Lot 453: Albasheer, from the Shadwell draft and previously trained by Owen Burrows, makes 130,000gns. He was bought by Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock.

The four-year-old Shamardal colt has not run since last September when he finished mid-division at Newbury in the Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup over 7f. He had previously finished second at Salisbury beaten just a head in a conditions race.

As a juvenile in 2020 the colt put in some decent performances in group races – he finished sixth in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and second in the Champagne Stakes (G2). He won his maiden on his career debut in July.

"He has been bought for Andy Taylor, who races his horses under Taylor Bloodstock, and he goes to Archie Watson," said Biggs. "We have been looking for a horse with his profile for a time, a horse with form over 6f to 7f. He has had a few niggling training problems, but has vetted fine. He had high-class form as a young horse and hopefully we can get back to that. We are delighted to have bought one from the Shadwell draft as we have tried on a few." (12:48)

Lot 435: Flyin' High, by Siyouni and sold by Park House Stables, makes 80,000gns. He is bought by Saudi-based Ahmad Alabdullatif.

The bay gelding was a two-time winner in 2021 over a mile at Newcastle, and has been placed five times from six starts in 2022. He is BHA rated 81.

He was bred by Meon Valley Stud and is out of the Prix de l'Opera (G1) winner Zee Zee Top (Zafonic), dam of the Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) winner Izzi Top, and Jazzi Top, winner of the Prix de la Nonette (G3). His grand-dam is the Irish Oaks (G1) winner Colorspin, dam of the two champions Opera House and Kayf Tara. (12:02)

Lot 412: the full and half-brothers to Paris Lights have been two of the best racehorses we have had the pleasure of watching over the last five years – St Mark's Basilica, the champion two and three-year-old and a five-time Group 1 winner, and Magna Grecia, successful in the 2,000 Guineas and the Futurity Trophy (G1).

Paris Lights has not scaled those heights, and is yet to win in five starts, but he is rated 80 and has been bought to continue his career. He was signed for by Hurworth Bloodstock and Opulence Thoroughbreds at 60,000gns. (11:31)

Lot 397: is the first horse on Day 2 to make 100,000gns – Nietzsche's Star bought by Oliver St Lawrence from Andrew Balding's Park House Stables.

"He is going to Bahrain and is for Fawzi Nass," said St Lawrence . "He is a scopey sort, goes on the firm, seems to be progressing, Andrew tells us there is more in him. He seems to fit the profile for Bahrain, he has got to go up a few pounds to get into the Bahrain series, but that looks perfectly possible. He won't run here and will tick over until he can travel."

The Exceed And Excel gelding has won his last three races, all his starts in 2022, and last time was successful at Doncaster at the end of June off a BHA mark of 77. He is now rated 81.

He is out of Whim, a French Listed-placed daughter of Nayef, and is a grand-son of the Group 3 winner Whazzis. He is from the immediate family of Whazzat, James Garfield and Uni, and the extended family of Rafha, Invincible Spirit, Chiang Mai, Nayarra and Chinese White. (11:02)

Lot 373: Say Goodnight, by Ribchester and sold by East Everleigh Stables, makes 87,000gns, bought by Anthony Stroud. She has run four times and has a rating of 62, however it is her half-brother who has the most interesting recent form

He is Mojo Star (Sea The Stars) and since the catalogue was printed he finished second in the Ascot Gold Cup (G1) on his first start of the season. Last year he collected runner-up spots in the Epsom Derby and the St Leger.

Say Goodnight is also a half-sister to the Listed winners Portage and Cape Magic. Her dam Galley (Zamindar) was bred by Juddmonte, while her second dam is Dockage, dam of the Juddmonte-bred black-type winners Wharf and Mooring, and ancestress of Rail Link, Crossharbour, Chelsea Manor, Mainsail and Linda's Lad.

"She is staying in England, but won't race again," said Stroud. "She is a very attractive filly and I like her pedigree a lot ." (10:15)

Lot 362: the Day 2 morning session gets busy early.... New Year Honours fetches 80,000gns, bought by Mouse O'Ryan.

She is by Nathaniel and is a winner since the catalogue was published – successful at Sandown over 1m4f in June. On her seasonal debut this year in April she finished fifth in a novice fillies over 1m2f behind Emily Upjohn, the subsequent Epsom Oaks runner-up and next week's Irish Oaks hopeful.

New Year Honours was trained by Ralph Beckett for Qatar Racing. She is out of Coquette Noire, a half-sister to Jacqueline Quest, the dam of Line Of Duty , winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1).

O'Ryan said: "She is a lovely filly, she is progressive and her sire speaks for himself. She goes to Gordon Elliott and will make up into a lovely juvenile hurdler, and there is a good programme now for juveniles. She came recommended by Sheikh Fahad, and she is for sale."

Elliott trains one of the best hurdlers so far produced by Nathaniel – Zanahiyr is a Grade 2 winner over hurdles and has been Grade 1 placed five times. (09:52)

After yesterday's amazing Day 1 session, which saw a record top price for the July Sale and recording-breaking Day 1 returns, the focus switches away from breeding stock and focuses on horses in and out of training.

Today's sale is in two sessions, split either side of the racing at Newmarket

We kick off this morning at 9.30am, with the evening session due to start at 5.00pm. (08:28)

Today's withdrawals :

347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 353, 354, 356, 357, 358, 368, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381, 383, 385, 387, 388, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 414, 419, 421, 425, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 438, 443, 444, 447, 448, 454, 457, 460, 461, 462, 465, 468, 469, 470, 472, 474, 476, 483, 485, 487, 488, 491, 492, 495, 496, 501, 503, 506, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 518, 520, 521, 529, 530, 533, 535, 536, 538, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 549, 576, 577, 583, 585, 588, 589, 591, 592, 597 (08:28)

Record-breaking Day 1 session of the July Sale 2022: (+/- compared with 2021) *= record statistic

Lots catalogued: 351 (348)

Lots offered: 262 (254)

Lots sold: 226 (237)

Aggregate: 8,740,785gns (+47%)*

Median: 14,000gns (+27%)

Average: 38,676gns (+54%)*

% sold: 86% (93%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Godolphin, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Barton Sales

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate, 2. Blandford Bloodstock, 3. London Thoroughbred Services

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Galileo, 2. Dubawi, 3. Dansili

Leading sires (average, 2+ sold): 1. Dansili, 2. Dubawi, 3. Galileo

Top five lots

1. Lot 179 : Rihaam (IRE) 2013 b, m. , Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. >> Blandford Bloodstock >> 540,000gns*

2. Lot 271A: See The Rose (IRE) 2018 b, f., The Castlebridge Consignment >> London Thoroughbred Services >> 500,000gns

3. Lot 213: Shining Bright (IRE) 2018 ch, m., Barton Sales >> BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate >> 450,000gns

4. Lot 271: Footprints (IRE) 2019 ch, m.,The Castlebridge Consignment >> BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate >> 340,000gns

5. Lot 262: Sweet Whisper (IRE) 2019 b,f , Godolphin >> BBA Ireland / Lucky Vega Syndicate >> 260,000gns (20:33)

Lot 319: Colm Sharkey goes to 78,000gns for Appletree Stud's Invincibly, a four-year-old gelding by Invincible Spirit and out of Recite (Forty Niner).

He is the winner of three races, all victories coming over a mile for trainer Karl Burke. He was last successful on June 22 at Carlisle off a mark of 79. He has run 18 times, and won or finished in the first four places 15 times. (20:07)

Lot 319: Colm Sharkey goes to 78,000gns for Appletree Stud's Invincibly, a four-year-old gelding by Invincible Spirit and out of Recite (Forty Niner).

Sam Fairgray on today's Yulong / Lucky Vega purchases today:

"It’s been a busy day but I’m really pleased with the mares we’ve got,” said Yulong’s chief operating officer Sam Fairgray. “They’re by good stallions - Galileo, Siyouni, Kingman and Exceed And Excel - and from nice families and physically we really liked them too so we’re really happy with what we’ve got. Some will head to Australia, some will be bred up here to southern hemisphere time and then head down and others will stay here and visit Lucky Vega [next year].

“I’d imagine they’ll all make their way down to Australia in time but we want to support Lucky Vega. He had a fantastic first season here and we want to continue that support. I’d imagine a couple will be covered by Frankel before heading down but we haven’t decided which ones yet. We’ll sit down and work out where we go from here.

“Mr Zhang came a few years ago and purchased Harlech, the dam of Hungry Heart, so he saw that we should be back here to find the mares that we like.”

BBA Ireland and Yulong Investments purchased three mares and fillies today for a spend of 373,000gns, while BBA Ireland and the Lucky Vega Syndicate (the leading buyer) bought six for an outlay of 1,344,000gns.

The spend for the two buying entities totals 1,717,000gns for nine lots bought. The group's most expensive purchase today was Shining Bright (Lot 213) – the Galileo mare, an own-sister to Changingoftheguard, cost 450,000gns. (19:42)

Lot 301: HH Sultan Aldeen MS Al-Khalifa goes to 75,000gns to buy Encouraged from the James Fanshawe's Pegasus Stables draft.

The four-year-old colt by Elzaam is a three-time winner and is currently on a career high rating of 85. He won over 5f as a two-year-old, when in training with Joseph O'Brien, and in April and May of this year was victorious over 7f and a mile. He finished fourth last time out at the beginning of June at Sandown in a 0-100 mile handicap.

In between the stints with the two European trainers he was trained in Hong Kong; clearly the environment did not suit as he failed to trouble the judge in four starts at Sha Tin. (19:37)

Lot 271A: the wildcard entry See The Rose, consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment for owner Bernardine Mulryan, makes 500,000gns and becomes only the second horse to ever make that figure or more at the July Sale.

The daughter of Kendargent is a Group 3 winner of the Six Perfections and has been placed three times at Group and stakes race level. Her three career race wins all came as a juvenile and she has achieved a BHA rating high of 106.

She was bought by bloodstock agent James Wigan, who said: "She is a very nice quality mare. She is a nice outcross, has her Group race win and Group placed form and good form as a two-year-old. She’s going to stay in Britain for breeding." (18:52)

Lot 262: Sweet Whisper, the last by leading sire Dubawi due through the ring today and the last of the Day 1 draft from Godolphin, makes 260,000gns to another online bid from BBA Ireland.

She ran twice in France, and is a daughter of Gonbarda (Lando), a two-time Group 1 winner in Germany, and a half-sister to Farhh (Pivotal), the European champion older miler of 2013, winner of the Champion Stakes and the Lockinge Stakes.

She is also a half-sister to Racing History (Pivotal), a Group 3 winner in Britain and Group 1 placed in Britain, Germany and Dubai, and to Basem, Group 3 placed in the Strensall Stakes (18:21)

Lot 252, Lot 253 and Lot 255: all fillies from the Godolphin draft and all fetch six-figure sums.

Lot 252 is called Miss Jingles and is a four-year-old filly by Exceed And Excel. She won twice as a two-year-old in France. She is an own-sister to Sound And Silence, a Prix Eclipse (G3) winner, and a grand-daughter of Gossamer, a champion three-year-old and winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and the Fillies' Mile (G1). She was an own-sister to the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner (G1) and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) winner Barathea. She was bought by Cap Bloodstock.

Cheradi (Lot 253) is unraced and is a Dubawi own-sister to Territories, winner of the Prix Jan Prat (G1) and runner-up in the Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1). She was sold for 190,000gns to Breckenridge Ventures.

It is the extended family of the Irish Oaks winner Helen Street, dam of Street Cry, the three-time Group and Grade 1 winner, whose victories including the Dubai World Cup. Helen Street is grand-dam of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Victor Ludorum, and of the champion European two-year-old of 2004, the champion miler of 2005 and dual French Classic winner, Shamardal.

Haras Voltaire / Haras des Monceaux went to 170,000gns for the Shamardal filly Piattoli (Lot 255). She is also unraced and is a half-sister to Impusif, winner of the Group 3 Prix Messidor.

She is a grand-daughter of the top mare Allez Les Trois, the dam of Anabaa Blue, Reunite and Measured Tempo and ancestress of Tamayuz, Santiago, and Motamarris. Allez Les Trois is, of course, a Riverman half-sister to the blue hen mare Urban Sea and to King's Best. (17:59)

Lot 243: Warm Smile, a four-year-old filly by New Approach and out of Adoringly, is bought by Howson & Houldsworth Bloodstock for 100,000gns.

She has only run three times and has been placed on two of those outings. She is a half-sister to Island Falcon (Iffraaj), placed in the UAE Derby (G2), a grand-daughter of Anamato (Redoute's Choice), a Group 1 winner in Australia and dam of the three-time Group 1 winner in Australia, Anamoe (Street Boss).

Dam Adoringly had a 2021 colt by Blue Point and a 2022 filly by the same sire. (17:30)

Lot 213: the online service has been busy today – Shining Bright goes to BBA Ireland and the Lucky Vega Syndicate, again buying online, and seeing off a number of bidders in the ring.

She was bought for 450,000gns and is a joint third-best price ever given at the July Sale.

The Galileo mare is an own-sister to Changingoftheguard, winner of the King Edward VII Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot and the Chester Vase (G3). She was sold by Barton Stud.

The pair were bred by Ben Sangster and are out of Lady Lara (Excellent Art), a Grade 2 winner in the US and Group 2 and Group 3 placed in Britain. The fourth dam is the influential Dancing Rocks, ancestress of Footstepsinthesand, Pedro The Great, Power, Superstar Leo and One Master.'

Donohoe of BBA Ireland said: "Mr Zhang was in Ireland last week and saw Lucky Vega and is keen to support him next season and is determined to give him every chance. Sam Fairgray will decide, but this mare will probably go back to Ireland and be covered by Lucky Vega next spring. There was obviously a nice update to the pedigree at Royal Ascot and we have the two-year-old full-brother, too. We like him a lot."

The two-year-old sibling is called Galileo's Compass and was bought by the BBA Ireland/Yulong Investments last autumn.

The BBA Ireland and Yulong team has been busy today and between the Yulong Investment and the Lucky Vega Syndicate have purchased seven lots. Lot 213 and Lot 216A were both six-figure lots. (16:32)

Lot 179: Rihaam creates a new July Sale record price of 540,000gns given by Blandford Bloodstock after a protracted duel with an online bidder.

From the first Shadwell draft to be offered at this year's July sale, Rihaam is by the leading broodmare sire Dansili and is carrying her fifth pregnancy. She has had two runners and one winner – he is Ribhi, a dual winner at two and placed third in the European Free Handicap (L) in April. He is by Dark Angel and the mare is carrying a full-sibling, she was last covered on April 6. She had a filly by Blue Point in 2021 and missed for this year.

Rihaam was unraced, but she is from the leading Shadwell family of the champion Bahri and the Group 1-placed Bahhare – Rihaam's dam Wissal (Woodman) is a half-sister to Bahri and full-sister to Bahhare.

Rihaam is a half-sister to five black-type winners and runners – Mudaaraah (Cape Cross), a Listed winner and runner-up in the Prestige Stakes (G3), the Listed winners Sudoor (Fantastic Light) and Ethaara (Green Desert), the Group placed Muwaary (Oasis Dream) and the Listed-placed Yasmeen (Sea The Stars).

Tom Goff of Blandford said: "I think she is by far the best mare here, she is beautiful Dansili mare carrying to Dark Angel who is a great stallion. She is from one of Sheikh Hamdan's best families, tracing to Bahri and lots of superstar colts and fillies, mares such as this really don't grow on trees. The top Shadwell mares are as exciting as it comes, her new owners will definitely make the most of it."

The sale's previous best price was 460,000gns given in 2010. (15:59)

Lot 156: China Horse Club goes to 65,000gns for the unraced Timeline, a daughter of Ribchester and a half-sister to the Marwan Koukash-owned Gabrial (Dark Angel). He ran 93 times, won nine races and was placed second or third 30 times. An amazing 65 of those outings were at stakes level for two wins and 25 placings. He was from the first crop of his sire.

Timeline was sold by The Castlebridge Consignment for Manton Park Racing. (15:02)

Lot 130: the Godolphin draft continues to prove popular... John Ferguson, signing under Natalama Bloodstock, spends 135,000gns on Rainband (Medaglia D'Oro). She boasts some French Listed-placed black-type to her name

She is a daughter of Fitful Skies, a German Group 3 winner and runner-up in the E P Taylor Stakes (G1).

The family has been Godolphin / Darley-produced since the purchase of the Nelson Bunker Hunt-bred Wajd (Northern Dancer) by Sheikh Mohammed. She achieved a Group 2 winer in the Grand Prix d'Evry and Group 1 placings in the Prix Royal Oak, the Grosser Preis Von Baden, the Yorkshire Oaks and the Prix Vermeille. She was a daughter of the brilliant 15-time winner Dahlia and is also dam of Nedawi, winner of the St Leger.

Fitful Skies has a 2021 colt by American Pharoah and a 2022 full-sister to Rainband. (14:39)

Lot 127: Tally-Ho Stud goes to 180,000gns for First Smile (Dark Angel), who was sold carrying her first pregnancy. She is in-foal to Profitable and on a March 1st cover.

The grey four-year-old, who won once as a two-year-old and achieved a rating of 85, is out of the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) winner Jealous Again (Trippi). She is dam of three black-type runners, including Sceptical (Exceed And Excel), who finished second in the July Cup (G1), third in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1) and won the Woodland Stakes (L).

Third dam Sinister Spinster was a champion older mare in Canada, winner of the country's Matron Stakes (G2).

The mare was bought by Tony O'Callaghan and son Roger said: "We have a half-sister called Covetous, and she has bred a couple of nice Kodiacs."

That pair are called Luarca (2019) and Nine Tenths (2020), the former a two-time winner abroad, while the latter cost 300,000gns at Book 1 last autumn bought by Blandford Bloodstock. The mare also had a colt by the sire in spring 2021. (13:59)

Lot 122: Autumn Lily, from the family of High Hawk and from another side of the pedigree of Chachamaidee (Lot 97), is bought by Mark McStay of Avenue Bloodstock for 125,000gns. She is carrying to Masar on a February 11th service date.

"The Masars are nice and she comes from one of the great families of High Hawk, In The Wings, Alexandros is up there high, too. It is a family I know very well from my time at Darley and Godolphin," said McStay. " She is a very nice mare, a nice commercial prospect and if the yearling comes out looking like she does, we will be in good shape.

"She has bred a Group 1 performer already and these pedigrees don't come up very often and you have to bid bravely to get them, I am sure my client will be delighted."

Autumn Lily's Group 1 performer was Botanik (2018 by Golden Horn), who was placed in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud. She had a colt by Golden Horn in 2021 and a filly by Shamardal in 2020. (13:32)

Lot 121: the always popular Godolphin draft sees action from bidders and this mare Anne D'Autriche (Sea The Stars) sells for 110,000gns, bought by Rabbah Bloodstock (Kilfrosh). She is in-foal to the four-time Group 1 winner Ghaiyyath (Dubawi).

Anne D'Autriche is out of the Listed-placed mare Anna Mia (Monsun) from the leading family of Anna Of Saxony, ancestress of the champion Adayar, the Classic-placed Anna Salai, the Grade 1 winner Ave, and the French champion juvenile National Defense. The family also features the Australian Group 1 winners Helmet and Epaulette. (13:24)

Lot 97: the Matron Stakes (G1) winner Chachamaidee, a multiple Group 2 and Group 3 winner and a runner-up in the Sun Chariot Stakes (G1), makes 200,000gns, purchased by Tom Goff of Blandford Bloodstock.

"She has been bought for Andrew Black of Chasemore Farm," said Goff. "I have followed this mare for a while, I know this family very well. She is a lovely mare, and I thought she looked amazing for her age. I like the cover to Mohaather, I think he is an exciting stallion. Her Sea The Stars two-year-old [Capitano] is a nice horse, he is with Hugo Palmer and they like him. He is not doing a huge amount at the moment, but he is well liked.

"This is a great package and I am very excited to get her – I hope Chasemore can breed some fillies out of her."

Goff added: "Chasemore is having a fantastic year, they have got some really good horses on the track at the moment, it is very exciting."

Capitano was bought by SackvilleDonald for 160,000gns at the October Yearling Sale, while Narak, Chachamaidee's six-year-old daughter by Dubawi, was bought by Margaret O'Toole for 430,000gns at the December Sale.

Valiant Prince, the mare's 2018 Dubawi gelding, won his first Listed race at the beginning of June when successful in the Ganton Stakes at York.

It is deep family – third dam Legend Maker, the dam of the 1,000 Guineas winner Virginia Waters, is out of High Spirited, a full-sister to High Hawk, dam of In The Wings, and from the family of such stars as High Rise, Zomaradah, Dubawi, Infamy and Innuendo. (12:41)

Lot 82: My Propellor, a 13-year-old mare by Holy Roman Emperor, owned by Joey Barton and consigned by Keith Harte, is purchased by Jamie Railton for 50,000gns

"She has been bought for Paul Gardner of Springcombe Park Stud, breeder of Quiet Reflection. My Propellor is a dual stakes winner and out of a stakes-placed mare and is carrying an Iffraaj full-sibling to Prop Forward, who is now rated 98," said Railton.

Mandy Davies of Sporting Chance Racing, who manages Barton's racing interests, said: "Joey is reducing his bloodstock interests a little and so it is a bitter-sweet day. Joey bought My Propellor as a yearling and she was tough, honest and fast. We sent her to Iffraaj on the back of Prop Forward – he was a lovely yearling and has done so well on the track. We wish her new connections all the very best." (12:17)

Lot 79: Mountain Brave (Sepoy), a six-time winning filly who achieved a rating high of 95 and has run consistently throughout most of her career to remain on marks in the 90s since July 2020, makes 32,000gns. She has run twice this year, last time when down the field at York in a 0-110 fillies' 6f handicap.

She was covered on May 18 with Mohaather and is believed to be in-foal.

Her second dam Pizzicato (Statoblest) produced Wunders Dream, winner of the Flying Childers Stakes (G2) and the Molecomb Stakes (G3), and Grecian Dancer, the Group 3 winner of the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes (G3).

Third dam Musicianica is dam of Mensa, a champion in Hong Kong through 1999-2000 and winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Sha Tin, and Firebolt, runner-up in the Hong Kong Sprint (G1). (11:52)

Lot 74: Taaqat, consigned by trainer James Tate's Jamefield Stables on behalf of Rabbah Bloodstock, makes 28,000gns, knocked down to BBA Ireland.

The Pivotal filly, who has been placed three times this year over 5f, is out of the Listed-placed Arch mare Taaqah and a half-sister to the Listed placed Into Mischief filly Madame Vestal. It is a family that stretches back to Grand Slam a dual Grade 1 winner in the US and runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. (11:40)

Lot 44: sold in-foal to this season's British leading first-season sire Havana Grey on a March 1st covering, Al Shoughor is bought for 20,000gns by Bearstone Stud. The four-year-old winning daughter of Shalaa was consigned by Barton Stud.

Al Shoughor is out of Full Mandate (Acclamation), the dam of three winners and a half-sister to Profitable, winner of the King's Stand Stakes (G1), and to Ridge Ranger, winner of the Summer Stakes (G3). (11:06)

Lot 33: Le Designe, a daughter of Siyouni, sells to an online bid of 180,000gns after a long battle from within the ring, the underbidder Matt Houldsworth, and from the successful digital buyer.

The Seamus Burns-bred daughter of the Galileo mare Oh Goodness Me, winner of the Park Express Stakes (G3) and third in the Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1), has run once since the catalogue was published.

She was consigned today by WH Bloodstock for owner Marc Chan and was bought by Yulong Investments, BBA Ireland's Michael Donohoe in charge of bidding. On the telephone he said: "She is a very good physical. Siyouni has done very well in Australia – she will be covered here on southern hemisphere time, Sam Fairgray [CEO of Yulong] will make a decision with the covering, and she will then ship. The Siyouni and Galileo cross has done very well in Australia, she is a very good looking filly and there are not too many Siyounis on the market." (10:32)

Lot 27: the unraced Ribchester filly Ski Club makes 32,000gns, bought by Ballyphillip Stud. She is a half-sister to Online Alexander (Acclamation), runner-up in the Flying Fillies Stakes (L) and dam of Royal Commando (No Nay Never), a Listed winner, and fourth placed in both the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) and the Commonwealth Cup (G1), and Yazaman (Kodiac), runner-up in the Richmond Stakes (G2).

Her Listed-winning second dam Two Clubs (First Trump) was dam of Red Clubs, winner of the Haydock Sprint Cup (G1).

Since the catalogue was printed, Ancestral Land (Sioux Nation), the first foal out of Ski Club's Kodiac half-sister Swing Out Sister, finished second on his first career start at two over 6f at Windsor. He holds an entry in the Phoenix Stakes (G1) for trainer Clive Cox and owner Isa Salman Al Khalifa.

Ski Club was sold today by breeder Deer Forest Stud. (10:16)

Today's withdrawals (6.32am): 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 47, 48, 56, 60, 63, 65, 66, 68, 75, 85, 86, 94, 115, 120, 125, 137, 138, 145, 146, 148, 149, 157, 160, 180, 181, 183, 187, 193, 197, 203, 206, 207, 211, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 231, 232, 233, 234, 238, 239, 264, 266, 272, 273, 275, 283, 284, 286, 287, 289, 293, 295, 296, 297, 299, 304, 306, 312, 325, 328, 331, 332, 338, 339, 340, 341, 343, 346 (06:31)

End of Sale Statement At the conclusion of the Tattersalls May NH Sale, Head of Sales Matthew Prior commented:

“Tattersalls Park Paddocks in Newmarket has already established itself as a proven venue for selling high quality point-to-pointers and National Hunt horses in training having hosted relocated Tattersalls Cheltenham sales over the last two COVID-disrupted years. Those sales produced record prices as well as numerous top quality racecourse performers all of which encouraged us to host today’s inaugural May NH Sale in Newmarket.

“That decision was borne out with a sale that has achieved turnover of just shy of 3 million guineas as well as five point-to-pointers selling for 150,000gns or more and a top price of 310,000gns. Many of the British and Irish National Hunt fraternity’s most familiar faces were present at Park Paddocks resulting in solid trade and plenty of competition for the most sought after lots.

“We also took the decision to sell a number of store horses for the first time in Newmarket and whilst a top price of 35,000 guineas and an average of 13,368 guineas are respectable, the clearance rate was less than we would have hoped for.

"We are very appreciative of the support shown to us by store consignors and will reassess whether combining point-to-pointers and store horses is the optimal format for this fixture.” (16:23)

May NH Sale statistics :

Lots catalogued: 104

Lots offered: 83

Lots sold: 55

Aggregate: 2,884,500gns

Median: 37,500gns

Average: 51,509gns

% sold: 67%

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Milestone Stables, 2. Ballycrystal Stables, 3. Monbeg Stables

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Tom Malone / Paul Nicholls, 2. Hamish Macauley Bloodstock, 3. Ryan Mahon

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Coastal Path, 2. Doyen, 3. Telescope

Leading sires (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Telescope, 2. Soldier Of Fortune, 3. Snow Sky

Top five lots

1. Lot 8: Ittack Blue (FR) 2018 Gr.G. >> Ballycrystal Stables, Ireland (M. Flynn O'Connor) >> Ryan Mahon, 310,000gns

2. Lot 28: Divilskin (IRE) 2018 B.G. >> Milestone Stables, Ireland (C. Bowe) >> Tom Malone / Paul Nicholls, 245,000gns

3. Lot 9: Seeyouinmydreams (GB) 2018 B.F. >> Blackhall Stables, Ireland (A. Pierce) >> Tom Malone / Paul Nicholls, 235,000gns

4. Lot 14: Wrestlingwithrae (IRE) 2018 B.G. >> Monbeg Stables, Ireland (C. Doyle) >> Hamish Macauley Bloodstock, 180,00gns

5. Lot 4: Royal Defender (IRE) 2018 B.G. >> Milestone Stables, Ireland (C. Bowe) >> David E Pipe, 155,000gns (14:36)

Lot 132: when selling Lot 8 earlier today for 310,000gns, Matty Flynn O'Connor said that it was now time to restock and the point-to-point trainer has wasted little time preparing for the next pointing season when going to 30,000gns for this three-year-old gelding by Youmzain.

Sold by Peter Nolan Bloodstock, the gelding is out of the Presenting mare All Star Lady.

It is the family of the star mare Aunty Dot, trained by Paul Webber, winner of three races including the Edward Hamner Handicap Chase (L), Shewas also placed 25 times, including when third in the Thyestees Chase (L) and the Grand National (L). (13:58)

Lot 119: the chestnut Nathaniel filly from Brookside Stud is bought by Monbeg Stables for 18,000gns.

She is out of the unraced Tiger Hill mare Parthenos, who is a half-sister to the Listed winner and Group 3-placed Top Of The Range (Alhaarth), to Mr Professor, also a Listed winner.

Nathaniel could be the sire of a Derby winner next week as he is sire of the current favourite Desert Crown. He also enjoyed NH jumps stakes race results last season with the Grade 1-placed Zanahiyr, who is trained by Gordon Elliott, and Concertista, who is trained by Willie Mullins, and the Scottish Grand National Christian Williams-trained runner-up, Kitty's Light.

Burning Victory also finished fourth in the Irish EBF Mares' Champion Hurdle (G1) for Mullins, while Antunes won the Swinton Handicap Hurdle (G3). (13:32)

Lot 111: the filly by Getaway, who finished third in the 2021-22 NH sires' table, makes 30,000gns, sold by Castledillon Stud. She was bought by Monbeg Stables.

She is out of the Irish TBA Mares' Hurdle (G3)-winning mare Mae's Choice (Presenting), also placed fourth at Grade 3 level over fences.

She is the dam of two winners from three runners, her daughter Saylavee (Shanotu) winning at bumper at Clonmel at the beginning of May for Willie Mullins. She was reported as looking as though she "could make up into useful novice hurdler". (13:28)

Lot 28: the Malone / Nicholls team goes again, this time spending 245,000gns on Divilskin, a gelding by Doyen and sold by Colin Bowe's Milestone Stables.

"It is the same story and is another for Ditchet," smiled Malone. "I have bought a couple of pointers this year by Doyen, and this horse was impressive in his run. I am happy to get this horse and Lot 9, they are two nice new recruits for the season. "

Divilskin, a half-brother to the Flemensfirth mare Pumped Up For Kicks, a Listed chase winner at Cheltenham, won at Largy on April 30. His dam Beauty Star (Shalford) is a half-sister to Tiger Cry, winner of the Galway Hurdle (G1), the Menolly Homes Handicap Hurdle (G1) and a winner and placed in the Grand Annual Chase (G3).

Divilskin was bought last spring by Bowe's Milestone Bloodstock for €28,000. (12:50)

Lot 9: becomes the most expensive horse by Telescope to sell in the sale ring so far, his daughter Seeyouimydreams making 235,000gns bought by Tom Malone/Paul Nicholls.

She won her mares' maiden point-to-point at Largy on April 9 for trainer Paul Martin Pierce for the Blackhall Stables Partnership. She had been purchased under the banner Rempods for just £10,500 at the 2021 Tattersalls Ascot December Sale. She was sold today by Andrew Pierce of Blackhall Stables.

Malone was delighted with his purchase and said: "She has come from a very good farm. Andrew said he gave her two bits of work and the gears she showed then was 'frightening'. But she has the pedigree for that, it is a proper pedigree and she was so impressive in her point. To me she is a 'gelding-type' filly and I have bought her for Paul Nicholls."

Malone added: "She has got all the bonuses, which for me is a massive addition – if she is above average, there is £60,000 to £100,000 in bonuses – you are getting some sort of money back. She is for sale and hopefully she is good one."

Of coming to Newmarket for the NH Sale, Malone smiled: "Wherever a sale is, I will be there!"

The pedigree enthused over by Malone includes two black-type winning brothers by Hernando – Songe, winner of the Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock (G2) and placed fourth in the Triumph Hurdle (G1), and Sandy Cay, a Listed-placed hurdler in France.

The second dam is the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Silvermine. She is dam of the Prix Jean Prat (G1) winner Sillery, the French Listed hurdle winner Sky, and Silvering, a Listed winner on the Flat. (12:39)

Lot 8: Matthew Flynn O'Connor has a fabulous year with his point-to-point sales horses, the best result coming when topping the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale with the sale of Deeply Superficial for £385,000.

He successfully sells his final four-year-old of the year – Ittack Blue, a winner on May 14 at Punchestown, for 310,000gns and bought by agent Ryan Mahon.

"He is a lovely horse, looks to have an enormous engine and goes to an existing client with Dan Skelton," said Mahon. "The vibes from Matty were good and the horse came highly recommended. He was impressive when he won."

Flynn O'Connor said: "That is it, they are all sold now! We have to restock now, that is the next thing. We've had a great season, thank god. We have had eight or nine four-year-old winners, it is nice to keep the ball rolling and finish strong – we had a bit of a quieter February to March as they got sick on me.

"This is a lovely horse, we always liked him at home, he was always good from breaking and through all his work, he just did everything properly from day one. You never expect when they take on 15 runners that they can win like he did."

Of the May Sale, Flynn O'Connor added: "I think this is a great sale. It is nice to be here, the facilities are great and everyone likes coming here. "

O'Connor bought the gelding for €30,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland May Sale (held last August) from Clifton Farm.

"He just looked very racey, and Coastal Path is a superb influence," he added. (12:16)

Lot 4: becomes the first horse at the Tattersalls May NH Sale to sell for a six-figure sum, Royal Defender making 155,000gns and bought by trainer David Pipe.

The four-year-old gelding won his point-to-point at Dawstown at the beginning of May for trainer Colin Bowe and owner Milestone Bloodstock Ltd.

The son of Solider Of Fortune was not sold as a three-year-old store horse last spring and Will Kinsey of Topspeed Thoroughbreds explained.

"He was owned by a pinhooking syndicate, he did not sell in the ring but we had three others that year who sold and he was a little bit backward then so we were happy to keep him," said Kinsey, who also runs Peel Bloodstock.

"We thought an awful lot of him at home, and Barry O'Neill and Colin Bowe then came to look at him. We sorted a shared deal between us privately and all the way through training over the winter they both kept telling me they though he is a really nice horse.

"If he were 100 per cent perfect in front I think he would have made more, but we are delighted and wish David Pipe all the best with him."

Of the decision to come to sell at the May Sale, Kinsey said: "Colin and Barry were in charge of that and it was always the plan really. He probably would have run earlier in the year, but they did not want to run him on the quicker ground, so they waited for the rain. He ran on gorgeous ground, and it has meant we have not had to wait until the autumn to sell him."

The gelding was bought by Thomas Green, Kinsey's business partner, as a two-year-old at the Tattersalls Ireland February Sale 2019 for €11,000.

David Pipe said: "We had Kings Palace from this family and he was impressive in his point-to-point. There probably aren’t too many similarities [physically], but hopefully they’ve got the same engine. We’ve done well buying from Colin Bowe in the past so he looks a nice addition to the yard. He’s for an existing owner in the yard.” (12:00)