Lots catalogued: 269

Lots offered: 248

Lots sold: 218

Lots 100,000gns+ (cumulative): 124

Aggregate: 18,560,500gns (+3%)

Median: 65,000gns (+25%)

Average: 85,140gns (+1%)

% sold: 88% (85%)

Second-best session ever at Book 2, after yesterday's record-breaking session

Top price: Lot 895, Kingman (GB) / Reem (AUS) b,c., from Hazelwood Bloodstock to Juddmonte Farms for 525,000gns

Leading consignors (cumulative, by agg): 1. Tally-Ho Stud, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Ballyhimikin Stud

Leading purchasers (cumulative, by agg): 1. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock, 2. Blandford Bloodstock, 3. SackvilleDonald

Leading sire (cumulative, by agg): 1. Kodiac, 2. Showcasing, 3. Lope De Vega

Leading sire (by av, 2+ sold): 1. No Nay Never, 2. Kingman, 3. Le Havre (21:36)

"Well thanks be to god," said breeder Jimmy Murphy of Redpender. "It is the two-year-old that is the reason for that! He has been marvellous all year.

"But this is a lovely horse himself and the mare is in-foal to Mehmas."

Explaining how he acquired the mare Swirral Edge, Murphy said: "John Ellis, a man who was friendly with PJ Foley, Joe Foley's father, used to race those horses [under the fourth dam] years ago with trainer Mark Tompkins. I have followed the family ever since and this was the only way I could get in with a good line as the rest of them were all too weak. I bought her off trainer David Brown."

The yearling was bought by Anthony Stroud, who also bought the very last lot in the ring today – Lot 1041, a son of Sea The Stars from Fittocks Stud for 200,000gns. He is out of a Sir Percy half-sister to the Australian Group 1 winner Beaten Up, and the Group 3 winner Harris Tweed. (21:14)

"She is a lovely filly," said Elliott. "She is going to Ralph Beckett like a lot of the horses I have bought over the past two weeks. She was one we definitely wanted to go after. I am delighted to buy one from Trevor Stewart and James Hanly, they produce fantastic horses. We love Lope De Vega fillies. Hopefully, it is not too far to fall. She is for a new client."

She is out of Stellar Path (Astronomer Royal), who was a Group 3 winner in France and a Grade 3 winner in the US. She is an own-sister to Sir Patrick Moore, a Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed in Australia.

This filly was bred by James Hanly, Antony Stroud and Trevor Stewart. Ballyhimikn has sold eight horses so far this week for a turnover of 1,482,000gns. The farm is the only consignor in the top six by aggregate to have sold less than ten horses. (20:30)

The half-sister to one winner, out of a half-sister to Godolphin's 2011 1,000 Guineas winner Blue Bunting, was bought by John Ferguson for 180,000gns,

The winning full-sister is called Star Devine, and she has won two races as a three-year-old this year in the US and £92,730. She also finished fourth in the Soaring Softly Stakes (G3) (20:10)

Oliver St Lawrence was underbidder.

The filly is by far the most expensive lot sold in the ring out the mare Shobobb (Shamardal) – her previous best was 18,000gns.

She had a Kodiac filly this spring and was covered by Inns Of Court.

The two-time Group 1-winning sprinter Hello Youmzain was bred on the same Kodiac / Shamardal cross. (18:48)

Michael Fitzpatrick of the farm said: "I love Sea The Moon, he is a very exciting stallion and I think only better things are going to come from him. I think this time next year he is going to be at a different level. He was a middle-distance staying horse and they seem to be more fashionable than the 6f/7f horse.

"This colt is a lovely simple colt, very light on his feet, correct and straightforward horse."

Fitzpatrick added: "I would really like thank my staff, especially Pamela Coogan and Rai Santos, without them none of this would happen. I am only as good as them. The staff start at 5am and are here until 9 o'clock at night. You should see the work they do at home and here. They actually don't have a 'job' with me, because they want to be there. They are not dragging their feet come the morning to be in.

"Pamela and Rai are my core team, they have been with me for 11 years and nine years. They go above and beyond." (18:41)

McElroy added: "She stands over a lot of ground, I think she is going to be quick, she has a lot of presence, and has a lot of class, just everything you like to see in a filly. She will go back to America."

Campanelle was bought by McElroy in 2019 at the October Book 1 Sale for 190,000gns. The filly is owned by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet’s Stables and trained in the US by Wesley Ward. She won last year's Queen Mary Stakes (G2) and Prix Morny Stakes (G1) and collected at Group 1 level this year in the Commonwealth Cup.

McElroy continued: "Hopefully the luck continues, and I think Barbara Bank has already picked out a name for her!"

Ventura Diamond has finished third in the Bengough Stakes (G3) since the catalogue was published. (18:26)

Her younger half-brother by No Nay Never, bred by Lynch Bages with Camas Park Stud, and sold today by the stud, reaped the rewards of her efforts – he was valued in the ring at 450,000gns, bought by Ross Doyle, who was sitting on the stairs in the bidders.

"He is a standout, a very good mover, a very nice horse," said Doyle. "I am not a 100 per cent sure of training plans, they are to be decided. He is just a nice horse, he looks a two-year-old. No Nay Never is very good sire, he has had a great season."

The dam Seatone (Mizzen Mast) was bought here for Camas Park at the 2011 December Mares Sale for 115,000gns from the Juddmonte draft by Charlie Gordon-Watson. She got off to a flying start as a broodmare – her first runner named Romanesque is a Listed performer in Australia. She has bred four winners from five runners, and today's result is her third six-figure yearling sale.

The pedigree stretches back to the Juddmonte-bred Xaar, the European champion two-year-old of 1997 and champion three-year-old of 1998.

Consignor Tim Hyde aid: "He is a beautiful looking colt, really well balanced with a great walk and a magnificent temperament. Every time you pulled him out he just showed as though he knew he is good looking. He comes from a great Juddmonte family, and we actually bought the mare in this yard.

The breeding with No Nay Never has been good for us, we bred Ten Sovereigns amongst other good No Nay Nevers. He is just a really nice horse and a lot of people thought the same.

"We thought he make good money, somewhere north of 200,000gns and the right people got on him. If you take the right horse to the ring, they can make some decent money, if all the veterinary is correct and with a good physical." (17:38)

David O'Callaghan of Yeomanstown Stud, said: "He is big, strong and I am delighted that Demi O'Byrne has bought him as he loved him. I thought he was a very good foal out of an Exceed And Excel mare so a speedy influence to back him up, I was happy to take a chance last year.

"It is as ever a selective market, it is pretty good all considered. There are plenty of people here everyone is working hard."

He is out of Rue Cambon, a half-sister to Gorella, winner of the Beverly D Stakes (G1), to Royal Intervention and Porto Santo, both black-type winners, and to Stars Over The Sea, runner-up in the Loughbrown Stakes (G3).

He is the most expensive yearling by Tweenhills son of by Northern Meteor sold so far at Park Paddocks. Zoustar has had three Group 1 winners in Australia to date, headed by his three-time Group 1 winner Sunlight, winner of the William Reid Stakes, the Newmarket Handicap and the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

The stallion's first covering fee in the UK was £25,000. (16:24)

The January-born colt is a full-brother to King Leonidas, the 2018 Book 2 sales topper when bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for 750,000gns. He is a dual winner, is BHA rated 103 and is in training with John Gosden.

Consignor Adrian O'Brien of Hazelwood Bloodstock said: "What more is there to say than, in a nut shell, we are delighted! The full-brother topped the sale three years ago and it is clearly a cross that works. King Leonidas has had a few setbacks, but he is back on track now and he is clearly a very talented horse.

"I am very flattered that Juddmonte has bought a horse of his quality from our farm, and delighted for the breeder and for everyone. It is just fantastic, we wish them the very best of luck."

Of Reem he added: "She is a tricky breeder, but is in-foal to Too Darn Hot, so fingers crossed."

Underbidder was John Gosden, who was standing on the stairs. When the auctioneer offered him the chance to increase the price from the bid of 525,000gns, the trainer shook his head and walked away.

Simon Mockridge, purchasing on behalf of Juddmonte Farms said: "Physically, a very very nice horse, he has size and scope, a very big hip, a very good walker. Adrian O'Brien and his team has done a very good job.

"It was very clever, he could have been a Book 1 horse, but he brought him to Book 2, he is stand-out here. We liked his brother very much when he was sold here a few years ago and made 750,000gns – he is not a bad horse, he was favourite for the Jersey Stakes, got beaten there and has run back recently after quite lengthy break. I know John Gosden likes him very much, and, of course, John Gosden was underbidder, which I suppose bears that out.

"It is very solid trade and it is heartening to see a lot of people here." (15:32)

"He will either trained by Fabrice Chappet or Henri Devin," reported purchaser Sebastien Desmontils, adding: "He is a very correct horse, he vetted well andis by Sea The Moon who has done really well and has got really good stats. The dam has been producing very good racehorses."

"He was made the final cut from our short list and were fortunate enough to get him. It is very tough to get these horses, we have been outbid quite a few times. We are very pleased, my client really liked the horse and the pedigree as well.

"He looks like he will be a proper three-year-old running over a distance, but Sea The Moon does give them a bit of speed. He was a mile and a half horse but he seems to be producing more milers and ten furlong horses.

"We are very happy – though he was a bit expensive!"

The colt has been bought for the Japanese client Hisaaki Saito, who is investing in French and European racing.

It is the second time in less than a week that the Barnett family and Newsells have combined for a successful sale ring result – the combination sold last week's Book 1 top lot, a filly Sea The Stars out of Best Terms (Lot 411), for 1.5 million guineas to Godolphin.

This colt, like last week's sale topper, is also out of a long-developed Barnett family pedigree – grand-dam Pure Grain was a joint-champion filly in 1995, winner of the Irish Oaks (G1) and Yorkshire Oaks (G1).

This colt's dam Pure Song is dam of Romsdal (Halling), a Listed winner and runner-up in the St Leger Stakes (G1), and Pure Art (Dutch Art), winner of the Pride Stakes (L) . (14:39)

"Obviously we were expecting a nice price due to his full-brother Jazz Club, but you never know," said stud manager Brian McConnon, adding: "And with Anthony Stroud buying this colt hopefully he will end up with a good trainer, it is good for the mare. Jazz Club was rated 87 after winning his maiden andi s now rated 100 after his third placing in the Doncaster £200,000 two-year-old race – you always hope that is going to happen ahead of a sale."

Of the mare, Princess Desire, already the dam of two black-type placed runners, McConnon added: "She has a Ten Sovereigns filly foal, which we might keep. She is not in-foal." (14:22)

"China Horse Club is a big supporter of New Bay, and this mare is breeding some very nice stock. Her two-year-old filly Labaaqa, whom we sold a couple of years back, is lovely. She met with a bit of a set back, but is back in training with John Gosden. CHC owns part of the stallion, they support him well and it is good to see them paid in the ring.

"It is great result, hopefully, this colt is lucky and best of luck to Amo Racing team."

The mare had a colt by Dark Angel this spring.

New Bay has enjoyed a great year in the track, courtesy of his debut Group 1 winner Saffron Beach, winner of this month's Sun Chariot Stakes (G1). She was also bred by the China Horse Club, sold as a foal for 55,000gns. (14:13)

Crisford signed under the Gainsborough Thoroughbreds banner.

The colt is from Mountarmstrong's flagship, speedy "Alexander" family. His dam Pious Alexander is out of the Molecomb Stakes (G3) and Anglesey Stakes (G3) winner Lady Alexander and is a half-sister to Anthem Alexander, winner of the Queen Mary Stakes (G2), runner-up in the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) and third in the Commonwealth Cup (G1), and to Dandy Man, winner of the Palace House Stakes (G3) and third in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).

It is also the family of this year's leading three-year-old filly, the two-time Group 1 winner Mother Earth.

It is a second successful sale by the farm and the pedigree at this year's October Sale – Lot 383 in Book 1, a Galileo colt out of Anthem Alexander, was bought by MV Magnier for 1.1 million guineas, the fourth top price at last week's sale. (13:02)

She is the first foal out of Panmolle (Lawman).

"She is a nice filly," informed Stauffenberg. "I think she might not be the most impressive Frankel, but she has these big flappy ears and her working attitude is excellent, I think you will hear from her.

"She is a nice filly, I am happy with the result. When you sell a Frankel you always think about bigger figures, but it is fine, I have no complaints."

Stauffenberg was not tempted to offer her last week through the Book 1 catalogue, and she is one of four by the Juddmonte sire who will be offered this week, and all are fillies.

"I wanted to have her in Book 2, because she is not a massive as some of the Frankels, so thought she is better off here. I think it paid off."

Of the sale so far, he said: "I have to say that I can't complain at all, we got our horses sold quite well. The market seems to be strong if you come up with a good horse and yesterday's session was incredibly strong, I think we are in good shape."

Since Brexit, equine travel to the UK from Germany has become more complicated, as he explains: "Transport is much more difficult now with the paper work involved but is manageable.

"It is not really the transport issues – we travel over with a Coggins test, but it is not accepted in England. So we need to redo the tests, it is all a nightmare. It creates additional costs and additional hassle."

The filly was purchased online by the Tokyo Thoroughbred Club, a racing syndicate owned by Hidetoshi Yamamoto, a prominent owner in Japan. All the horses owed by the Club are named under a "red" banner. (12:37)

"We bought the mare carrying her first pregnancy in the states," reported Simon Sweeting of Overbury Stud. "Richard Brown was over there, and we set a limit for her. I was watching online and it was knocked down to someone else. Richard rang and said sorry, I closed my ipad. Ten minutes later they rang back, the underbidder had not honoured the bid – we are lucky to have her at all.

"She has done fabulously for us, all her progeny have sold really well. The two-year-old [Spanish Baroque] is twice a winner now and apparently goes for a Listed race in November. She is exciting."

Of this horse and the decision to send the mare to Showcasing, Sweeting said: "He has been fabulous all the way through the sale, I think he deserved that. We wanted to put a bit of substance into the mare, some of her foals have been a little bit light. It was a toss up between him and Kingman, and we thought he would give the foal a bit more substance.

"The mare has a filly by Night Of Thunder, which is a super foal, who we are very excited by. She is entered in December, but we might have a rethink now."

The mare is in-foal to the farm's highly exciting young stallion Ardad.

"This year couldn't have been better for him," enthused Sweeting. "He has got the fastest two-year-old of the year and hopefully he can go on next year. It has been a lot of fun and we have been very fortunate. Hopefully, Ardad can stay healthy and keep on going. He covered 165 mares this spring. He has got a good book and we are very much looking forward to next year."

Of Ardad's pricing for 2022, Sweeting laughed: "We are discussing his fee at the end of this week, we plan to sort it out on Friday afternoon." (12:22)

The colt is out of the Lawman two-year-old winner Notary from the family of the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes winner Virtual and Iceman, winner of the Champagne Stakes (G2) and third in the Middle Park Stakes (G1). Notary was bred by Cheveley Park Stud, purchased by Jill Lamb Bloodstock for 17,000gns at the July Sale in 2017. (11:14)

The colt is out of Myturn (Rock Of Gibraltar), a three-quarters sister to the German Group 1 winner Temida (Oratorio)and from the Juddmonte-produced family of the Charles Whittingham Handicap (G1) winner Midships. (11:08)

The colt was bred by Norelands Bloodstock and Emma Capon Bloodstock and was bought by Ballyhimikin here last December for 55,000gns.

He is out of the juvenile winner Music And Dance (Galileo), a half-sister to Bowerman, winner of the Diamond Stakes (G3) and from the amazing family of Banks Hill, Cacique, Champs Elysees, Intercontinental, Heat Haze and Dansili (10:23)

Lots catalogued: 270

Lots offered: 247

Lots sold: 212

Lots 100,000gns+: 63

Aggregate: 18,935,500gns (+24%)*

Median: 70,000gns (+35%)*

Average: 89,318gns (+27%)*

% sold: 86% (85%)

*Record for a Book 2 session

Top price: Lot 604: Night Of Thunder (IRE) / Harlequin Girl (GB) ch,c. from Rathbarry Stud to Dwayne Woods for 375,000gns

Leading consignors (cumulative, by agg): 1. Ballyhimikin Stud, 2. Tally-Ho Stud, 3. Baroda Stud

Leading purchasers (cumulative, by agg): 1. SackvilleDonald, 2. Blandford Bloodstock, 3. Stroud Coleman Bloodstock

Leading sire (by agg): 1. Kodiac, 2. Lope De Vega, 3. Showcasing

Leading sire (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Night Of Thunder, 2. Le Havre, 3. Kingman (21:36)

The final figures will be online shortly (21:28)

Her first progeny to go through the ring gets a result today for the Mrs Dancers Syndicate – the Galileo filly fetching 320,000gns.

"She is an exemplary filly for her age [May foal]," said consignor Luke Barry of Manister House Stud. "She is a good mix of her dam and her sire. She has great quality, looks sharp and Mrs Danvers has put a lot of strength into her. We brought her here to stand out. There was plenty of interest in her and lots of people followed her in."

She was bought online by Yulong Investments and Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland. (21:26)

The son of Scat Daddy stands in the US, and it was US-based buyer Justin Casse, standing with Joseph O'Brien in the bidders, who was successful at 205,000gns for this filly offered by The Castlebridge Consignment on behalf of breeder Newstead Breeding.

She is a grand-daughter of Leariva (Irish River), winner of the Grade 1 International Stakes, and aGroup 2 and Group 3 winner in France. Third dam Leandra was a Group 2 winner in France and was a Group 1 runner-up. (21:11)

The farm offered its Cracksman colt, a half-brother to Dubai Honour (Pride Of Dubai), winner of the Prix Dollar (G2) and the Prix Guilliaume d'Omano (G2) since the catalogue was published, and got a 200,000gns return. He was bought by Anthony Stroud.

Mondelice (Montjeu) had already been a star in the sale ring for Taroka – Dubai Honour was sold at Book 2 in 2019 making 110,000gns, while her 2019 filly by Wootton Bassett, now called Minion, made 160,000gns.

Mondelice was bought in 2017 by Meridian International at the December Mares Sale for 75,000gns.

It is the joint second-best yearling sale so far for Darley sire Cracksman (Frankel), a champion three-year-old colt and a four-time Group 1 winner. His first crop are yearlings of this year. (20:52)

"It is a fantastic result, in the region of double what we'd thought!" admitted Thornton. "Going into the ring, we knew we had good people behind us, but we didn't expect that! When she went to 150,000gns, I thought then we might get to 200,000gns, then when she went on I did a 'Del Boy' and had to step back!

"It is a complete credit to Jonny Sutton, the stud groom, he has done a hell of a job with her and turned her inside out. If you look at the pictures of her online, and look at her now, and they were only taken ten days ago, she has really changed."

Of the filly's behaviour at Park Paddocks, Thornton said: "She has been exemplary. She has never put a foot wrong, she is very uncomplicated. You can never be sure until you get in there, but we were confident. She is by far the best daughter out of Midnight Thooughts and, as this is a business, we have put her in the sale, and we have got a great result."

Midnight Thoughts (Henrythenavigator) was purchased in the US privately by Appletree when she was carrying to Tapit. She ​is now in-foal to Pinatubo and had an Oasis Dream colt this spring. He is a full-brother to the mare's 2017 filly Tomorrow's Dream, who was a Listed and Group placed runner.

"Paul is over the moon, he watched it online," smiled Thornton. " We have had some indifferent results today, we washed our face with one, we have taken one home and then we had her. It makes a huge difference. It is nice to know that people like John Gosden and Anthony Stroud, the underbidder, have the confidence in the farm. And it is great for the mare and for everybody that she is going into training with John Gosden."

Appletree is now finished for Book 2, and the team is heading home – but the journey will be delayed until tomorrow morning, the team staying up to enjoy a few well-deserved celebratory drinks tonight.

Buyer Richard Brown was very enthusiastic about the filly's purchase.

"She is an extremely attractive filly," he said. "She has come from a very good young farm in Gloucestershire. She put up a fantastic show out there, and I have seen her a lot! We were absolutely lights out to get her, but John and I were both extremely keen to get her, and she has been bought for a client of ours."

Brown added: "John thought she was the outstanding Kingman filly in the sale, and so did I, and he probably knows more about Kingman than I! But she is a lovely classy elegant filly, and with a proper page. She is gorgeous so we had to go strong."

Of today's sale, Brown said: "The market feels very strong. We had a very frustrating morning and bid on a lot of horses before lunchtime, it wasn't going very well. But we have just bought a couple there and she was certainly at the top of the list so we are delighted to get her." (20:33)

Invincible Spirit and a Galileo have produced 11 black-type horses: eight black-type winners and four Group winners, including Magna Grecia, winner of the Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes and the 2000 Guineas (19:49)

"Some of these foals turn around, and some don't," explained a realistic Railton. "I particularly liked him as a foal and some of them work and some of them don't. The life of a pinhooker is not a straightforward one, and I am incredibly lucky to be surrounded by some exceptional people, who keep me upright.

"I feel very privileged to have the people around me that I do. It is the people who show faith in us as a company and our organisation. We have some loyal supporters, both involved in this horse and other horse. I am very grateful for all the people who support us in the good times and the bad times."

The colt was bred by Newsells Park Stud and Lady Francesca, a Listed-placed winner, is a half-sister to the dual Group 3 winner Purr Along (Mount Nelson). (17:54)

When asked why he wants to have horses trained on the other side of the world, Wilson, who "in a former life" worked for ten years on The Sun's racing desk, said: "It is obvious, really isn't it?

"I live in Kent, but I would never have a horse in training in England. It is just a joke. I have had horses in Australia come tenth and pick up £1,500. It is not a deciding factor, but it is indicative of what is going on. If you look at Australia, I have seen 90-rated horses placed in Group 1s. And if you have a horse who does have ability...."

He added: "I am not really rich enough to support British racing."

Of this horse, another good sale today for Ballyhimikin Stud, Wilson said: "He is very classy, he vetted superbly, he is a standout at this sale. I also bought one by Australia last week [Lot 174]. If everything goes badly there is quite a bit of stamina in both pedigrees, though this horse has a bit more speed."

Wilson describes his now business background as "property, buying and renting out as well as other investments" and says, "It was a great day when I exited journalism!"

He watches his international string race from the comfort of his own home.

"I set the alarm to watch the horses run in Australia, and for [the French-based horses] I have Equidia in the kitchen," he smiles. "I don't need to go and watch them physically. When they lose it is nice to turn around and make a cup of tea then have to get in the car and drive to different country to get home!"

Neasham took her licence out in 2020, and has a pretty impressive start to her training career. She won the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas with Mo’unga, the Group 1 Doomben Cup and Group 2 A.D Hollindale Stakes with Zaaki. The start of the Australian 2021/22 season saw her win the Group 1 Winx Stakes with Mo’unga. (17:04)

She boasts a fine pedigree – Ionic is an Intello half-sister to Prudenzia, dam of the Mackinnon Stakes (G1) winner Magic Wand, who was a runner-up eight times at the highest level, and of Chicquita (Montjeu), a champion three-year-old in Ireland in 2013.

"She is for SBA Racing and goes to William Haggas," said purchaser Ed Sackville. "She is a lovely filly with a lovely pedigree, and has been bought as a breeding prospect to join the broodmare band. SPA owns the stakes-winning fillies Frenetic and Geocentric."

Chicquita is already a stakes producer – her daughter Nicest (American Pharoah) finished third in this year's Irish Oaks (G1) and Ribblesdale Stakes (G2)

Lope De Vega topped the Book 1 sires' list by aggregate – his 37 lots sold produced at turnover of 9,460,000gns. His average of 255,676gns was the eighth-best for those stallions with two or more lots sold.

Sackville later went to 200,000gns for Lot 700, a bay colt by Kingman and sold by Rory Mahon's Mountain View Stud. Out of Longing (Galileo) a half-sister to Ladies First (Dutch Art), winner of the Atalanta Stakes (G3)and the Listed Dick Hern Fillies Stakes.

"He has been bought for Mrs Fitri Hay, Kingman needs no explaining and this one is out of a Galileo mare from a nice female family. Training plans are undecided," said Sackville.

SackvilleDonald is Day 1's busiest buyer, the only purchaser to have bought ten or more horse today. (16:03)

"He's by a great stallion and he's a lovely correct model for what I want," said Kinane. "That's the first one I've tried on today, but good horses are hard to buy. I bought five last week [at Book 1]."

"We bought the mare as a three-year-old in training and sent her to trainer Henri Devin and she won a Listed race and a Group 3," recalled joint-breeder Stewart. "We are very happy result, really nice first foal, good walking, good strong individual. It is a nice start for the mare, who is at Ballyhimikin, and she had a colt by Sea The Stars this spring."

The family features a significant update – under the third dam is this year's St Leger (G1) winner Hurricane Lane.

The Ballyhimikin breeding team also sold Lot 625 for 165,000gns, bought by Mountarmstrong Stud. A filly by Exceed And Excel, she is another first foal for her mare – this time out of the Immediate (Oasis Dream). She was bred by Juddmonte and bought by Stroud Coleman for 65,000gns at the Tattersalls Mares Sale in 2015. (15:11)

"He is a stunning colt, for me the best colt in the sale," said Woods, adding: "He is very strong, and probably the cleanest Night Of Thunder I have ever seen – conformationally, strength, he has it all for me. Rathbarry is a wonderful producer of horse and he goes to Sean now."

Sean Woods said of the immediate plans for the colt: "He'll have a bit of time out, and he'll come to us in January at Shalfleet. He is for a client."

A March foal, the colt is out of Harlequin Girl (Where Or When), the dam of two winners, including his full-sister Hanaady, who won at Nottimgham last week on her second career start. She is a 2019 foal.

Rathbarry Stud's Francis Woods bought the colt privately as a foal from Genesis Green Stud and he said: "He is a lovely colt, and a horse with a great mind. He is lovely to do anything with, just a pleasure. The sister won for Ed Dunlop, which just brought everything together – it has proved that the mare can get a winner by the full-sister, it gave some people some confidence. He looks fast, he vetted very well and everything went according to plan."

But Woods, who has much experience buying and selling horses, added: "It is still a surprise the price on him." (14:44)

He added: "Seriously, she is a lovely shape, she looks a runner, the sire has had a great year. We would have liked to have had her for a little less, the good ones are making their money. She has been bought for Andrew Rosen, a long-standing friend and client of the farm. We have seen this filly around, she is bred by the Jennings family, who have bred a lot of good horses. They have had all this family.

We are just trying to find a really nice filly who might work out and then have good residual value to go back the farm to breed together.

The filly already shared by the pair is called Theory Of Music, a full-sister to Turret Rocks, dam of last week's Lot 321. (14:35)

Norris bought this colt by leading French sire Siyouni from the Floors Farming dispersal, held here at last December's Foal and Mare Sale. The April-born colt is out of Fusion (Cape Cross), a daughter of Flirtation (Pursuit Of Love) and a half-sister to Attraction, the 2003 and 2004 champion two and three-year-old filly and Floors Farming's flag-bearer. (13:47)

"We have had some success with the stallion and we thrilled to get this horse,"said Balding. "He passed our various lookers, and was one of top picks of the ones we have seen over the three days."

"Some success" is no less than training the sire's leading filly Alcohol Free to two Group 1 successes this year – the Coronation Stakes (G1) and Sussex Stakes.

The trainer updated: "Alcohol Free is in good form, conformations for Saturday's Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes will be out soon, and it is all systems go."

Balding lost his top spot on the British trainers' table after his rival Godolphin's trainer Charlie Appleby's successful weekend, but he was realistic about the demotion into second place.

"It was inevitable I am afraid! We were probably punching above our weight for a good while there, but it is what it is and natural order has been restored!" he laughed. "We have had a wonderful season."

This purchase is the first foal out off Fleeting Fancy, a Galileo daughter of Just Pretending (Giant's Causeway), the Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial (G3) winner, a runner-up in the Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) and third home in both the Irish Oaks (G1) and the Irish 1000 Guineas (G1) (12:59)

"He looks a very fast early two-year-old, the full-sister won the Group race at the weekend and Mehmas has done unbelievably well, "said Stroud of his purchase. "He comes from Tally-Ho, which is a fabulous foundation for these two-year-olds and he goes to Simon Crisford."

Stroud obviously was one good form having watching Native Trial, bought by him for Godolphin at this year's Tattersalls Craven Sale for 210,000gns from Norman Williamson. Stroud explained the thinking behind the purchase in April.

"He had a very good stride length, and he has a pedigree," outlined the buyer. "All the good breeze up I have bought, such as Society Rock or Sir Gerry, they all had good pedigree. At the end of the day, they might breeze well but, for us, they need some pedigree. Norman Williamson does an excellent job, gives them a good education, they are well presented. He was the only horse bought for Godolphin at the Craven Sale, we zeroed in on him.

Stroud updated: "He has come out of the race well, he knows he had a race. but has come out of it well. He is the first breeze-up horse to be champion two-year-old, which is good for the breeze-up consignors and good for us that we bought him!" (12:44)

The colt is the first foal out of Faay, a full-sister to 2015's European champion older sprinter and champion older mare Mecca's Angel (Dark Angel), twice a winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1), and to Markaz, the two-time Group 3 winner and sire.

In 2019, Longways breezed a Siyouni filly and sold her for £450,000. Named Al Raya, the filly achieved a BHA rating high of 102 and won a Group 3. Longways previously sold the Jersey Stakes (G3) winner Le Brivido, one of the first by the sire on the stakes-winning map. (12:09)

"A lovely filly by a top fillies' sire," said purchaser Tom Goff. "This is the lovely family of Moonlight Cloud, a George Strawbridge family. This is a classy filly with lots of scope, a good mover and a really lovely individual. The full-sister is a nice filly in France and the Siyouni has been placed. It is a smart family and I like buying from Grove, it is a very good hotel." (11:50)

Elbereth was a good racemare – a Listed winner she was placed 15 times, including seconds in the Dahlia Stakes (G2) and the Bosphorus Cup (G2). She also finished third in the Grand Premio del Jockey Club (G1) and fourth in the Coronation Stakes (G1).

Both sires achieved their debut Group 1 winners this summer in their respective positions in this pedigree – Mount Nelson got off the mark at the highest level as a broodmare sire when Zellie was successful in the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), while Gleneagles is sire of Loving Dream, winner of the Prix de Royallieu (G1).

This chesnut filly was sold by Charlock Stud, the property of Old Barn Cottage Stud and bred by David Taylor, who owned the mare as a racehorse.

"She is lovely filly, a good mover, she has a great walk," said David Brocklehurst of Charlock Stud. "She had lots of vettings, and all who vetted on her bid on her, too. The mare was a tough international runner and she boards with us. It is our best result at Tattersalls for a little while.

"We sell a Showcasing colt later today out of Maleficent Queen [Lot 731] – she and Elbereth met on the racecourse in the Listed 1m2f Rothesay Stakes, the race won by Maleficent Queen." (10:35)

She is out of the Green Desert mare Ego, a Listed winner and fourth-placed in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes. She is the dam of ten winners, including three Listed-placed runners. (10:25)

He was bred by the Pocock family out of the mare Edessa, bought by BBA Ireland in 2017 for €26,000.

Sioux Nation, winner of the Norfolk Stakes (G3) and the Phoenix Stakes (G1) as a two-year-old, was available to breeders at a starting fee of €12,500 in 2019. (10:16)

“Book 1 of last year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale was widely regarded as a sale which showed remarkable resilience in the face of the well-documented challenges which we all endured, which makes the gains achieved this week even more creditable.

“Year after year Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale showcases the finest British, Irish, French and German-bred yearlings, and year after year these yearlings go on to achieve extraordinary racecourse success on the global stage. Even by the lofty standards of Book 1, 2021 has been a truly phenomenal year with the world’s highest rated three-year-old, ST MARK’S BASILICA, the world’s highest-rated miler PALACE PIER, dual Classic winner HURRICANE LANE, Europe’s highest-rated two-year-old NATIVE TRAIL and the highest-rated Turf horse in America, DOMESTIC SPENDING, all purchased at October Book 1, and it is this consistent success which brings so many of the world’s leading buyers to the sale.

“While the figures may not have returned to the dizzy heights of 2019, and the very top of the market has made an adjustment, the average, median and clearance rate have all improved significantly and the turnover have also climbed, despite a smaller catalogue. Particularly encouraging has been the depth and diversity amongst the buyers in all sectors of the market. Nine different buyers have bought yearlings for 750,000 guineas or more and in addition to the strong British and Irish participation, buyers from Abu Dhabi, Australia, Bahrain, China, Dubai, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the USA have all made significant contributions.

“Particularly notable has been the powerful American contingent. They have been a real feature of October Book 1 in recent years and the extraordinary level of racecourse success has driven even greater demand with around 50 Book 1 yearlings acquired over the past three days heading across the Atlantic. Turf racing in America continues to grow and thrive and American buyers have clearly identified Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale as the premier source of superior Turf horses.

“In addition to the major impact of the international buyers, it has also been rewarding to see that the lucrative £20,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus Scheme continues to entice buyers at all levels of the Book 1 market. Owners in Britain and Ireland have been rewarded with almost £7,000,000 in bonus prize-money since the scheme's inception in 2016 and to see so many owners, syndicates and trainers busy this week is a tribute to the enduring appeal of the Book 1 Bonus.

“Above all, after the rigours of last year, it has been a pleasure to have welcomed so many people back to Park Paddocks. We now turn our attention to Books 2, 3 and 4 of the 2021 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and look forward to sustaining the momentum established this week at Europe’s premier yearling sale. (19:03)

Lots catalogued: 502

Lots offered: 452

Lots sold: 375

Lots 500,000gns+: 30 (30)

Lots 1,000,000gns+: 5 (9)

Aggregate: 86,369,000gns (+5%)

Median: 160,000gns (+23%)

Average: 230,317gns (+3%)

% sold: 83% (79%)

Top price: Lot 411 by Sea The Stars ex Best Terms, ch,f., from Newsells Park Stud Ltd to Godolphin = 1,500,000gns

Leading consignors (cumulative, by agg): 1. Newsells Park Stud, 2. Watership Down Stud, 3. The Castlebridge Consignment

Leading purchasers (cumulative, by agg): 1. Godolphin, 2. M V Magnier, 3. Blandford Bloodstock

Leading sire (by agg): 1. Lope De Vega, 2. Kingman, 3. Sea The Stars

Leading sire (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Galileo, 2. Dubawi, 3. Frankel ()

Lots catalogued: 167

Lots offered: 149

Lots sold: 125

Aggregate: 31,052,000gns (-7%)

Median: 180,000gns (+20%)

Average: 248,416gns (-6%)

% sold: 84% (82%)

Top price: Lot 411 by Sea The Stars ex Best Terms, ch,f., from Newsells Park Stud Ltd to Godolphin = 1,500,000gns (19:07)

This year the farm has sold 22 lots for a turnover of 10,785,000gns. It is the farm's second-best aggregate at the sale after its 2018 record-breaking total of 11,055,000gns achieved in 2018.

For the second year in succession the farm sold the Book 1 top-priced lot – at the 2020 sale Newsells sold the Galileo filly out of Shastye to M V Magnier for 3,400,000gns, the sixth top price ever at the sale and the third top-priced filly.

Newsells' average was 490,227gns, second behind Stauffenberg Bloodstock's 575,000gns for two lots sold. (18:55)