She was bred by the Molan family of Riversfield Stud, breeder of the Group 2 Richmond Stakes winner Harbour Watch. He was also by Acclamation, and was also bought by the Doyles, purchased at the December Yearling Sale in 2010 by Peter Doyle Bloodstock for 58,000gns.

The filly is out of Winter Snow (Raven's Pass), a half-sister to the British Champions Stakes (G1) winner and two-time Group 1 runner-up Glen Shiel (Pivotal). She was bought by this sale in 2016 by Riversfield from the Godolphin draft for 60,000gns. (20:35)

He was consigned by The National Stud, and manager Tim Lane said: "We met him here, he has been very popular with a lot of vets. He was bred by Andrew Rosen and has been reared at Kilshannig Stud."

Fashion Darling, who had a 2020 colt by Saxon Warrior and was covered in the spring by Belardo, is a half-sister to Majestic Queen, winner of the Chartwell Fillies Stakes (G3). (20:21)

The family is well known to Brown – he bought the dam Careful Thought (Brazen Beau) for Peter and Ed Player of Whatton Manor Stud, breeder and consignor of this filly.

Ed Player explains the story.

"We are absolutely over the moon, flabbergasted," said Player Jnr. "She'd been very popular, vetted a lot of times, we hoped she'd make up to the 200,000gns mark, but to actually get it, we couldn't be happier.

"It is quite a good story. We had had a good yearling sale a couple of years ago, and we always say to Richard Brown that if he sees a future broodmare prospect anywhere that we are always in the market. He found this lovely filly in Book 3 from Newsells and he immediately thought 'I'll have some of that money back off the Players!'

"We bought her for 20,000gns, sent her to Mark Johnston and he thought she was quite useful, but she got injured after one run. We retired her and it has now all come full circle.

"We sent her to Sea The Stars on a foal share – the pedigree was very very current, as soon as we bought the filly, Star Terms [Sea The Stars] and Fresh Terms [New Approach] came up in the pedigree as well as Fambrus [Oasis Dream]. Things were happening in the family so we thought we had better give her the best chance we could – it is a proper pedigree and she is a lovely individual and we wanted to give her a chance to be a success.

"Obviously, the Sea The Stars out of Best Terms topped Book 1 when selling for 1,500,000gns so other people are thinking the family is pretty nice as well.

"Sadly, the mare is not in-foal, but we will enjoy the moment, it has been a good day."

The filly is the most expensive foal sold by Whatton Manor – the farm's previous best was the subsequently twice Group 1-placed colt Nando Parrado, recently retired to the Irish National Stud. He was sold by the farm for 165,000gns.

"Hopefully, this filly can be as good," smiled Player.

Purchaser Richard Brown took up the story, and it is something of a case of deja vu – buying a young unraced filly as a broodmare prospect.

"She's been bought for Andrew Stone of St Alban's Bloodstock," he said. "Andrew had a phenomenal Book 1 sale, he sold a Frankel for 925,000gns and a Lope De Vega for 725,000gns, and he's had a great year on the racecourse too.

"We're always looking for opportunities and she's been bought to race before hopefully being a broodmare for the future. He's trying to build a boutique, high-quality broodmare band and she'd be a great addition to that.

"I manage quite a few horses at Whatton Manor, we do quite a bit together, so I've seen this filly all the way along. In the summer she was a bit first foal-like, she probably lacked a little bit of muscle, but she's just improved and improved and turned into a very nice filly.

"She's on a very steep upward trajectory, although I had a bit of an advantage having seen where she's come from. She's got a load of class and is by a top-class stallion. This is the first foal we've bought as a racing prospect." (18:56)

"Ladyswood is looking for some fillies to race, and we loved this filly, she has great action," said Fowler. "The mare was fourth in a Group 2 in Ireland, she was class, and she was early type – she won on her race debut in the May of her two-year-old season. Alex is looking for a couple of fillies to go back and join the broodmare band, if they are good enough."

The February-born filly was sold by Alexandra Whitehead's Altenbach Bloodstock.

Dam Lorlei Rock was originally purchased as a yearling by the Whitehead's Powerstown Stud in 2018 for €40,000. Retained by the couple after an unsuccessful breeze-up sale, the faith has certainly paid off today – the foal was conceived off Wootton Bassett's 2020 fee of €40,000.

The back pedigree features such horses as the Group 2 winner Regime, the Group 2 runner-up Salut D'Armour, the 1,000 Guineas runner-up Jacqueline Quest, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Line Of Duty and the Listed winner Onassis. (18:14)

"Safeenah is a queen of a mare, her first foal [2020, Invincible Spirit, 150,000gns December Foal Sale] is a very good sort. Hopefully, he is a good horse for Shadwell next year, the stud is retaining him. Joe Foley is an absolute gentleman to deal with, and of two of the stallions he has there at the moment were with me, too – Prince Of Lir and Sands Of Mali."

Marnane added: "I am absolutely delighted with this result, I told Joe after this foal was born that I thought he was special – Joe obviously thought so too! The stallion is getting gorgeous, gorgeous stock. I sent him two mares – I should have bought a share in him!"

Marnane bought the Safeenah, who hails from the family of Muhaarar, the champion sprinter of 2015, for just €7,500 at the Tattersalls Ireland November Flat Foal & Breeding Stock Sale in 2018. (17:53)

"I am just acting on behalf of Megan Nicholls," said Malone. "She picked out his colt but had to leave. He has been bought for client Roger Peel, will board at Branton Court Stud, and will be reconsigned next year by Hillwood."

The colt's second dam Russian Countess (Nureyev) was a Listed-placed runner and dam of the Oaks third-placed Crown Of Light, dam of the Lonsdale Cup (G2) runner-up Balkan Knight. She is also ancestress of Racing Post Trophy runner-up Charlie Farnsbarns. (17:33)

"We have had the family a long time, it has been very good to us," said Ed Player of Whatton Manor. "This mare has done nothing wrong, and she has already had a very good horse by Dark Angel already, who made 150,000gns as a yearling.

"This horse walks very well, he is still a bit immature but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he comes back next year and makes a lot more money for Yeomanstown and I hope he does."

Of the decision to sell this colt as a foal rather than wait a year and offer him as a yearling, Player said: "Of course we were tempted to keep for another year, but you bring a horse to a sale you should try and sell them – it is a strong trade and the market has valued him at that.

"We would have loved to have had him for next year, but you have to keep the wheels rolling, and we are delighted where he has gone – it is a great home. let's hope he is a good money spinner for them next year."

This spring, the mare was covered by the highly commercial Tally-Ho Stud sire Mehmas, Whatton Manor maintaining the speed influence. (17:14)

Lot 595, a filly by Magna Grecia out of the Fastnet Rock mare She's So Flawless, and Lot 597, a Calyx filly out of a half-sister to the Group 2-placed Bahia Breeze, were both purchased by Arthur Hoyeau agent, while Fairway Partners picked up Lot 596.

Hoyeau said of the filly by Magna Grecia: "She is to race, she is going to France and to the owner's farm. We were looking for fillies, it has been tough to buy yearlings this year so trying to buy a bit of value and buy foals and get them into the system. They may eventually be bred from – we will have to see how good they are, but buying as foals is really a response to the yearling market than anything else.

"The Magna Grecia filly is just a lovely scopey filly, a good mover, strong a good mix of Invincible Spirit and Fastnet Rock. The mare is young, and Fastnet Rock is a good broodmare sire, but it was more her physical that attracted us."

Simon Venner, son of Paul Venner of Petches Farm, was understandably delighted with the trio of sales.

"She has been stunning since day one, knockout, very straightforward," he said. " We got her into prep and she just marched around and never put a foot wrong so we have been very happy with her."

Of the decision to use Magna Grecia in his first year at stud, Venner said: "A Guineas-winning miler by Invincible Spirit suits us down to the ground!"

Running through the three lots, he added: "We got the Magna Grecia filly here and every time she came out of the box she just marched, we had lots of vets and we are very happy.

"The Masar colt [a half-brother to the dam of Sir Ron Priestley and Subjectivist ] is a different type, a good mover, and he looks like he should from the family, that was the thing, a bit more rangy and a bit lighter than the fillies, but he has been very popular. I was slightly surprised at how busy he has been and was a little unsure how popular he would be as a foal, but, as he is out of one of the Petches farm's own mares, he was always going to be sold as a foal.

"The Calyx filly was very straightforward, she has a lovely temperament, again she just came out and walked, stood when you need her to stand, just lovely and relaxed."

He concluded: "They have been prepped very well by the new team under Ollie [Costello], so it is very well done to the them, they have done a great job, it is a great team effort – it is hard work up here for them and the foals." (15:45)

"She has been bought off a good farm, and hopefully there will be a good few updates next year," said Michael Fitzpatrick. "We have had foals by Night Of Thunder before, but no stand outs but he is a good sire."

Of buying a filly to pinhook, he said: "It is very difficult to get a filly by a proven stallion and with a pedigree – this filly has a champion mare on the page [Kostroma, 1990 champion older mare in Ireland and a three-time Grade 1 winner in the US], and she is out of a young mare, who has two winners from four foals."

He added: "I would only really pinhook a filly who is likely to get into Book 1."

The possible "updates" mentioned by Fitzpatrick could come courtesy of Spanish Baroque (2019, Lope De Vega), a winner in France last year as a two-year-old in training with Jean-Claude Rouget and owned by White Birch Farm, East Coast Road (2018, Iffraaj), who has been placed as a two and three-year-old, and a 2020 colt by Showcasing bought by Stroud Coleman at Book 2 this autumn for 200,000gns.

The filly was bred and sold by Overbury Stud. (15:40)

This colt is out of the Listed-placed Oasis Dream mare Loaves And Fishes, a daughter of Miracle Seeker, bought by Plantation Stud here in 2017 for 125,000gns.

Wootton Bassett is the sire of 43 stakes performers (16 Group winners, 11 Listed winners) and five Group 1 winners. This year he sired had two new winners at the highest level – Incarville, successful in the Prix Saint-Alary (G1), and Zellie, winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), the sire's first two-year-old Group 1 winner.

He is due to stand his second season in Ireland in 2022 and his new €150,000 fee is to be the highest yet for the son of Iffraaj. He has three further lots to sell this week, two fillies (Lot 668, Lot 847) and a colt (Lot 838). (14:51)

Keep Dancing is a half-sister to Alhebayeb, winner of the July Stakes (G3). She was covered by Ardad this spring.

GHS Bloodstock yesterday spent 50,000gns on Lot 234, a Territories colt out of Desert Liaison. (14:30)

"He is a very nice straightforward colt," said Roberts. "He has a good walk and is a strong type – let's hope he stays like that. He will go to Germany now but will come back here for resale."

Scarborough Fair is a daughter of the Prix de l'Opera winner Kinnaird, and a half-sister to Berkshire, winner of the Royal Lodge Stakes (G2). She was covered this spring by Without Parole. (14:07)

Calyx, by Kingman, has nine lots due through the ring this week – he has thad three sell so far for an average price of 46,667gns.

This foal was conceived off a fee of €22,500, and the sire, who was unbeaten as a two-year-old and won the Coventry Stakes (G2) on his second career start, stood at a fee of €16,000 this spring. His fee for 2022 is €12,500. (14:00)

A grey colt by Sea The Moon, bred by Miss Yvonne Jacques out of the four-time winner Contrive (Masterscraftsman), he was sold by Carisbrooke Stud.

Yesterday the team spent 66,000gns on the Time Test colt out of Sweet As Honey (Lot 433). (13:55)

"A few I have seen by Advertise have caught the eye," said David Cox. "He is a son of Showcasing and should be popular next year. The mare had ability, too."

Indignant (Gold Away), a Theakston Stud homebred, was a three-time winner, successful in the Listed Cathedral Stakes and third in the Oak Tree Stakes (G3). She has had three runners from three foals of racing age and all three have won two races apiece. She was covered by Havana Gold this spring.

Advertise, a three-time Group 1-winning sprinter, won the Phoenix Stakes as a juvenile, and the Prix Maurice de Gheest and the Commonwealth Cup at three. He has stood at a fee of £25,000 for his two years at stud so far, a price which is being maintained for 2022. He stands at The National Stud.

He has 17 lots catalogued this week. (13:54)

The colt is the fourth foal out of Ramone (Marju), winner of the Park Express Stakes (G3) and rated 105. She was bought here by Rathbarry for 350,000gns in 2015 from Eyrefield Stud.

Acclamation has crossed well with Marju before – the two-time Group 1 winner Marsha, who was sold at the end of her racing career as a four-year-old at the December Mares' Sale in 2017 for a record-breaking 6,000,000gns, as well as the Group 3 winner Talwar, were both by Acclamation and out of mares by Marju. (12:21)

"He will be coming back next year, he can go to any sale," reported Yeomanstown's Robert O'Callaghan. "He is a very simple colt, big strong horse with a great walk, he kinda has everything. He has a good page and we have had luck with Sea The Moon already, we were mad to get him. Sea The Moon is getting better year on year, and with better crops to come. His own sire Sea The Stars is doing phenomenal things.

Of the price, O'Callaghan said: "We were hoping he was going to stay under the100 mark, but for the good ones you have to stretch but we are glad to get him. Hopefully, he will come back here heathy next year and leave us a bit of profit.

"Trade has been strong, everyone wants to the nice ones, but you have to pick and choose your battles and not get too carried away."

And looking ahead to purchasing plans for the week: "We bought 20 last week between ourselves and Grangemore, and we will be looking to buy about the same again. That is two bought now so it is time to get stuck in and stock up for next year!"

Pearly Spirit was bought in 2018 from Saint Pair by Blandford Bloodstock for €52,000. She has had two previous foals and is yet to have a runner. Third dam is the Group 1 Prix Vermeille winner Pearly Shells.

Richard Brown how helps with the farm's bloodstock, said: "Clive is brilliant, he gives me a budget and then tells me to call him when we have bought. Pearly Spirit is a beautiful, gorgeous filly. The Sea The Moon is a smashing colt, the sire really is in the ascendancy at the moment. This foal came here looking superb – it is only a small team at the farm, but he looked great. The mare goes to Ardad next spring." (12:10)

The colt is out of Parliament House, a Slade Power daughter of Embassy (Cadeaux Genereux), the champion two-year-old filly of 1997, winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) and the Princess Margaret Stakes (G3).

The foal was bred and sold by Natton House Thoroughbreds Ltd, who bought Parliament House at the 2019 Tattersalls February Sale from the Godolphin draft for 22,000gns. She had been placed once as a juvenile. (12:00)

Paul Cafferty was bidding for Level Par Bloodstock and stood at the top of the stairs.

He outlined the ongoing plans for the colt.

"We will either bring him back to the yearling sales, Book 2 hopefully, or breeze him,"he said. "He has size and scope and a page – the page has a bit of depth to it. We are based in Hertfordshire and we operate under Silver Hill Stables. We did three last year and we are hoping to do the same again this time. Bated Breath is proven and commercial."

The colt is a full-brother to Landshark (2015), who finished second in the Round Tower Stakes (G3), while the dam Tremelo Pointe (Trempolino) is a half-sister to Dream Eater (Night Shift), a Listed winner and a Group 1 and Group 2-placed miler. She also had a colt in 2019 by Bated Breath and is back in-foal to him.

This colt was sold by Norris Bloodstock and bred by Lord Margadale at Fonthill Farms; Tremelo Pointe bought as a yearling by the breeder's brother trainer Hughie Morrison and raced in a small syndicate of three that included Lord Margadale.

He said: "In the very beginning for the pregnancy that produced Landshark I thought Bated Breath suited the mare physically and on paper.

"We only got 5,000gns for him in Book 2, but he breezed at the Goresbridge Sale and made €210,000. The 2019 full-brother we sold as a foal for 67,000gns, and Shadwell bought him in Book 2 for 290,000gns. He is with Roger Varian. The mare is back in-foal to Bated Breath."

Lord Magardale also updated the latest Fonthill Farms news: "We have rented out Fonthill to Matt Bowen and Natalie Folland, and we are keeping mares with them. We are selling one or two next week, but we have put two fillies in training – it is onwards and upwards!" (11:36)

She is out of Rockme Cockney (Cockney Rebel), the winner of one race as a three-year-old, the dam of two winners from three runners and a half-sister to Botantic Garden (Royal Applause), who was twice Listed placed.

Time Test was sire of yesterday's top lot, Lot 362, the son of Wild Mimosa who fetched 75,000gns, as well the day's third-best price –Lot 433, the colt of Sweet As Honey, who was bought by Good Will Bloodstock for 66,000gns. (10:48)

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Selling due to start at 10am. (09:18)

Lots catalogued: 238 (228)

Lots offered: 204 (201)

Lots sold: 171 (135)

Aggregate: 2,624,800gns (+66%) (second-best for an opening session of the December Foal Sale)

Median: 10,000gns (+25%)

Average: 15,350gns (+31%)*

% sold: 84% (67%)*

*RECORD for an opening session of the December Foal Sale

Leading consignors: 1. Highclere Stud, 2. Overbury Stud, 3. The National Stud

Leading purchasers: 1. Tally-Ho Stud, 2. Kelly Equine, 3. Jamie Railton Sales Agency

Leading sires (aggregate): 1. Time Test, 2. Land Force, 3. Havana Grey

Leading sires (average, 2+ sold): 1. Kodiac, 2. Ulysses, 3. Dandy Man (17:32)

"This is the first by Time Test I have bought, the stallion is a son of Dubawi and they are doing well. It is a trend that is becoming apparent. I'd like to have a Time Test to sell next year as I think his first crop as three-year-olds will go on again. This colt would be an October Book 2 type," said Fitzpatrick.

The colt is out of the Duke Of Marmalade mare Sweet As Honey, who was placed as a two-year-old. She is dam of the nine-time winner Militia (Equiano), who has run 42 times and added to his winning total twice this year. The mare is a half-sister to Tactician (Motivator), winner of the Listed Silver Cup Stakes. The colt was bred by Philip Mitchell Bloodstock. (17:25)

"He is for clients Daniel Macauliffe & Anoj Don, who owned by Fighting Irish. He has been bought to race and they were very keen to buy one by the sire," reported Coleman. "From here he will probably go to Culworth Grounds and will race in Britain."

Sold by Stauffenberg Bloodstock, bred by Graf und Grafin Stauffenberg, the colt is out of the Shirocco mare Zegna, the dam of three winners including the US Listed-placed filly by Nayef, Zahara.

Zarak, by Dubawi, is sire of the Group 3 Preis der Winterkonigin winner Lizaid, the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac runner-upTimes Square, and Purplepay, who finished third in Criterium International (G1).

He is the sire of 17 winners of 22 races from 33 starters. He stands at Haras de Bonneval and he retired to stud at a fee of €12,000. He has remained at that fee throughout his career, but it is due to rise to €25,000 for 2022. (16:35)

Marnane said: "This is a lovely quality colt, I love the stallion, think he could have some quality yearlings next year, and this lad looks a real runner. We had to go an extra bid to get him, and it is the third foal we have bought this autumn. I have seen a few by the stallion, they are very nice, he was a very good racehorse."

Land Force covered 119 mares this spring, including 57 winning mares. (15:37)

“He has been bought for resale," said Houldsworth. "He’s just a really quality individual, a very good moving horse. I haven’t seen many by the stallion, but I just think he was a very racehorse. I know he is standing as a jumps sire, but that’s not to say he won’t be a good sire of Flat horses. He’s been bought for resale and hopefully for something like Book 2 here. He’ll go to Aughamore Stud.”

He is a half-brother to three winners and out of Guenea (Sinndar). She is a half-sister to seven winners, including the Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) winner Guignol (Cape Cross) and Guiliani (Tertullian), winner of the Grosser Dallmayr Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (G1).

It is the further family of the German champion older horse of 2010, Getaway, also a winner of the Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) and of the Deutschland Preis (G1).

Guenea was bought for just €13,000 in 2018 by the Renello Bloodstock Agency. (15:30)

The bay colt is out of Wild Mimosa, a daughter of Dynaformer bought by Overbury Stud with Blandford Bloodstock in 2017. Although she has been a successful investment for Overbury, as the farm's manager Simon Sweeting explained, she takes a bit of managing.

"She has been a huge success for us, she has been wonderful she has been very lucky for us, but she is a mare we have to take the foals off her straight away as she savages them," he rued. "She has done it twice, so we were told not to let her see the foals, so we raise them on foster mares and have one organised every time now."

The mare's current two-year-old Love Interest, by Time Test, won on her racecourse debut in October for trainer David O'Meara and owner Clipper Logistics. She was sold as a foal by Overbury for 32,000gns to Larry Stratton / Church View Stables, who sold her to Joe Foley in the October Book 1 Sale for 72,000gns.

"The two-year-old looks like she might be ok," said Sweeting. "She will go back to Time Test, she was in-foal to Ardad, but sadly lost it at 42 days. That's life! We can't grumble, we have done well."

Of Time Test, who could be seen as a competitor in the stallion ranks to Overbury's Ardad, Sweeting enthused: "I have got a breeding right in Time Test, he is a fabulous stallion, he has got a lot further to go and we are very excited abut him. It is great for The National Stud that it has got such a good horse, I am thrilled about that."

With a smile, he added: "He is a very different stallion to Ardad, and almost as good as him as well!"

Buyer Jimmy Murphy of Redpender Stud said: "“He’s a nice-looking horse by a promising young sire. I’ve never had one by Time Test before, but this is a well-made horse so will hope for the best. There is a bit going on in the pedigree. I thought less than that would buy him, but you have to keep bidding if you want one." (15:30)

"He is the best colt I have seen today by Land Force, he could go to any sale next year and is likely to go to Ireland in the interim," continued Elliott.

The February-born colt is out of the unraced Delevigne (Redoute's Choice), a half-sister to Regal Parade (Pivotal), winner of the Haydock Sprint Cup (G1), to Entifaadha (Dnasili), winner of the Acomb Stakes (G3), and to the Group-placed Motivator gelding Hot Prospect and the Listed-placed Mount Helicon (Montjeu).

Delevigne has had one runner – Blackbird Power (Dark Angel), who has run once to date. She was covered by Blue Point this spring.

The colt was bred by Highclere Stud & HMH Management and sold by Highclere Stud, which stands Land Force, the Group 2 Richmond Stakes-winning son of No Nay Never. (15:02)

"He is a good-looking sort, a good physical and we liked him. Hopefully there will be good upside with Zoustar, and this colt is likely to be prepped for next year sale in Newmarket," added Jackson-Stops, who signed as JS Bloodstock / RGS.

Sold by Highclere Sud, the colt is out of the 100-rated Listed winner Making Eyes (Dansili). She is the dam of one winner from two runners – Ascension, the winner of five races. (14:53)

"This is a lovely horse," said O'Ryan. "He is for a client and is for resale. I've liked what I have seen of the sire's stock and there are some nice ones to come through the ring this week."

Soldier's Call stands at Ballyhane Stud, and last year stood at a fee of €7,500 from €10,000 in year one. The son of Showcasing won the Group 2 Flying Childers as a juvenile and was placed in the King's Stand Stakes (G1) and the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1). He was a champion two-year-old colt in France in 2018 having won the Prix d'Arenberg (G3), and was owned in training by Clipper Logistics. He covered 159 mares this year.

Pat O'Rourke and daughter Pamela of Belmont Stud were delighted with the sale, the pair having bought the mare On The Lurch (Mount Nelson) in 2015.

"We bought the mare here for just 11,000gns," said the pair in unison.

O'Rourke Jnr continued: "Her first foal by Holy Roman Emperor made 25,000gns, he is a good physical and he has worked out winning as a two-year-old for George Boughey. She is in-foal to Mastercraftsman, and is due early in the year.

"This is a very nice colt, a good solid type and very correct. We chose Soldier's Call because he was a nice first-season sire of last year, he is a lovely, beautiful horse by Showcasing."

O'Rourke Snr added: "He was a fast Royal Ascot two-year-old winner of the Windsor Castle Stakes, the day he won that race he hit the front a furling down and battled it out. He was speed out."

O'Rourke Jnr said: "And to be fair to Joe he always has a good first-season stallion and doesn't get it wrong with his sires."

The father and daughter team, with their commercial hats in place, were keen to stress that they are due to sell Lot 1287 on the first day of the mares' sale on Monday. Called Minister For Magic she is a three-year-old daughter of Make Believe out of a winning Cape Cross full-sister to the Geoffrey Freer Stakes (G3) winner Hamada.

"She has run once when winning at Killarney. The form is working out and she will be an ideal type for anyone looking for a racing prospect with breeding potential," said O'Rourke Snr. (13:10)

"We will just have to see how Ulysses turns out, but he has certainly made a promising start," said Railton, who signed as Jamie Railton Sales Agency. "I have not been fortunate enough to have one by the sire yet, but he looks a sire with a future – he was a top 10f horse."

Of this foal, Railton said: "Let's hope this horse matures and develops and goes the right way. I just thought he was a nice attractive individual and that is what they cost."

Bred by D O'Brien, the colt, sold by Bearstone Stud, is out of Traditionelle (Indesatchel), a winner at three years over 5f.

Ulysses, a son of Galileo and a first-season stallion of 2021, is the sire of 16 winners of 18 races from 37 starters. His leading performer is the Group 3 Eyrefield Stakes runner-up Piz Badile, who is out of the Elusive Quality mare That Which is Not.

He has 19 lots due in the ring this week. (12:17)

Three lots are catalogued here this week, two colts and a filly, and the first Lot 268 is bought by Guy O'Callaghan of Grangemore Stud for 30,000gns.

"This is a great-looking foal, by a champion racehorse out of a good, proven Shamardal racemare and with a good back family, what is not to like?" responded O'Callaghan when asked why this foal stood out to him as a Flat pinhook prospect, adding: "It is a simple as that – Crystal Ocean was a top racehorse and is by a brilliant stallion in Sea The Stars."

This colt is out of Nateeja, who was rated 83 at her best and was the winner of two races. She has produced one winner from two runners – Bearberry rated 75. The pedigree stretches back to the leading family of Moonlight Cloud, Generous, Imagine and Horatio Nelson. (12:03)

The colt is out of Khobaraa (Invincible Spirit), was bred by Mr M. J. Rozenbroek and consigned by Bumble Mitchell.

There are 27 lots catalogued this week by the sire. (11:35)

He was bought by John Foley of Ballyvolane Stud, who has such a good yearling sale and pinhook result in the autumn courtesy of the Time Test colt out of Auerlia who was sold to Sackville Donald in the October Book 2 Sale for 400,000gns (Lot 193). Foley and friends had paid just 56,000gns for the colt at this sale last year.

Foley, who signed as GHS Bloodstock, said: "He is a lovely foal, he is for resale. We will be trying for a repeat but that will be difficult!"

Today's colt was sold by Hungerford Park Stud and is a second-best foal sale for the farm.

The pedigree has had a recent update, thanks to half-brother Wentwood. The son of Pour Moi is in Australia and since the beginning of October has won the Apiam Bendigo Cup (G3) and finished second in Coongy Cup (G3) and third in Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G3).

"I'm thrilled," said Emma Hunter of the farm. "The update came quite late after the catalogue was released so I was a bit nervous having a Wednesday lot with a fairly major update. He's been very, very busy though and he never lost his walk, which was great, so I'm chuffed to bits with him.

"He's been very straightforward and probably looked better up here than he has before, he just blossomed. He's walked his legs off; he did 47 shows yesterday, 37 the day before and another 20 this morning, and that's a lot to ask of a young horse.

"Territories is a very good-moving horse and that's one thing I'd noticed about the mare's previous stock, they had good conformation but they didn't quite have the movement. This guy definitely had Territories' good movement.

"We bought the mare at Ascot when she was in-foal to Arabian Gleam purely on the catalogue page really because she's by Dansili out of a Listed-winning Selkirk mare. When you're a small breeder you don't throw a lot of money at it and, although she had nice conformation, it was a bit of a punt."

The mare cost just £3,500 at Ascot in 2013 – she is more than paying her way as a producer in the sales ring and on the racecourse. (11:11)

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Selling for today's Day1 session starts at 10am. (08:18)

Lots catalogued: 200 (173)

Lots offered: 164 (142)

Lots sold: 145 (122)

Aggregate: 5,067,500gns (+27%) (only the second time the aggregate has topped five million)

Median: 27,000gns (+35%)*

Average: 34,948gns (+7%)

Lots 100,000gns+ : 7

% sold: 88% (86%)

*RECORD

Leading consignors: 1. Shadwell Estate Company, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Oak Lodge & Springfield House Stud

Leading purchasers: 1. Sunderland Holding, 2. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock, 3. Johnston Racing

Leading sires (aggregate): 1. Invincible Spirit, 2. Sea The Stars, 3. Teofilo

Leading sires (average, 2+ sold): 1. Teofilo, 2. Invincible Spirit, 3. Sea The Stars (18:46)

"She is for Alison Swinburn and is going to be trained by James Fanshawe,"said Stroud. "She is a very athletic filly, is going to need a bit of time, a very easy mover, and we like her very much."

She was bred by Hadi Al-Tajir and was sold today by Shadwell Estates.

The filly is out of the Listed-placed Dubai Fashion (Dubawi), a daughter of Oriental Fashion (Marju), winner of the Premio Ribot (G2), the dam of eight winners, including the southern-hemisphere Group 3 winner St Jean, who is also by Teofilo.

The further family stretches back to the 1981 joint two-year-old champion filly, Sheikh Hamdan's Height Of Fashion.

The Stroud-Swinburn-Fanshawe axis has been very successful team already – Stroud purchased the talented filly Audarya for Swinburn, and the Wootton Bassett filly won last year's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) and Prix Jean Romanet (G1).

She was also travelled really well in the same Breeders' Cup race this month, but was denied racing room at a vital moment to finish a running-on fifth. She has won in £1,221,159 prize-money earnings. (18:36)

"He comes from a very good farm," added Doyle, before recalling that his father bought two champion English sprinters from James Hanly's father.

The colt was pinhooked by James's son Jack Hanly for 26,000gns, bred by Coby Byrne & New Bay Syndicate and consigned as a foal by Mickley Stud Ltd. (18:26)

Produced off a £6,500 covering fee, the March-born bay colt is out of Caledonia Princess (Kyllachy), who won six races and is a half-sister to Caledonia Lady, winner of the Coral Charge Sprint (G3). She was also placed 12 times, including in the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) and the Flying Childers Stakes (G2).

The colt was sold by Baroda Stud. (18:12)

"I bought his grand-dam Hercuba, and then bred all her progeny, and this colt's dam Aphrodite's Angel. I love the cross of Kodiac over Dark Angel. This colt had a small set back earlier in the year so missed an earlier sale date.

"The mare had a Starspangledbanner filly foal this year so she is closely related to the dam's half-sister Choose Me, a daughter of Choisir, and the mare is in-foal to Bated Breath."

Jim McCartan and Willie Browne, sat in the seats by the rostrum, have been taking a last chance to stock up the spring's breeze-up draft, and this colt was signed for under the MC Bloodstock banner.

"He is a very nice, well-bred horse," said McCartan. "We have been lucky with the sire – he is very good sire! He comes from a good farm, too." (17:45)

"He is for an established client, and will be trained in England," said Barberini. "He will be broken in and then plans will be made. He is a lovely classy horse."

Of the late sire, Barberini said: "We all know how good Pivotal was, and these are the last chances to buy one by him – if you see a nice one you should try and buy."

Sold by Shadwell, the colt is out of the winner Yanabeeaa (Street Cry), the dam of two winners from five runners. The third dam is the International Stakes (G1) and Sun Chariot Stakes (G2) winner Infamy, the dam of E P Taylor Stakes (G1) third-placed Innuendo, the Group 2 winner Moon Queen, and Barafamy, the 1998 champion two-year-old in Italy.

There are two foals catalogued by him in this week's December Foal Sale – Lot 589, a colt from Cheveley Park, and Lot 1024, a filly from Drumroy Farm. (17:00)

"He is to come back here next spring," said Whitehead, who added: "The mare was very good, and they are not making any more by the stallion. Pedigrees such as this don't come on the market very often, and he looks a type to breeze – he is strong, looks like a Shamardal."

The colt's dam Thawaany (Tamayuz) won the Prix de Ris-Orange (G3), the Listed Prix Coronation and the finished second in the Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1).

His grand-dam is Chelsea Rose (Desert King), winner of the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) and dam of Kew Gardens, the 2018 European champion three-year-old stayer and champion older horse in Ireland in 2019. His two Group 1 victories came in the Irish St Leger and the Grand Prix de Paris, while he was also twice placed at the highest level. (16:41)

"She looks fast, she has a pedigree, a Craven filly hopefully, my plan was to buy a colt, I needed one more colt, but she caught my eye," said Murphy, who has 26 of his own horses to breeze next spring, alongside a few for clients.

"We have 15 colts and ten fillies. I have another two colts to follow through today."

Murphy reasoned: "With her there could be be a good upside to her, but she was expensive today!"

Of this autumn's breeze-up purchasing, Murphy said: "The market has been strong across the board, Flat and NH and point-to-point, it has been an unbelievable market. It does give some confidence looking into next spring, a poor market is no good to anyone – we are buying now but selling in six months' time. You just hope the momentum keeps going to the spring."

The filly is out of the Dansili mare Talaayeb, winner of the City Of York Stakes (G3) and fourth in the 1,000 Guineas (G1). Talaayeb is a daughter of the Listed winner and the Group 2-placed Ramoush, a grand-daughter of Sarayir, dam of the 1,000 Guineas winner Ghanaati, and a great grand-daughter of Height Of Fashion. (16:33)

She is the dam of two winners from three runners and is a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Denaro and to the Group 3 winner Davidoff.

Steve said: "Thought he was an absolute belter of a colt, like the cross of Dark Angel over a Galileo mare, let's hope he is lucky for the owners – he is off to France to be trained by Gavin Hernon. Hopefully, we have got it right, but we loved him. He won't be that early a type but will be a two-year-old runner."

Of the new connections Steve added: "It is a new partnership but they have all been involved in the game for a little while."

Dark Angel crossed with Galileo mares has produced two black-type horses: Angel Bleu, the Group 1-winning juvenile of this year, and the Listed runner-up Wisdom Mind. (15:39)

“He is inevitably going to go to Australia,” Meegan confirmed. “He was a really nice, straightforward horse, quite a robust and compact model and he was a must-buy for my client, OTI Racing. He’s obviously related to a highly-rated horse in Australia and he has a pedigree that should fit the profile down there, so hopefully he will do well down there. He will probably stay in the UK for now, nothing has been discussed, but he will target Cup races in a couple of years.

"You’ll see him in Australia for his three-year-old career and as Tom Melbourne ran until he was seven, it is not a short term project for sure.” (15:25)

Browne admits that it was love at first sight.

"She wasn't on the list, I only pulled her out in the back ring, and I was blown away when I saw her," said Browne. "She is for Jim and I, we joined up to buy her. We gave plenty for her, but she is a very good physical.

"We are hoping that she will come back for the Craven, she is a proper filly. She is the first by the sire I have had, but he was a good racehorse, she is such a good walker and she has such a good shape to her, we loved her, genuinely loved her."

Bred by Biddestone Stud Ltd, the apple of Browne's eye was sold by Barton Stud. She is from the good fillies' family of Winter Hill Stakes (G3) winner Queen's Best, the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) winner Queen's Trust, and traces back to Lucayan Princess, dam of Luso, Warrsan and Needle Gun. (15:16)