Lots catalogued: 431 (425)

Lots offered: 310 (322)

Lots sold: 283 (279)

% sold: 91% (87%)

Aggregate: 10,432,800gns (-3%)

Median: 20,000gns (-9%)

Average: 36,865gns (-5%)

Leading purchasers (cumulative, by aggregate):

1. Newsells Park Stud,

2. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock,

3. Voute Sales

Leading consignors (cumulative, by aggregate):

1. The Castlebridge Consignment,

2. East Everleigh Stables (R. Hannon),

3. Prestige Place (M. Botti) (22:02)

The latest addition to the team is Connect from the Beechdown Farm Stables. He is a son of Roderic O'Connor, rated 103 and was third last time out in a 1m2f conditions stakes.

He has been bought to go to the Dubai Carnival. (21:14)

He is rated 110 and has won £171,235 in prize-money. He was owned and bred by Cheveley Park Stud and trained by Clive Cox. (20:16)

"He is for hong Kong and will join David Fares stable," said Bowman. "He came highly recommended by trainer Andrew Balding and is a highly progressive colt. Sprinters often struggle in their three-year-old year against the older horses, and this best run of the year was his last in a Group 3 at Newbury which is good to see."

By Dark Angel, Rebel Streak is rated 95, is the winner of three races and £68,029 in earnings. (19:29)

The hammer was very nearly knocked down at 900,000gns to Newsells, but a late bid from Lordship Stud from the gods, and then another on the rail, took the price to the seven-figure mark.

Julian Dollar, Newsells Park stud manager, was on the telephone and in charge of the bidding for the 114-rated five-year-old.

He said: "She is lovely, talented filly. She is for Newsells and we are looking for high-end performing fillies. She has speed and could perform at the highest level over a mile and 7f.

"She will be retired now, she has done her racing. She has an outcross pedigree – she is by the exciting young broodmare sire Shamardal – and we will have to think about a stallion, but there are many options.

"I have to thank the boss for being so brave with the bidding."

Tony Nerses of Blue Diamond Stud and representing owner-breeders Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar said: "She was my beauty queen! It is sad to see her go - to have bred a filly of her calibre from a homebred pedigree is quite something.

"We offered her in this sale so that she would be stand out, I am happy with the price. I am delighted that she has been bought by Newsells, she couldn't have gone to a better farm. I wish them all the best of luck with her.

"She will be difficult to replace, but we will have to find another like her now!"

Aljazzi was also a special filly for her former trainer Marco Botti as she gave him and his Prestige Place yard its first Royal Ascot winner.

"She has been a great filly for us, and she is an honest straightforward filly," remarked Botti. "I have to thank the owners for keeping her in training this year - it paid off for them and us. She will tick all the boxes as a broodmare – she had talent, has a pedigree and is a good model."

With wink in his eye, Botti added: "I'd love to train her progeny!"

The previous best price at the HIT sale was last year's sale of the Group 2 winner Elizabeth Browning (Galileo) from Ballydoyle Racing to Alex Elliott for 700,000gns.

Aljazzi is out of Nouriya (Danehill Dancer) and her dam Majestic Sakeena (King's Best) was bought by Nerses at the Tattersalls December Sale in 2006 for 200,000gns.

Aljazzi's 2018 half-brother by Golden Horn is catalogued in the Tattersalls December Foal Sale (Lot 1037), while her 2014 year younger Galileo half-sister Miss Nouriya is listed as Lot 1881 in the Tattersalls Mares' Sale. (19:04)

The Dansili colt is yet to win but is rated 82 and has been placed over 1m4f. He was trained by Sir Michael Stoute for Prince Khalid Abdullah. (18:06)

The colt is a son of the young sire Maxios and he has been bought to go jumping.

"He is a lovely horse, he stays and he should go on winter ground - he has only really run on good ground, but that is all there has been this year!" said McConnell. "We'll get him home and cut him - then see where we are. We'd love to have a juvenile hurdle campaign with him, but he'll tell us what to do."

McConnell, a dual-purpose trainer, has had a good few days in the UK - he won the Masterson Holdings Hurdle at Cheltenham last weekend with his tough Teofilo filly Pearl Of The West. She is owned by Derek Kierans. (17:43)

"Ian is on a plane at the moment to Australia - heading down to see Magic Circle in Melbourne. He saw this horse here and he was his selection and pick of the sale - we all know what a good buyer Ian here. I'd say Ian will put the horses away now and bring him back in the spring."

Magic Circle, in the top of the betting for the Melbourne Cup, was bought here by Williams last year for 70,000gns.

Breath Caught is rated 91, having won over 1m3f since the catalogue was published. He has also finished fifth in the Old Rowley Cup at Newmarket. (17:37)

Bred and owned by Stuart Stuckey, this colt, who cost his new connections 160,000gns, is a winner over 1m4f and last-time-out over 1m2f. (16:56)

McKeever said: "Gai has been such a supporter of this sale and we have usually managed to buy one or two here for her and they have gone on well.

"We bought The Offer here and he went on to win the Sydney Cup (G1)."

Claudia Miller, representing Waterhouse, added: "We loved this horse – he is big and scopey. We have been underbidders on a few and this is probably more than we thought we'd spend but that is the state of the market."

The McKeevers have an interest on Cup day this year: Our Crown Mistress, bought by McKeever Bloodstock at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for A$200,000, runs in the HKJ Club Stakes for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. (16:24)

The son of Intello has won four of his last six starts and is rated 103. He was bred by Watership Down Stud and is a half-brother to the Listed winner Moohaarib. He is out of Evita, a half-sister to Dar Re Mi, the dam of this year's the leading juvenile Too Darn Hot.

Dar Re Mi's 2018 yearling by Dubawi sold for the 3,500,000gns here in the October Book 1 Yearling Sale. It is the highest price given anywhere in the world this year for a yearling.

"You are not going to improve one sold by the best trainer in the world," smiled Murphy, who is based in Kentucky, adding, "but if the horse can retain his level of form, then he should give us some fun.

"He is adaptable ground-wise and has options through from a mile to 1m2f. He'll have a break now and we will bring him back in the spring."

Murphy has been training in the US for around six years now and was able to set himself up in the states after his winning £50 bet on five horses three months before Cheltenham Festival earned him over £1.2 million.

Then Murphy was assistant to Nicky Henderson and the successful horses were:

Sprinter Sacre in the Arkle,

Simonsig in the Neptune Investment Novices' Hurdle,

Bob's Worth in the RSA Chase,

Finian's Rainbow, whom Murphy looked after, in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

The last winner Riverside Theatre, who won the Ryanair Chase, has led to the name Riverside Bloodstock.

The team subsequently spent 150,000gns on Sabador (Kendargent x Sabadora), sold by Ed Walker Racing. (16:03)

He is rated 90 and was a winner over a mile in June.

Carr's best horse is the now-retired Group 2 and Group 3 winner, Sovereign Debt. (15:53)

There were plenty of interested parties in the former Dermot Weld-trained Shadwell Stud-owned colt due to his recent very good form - he finished third in a Limerick maiden to Could Be King, who went on to finish a close-up fourth to Coral Beach in the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes.

The second in the Limerick race Wargrave had previously run in the Group 1 National Stakes.

Mofakker is bought by Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal and will be shipping to California. He is the fourth purchase by the team this week. (15:05)

The organisation is run by Luke Murrell with Jamie Lovett and the team has already tasted Melbourne Cup glory – successful with Protectionist in 2014.

This year they have Sixties Groove entered in the Group 1, but he needs to win the Lexus Stakes on Saturday in order get automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup field.

Shocking was the last horse to do the Lexus-Melbourne Cup double in 2009. (15:00)

The Tagula juvenile colt has run six times, but has secured two wins - over 7f and a mile, the latter victory coming in a nursery at Doncaster this week.

Jockey P J McDonald said to the Racing Post after the win: "This trip suits Big Baby Bull well and he stayed on strongly at the finish." (13:07)

By the stud's home-based stallion Mayson, the chestnut colt is a consistent horse: he has won three races, finished second five times and fourth on four occasions from 13 starts.

His dam Constitute has been pretty consistent broodmare too: she is dam of ten winners from 11 runners, including two Listed placed performers. (12:43)

The gelding won last time out over 1m6f at Doncaster and Elliott said: "He stepped up on his previous form to win that and he looked very impressive.

"It was his first run since a wind operation so maybe that has helped - he has gone up 8lb for that win and if he can continue to find improvement, he could be a very exciting horse for next year, he might be a horse for such races as the Irish St Leger.

"After his win at the weekend, my client was keen to get him." (11:30)

The gelding won last time out over 1m6f at Doncaster and Elliott said: "He stepped up on his previous form to win that and he looked very impressive.

"It was his first run since a wind operation so maybe that has helped - he has gone up 8lb for that win and if he can continue to find improvement, he could be a very exciting horse for next year, he might be a horse for such races as the Irish St Leger.

"After his win at the weekend, my client was keen to get him."

The gelding is now rated 101. (11:30)

Formerly bred and owned by Mrs David Blackburn, the gelding is a dual winner over 1m2f and is rated 79. (10:38)

Previously trained by Iain Jardine, the four-year-old gelding won this month over a mile handicap off a rating of 91. He is now a seven-time winner and has picked up £62,031 in prize-money earnings.

It is the horse's second appearance at the HIT Sale… he was bought here last year by Stephen Hillen for 19,000gns. (10:18)

Lots catalogued: 393 (392)

Lots offered: 270 (270)

Lots sold: 238 (231)

% sold: 88%

Aggregate: 8,250,100gns (+8%)

Median: 17,500gns (-3%)

Average: 34,664gns (+4%)

Leading purchasers (cumulative, by aggregate):

1. Voute Sales,

2. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock,

3. Abdulrahman Fahad M Albawardi

Leading consignors (cumulative, by aggregate):

1. The Castlebridge Consignment,

2. Beckhampton House Stables (R. Charlton),

3. East Everleigh Stables (R. Hannon) (20:20)

"She has just won one race so will fit into the programme very well in the US," said buyer Stephen Hillen, who had to go to 130,000gns to buy the daughter of Bated Breath. "If all goes well she might have options to look for black-type on the Turf out there too."

She was sold by George Baker Racing LLP having been purchased here last autumn as a Book 2 yearling by Angie Loder Bloodstock for 52,000gns. (18:58)

Underbidder and standing on the stairs was Johnny McKeever.

"He is a nice horse, who vetted well and fits the profile," said Stroud of the three-time winning colt.

Stroud Coleman Bloodstock purchased a Camelot filly at this year's October Book 1 Sale when spending 370,000gns on Meon Valley's daughter of Musical Sands (Green Desert). She is from the family of the farm's champion Stagecraft, who was owned by Sheikh Mohammed. (18:33)

Anthony Stroud tried very hard to buy the 95-rated son of Uncle Mo, but it was Ibrahim Rachid who was the successful bidder.

He signed for the colt on behalf of Saudi Arabian owner Abdulrahman Fahad M Albawardi. It is the third lot purchased by the owner at this year's sale so far (also bought Lot 495 and lot 598).

"He is bought primarily for the King's Cup in Saudi Arabia," said Rachid, "but he will also go to the Dubai Carnival. The horse is a very good mover, he has a big heart and he vetted very well."

Ron Speers, racing manager for former owner Vefa Ibrahim Araci, was on hand to see the horse sell and he said: "The horse has progressed through the year to become a very good handicapper. He has a global appeal and goes on the faster ground."

Purchased at the 2017 Craven Breeze Up for 150,000gns by Speers from Amy Marnane, the colt had two starts as a juvenile, winning once.

This year he won his first two starts in the spring at Yarmouth and Ascot, was down the field in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot before finishing second in the 0-90 Saeed Suhail Saeed Handicap at Newmarket in July and fourth in the mile Porsche Handicap at Ascot.

He regained winning form at Chelmsford in September over a mile in a 0-105 handicap before a last-time-out third at Kempton at the beginning of October. (18:14)

"He is a lovely horse and we have always thought a lot of him," said Tony Nerses, who spent 300,000gns on the colt. "He is a beautiful correct horse and he should make up in to a black-type horse. There is plenty more to come. He will be going back to Roger Charlton." (17:43)

Mubtasim, by Arcano and with good form over 7f, was bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for 140,000gns and Anthony Stroud said: "He is for the Dubai Carnival. He will fit the programme well there and is for a client."

Reverend Jacobs, from the first-crop of Nathaniel is going jumping. He was bought by Highflyer Bloodstock on behalf of dual-purpose trainer Alan King for 100,000gns.

Anthony Bromley said: "He is the first by the sire we have bought to go NH racing, but he should suit there are plenty of jumpers in this horse's pedigree and he was recommended by the trainer.

"It is difficult to buy three-year-olds so we tend to look at horses a year older."

After the pair went through Stroud also added Lot 658 to his list of purchases - the 7f gelding Completion (Arch), who has been running well off his career high BHA mark of 95, cost 120,000gns.

The Somerville Lodge draft sold 18 lots for an average price of 42,194gns and an aggregate of 759,500gns. (16:21)

As a two-year-old the gelding picked up some black-type when second in the mile Autumn Stakes (G3) at Newmarket. He also finished second at newmarket in September in a 0-90 handicap over a mile (15:56)

The son of Dark Angel hailed from Richard Fahey's Musley Bank Stables draft. He won a 0-110 7f handicap at Doncaster in September, and finished fifth in a 7f Redcar LIsted race at the beginning of this month. (15:22)

"There are no ifs or buts with him, he is already gelded and he goes on the soft ground - I am very pleased to have bought him. He is for an existing client."

Davy's Dilemma finished second last time out over 2m having won over the trip the time before. He is a four-time-winning son of Sixties Icon and he cost Meade's client 110,000gns.

The Dods draft averaged 39,125gns for eight lots sold. (14:55)

The son of Camelot was a winner last-time out over 1m4f in a 0-85 handicap at Newcastle. The colt ran then off a mark of 78 and has since been raised to 83.

The Glebe Farm Stud-bred gelding has been gradually stepped up in distance through his career by trainer Hugo Palmer – and the further the three-year-old has been asked to race over, the better he has gone.

That middle-distance profile is in keeping with his pedigree as he is out of Spritza (Spectrum), a half-sister to dam of the Irish Oaks (G1) and Prix de l'Opera (G1) winner Covert Love. (14:34)

The purchasing team has now purchased six lots, including the day one top lot Archetype (Lot 276), who cost 335,000gns.

Swissterious (Lot 587), also from the draft and the highest-rated two-year-old in this year's HIT Sale with a rating of 101 having finished fifth in the Acomb Stakes (G3), is bought by Irish racehorse trainer Damian English for 55,000gns. (13:59)

The unraced two-year-old filly, bred by Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (GB), is a daughter of Dansili and is a half-sister to the Gimcrack Stakes (G2) winner Ajaya.

Dam Nessina was purchased here in 2012 for 300,000gns by Tony Nerses. She is from the Juddmonte family of Cityscape and Bated Breath. (13:48)

Sold by Ballydoyle Stables, he won as a two-year-old last year and was third in the Dante Stakes (G2) this spring.

He can boast a top pedigree being a half-brother to the champion two and three-year-old Bago (Nashwan), a winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, to the two-time Group 1 winner Maxios and to the Listed winner , Group 3 placed Beta.

His grand-dam is Coup De Genie, a champion juvenile in France and an own-sister to Machiavellian. (13:16)

The 89-rated colt is a three-time winner and Glover said: "Hal has had horses as far back as with Gordon Richards.

"I saw this horse and loved him - he walks well, is a good type and Charlie Hills recommended him."

Moss, a former head lad for Glover, added: "He looks a dual purpose type. We are in no rush with him and he will probably have a break now.

"We have been developing a new yard in Scotland near Jedburgh and are very much looking forward to getting going. This horse is a lovely type to have in the yard." (12:36)

"He has been bought for the Dubai Carnival and Fazwi Naas will train," said St Lawrence.

"Euginio is a sound, willing, Group 3 winner, he goes on the good to firm and will suit racing in Dubai. We were very keen to get him," he added.

The colt was sold by owners Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar. Racing manager Tony Nerses was in the sale ring to watch the horse sell and he said: "We are delighted with that price, but I think they've got a bargain! The horse is very genuine and is still improving."

Explaining the horse's sale, Nerses said: "We are just having a little 'thinning' out as we have just grown a little too big too quickly." (11:35)

The colt by Battle of Marengo was bought by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock, and Ross Doyle said: "We know the colt very well. He has been bought for a new American client, based in Pennsylvania.

"He should suit the mile to 1m2f races in the US on Turf."

Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock bought him for 20,000gns as a yearling in Book 3 last year. He has been in training with Richard Hannon, winning twice and becoming BHA rated 90. (11:27)

Lots catalogued: 425

Lots offered: 306

Lots sold: 256

% sold: 84%

Aggregate: 5,558,600gns

Median: 10,000gns

Average: 22,830gns  

Leading purchasers (by aggregate): 1. Voute Sales, 2. Chris Waller Racing, 3. Thomas Morley

Leading consignors (by aggregate): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Kremlin House Stables (S. Crisford), 3. The Old Malthouse (J. Osborne). (21:21)

Moohaajim is a Group 2-winning and dual Group 1-placed two-year-old. At three, he finished third in the Greenham Stakes (G3). He is a son of Cape Cross and has had six winners from just 14 runners so far. (21:03)

He is a son of Big Bad Bob, is rated 90 and is a winner over 1m2f. He has finished second seven times and only once in a 13-race career has been out of the first four. (19:58)

His winning form has come over 1m2f on good ground and a good-to-firm surface. He was previously owned by Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum and trained by David Simcock. (19:45)

David Meah (US) and Jamie Lloyd (UK) is a transatlantic bloodstock partnership, purchasing horses for the US. This filly by Rip Van Winkle and out of the Exceed And Excel mare Ron Ellis.

She is relocating to the Californian-based yard of trainer Ron Ellis. (19:35)

Formerly trained by Johnny Murtagh, the colt is a winner over 5f at Navan since the catalogue was published. (19:04)

"Buffalo River's form reads really well - he finished a good third to subsequent Group 1 winner Royal Marine on just his second start. He is still looks quite babyish so he will head to Australia and will be given plenty of time to chill out, six months or so, to grow up both physically and mentally." (17:51)

"He is going back to John Gosden, and hopefully he will give his new connections some fun," said Douglass. "He might go jumping further down the line."

By Dutch Art, he finished second last time out in a 0-90 handicap at Nottingham off a BHA rating of 87. (17:45)

Australian bloodstock agent Jim Clarke said: "He is for young Melbourne-based trainer Trent Busuttin."

Jack Regan has improved through the year from a mark of 71 to 91 after finishing fourth to Rock Eagle in this month's 1m4f Old Rowley Cup Handicap at Newmarket.

He is another successful Williams-purchased graduate from last year's HIT sale - the trainer bought him here for just 22,000gns. (17:38)

Saad Bin Misreef, representing the Prince, said: "He is a lovely horse, the all-round package. He should suit our racing and our surface, he will be one we hope for the Kings Cup."

The King Abdulaziz Champion Cup, known as the Kings Cup, is run in February and Jorvick (Mizzen Mast), who was purchased by the same connections here in 2016 from the Juddmonte draft, finished second in this year's renewal.

Archetype was sold by Simon Crisford's Kremlin House Stables on behalf of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's Wordsworth syndicate. Rated 103, the son of Le Havre won a conditions race at Chelmsford over 1m2f last time out.

This February, Saudi Arabia announced that it is considering plans to turn the Kings Cup race date into a new horseracing championship to be called the "King Abdulaziz Horse Championship", with a proposed prize fund totalling more than $17 million (£12.2 million). (17:07)

The horse has stepped up from debuting over a mile to running consistently over 1m2f and this profile suited Mulcaster's needs exactly. The son of Reckless Abandon is rated 93 and has a not finished out of the first four in six of his seven starts this year.

"He is exactly the sort of horse we are looking for," reported Mulcaster. "We took a look at him early in the year and have been following his progress and we are delighted to get him.

"He gets the 1m1f very well and might stretch a little further. The prize-money for races that suit him has recently gone up in Sydney, so hopefully we'll have some fun!" smiled Mulcaster.

Of course, the Waller team enjoyed a fantastic weekend with their wonderful mare Winx (Street Cry), who won her record-breaking fourth Cox Plate, her 29th race win in succession and her 22nd Group 1 race.

"Hugh [Bowman] gave her a fantastic ride. He was aware of the quality of opposition and took bad luck out of the equation," said Mulcaster, before adding with a wink: "We are sending Matt Chapman back to you now!" (16:10)