bred by Ballygallon Stud, she was fourth last time out in the Listed Garnet Stakes having won her maiden in August. She was trained in Ireland by Mick Halford.

She is a daughter of the Listed placed Crystany, the dam of four winners from five runners, and herself a daughter of the Fillies' Mile (G1) winner Crystal Music. (16:26)

"I have bought her for my best friend from right back at school," said Foote. "He has a few mares and I have bought for him up here before.

"She is good-looking mare by High Chaparral, whom we like in the southern hemisphere, and she is from a good Aga Khan family. We probably will be sending her to the paddocks, but we might have a chat about running her again."

The pedigree has already shown form in Australia – her half-sister Dibayani (Shamardal), who was placed 19 times, picked up seconds in Chipping Norton Stakes (G1) and the Epsom Handicap (G1), as well as in numerous further stakes races in Australia. (15:33)

"This mare is by Oratorio, whom I like as a broodmare sire, and out of a Linamix mare, whom I also like. She is in-foal to Kingman - we all know what he has done, and our nicest two-year-old and our nicest yearling are both by him.

"We are buying mares to help maximise the chances for the new Tweenhills stallions – Zoustar, Lightning Spear and the big lad, Roaring Lion. She is owned by myself at present and no decision has been made yet as to which she will see.

"We also bought this autumn's Galileo yearling out of Maureen, and it is an active, happening family."

Roedean's first foal, Beepeecee, a four-time winner by Henrythenavigator, is due to run at Chelmsford tomorrow. (14:35)

She is a daughter of Loulwa, who is a Montjeu half-sister to Galeota, a one-time Rathasker Stud sire and winner of the Mill Reef Stakes (G2).

Elhaam, in-foal to Shalaa, has a Poet's Voice filly, who is an unraced two-year-old named Moudallal, and a yearling filly by Mastercraftsman. (14:05)

She is a half-sister to Lady Of Dubai (Dubawi), who finished third in the 2015 renewal of the Epsom Oaks, and gathered career prize-money earnings of £99,000. (13:49)

She can boast four wins at two to four and 12 placed efforts, including a third in the Listed Fleur de Lys Stakes.

She was sold by trainer Richard Fahey's Musley Bank Stables. (13:22)

She is by Exceed And Excel and won one race as a two-year-old in 2017. She is carrying her first pregnancy to Ardad.

She is a full-sister to Listed winner and Abernant Stakes (G3) placed Windfast and from the Airlie Stud family of the Group 2 winner Fair Of The Furze.

She is dam of White Muzzle, the champion three and four-year-old in 1993 and 1994, and dam of Elfaslah, the dam of Almutawakel, winner of the Prix Jean Prat (G1). (12:38)

She was sold by Castlefarm Stud, and is a half-sister to the Listed Harry Rosebery Stakes winner Mister Manannan and the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes-placed Shermeen. She is the dam of Sudirman, winner of the Phoenix Stakes (G1).

It is the fast family of Lady Alexander, Anthem Alexander and Dandy Man.

Dark Angel is broodmare sire of the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes winner and new Whitsbury Manor Stud sire Havana Grey (11:11)

She was unraced and is carrying to Bated Breath. She is a half-sister to the Group 3 placed Grand Vista, and the Listed placed duo of World Ruler and Disclose.

Since the catalogue went to press, Disclose's daughter Encrypted has won the Listed Golden Rose Stakes. (11:06)

She is a daughter of the Cheveley Park Stud sire Dutch Art and out of a mare by Pivotal – this morning Highfield buys Spinwheel, a winning daughter of Pivotal for 26,000gns from Childwickbury Stud.

She is sold in-foal to Mayson, the Group 1 July Cup-winning Cheveley Park sire who was bred by the Armstrongs. (10:42)

Day 3, as always, features Juddmonte's popular draft of fillies. (09:32)

Lots catalogued: 292 (283)

Lots offered: 236 (229)

Lots sold: 195 (175)

% sold: 83% (76%)

Aggregate: 42,534,600gns (-7%)

Median: 110,000gns (+29%)

Average: 218,126gns (-16%)

**Second-best set of returns ever for the Tuesday session of the December Breeding Stock Sale, behind only 2017

Day 2 lots for 500,000gns+: 21 (22)

Day 2 lots for 1,000,000gns+: 7 (10)

Top price: Pearling (Storm Cat x Mariah's Storm), Consignor: New England Stud, Purchaser: Blue Diamond Stud Farm UK, Price: 2,400,000gns

Leading consignors (cumulative, by agg)

1. The Castlebridge Consignment

2. New England Stud

3. Highclere Stud

Leading purchasers (cumulative, by agg)

1. Blue Diamond Stud Farm UK

2. Phoenix Thoroughbreds

3. LTS Agent For Erdenheim Farm

Leading sires (cumulative, by agg)

1. Galileo

2. Storm Cat

3. Kodiac

Leading sires (cumulative, by average, two or more sold)

1. Storm Cat

2. Frankel

3. Mastercraftsman (20:30)

She is the Group 3 winner of the Curragh Stakes and Grade 3 Senorita Stakes. She was trained in Ireland by Ger Lyons and Simon Callaghan in the US.

Bred by the Pocock Family, she was bought by David Redvers Bloodstock as a foal here in 2015 for 32,000gns. (19:41)

"Beautiful Morning will be staying in the UK and we'd hope she'll be able to go to Dubawi," said Lascelles of the 102-rated mare sold by Newsells Park Stud. "She is for a different client than this morning's purchase of Lot 1805."

Beautiful Morning was bred by Newsells Park Stud and was sold to McCalmont Bloodstock for 650,000gns in October Book 1 for 650,000gns.

Trained by Jessica Harrington, she was raced by owners Jon Kelly and James Wiltz. (19:30)

"We went a long way into the bidding on her dam, but did not get her. We said if we missed on her, we would try for her daughter," said Hanley.

"It is the most exceptional pedigree and most amazing family that works on both sides of the Atlantic - you could get a Dirt horse or a Turf horse. We are thrilled that we have secured her," he added.

"She is on an early cover, and we have discussed stallions, but as yet have made no plans."

Ambrosia is by Frankel and is a half-sister to Decorated Knight. She is in-foal to Siyouni on a March cover.

She was sold by New England Stud on behalf of Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar. (19:14)

Imad Al Sagar, who was the successful purchaser and previous part-owner of the mare with Saleh Al Homaizi, said: "She is very special to us and has an exceptional pedigree. I could not let her go.

"Saleh has some serious business commitments coming up and has needed to reduce his interests, but he is a very good friend. We have had some great times with the horses together, but things change.

"I am delighted to be able to take this mare home - and she is carrying a filly by Galileo."

The mare is the dam of the three-time Group 1 winner Decorated Knight, now a sire at the Irish National Stud.

Her filly foal by Galileo was also bought by Blue Diamond Stud Farm UK here last week for 1.7 million guineas (Lot 1010).

She is an own-sister to Giant's Causeway and You'resothrilling, the dam of Gleneagles, Happily, Marvellous, Coolmore and Taj Mahal. (19:08)

The organisation bought out Zen Racing, the original owners of the filly and from whom Phoenix purchased 75 per cent ownership in the daughter of Camacho ahead of her Royal Ascot success.

The filly will be returning to her North Yorkshire-based trainer John Quinn, who said: "She is very quick and very tough. We will have to discuss a campaign, but I would be thinking of the Commonwealth Cup or the King's Stand Stakes."

She was bought here last autumn as a October Book 3 yearling from Lodge Park Stud by Richard Knight Bloodstock and Sean Quinn (John's son) for just 20,000gns.

Underbidders included Aquis Farm and the Japanese-based Northern Farm. (18:27)

The daughter of Kyllachy was bred and sold by Whitsbury Manor Stud.

"The family goes back to Hollow Heart, who was bought by Dad in the 1970s - this is a testament to his skill," said Ed Harper of Whitsbury.

"We have changed our minds about ten times as to whether to sell or keep her - but in the end of the day a stallion can cover 100 mares and a mare can only be covered once and we run a commercial operation.

"We have a superb team at home and it allows us to keep pushing forwards."

MV Magnier said: "She is a very fast filly, very good-looking and she'll be one for Galileo - she will not race on. She comes from a great nursery and farm."

Underbidders included James Delahooke and Jamie McCalmont. (18:02)

The daughter of Dick Turpin, who can boast a rating of 101, cost 800,000gns.

Billesdon Brook, who is by Champs Elysees, is to race on in 2019. (18:00)

Henri Bozo standing with Bertrand Le Metayer in the bidders' area gave him the initial battle, until Lordship Stud stepped in at the upper echelons and it was the Newmarket stud who won the battle at 2.2 million guineas.

The filly was signed for by Luke Lillingston and Trevor Harris of Lordship said: "Luke helped us right from the start and bought La Sky for us, who was the dam of Love Divine, and Swiss Lake, the dam of Swiss Spirit. This the most expensive horse we have bought, and we'd would love to send her to Dubawi."

Lillingston said: "Sometimes you have throw the kitchen sink at it to get a reward. She is a very special looking mare and is by Galileo."

Tom Harris added: "It is a real privilege to be involved in buying bloodstock at this high level."

Bound is an own sister to Wedding Vow, winner of the Kilboy Estates Stakes (G1), the Group 3 winner Beacon Rock and Bye Bye Baby, a Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed in the Oaks.

She is carrying a first pregnancy to Dark Angel. (17:56)

The Makfi mare, who won as a two-year-old, finished second in the Musidora Stakes (G3).

She is out of a Montjeu half-sister to the dam of the Oaks (G1) and Prix d'Opera (G1) third Katiyra.

It is the further family of the Derby winner Shahrastani. (17:10)

She is a Listed winner in France and was placed third in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (G1).

She is in-foal on a first pregnancy to Frankel on a February 17th cover.

It is the further family of Torrestrella, who won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches in 2004. (16:56)

"She is the only lot here with a Grade 1-winning form," said Wigan. "The farm is an old American stud farm that has a great history. It is now being bought back into equine use again. It has been empty for a time and these are the first mares going back onto the farm.

"The mare should suit the US and she is from a lovely family."

The Mastercraftsman six-year-old mare won the Matriarch Stakes (G1) and two Grade 3 races. She was owned by Martin S Schwartz to race in the US having initially been campaigned in Ireland.

Peter and Bonnie McCausland bought Erdenheim Farm in 2009, and have been at Tattersalls this week with Wigan. (16:46)

She is out of the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup winner Together, who has three winners from three runners - two of which have black-type form, including Earring, who finished second in the Kilboy Estates Stakes (G2) at The Curragh.

"It is a family we are really pleased to get into," said Simon Marsh, stud manager of Watership Down. "She is out of a young mare, is a very good looking and was a good racehorse. She is also from a fantastic cross." (16:35)

Tom Ludt, the vice president of equine operations for Phoenix Thoroughbreds, said: "We are building a top-level broodmare band and both mares are carrying their first foals. We are looking to play at the top of the business.

"Obviously Pocketfullofdreams is in-foal to Galileo, and Ballet De La Reine is carrying to Frankel and has the most amazing third dam, Urban Sea." (16:30)

She is a daughter of Hennessy and is in-foal to Siyouni. (16:03)

"She is for a US client, but will be boarding in Ireland. She was a tough and good performer and we'd love to see if we can get a nomination to Dubawi," said Reilly.

She was sold by Ballyhimikin Stud, having been owned in training by Trevor Stewart.

The filly's Group 3 success came in the Prix Bertrand du Breuil Longines last June. She is BHA rated 101 and has earned over £100,00 in prize-money. (15:37)

"There is a very good programme in the US for fillies such as her," said Haggas, who purchased in conjunction with Amanda Skiffington. "She is tough and has a good race record."

The filly, by the Danehill stallion Rajj, is the winner of the Group 3 Snow Fairy Stakes, the Listed Millennium Millionaire Celebration Stakes and the Listed Silver Stakes. She has also been placed in the Group 2 Kilboy Estate Stakes (G2).

She was trained by Jessica Harrington for Mrs James Nicholson and sold today by Baroda & Colbinstown Studs. (15:27)

Imad Al Sagar at Tattersalls and bidding himself was standing alongside Tony Nerses. The bidding on the mare, who is in-foal to Decorated Knight and was formerly in ownership between Sagar and Saleh Al Homaizi, stopped at 425,000gns. (15:18)

She has her own black-type placed form, but the pedigree received a significant update in November courtesy of Line Of Duty's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf success.

He is out of Jacqueline's Quest, a Rock Of Gibraltar half-sister to Mam'selle. (15:07)

Longing (Lot 1813), offered by The Castlebridge Consignment and in-foal to Caravaggio, makes 270,000gns. She is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner and multiple stakes placed Ladys First (Dutch Art).

She is bought by M & K Bloodstock.

Mick Flanagan spends 280,000gns on Like A Star, consigned by Norelands Stud. She is an own-sister to Battle Of Marengo, winner of the Beresford Stakes (G2), the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (G2) and the Ballysax Stakes (G3).

She is out of the Listed-winning mare Anna Karenina (Green Desert). (14:22)

"She is for a British-based breeder and her progeny will be kept to race – they are keen to get some more speed into the stud," added Lascelles. "She is also a complete outcross for Northern Dancer."

A daughter of Acclamation, she won three races and showed off her speed when third in the Beverley Bullet Sprint (L) just a length and a head behind Take Cover. She was trained by Richard Fahey, and was bred by Rathbarry Stud & Abbeylands Farm. (14:03)

"She is as close to being a full-sister to High Chaparral as you could get, without being one!" smiled Berry, adding: "High Chaparral was so highly respected as a sire in the antipodes.

"The Kingman cover is also a big plus, and a nice yearling should be popular in the market and help to get some of this investment back."

Not only is this mare a close relation to High Chaparral, she is is also a sibling to three black-type performers, and to the dams of another four stakes winners.

She is carrying to the Juddmonte sire, having had a 2016 filly by Scat Daddy called Paixao, who is yet to race, a 2017 filly by Distorted Humor and a 2018 filly by Giant's Causeway. (13:44)

She is a winning half-sister to Queen Of Ice, winner of the Galtres Stakes (L), and from the Cheveley Park Stud family of the May Hill Stakes (G2) winner and 1,000 Guineas runner-up Spacious. (13:25)

Rated 99, she was sold by Stephen Kemble Bloodstock as part of a partial dispersal by Normandie Stud. (12:37)

A winner and Listed placed in France, she is carrying her first pregnancy.

Acclamation stands at a fee of €40,000. (12:17)

The daughter of Kodiac is carrying her second pregnancy and is in-foal to Decorated Knight having produced a Dark Angel colt this spring.

Shaden was purchased for 40,000gns as a yearling in 2014 from breeder Deerpark Stud. (11:57)

She is a half-sister to the dual Group 3 winner Yellow Rosebud (Jeremy) and to the Listed winner Seeharn (Pivotal).

They are out of Nebraas, a Green Desert half-sister to Malhub (Kingmambo), winner of the Golden Jubilee Stakes (G1).

Owned in training by Nick Bradley Racing, she was sold today by Glebe Farm Stables. (11:38)

"She is a beauty," said Nagle. "She was very fast, we'll take her home and hope! She should suit a lot of the stallions at Coolmore."

A daughter of Holy Roman Emperor, Princess Noor won the Princess Margaret Stakes (G3) and was second in the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1). She was bought as a yearling by Tony Nerses for owners Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar from Camas Park Stud for £120,000 in 2012.

Her first foal is a 2016 daughter of New Approach. She is named Fabiolla, is in training with Roger Varian and has been placed in three starts to date.

In 2017, she produced an Australia colt and this year a filly by Sea The Stars. She was bought by Blue Diamond Stud Farm UK for 600,000gns here last week (Lot 1009).

Princess Noor, who is in-foal on a March covering to Decorated Knight, is from the fast family of the Group 1 winners Dream Ahead and Fairyland, who went one better than her relation and won this year's Cheveley Park Stakes. (10:59)

She has produced five winners, including the 2014 leading German two-year-old and Group 3 winner Brisanto (Dansili).

Briseida is a daughter of Party Doll, the dam of 11 winners, including the dual Group 2 winner and King's Stand Stakes (G2) runner-up, Titus Livius. (10:50)

She is already dam of Night Of England, who was second in the Preis der Diana (G1). She is now in the US in training with Chad Brown and in Martin Schwartz's ownership.

The mare also has a Lawman two-year-old colt, a Motivator yearling colt and a colt foal by Iffraaj to run for her.

"She is going to France and is a lovely mare from a lovely family," said Laurent Benoit of the Broadhurst Agency."Her second foal is still running for her, we are very happy to have bought her."

Ninas Rainbow is a daughter of Rainbow Quest and the German champion filly Next Gina. She is a half-sister to Nina Celebre, the dam of Pakistan Star, the dual Group 1 winner in Hong Kong.

Ninas Rainbow is in-foal to Showcasing on a May 29th covering. (10:46)

This day last year produced a turnover of 45,565,000gns, an average price of 260,943gns, a top price of 6,000,000gns and 11 millionaire lots.

The action today will be fast and furious – follow here on sales day live, on twitter @Tattersalls1766 and facebook @Tattersalls (09:05)

Lots catalogued: 305 (287)

Lots offered: 253 (228)

Lots sold: 215 (193)

% sold: 85% (85%)

Aggregate: 12,310,200gns (-20%)

Median: 30,000gns (-17%)

Average: 57,257gns (-29%)

Top price: Aurora Gold (Frankel x Midsummer), Consignor: Juddmonte Farms, Purchaser: Bertrand Le Metayer Bloodstock, Price: 550,000gns

Leading consignors (by agg)

1. Juddmonte Farms

2. The Castlebridge Consignment

3. Godolphin

Leading purchasers (by agg)

1. Mick Flanagan, Agent

2. Blandford Bloodstock

3. Bertrand Le Metayer Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg)

1. Dansili

2. Galileo

3. Frankel (21:00)

The late Kevin Mercer bought and sold horses at Tattersalls after first buying a yearling filly here in 1983 for 5,000gns. She was named Laleston, was a winner and became Mercer's first broodmare.

With his wife Susan, in the late 1990s Mercer then developed Usk Valley Stud from two farms outside Abergavenny.

Mercer went onto breed and own numerous good horses, and won the 2001 Oaks d'Italia with Zanzibar, a daughter of In The Wings. She was bought at the October Yearling Sale in 2009 for 40,000gns by Kern/Lillingston Association.

She subsequently produced the multiple stakes winner and placed Spice Route, who was owned initially in training by Mercer and was sold on to race in the US after black-type placings at Chester and Goodwood. His best performance overseas came when second in the Canadian International (G1).

Appropriately, Zanzibar is also dam of Love Spice, this last Usk Valley Sale at Tattersalls.

Further stakes horses bred by Mercer included the Group 3 winner Gower Song, dam of the Group 2-placed Melodious, and the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) runner-up Nantyglo.

Welsh Angel, a Dubai Destination half-sister to Nantyglo and the dam of the useful Scarlet Dragon, was sold today for 160,000gns to Blandford Bloodstock (Lot 1659).

"Everything comes to an end," said an emotional Susan Mercer. "The mares have all gone to good homes, and Alderbourne Farm, the new owners of the farm, have bought two of the mares, which is nice."

Daughter Bethan, who works for Darley Stud, and her husband Owen Burn, were also in the sale ring.

"Dad did a lot to put Welsh place names on the map with his horse names!" smiled the pair. "We have one filly still in our ownership - she is an as-yet unraced two-year-old out of Bright Halo, the dam of Nantyglo. She is by Dalakhani, is in training with Archie Watson and is called Its Nice Tobe Nice."

A well known Mercer saying, there could not be a more appropriate name in honour of a true Welsh gentleman. (20:41)

Subatomic is a daughter of Makfi and is out of Miss Universe (Warning). She is a half-sister to ten winners, including the black-type winners Worldly, Nice Danon and Donativum.

Subatomic cost her southern-hemisphere-based buyers 110,000gns.

"We bought six mares here last year," reported Plumptre. "They go to New England Stud where they foal down next spring. Once the foals are weaned, the mares travel to New Zealand empty and we cover them in our spring-time - it worked very well last year and five of the six mares went in foal.

"Of the foals at New England, we may offer them at next October's yearling sale, but we might keep to race as well - we have particularly nice colt by Siyouni whom we will be very tempted to keep."

Of buying Subatomic, who was offered today by Tweenhills Farm and Stud, Plumptre said: "We really like this pedigree and Makfi has done well in New Zealand. We are buying in the northern hemisphere to try and mix things up pedigree-wise at home." (20:00)