"This sale has been lucky for me," said Kirk. "In 2016, I bought Low Sun, winner of this year's Cesarewitch, and Stratum, a good handicapper owned by Tony Bloom, winner of the JLT Cup at Newbury.

"This horse is a very good horse – he is bred to stay and loosk the right sort. He'll go jumping and then come back to the Flat."

Rated 96, M C Muldoon did not run at two and won his three-year-old maiden over a mile on his career debut. He finished second in the Listed Prix Ridgway over 1m2f in June. (15:55)

The son of Street Cry was signed for by De Burgh Equine, but it was young agent Will Johnson in charge of bidding.

"He should suit the ground conditions and the race programme in New Zealand. He is a son of Street Cry, who has done so well with horses in the region, notably Winx," smiled Johnson. "He is a lovely physical and has improved as he has gone up in distance – the dream is to get to the Melbourne Cup!" (15:34)

The colt boosts two winning updates since the catalogue was published (two victories over 7f at Dundalk) and he is now rated 95.

"He should like the fast ground conditions in California," said Tim Cohen of Red Baron's Barn, a previous purchaser at the Autumn Horses In Training Sale. "We can also run him in 1st allowance races, which is a huge advantage as he will be taking on horses who have just won their maidens. We like coming here to buy good horses!"

The 1st allowance races are eligible for any winners, and they can even be multiple winners, who have not won an individual race that is worth more than $10,000. It provides a very good first base for horses imported to California from Britain.

Red Baron's Barn leading purchase from six horses purchased at 2017's Horses In Training Sale is River Boyne, who has won a Listed race and finished Grade 2-placed since shipping stateside. (15:22)

"He is heading to Uzbekistan for stallion duties," reported Ostapchuk, who is based in France but was originally from the Ukraine. He is a graduate of the two-year international Darley Flying Start education programme. "He has a very good page, he was ok on the racecourse and, of course, he is by Galileo."

A winner as a juvenile, James Cook is out of the dual Group 1 winner Red Evie and is a full-brother to the dual European champion filly Found, and to two further Group 3 winners.

Racing is Uzbekistan is attracting government funding, with development of the only racetrack in the country. (14:55)

"He had a good rating as a two-year-old and he has carried that form forward," said Hernon, whose yard is at Chantilly, France. "He stays 1m4f and we felt he will suit racing conditions in France and we'd hope will get to Listed class.

"He is for a Chinese-based syndicate called Panda King Racing. We have bought yearlings this year, including a couple in Book 2."

Hernon started training just this summer and will be hoping his early form will continue - he has had six runners and three winners. (14:24)

Trained by Richard Hughes, she is a dual winner over a mile and 1m2f, and is BHA rated 88 having won off a mark of 85. (13:28)

A son of Tamayuz, he is rated 83 on the Flat and last won at Doncaster in August. It is the three-year-old gelding's second HIT sale appearance - he was bought for 30,000gns by Williams here last year. (12:34)

"She is a tough lady – she has run 44 times, won three races and been placed 12 times- and is talented too," said O'Ryan of the 86-rated mare. "She will visit Rajasinghe next spring, and then may race on when she's in-foal."

Rajasinghe was also trained by Richard Spencer for Rebel Racing and as a two-year-old gave connections Royal Ascot success when winning the Coventry Stakes (G2). He will be standing not far from where he was trained at the National Stud at a fee of £5,000.

"He is a lovely colt and he was a fast horse," added O'Ryan. (12:07)

The colt finished fourth at Brighton last time out at the beginning of October. (11:46)

Williams has an exciting week ahead - as he is trainer of the Melbourne Cup 7-1 favourite, Magic Circle. The Makfi six-year-old gelding is a 2017 Tattersalls Horses In Training graduate - he was purchased here by Williams last autumn for 70,000gns.

Rated 109, the Dr Marwan Koukash-owned gelding has not run since winning the Group 3 Henry II Stakes in May. (10:52)

The five-year-old is now the winner of six having collected a further two races over 7f at Newcastle in October. (10:26)

Ensure you stay completely up to date with proceedings with sale day live – get all your withdrawals, updates, sales stories and more here. (09:14)

Lots catalogued: 2,098 (+4%)

Lots offered: 1,882 (3%)

Lots sold: 1,552 (+6%)

% sold: 82% (80%)

Aggregate: 162,731,400gns (+3%) **record

Median: 48,000gns (+7%)

Average: 104,853gns (-3%) (23:59)

“More than 160 million guineas has been spent at this year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale which is not only unprecedented, but also a record sum for the seventh consecutive year.

"The figures are mighty impressive, and the single most important contributory factor to this record-breaking sequence is the professionalism and dedication of the consignors, one and all, who bring yearlings of outstanding quality to the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale every year.

“The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is Europe’s premier yearling sale because of the consignors. They bring the best yearlings from Britain, Ireland, France and further afield to the October Yearling Sale and year after year these yearlings go on to achieve great things on the racecourse.

"Books 1, 2 and 3 have all produced Group 1 and Royal Ascot winners in 2018, purchased for as little as 10,000gns and that is why buyers at all levels of the market and from all over the world hold the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in such high esteem.

“There have been highlights and success stories at all levels of the market, from the 3.5 million guineas Book 1 headliner to the 135,000gns sale-topping pinhooking triumph in Book 3, but above all we should recognise and applaud the collective dedication and hard work of every individual who has contributed to a seventh consecutive record breaking Tattersalls October Yearling Sale." (23:00)

Lots catalogued: 123 (+156%)

Lots offered: 103 (+171%)

Lots sold: 57 (+119%)

% sold: 55% (68%)

Aggregate: 179,100gns (+85%)

Median: 2,000gns (+38%)

Average: 3,142gns (-19%) (13:15)

He is out of the three-year-old winner Jillanar (Lawman), whose own dam Lunduv won twice and was placed 10 times including when second in Prix Belle de Nuit (L). (12:41)

"We had him for around nine weeks for sales prep," said Damien Flynn of Redgate. "We has done well and is a real improver. We thought he'd be stand out in today's sale."

The colt is out of the Tiger Hill mare Epernay, placed fourth in the Listed Upavon Fillies' Stakes. (12:21)

"She is the first horse I have consigned - I am delighted with that result," smiled Thurtle after the filly realised 13,000gns in the sale ring, and was bought by Rabbah Bloodstock.

Dee/Davis Bloodstock paid €3,000 for the filly as a foal last autumn, and Thurtle added: "We bought her in Ireland and Camacho has had a great year - we've been lucky. She is a lovely filly, she was really busy in the ring up here, I am so pleased." (11:34)

It is also the family of the prolific winner and stakes placed Dinkum Diamond. (11:30)

The Fasliyev dam is a half-sister to Twilight Blues, winner of the Group 2 Duke Of York Stakes, and third in the Gimcrack (G2) and the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) as a juvenile (11:08)

"We had a bit of luck with a colt by the sire in Book 2 and we had good sales through Book 1 and Book 2."

The "bit of luck" was the sale of the Bated Breath colt out of the Group 2-placed So Belle (Singspiel), from the family of Negligent, for 72,000gns to Clive Cox. (10:35)

She is out of a Singspiel half-sister to Fred Darling Stakes (G3) winner Sueboog, the dam of the four-time Group 1 winner Best Of The Bests.

The dam has had five winners form six runners, including the Listed Spring Cup third Volatil. (10:13)

Lots catalogued: 326 (0%)

Lots offered: 290 (-3%)

Lots sold: 222 (-1%)

% sold: 77% (77%)

Aggregate: 2,241,200gns (-13%)

Median: 7,000gns (-22%)

Average: 10,095gns (-12%)

D2 top lot: Zoffany ex Cosmodrome (Lot 1841), sold for 60,000gns to BBA Ireland from Voute Sales Ltd

Leading purchasers (by aggregate, cumulative)

1. Rabbah Bloodstock (17 lots, 367,500gns),

2. Margaret O'Toole (5 lots, 280,000gns),

3. Michael Dods (10 lots, 222,000gns)

Leading consignors (by aggregate, cumulative)

1. The Castlebridge Consignment (30 lots, 376,800gns)

2. Ballyhimikin Stud (5 lots, 300,000gns)

3. Jamie Railton (20 lots, 298,000gns)

Leading consignors (by average 2+ sold)

1. Ballyhimikin Stud (5 lots, 60,000gns)

2. Lodge Park Stud (3 lots, 44,000gns)

3. Highclere Stud (2 lots, 43,000gns)

Leading sires (by aggregate, cumulative)

1. Lethal Force (16 lots, 274,500gns)

2. Poet's Voice (13 lots, 243,000gns)

3. Sepoy (13 lots, 230,000gns)

Leading sires (by average, 2+ sold)

1. Society Rock (2 lots, 55,000gns),

2. Roderic O'Connor (2 lots, 46,000gns)

3. No Nay Never (4 lots, 39,500gns) (23:49)

That horse is the Charlie Hills-trained Glory Fighter, a winner at two this year and rated 92.

Joint-breeder Jan Hopper, on crutches, was at the sale ring to see her yearling sell.

"We are delighted," said Hopper, who also bred his dam Isola Verde and grand-dam Firenze, and breds this colt in partnership with Mike and Michelle Morris. "He has always been a lovely type. The mares board at the National Stud and Tim [Lane] and his team have done a fabulous job getting him ready for this sale."

Isola Verde had an Iffraaj filly this year and is in-foal to Equiano, while grand-dam Firenze has an Iffraaj yearling and a Twilight Son foal.

Isola Verde is by Oasis Dream and the cross with Sepoy has already worked well - his Group 2 winner Unforgetable Filly is out of an Oasis Dream mare. (18:55)

"She was a beautiful filly right from the day she was born, and she is the first foal we have reared at home in Ireland and she has always been a standout," said O'Neill. "We bought the mare privately and this is her first foal - it is just fantastic to get the mare off to so well.

"We decided on covering her as a maiden mare with Dragon Pulse because he gets good-looking and honest horses - we thought he was ideal for a young mare needing a good start."

Ahead of the sale, the filly was prepped by sister Susie Sands at Grovewood Stud in Suffolk, and Sands led up the March-born filly herself.

"We came up to the ring in good time, and straight away I was getting the feeling people liked her," said Sands. "We were out of the ring for inspections more than we went round.

"I am so pleased for Sarah, but for the filly herself - she is lovely horse, a great mover and really deserved her price. I am so pleased that she is heading to such a good home and wish all the connections the best with her."

She is the third lot bought by Foley today - all of whom have been fillies. (18:28)

"She will go breezing and joins a No Nay Never filly, whom we purchased last night," reports Barberini, who outbid Johnny Collins. "They are both popular sires and ideal to go to the breeze ups."

As we draw towards the conclusion of the October yearling sales, Barberini reflected: "I think the horses have been graded very well over the two weeks - there have been nice horses that you would want to buy for clients at all the levels. It is an important thing to get right." (17:12)

"She might go breezing," said Fitzsimons. "She's a big strong filly and there's a lot going on in the family - there are Dubawis and Kingmans coming through under the second dam, so she'll always have some residual value." (17:03)

Sire Mazameer (Green Desert) won the Group 3 Prix de Cabourg, while dam Cassique Lady), won three races at three and four years, including the Warwickshire Oaks Stakes (L) and was placed second in Lillie Langtry Stakes (G3). (15:48)

"She is a sweet filly, I liked her a lot," said Clarke. "She goes to France, no trainer has been decided."

The filly was a pinhook sale - Troy Steve having purchased for Bill and Amber Dash of Piermill Bloodstock, which is based near Cambridge.

"We have only been involved in the business for a couple of years," said Bill Dash. "We do it all ourselves and just have three or four foals each year. Troy has been really helpful buying the horses and drops in too, just to make sure we are heading in the right direction! We have had some sell well and others not so successfully - we are delighted with this result."

The filly was bred by Northmore Stud, who were also on hand to see today's sale. The pedigree has received a couple of handy updates this summer - Best Of Days has been Group 3 placed in Australia and has a Melbourne Cup entry, while the two-year-old Foxtrot Liv (Foxwedge) has finished second in both the Weld Park Stakes (G3) and the Listed Ingabelle Stakes. (14:59)

"We were screaming at the TV on Saturday hoping that Santa Monica would get her head in front in the EP Taylor," smiled breeder David Erwin who sold today's colt through Fernham Farm. "We have full-sister coming to the December Foal Sale."

Santa Monica won the Group 3 Munster Oaks Stakes last July and went through the ring at the December Mares Sale last year. She shipped to the US and has won and placed on all her starts stateside, her last run being her first Grade 1 placing. (14:03)

He is a half-brother to five winners, and his Mt Livermore dam Travelling Alone is a half-sister to Union Rags, the Grade 1 winner of the Champagne Stakes and Belmont Stakes, and to the dam of Declaration Of War, a dual champion and winner of the International Stakes (G1) and the Queen Anne Stakes (G1).

The Factor has had one Grade 1 winner so far - Noted And Quoted, successful in the Chandelier Stakes at Santa Anita.

The Wesley Ward-trained Bound For Nowhere finished third in the Golden Jubilee Stakes (G1) this year behind Merchant Navy. (13:37)

The mare Snowdrops is a black-type winner at Grade 3 level in the US. She is the dam of five winners from seven runners, and her Invincible Spirit daughter Tawhid won the Horris Hill Stakes (G3) at Newbury.

It is the extended family of the Eclipse Stakes (G1) winner, Tenby. (12:39)

"I like the Gutaifans and this colt is from a fast family. He is a really nice young horse, is for Reality Racing and will be syndicated," said Easterby of the colt who cost 27,000gns.

He is out of the winning dam Scent Of Summer (Rock Hard Ten), who was rated 81 and won over 5f. (12:01)

“She was very well presented by the team at Elkington,” said Foley. “She’ll come back to Ballyhane to be pre-trained and come the spring, we’ll decide where she’ll go to be trained.

“She’s a smashing filly out of a Pivotal mare who is herself out of a Singspiel mare. And she’s from that very good John Greetham family.”

She is out of the one-time winner Romp, who is by the good broodmare sire Pivotal, and is a grand-daughter of Short Affair, runner-up in the Premio Dormello (G3).

It is the further family of the two Yorkshire Oaks (G1) runner-ups Whitewater Affair and Short Skirt; Victoire Pisa, a champion colt in Japan, and new yearling sire Cappella Sansevero, third in the Phoenix Stakes (G1). (11:30)

"He is a lovely big strong horse with good bone and a walk," said Dods.

The colt, sold by Redgate Bloodstock, is a half-brother to two winners from three runners, including the six-time winner Dark Defender, who has been consistently rated over 80 since 2015 and has run 40 times. (10:06)

Lots catalogued: 326 (-3%)

Lots offered: 297 (-3%)

Lots sold: 250 (0%)

% sold: 84% (81%)

Aggregate: 5,349,600gns (+2%)

Median: 16,000gns (-6%)

Average: 21,398gns (+1%)

D1 top lot: Kodiac ex Lucky (Lot 1617), sold for 135,000gns to Margaret O'Toole from Ballyhimikin Stud, * Second-best price ever in Book 3

Leading purchasers (by aggregate)

1. Rabbah Bloodstock (12 lots, 312,000gns),

2. Margaret O'Toole (5 lots, 280,000gns),

3. A C Elliott, Agent (3 lots, 162,000gns)

Leading consignors (by aggregate)

1. Ballyhimikin Stud (5 lots, 300,000gns)

2. Newsells Park Stud Ltd (10 lots, 268,200gns)

3.The Castlebridge Consignment (12 lots, 224,500gns)

Leading consignors (by average 2+ sold)

1. Ballyhimikin Stud (5 lots, 60,000gns)

2. Kingwood Stud (2 lots, 55,000gns)

3. Llety Farms (2 lots, 45,000gns)

Leading sires (by aggregate)

1. Lethal Force (13 lots, 269,000gns)

2. Poet's Voice (7 lots, 191,500gns)

3. Brazen Beau (7 lots, 187,000gns)

Leading sires (by average, 2+ sold)

1. Champs Elysees (2 lots, 110,000gns),

2. Society Rock (2 lots, 55,000gns)

3. Roderic O'Connor (2 lots, 46,000gns) (21:42)

"He was the stand out lot for us today," said Williamson of the son of the Group 3 winner Lucky (Sadler's Wells). "Mags O'Toole and I saw the colt this morning and loved him. He has come from a great farm, he has some size and hopefully he will come back to breeze in the spring."

Williamson has bought a handful of horses as breeze-up prospects this week and, of the strong market seen this at Tattersalls and last week, he reported: "Trade has been fantastic, if we could afford everything we wanted to buy there would be no point to it! We've got to come back and sell in the spring; we'll deal with that then!"

James Hanley of Ballyhimikin Stud was understandably delighted with the result.

"We bought the colt last autumn - we loved the pedigree and the sire, he is lovely big strong colt by Kodiac. We bought him especially for this Book 3 sale as Tattersalls does such a good job."

The March-born colt's 135,000gns price tag is the second-best ever given for a yearling in Book 3.

And it is a case of lightning striking twice - 2016's record price of 200,000gns was also achieved by a son of Kodiac, who was also consigned by Ballyhimikin Stud. (20:48)

"I thought he has very typical of a Dubawi, his grand-sire," said Coleman. "He is a half-brother to The Great Heir, who won the Weatherbys sales race at Doncaster in September, and to Buridan, who was a top lot at the French breeze-up sale last year. Both are rated over 90. He is for a couple of guys who have racehorses already. (20:20)

"It's a lot of money to pay," said Walsh, "and it seems everyone wants a No Nay Never. There's a lot going on in the family."

It is the second time the filly has seen a sales ring - she was purchased in February by Jill Lamb Bloodstock on behalf of a pinhooking client for just €17,000.

The "active" family includes the filly's half-brother Cosmic Horizon (Excelebration), who is the winner of one race this year as a juvenile (rated 94), while her half-sister Damselfly (Power) was Group 3 placed in July and is rated 95. Both are trained by Joseph O'Brien.

Breeder Whisperview Trading, the banner under which Aidan and Annemarie O'Brien breed horses, has enjoyed a fantastic week - last Friday the homebred filly Iridessa won the Group 1 Fillies' Mile. (18:10)

Plenty of interested parties followed the colt into the ring, but the successful purchaser was Kevin Ross, standing on the stairs. Charlie Johnson, standing in the doorway, was underbidder.

"He is a beautiful horse and his dam has already had a good horse from one runner," said Ross. "We knew we'd have to push the boat out.

"He is for Paul and Clare Rooney, who have had a winner today with Good Boy Bobby at Carlisle."

The colt is a son of Champs Elysees, sire of this year's 1,000 Guineas winner Billesdon Brook. He was bred by Ropsley Bloodstock & St Albans Bloodstock and was sold by Whatton Manor Stud.

Sporting Chance is a 41,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 graduate. (17:37)

"She is a smashing filly, an absolute belter," said Harris. "The mare is supposed to be gorgeous too, so it's obviously rubbed off. There is the good recent update too."

The recent pedigree improver is half-brother Sunsprite (Kodiac), placed third in Ripon Champion Trophy Stakes (L).

The filly was sold by Lodge Park Stud. (17:13)

"He is for Jeremy Noseda, and looks a fast horse, a real two-year-old type, a typical horse that Jeremy does so well with," said Elliott. "We have followed a lot of horses through and been underbidder, but am delighted to get this horse. He is from a top farm, James Hanley is a phenomenal producer of a horse."

James Hanly said: "We bred Society Rock and this horse looks the image of his father. We wanted to bring this horse to this sale for the Tattersalls sale race - he should be a spot on type for it as he is a real ready to run two-year-old.

"I like to give the race some support as it is valuable option, and I was confident that there would be a good market for this horse, he is a good horse. I have a similar type by Kodiac to sell later [Lot 1617]." (15:58)

"I think he stood out a little today - he was in the right sale," added Harte, before explaining: "It is a very interesting pedigree as he is by Footsteps and has Footsteps in his third dam."

The colt's dam Cape Rocker, is a daughter of Rockerlong, placed third in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1), and a grand-daughter of the Nassau Stakes (G2) winner Dancing Rocks. (15:32)