Lot 120: as expected Rare Middleton was a widely anticipated entry to the sale ring and the bidding opened up at 100,000gns, it concluded with NH agent Tom Malone the successful purchaser at 215,000gns. The gelding was sold by trainer and owner Andy Oliver of Stragrane House Stables.

The gelding has run twice – he finished second first time out at The Curragh in September and then won a 1m2f Leopardstown maiden.

"He is going to Paul Nicholls, and I absolutely loved him!" said Malone of the three-year-old gelding. "All that has happened since his runs is that the form has got stronger and stronger, the horse he beat at Leopardstown won yesterday at The Curragh [Imaginarium], the horse that beat him first time out won the November Handicap [Zoffman], the fifth came out and made 120,000gns this morning [Lot 65], it is proper, proper form.

"I am delighted to get him. Aclaim has not had a hurdler yet, his oldest are three-year-olds. This is lovely horse and Andy always buys this sort of horse."

Malone, Nicholls and consignor Oliver have previous form together – Malone purchased the top-class and subsequent Nicholls-trained Dodging Bullets from Oliver in 2011.

Oliver was delighted with the sale: "He is a lovely horse, he did everything well. He never left the farm prior to his first run, the form of that race is improving all the time. He then went to Leopardstown and did it very nicely, and the form of that race is improving as we speak.

"He is a lovely horse, he has done his job and I am delighted to see him going to a good home. He was entered in the sale as an unraced horse, but we were planning to run him before he came to the sale. He is a big horse so we have had to take our time." (13:04)

Lot 65: Fawkner Park (Zoffany), who has run three times and won last time out, makes 120,000gns to Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock purchasing on behalf of the Australian-based trainer Annabel Neasham and syndicator Nathan Bennett of Bennett Racing.

Boman said: "He has had three quick runs in succession, he ran two good races and then won really well at Dundalk and put in a good sectional time. He has progressed in his racing manners, and really has come a long way in a short period of time. I spoke with Joseph [O'Brien] and have a good working relationship with him. He told me that he was a backward horse. Joseph is such a good trainer, I respect his operation and have confidence buying from him.

"We thought he was good buying, he finished close to Rare Middleton [October 15 at Leopardstown] and he will make a lot of money shortly, he should make this horse look cheap!"

Rare Middleton is catalogued as Lot 120. (11:34)

Lot 31: Uffington, a two-year-old gelding by Equiano and out of the Sayif mare Hindsight, third placed in the Tattersalls October Auction Stakes last time out, goes to an early strike by Qatari-based trainer Gassim Ghazli, who signed under the Al Ghazali Stable banner.

Sold by trainer Jonathan Portman's Whitcoombe Stables, the gelding was purchased by the trainer for just 8,000gns in last autumn. Bred by Manor Farm Stud (Rutland), he is rated 76, has won over £21,000 in prize-money earnings. He is still a maiden so options will be open for the gelding in his new racing nation. (10:29)

Chairman's statement: At the conclusion of the 2022 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented:

“This has been the most extraordinary Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Book 1 set the ball rolling and it has rolled all the way through to the very end with more yearlings sold than ever before for the astounding sum of 199 million guineas.

“It has been a phenomenal show of strength from start to finish with buyers from throughout the world drawn to Tattersalls and the unique environment of Newmarket by the promise of outstanding yearlings presented by so many of the top breeders and consignors not only from Britain and Ireland, but from throughout Europe. The consistent support of the consignors for the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is the key to its abiding reputation as Europe’s premier yearling sale and to see so many people so richly rewarded over the past two weeks has been wonderful.

“There is a huge amount of hard work and dedication involved in the journey from foaling to the October Yearling Sales at Tattersalls Park Paddocks and the results of the past two weeks are a tribute to all those involved at every level. The buyers come to Tattersalls in October confident that they will find quality yearlings to suit every budget which will go on to achieve great things on racecourses around the world and never before has this been so evident. The demand we have witnessed throughout the past two weeks has been truly global and above all it reflects the enduring appeal of the sport of horse racing which captivates so many people throughout the world and brings so many buyers to Newmarket and the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale year after year." (23:59)

Lot 2086: Destiny's Spirit, the first foal out of Ellen Gates is now a three-time juvenile winner since the catalogue was published, even sneaking in a win in a nursery yesterday at Haydock. Her trainer Dominic Ffrench Davis was on hand to see the younger sibling by Land Force sell today, but the successful bidder today is Craig Lidster, who signed as Alfa Site.

"She is a nice type, looks early enough, the win yesterday probably meant I had to pay a bit more," he said after going to 23,000gns for the Natton House Thoroughbreds-consigned filly. (12:12)

October Yearling Sale Book 3 statistics: (+/- compared to 2021)

Lots catalogued: 642 (612)

Lots offered: 553 (547)

Lots sold: 473 (471)

Aggregate: 11,554,600gns (+9%) * record

Median: 20,000gns (+11%) * record

Average: 24,428gns (+9%) * record

% sold: 86% (79%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Whitsbury Manor Stud, 2. New England Stud, 3. Jamie Railton

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Rabbah Bloodstock, 2. A C Elliott, 3. Blandford Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Havana Grey, 2. Showcasing, 3. Golden Horn

Leading sires (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Study Of Man, 2. Havana Grey, 3. Night Of Thunder

Top Five

1. Lot 1488: Gleneagles (IRE) / Shannow (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Croom House Stud, Ireland >>Cormac McCormack for MV Magnier >>140,000gns

2. Lot 1499: Havana Grey (GB) / So Brave (GB) B.F. (GB) >> Carmel Stud >>Joe Foley >>125,000gns

3. Lot 1482: Havana Grey (GB) / Secret Romance (GB) B.F. (GB) >>Whitsbury Manor Stud >>Stroud Coleman Bloodstock 115,000gns

4. Lot 1384: Showcasing (GB) / Lady Estella (IRE) Ch.F. (GB) >>Whitsbury Manor Stud >>Blandford Bloodstock 115,000gns

5. Lot 1426: Calyx (GB) / Newtown Pippin (GB) B/Br.F. (IRE) >> Rockview Stables, Ireland >>BBA Ireland >>105,000gns

5. Lot 1571: Camacho (GB) / Alyssum (IRE) B.F. (IRE) >>Lodge Park Stud, Ireland >>David Redvers >>105,000gns (23:54)

October Yearling Sale Book 3, Day 2 statistics: (+/- compared to 2021)

Lots catalogued: 321 (306)

Lots offered: 272 (280)

Lots sold: 225 (212)

Aggregate: 3,903,600gns (+17%)

Median: 13,000gns (+30%)

Average: 17,349gns (+11%)

% sold: 83% (79%)

D2 Top Five

1. Lot 1959: Aclaim (IRE) / Epping Rose (IRE) B.F. (GB) >> Bearstone Stud >> Dwayne Woods >> 90,000gns

2. Lot 1708: Ten Sovereigns (IRE) / Lady Grace (IRE) B.F. (GB) >> Oakgrove Stud >> Rabbah Bloodstock >> 90,000gns

3. Lot 1930: Zoustar (AUS) / Cockney Dancer (GB) B.F. (GB) >> Jamie Railton (Agent) >> Blandford Bloodstock >> 77,000gns

4. Lot 1968: Soldier's Call (GB) / Fiancee (IRE) B.C. (GB) >> Llety Farms >> Powerstown Stud >> 70,000gns

5. Lot 1935: Due Diligence (USA) / Cross My Heart (GB) B.C. (GB) >> Whitsbury Manor Stud >> A C Elliott, Agent 70,000gns (19:54)

Lot 1959: the Aclaim half-sister to Washington Heights (Washington DC), who has finished third in the Listed Two Year Old Trophy at Redcar since the catalogue was published, is bought by Dwayne Woods for 90,000gns.

"The mare has had a great catalogue update, the filly is very nice, is the first by Aclaim that I have bought, and she goes to my bother Sean," said Woods.

She was sold by breeder Bearstone Stud and the farm's Terry Holdcroft said: "There was a lot of interest in the filly, the update obviously helped but she is a very, very nice filly in her own right. She was vetted quite a few times. Aclaim has done very well, she is young mare so it is great."

The unraced mare Epping Rose (Kodiac) is a half-sister to three stakes performers, headed up by the Group 1 runner-up The Last Drop (18:46)

Lot 1935: bloodstock agent Alex Elliott has had to leave Park Paddocks, but he left instructions in the capable hands of his assistant Lucy Ryan and she successfully buys this colt by Due Diligence for 70,000gns.

"Alex saw the colt before he left," said Ryan, who added: "He has been bought for Atlantic Equine and is going to trainer Clive Cox. The mare has done it already – she has produced a horse rated 104, and her two-year-old Destined finished second the other week first time out. This is a nice colt and the trainer gets on well with progeny by the sire."

The March-born bay colt was bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud and is out of the Sakhee's Secret mare Cross My Heart, dam of this year's Group 3 Summer Stakes runner-up Adaay To Remember.

Cross My Heart is a half-sister to two stakes winners

Her half-brother is the talented and tough Kyllachy gelding Stepper Point, the winner of ten races, including the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes and Flying Five Stakes (G3). He was also placed 17 times, with the highlights being second placings in the King's Stand Stakes (G1) and Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).

Her half-sister is Lady In France (Showcasing), winner of the Arran Sprint Stakes (L), third-placed in the Temple Stakes (G2) and the Prix du Petit Couvert (G3). (18:00)

Lot 1930: "She is a lovely filly, the stallion has come good and she has been bought to go breezing for Roger O'Callaghan at Tally-Ho Stud," said Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock after paying 77,000gns for this filly by Zoustar sold by Jamie Railton (agent). She is out of the Cockney Rebel mare Cockney Dancer, dam of the stakes performer Lambeth Walk.

Her second dam is the influential Roo (Rudimentary), whose descendants include Mohaather, Prize Exhibit, Accidental Agent and this year's May Hill Stakes (G2) winner Polly Pott, who also finished fourth in the Fillies Mile (G1) last time out.

Biggs added: "We are hoping to repeat the trick of Lezoo," referencing to the stallion's leading European first-crop filly, Group 1 winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes. She was bred and sold as a yearling by Chasemore Farm, was bought here at Book 3 in 2021, and subsequently breezed and sold by Tally-Ho Stud.

Biggs laughed: "I told Roger that they paid exactly the same amount to buy for Lezoo as a yearling!"

He added: "This filly is from a very fast precocious family and the that seems to be what is working best with the Zoustars. She is also a half-sister to a pretty decent and precocious horse in Lambeth Walk.

"Roger had not seen her here, but I sent him the video this morning and he was very happy. I have been trying to buy him one all sales season, I left it late!" (17:43)

Lot 1895: the last lot from a draft of four consigned this week by pinhooking siblings Chris and Tara Armstrong of Beechvale Stud pushes the bidding over 50,000gns until the hammer dropped on trainer Paddy Twomey's bid of 62,000gns.

The colt by Study Of Man had been purchased as a foal by the Beechvale pair for 31,000gns from the Barton Stud consignment here last December.

"We buy a handful of foals each year, at the time Study Of Man was not on our list," reported Chris Armstrong. "We were down with the Barton consignment and he stood out as a physical. He has done well at home and he has come along through the year lovely, has physically done well. He has a great attitude, a good walk and today he stood out a little bit. It is good to see he is going to be very good hotel."

Of the week's transactions, Armstrong reported: "We had an Australia colt we sold yesterday – we had spent 31,000gns on him and got 65,000gns, and earlier in the week we sold a Saxon Warrior colt for 90,000gns to Jean Claude Rouget, we had paid 52,000gns for him. We have one to take back home, but overall, we have done ok and will be back in November to reinvest."

The brother and sister have very busy day jobs: "I am racing secretary for Aidan O'Brien and Tara is with Joseph O'Brien. The farm is near Lisburn in County Atrium and our parents look after the foals when we are not there – they do them very well and we are very lucky. It is a nice result to get." (16:32)

Lot 1878: "She is going to Jane Chapple-Hyam," reported Amanda Skiffington after spending 50,000gns on the daughter of first-crop yearling sire Ten Sovereigns, sold by Deer Forest Stud.

"She is very athletic, it is a family I like very much and I have liked the progeny by the sire."

The filly is out of the Oasis Dream mare Almoner, a full-sister to Dux Scholar, a Listed winner of the Steventon Stakes and twice Group 2 placed in Germany.

It is the further family of the Group 1 winners Creative Force, Persuasive and Ventura.

Chapple-Hyam, of course, has once again had a great season on the track this season courtesy of her leading light and dual Group 1 winner Saffron Beach, who took the Group 1 Prix Rothschild this summer. The daughter of New Bay is to be offered at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale in the inaugural Sceptre Session on Tuesday, November 29. (15:45)

Lot 1798: the sale of this filly marked the end of an era... she is a daughter of Clodovil and is the last yearling to sell by the Rathasker Stud-based son of Danehill. Born on April 22, the grey filly was bred by the farm out of the Sir Percy mare Scarlet Wings and was bought today by Julie Wood's Woodstock for 37,000gns.

"She is a lovely filly," said Rathasker's Maurice Burns. "The dam's two-year-old of this year Menalippe is the winner of two races and is well-regarded by trainer James Ferguson, she might run in the Montrose Stakes. This filly had the same way of going as all of Clodovil's progeny.:

Of the end of Clodovil's covering duties, Burns said: "He is alive and kicking, just age has caught up with him. People who had any of his stock always returned and came to the door at the sales to see his stock – Julie had Manderley, who finished fourth in the 1,000 Guineas. They have a bit of spark and are very genuine." (13:25)

Lot 1711 : the Zoffany filly out of Last Gold (Gold Away), sold by Castletown Stud, is bought by Hugo Merry Bloodstock for 65,000gns

The colt is half-sister to Lumiere Rock (Saxon Rock), winner of the Silken Glider Stakes (G3) at the beginning of October. A 55,000gns October Book 3 graduate, she hold an entry in the Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Hugo Merry said of his purchase: "The pedigree update is what switched me on to her, and she is a lovely filly. I think Zoffany had always flown a little under the radar, but he has always got a lot of highly rated horses and this year the Group 1 winner Prosperous Voyage.

"I was a little surprised to see her catalogued today, she would have been suited by earlier in the week. She is for an owner with Paddy Twomey." (11:32)

Lot 1708: the good morning for Oakgrove Stud continues... this filly by Ten Sovereigns is bought for 90,000gns by Joe Stone on behalf of Rabbah Bloodstock.

"She is for trainer Ismali Mohammed," said Stone. "We have been trying all week and last week and really wanted a filly. She is a really nice type, and by a good first-season sire . We also bought two in Book 1."

David Hilton, stud manager for Oakgrove, was at the sale ring to watch the pair go through.

He said: "The Golden Horn colt, first foal out of a Kingman half-sister to Al Kazeem, had a lot of quality and is a very good-looking horse, delighted we have sold him well. The Ten Sovereigns filly is a bit of a stand-out – she has a pedigree, the mare does not miss, she is a half-sister to two stakes horses, she is a good physical, moves well. We are delighted withe price, but I think she deserved to make that as well. She could have been earlier in the sale and we just stood out today."

Of the decision to use Ten Sovereigns on the mare, Hilton recalled: "We wanted to get back to speed, Mr Deer really likes the stallion, thought what he did at Newmarket was exceptional. We were happy to use a first-season sire and we were very happy with this filly all the way through. We have used him again and I am sure he is going to make it."

Oakgrove still has a draft left to sale, and Hilton is looking forward to bringing them up to the ring.

"I have got four left, and have a very nice horse by Territories [Lot 1801], he is a very nice physical," he outlined. (10:47)

Lot 1704: "It has been hard work this week," said Dwayne Woods after buying this colt for 40,000gns from Oakgrove Stud.

"We only saw him this morning at 9.15, did a rapid vetting and have bought him," explained Woods. "He is beautiful horse, more for me he looks like an Invincible Spirit. By Golden Horn you would not expect him to be early but this colt looks as though he will run at two. He looks a real forward horse and he has a proper page, he is for Sean [Woods]," said Woods. "I am absolutely happy to have one by Golden Horn, he has had a good season."

Of the week, he added: "We have bought plenty, am happy with everything we have bought, but every time I got up to a big one at 250,000gns to 300,000gns.... I was underbidder on at least five horses over 200,000gns." (10:34)

October Yearling Sale Book 3, Day 1 statistics: (+/- compared to 2021)

Lots catalogued: 321 (306)

Lots offered: 281 (280)

Lots sold: 247 (259)

Aggregate: 7,647,000gns (+5%)

Median: 26,000gns (0%)

Average: 30,960gns (+10%)

% sold: 88% (93%)

Nos sold 100,000gns+: 8

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Whitsbury Manor Stud, 2. New England Stud, 3. Whatton Manor Stud

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Rabbah Bloodstock, 2. A C Elliott, agent, 3. Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Havana Grey, 2. Showcasing, 3. Masar

Leading sires (average, 2+ sold): 1. Sea The Moon, 2. Havana Grey, 3. New Bay

Nos sold over 100,000gns+: 8

Top Five

1. Lot 1488: Gleneagles (IRE) / Shannow (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> Croom House Stud, Ireland >> Cormac McCormack for MV Magnier >> 140,000gns

2. Lot 1499: Havana Grey (GB) / So Brave (GB) B.F. (GB) >> Carmel Stud >> Joe Foley >> 125,000gns

3. Lot 1482: Havana Grey (GB) / Secret Romance (GB) B.F. (GB) >> Whitsbury Manor Stud >> Stroud Coleman Bloodstock >> 115,000gns

4. Lot 1384: Showcasing (GB) / Lady Estella (IRE) Ch.F. (GB) >> Whitsbury Manor Stud >> Blandford Bloodstock >> 115,000gns

5. Lot 1426: Calyx (GB) / Newtown Pippin (GB) B/Br.F. (IRE) >> Rockview Stables, Ireland BBA Ireland >> 105,000gns (21:02)

Lot 1655: Shane Power of Tradewinds Stud got a fine result at the Tattersalls Ireland September Sale selling a New Bay colt for €115,000, as well as a filly by Due Diligence for €78,000, and the consignor repeated the trick again today with this filly by Ribchester.

She was bought as a foal for 17,000gns at the Tattersalls December Sale and Power sold today for 85,000gns to Joe Foley. She is the only Book 3 lot consigned Tradewinds, but early this week Power and the team had consigned four lots in Book 2. The quartet's sales were headed by Lot 576, a colt by Magnia Grecia, who sold for 115,000gns, and a Twilight Son filly (Lot 1312), who fetched 110,000gns

"I am absolutely delighted with that!" exclaimed Power back at the filly's box in the Terrace Yard. "Physically she was the best horse we had all year, and she just put on display every time someone came down to see her here. She has the strength of a colt, but the quality and class of a filly. When people were standing here in the middle of the yard, looking at different horses, every time they would see her and say 'What is that?'

Power added: ""Joe has been very good to us this season, and also bought a filly from us at Fairyhouse. That is us done now, we'll be back to start again in a month!" (20:06)

Lot 1617 : the Territories colt out of Crystal Etoile sold by New England Stud fetches 65,000gns, bought by Ollie Sangster. He is half-brother to our winners and two black-type horses – Crystal Pegasus (Australia), winner of the Listed Mornington Cup, and to Crystal Hope, who finished third in the Newbury Fillies Trial (L) and fourth in the Gillies Stakes (L).

Second dam is the Fred Darling Stakes (G3) runner-up and acclaimed broodmare Crystal Star. She is the dam of Crystal Ocean, the European champion older horse of 2019, Hillstar, winner of the Canadian International Stakes (G1), the Group 2 winner Crystal Capella, as well as Crystal Zvezda, winner of the Newbury Fillies Trial (L). (18:52)

Lot 1595: this Invincible Army colt, offered by Yeomanstown Stud and bred by Cavalier Bloodstock, makes 95,000gns, bought by Kevin Ross Bloodstock.

He is out of Capomento (Casamento), a winner at two, runner-up in the Star Stakes (L) and four in the Prix du Calvados (G3).

Her first foal Capofan has placed once as a two-year-old.

Invincible Army has three lots left to sell. Ahead of those final few, the son of Invincible Spirit has achieved a turnover of 1,311,000gns for 21 lots sold , an average price of 62,429gns and a median of 65,000gns with his first crop of yearlings sold at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales. (17:57)

Lot 1571: "I have been incredibly lucky with Camacho in the past," said David Redvers after spending 105,000gns on this daughter of the sire and sold by Lodge Park Stud. "He has been one of my luckiest stallions, I have bought five or six stakes winners by him. We have been phenomenally lucky with him."

The filly is out of the homebred mare Alyssum, now dam of this year's Sweet Solero Stakes (G3) second-placed Dandy Alys (Dandy Man) and Hard One Please (Fast Company), who won the Stockholm Cup International (G3) since the catalogue went to press.

Redvers continued: "The mare catalogues up unbelievably well now with the updates – this filly would have deserved a place in Book 2 and would have deserved to have made twice that in Book 2. I loved her physical, her athletic action and the pedigree makes sense. I have bought her entirely on spec, I will put her up to Sheikh Fahad and David Howden and we will see what happens, I am in for a good bit of her, she is exactly what we need."

Of the breeder, Redvers enthused: "The farm is probably in the top five best breeders in Europe – I bought Ocean Road from Lodge Park and she is now a Grade 1 filly [Book 1, 2019, 150,000gns].

Damian Burns of Lodge Park said: "This filly is what we are all about really – using nice proven stallions such as Fast Company and Dandy Man and then we can reap the benefits the following year. The mare is nine years old and is nice to have at home."

Looking ahead to Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, Redvers said: "Really looking forward to Saturday, there will be a massive crowd. Hopefully the sun will be shining and it is what championship racing is all about with the best horse in the world running there." (17:10)

Lot 1499: another sale of a filly by Havana Grey, another six-figure sale... this filly bred by Carmel Stud out of the Kyllachy mare So Brave makes 125,000gns, bought by Joe Foley for Clipper Logistics.

"She is a lovely filly, we saw her yesterday, she was the first one we saw, she was recommended to us by the breeders and by Ed Harper from Whitsbury," said Foley. "She is a really good-looking filly from a fast mare who I remember when she was with Archie Watson, she was real speedy fast two-year-old. This her first foal, and importantly the breeders are mating the mare well – she has a foal by Showcasing and she has been to Pinatubo, which is encouraging for us."

Of the sire, Foley said: "She is by a highly promising young stallion who has done so well. We underbid a colt yesterday and were keen to buy a nice one, hopefully a good one, by him.

"Last year you could see they were all of a mould – he was either going to be a very good stallion or a very bad stallion, luckily for the team at Whitsbury he is the former not the latter. They are so genuine, like himself. We have a filly, the sister to Mrs Danvers, who is yet to run and she is in training with Karl Burke. We were keen to get another one."

Foley has bought 55 yearlings so far this autumn for Clipper Logistics and the associated syndicate Bronte.

Of this year's yearling trade, Foley offered a few thoughts on the reasons for the strong market.

"It has been strong from the start and strong today, which is brilliant to see. It just shows the fortitude of this business, it is a great sport, a great business, and people get fun out of investing in racehorses. Maybe after the negative times we have had in the recent past and maybe will have in the future, people are keen to spend some money and have some fun. Investing in the bloodstock industry – it is fun investment!"

He added: "You can love football or cricket all you like, but you can't invest in them, you can love racing and you can invest in it – you get double the kick, gambling [with an equine investment] but also having the fun! I have seen the Bronte Syndicate this year – the fun they have had together going to Royal Ascot with four runners and having the filly placed in the Queen Mary, I saw first-hand the fun they got from the racing.

"It is a fun industry to invest in, you can't say that about many industries. Investing in stocks and shares, you don't get to go 'Yes!', enjoy a drink and have a bottle of champagne with your mates and say 'Yes, we won the Listed race!' (14:49)

Lot 1482: Whitsbury Manor Stud sell its Havana Grey filly, a full-sister to this year's talented two-year-old Cuban Mistress, for 115,000gns to Anthony Stroud.

A chuffed Ed Harper, who was all smiles by the entrance to the sales ring, said: “It’s been a year of updates for our mares. Mares that were in the twilight zone of our broodmare band are now mares that are zipping up the escalator and suddenly look exciting. When you get two stallions in your roster like Showcasing and Havana Grey they’re just constantly doing favours to the broodmare band. It’s just magic. It’s been a fantastic year and I’m scared that 2022 might end!"

He expanded: “We try and buy mares who suit all our stallions so they can just hop around the roster. There seems to be an uncanny nick between Sakhee’s Secret mares and Havana Grey as he’s had a Cornwallis winner, a St Hugh’s Stakes winner and an exciting-looking filly for Michael Dods from just three runners out of Sakhee’s Secret mares."

Laughing, he added: "Anyone with a Sakhee’s Secret filly seems to be ringing me up at the moment.” (14:22)

Lot 1488: the son of Gleneagles from the family of the recent Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden winner Mendocino is bought by Cormac McCormack for 140,000gns from Croom House Stud.

"He is for MV Magnier, trainer not decided!" said McCormack. "He is the nicest horse in the sale, he is a lovely horse, a great step, good delivery and a touch of class about him. Everyone says that [Coolmore] only buys expensive horses, but I think this is a nice horse. The colt was well placed in the sale by his owner and was well paid."

The colt is the mare's second foal – her first who is named Passing Storm (Starspangledbanner) was a Tattersalls Ireland September Manor House Stud purchase in 2021 for €67,200. She has run twice and is entered for Saturday.

He is out of the Pivotal mare Shannow, an own-sister to the dam of Mendocino and the German Group 3 winner Marshmallow.

The family stretches right back to the Derby winner Mill Reef Stakes (G2). (14:04)

Lot 1426: the filly by first-crop yearling sire Calyx is purchased by BBA Ireland for 105,000gns. She was bought for 12,000gns as a foal by Rockview Stables, who sold her today.

Eleanor Dunne of Rockview reported : "We just thought she was a very attractive, racy filly and she was out of a Dubawi mare. But we got very lucky with the update, we only knew that there was a colt in Tom Dascombe's but he's gone on and won a couple of times again [since the catalogue was published] and then on Saturday he got the black type at York. She's been fantastic since she got to the farm, thrived all the way through her prep: she has a wonderful temperament and has been a pleasure to be around.

That update came courtesy of Felix Natalis - he is the mare's first foal, has won three races as a two-year-old and collected a third placing in the Rockingham Stakes (L). (12:12)

Lot 1420 and Lot 1421: the two consecutive lots are bought by Alex Elliott – Lot 1420 is by Sea The Moon out of the St Simon Stakes (G3) runner-up Mountain Bell (Mount Nelson), while Lot 1421 is by Masar and out of the winning Mediciean mare Movementneverlies.

The duo cost the agent 100,000gns and 68,000gns.

Elliott said: "The Sea The Moon is going to Ralph Beckett, who trained the dam. I actually bought the mare last year off Qatar and she was a very good race filly for Ralph. I thought this horse was a stand-out today, I thought he was more of a Book 2 horse.

"He has size, scope, he vetted well, and I am a big fan of the stallion. He is going to take a bit of time, but we don't mind giving them that."

Elliott purchased the colt for a young partnership named Valmont, and he outlined: "We have had a first year on the track this season, we generally buy three-year-old types. We have had a lot of good maiden winners, and we also just got beaten in the Oh So Sharp the other day. There is a little bit of a gap in the market if you've got the patience to do it."

He added: "Then once you are on the wheel you've got the action – so early on next year we will have all that first batch running in Guineas Trials and Oaks Trials, and then this year's purchases will come through after that. We thought the first year was going to be a bit slow, but luckily they have performed well – when you have Ralph Beckett in your corner it is a huge help."

The horses will be traded at varying points in their careers: "We want good horses – for example we have Batemans Bay who was fourth in the Zetland. He will be a very good three-year-old, and Australians have got an interest in him already – he is by New Bay out of a Galileo mare. It is a run by one of my best pals so it is fun as well, especially when they run. It is huge for me and it is just really enjoyable."

Lot 1421 was also bought by Elliott on behalf of a syndicate and he said: "He has been bought for The Lucra Partnership, a staying partnership we have with Ralph. We buy five horses a year, one of the first horses we had was New Mandate, whom we sold for a lot of money so everyone is on the pig's back because of that!"

Of this purchase, Elliot said: "This was a little bit more than we usually spend, we have a 50,000gns budget for each horse but it has been impossible to buy a nice horse for 50,000gns – it seems that 50,000gns is the old 10,000gns! You used to be able to buy these stayers for 10,000gns, and now you can't buy a nice horse for that. So we had to stretch. We have one more to buy so we will have to come under budget." (12:07)