December Foal Sale D1 statistics: + / - % compared with 2021

Lots catalogued: 306 (238)

Lots offered: 270 (204)

Lots sold: 189 (171)

Aggregate: 3,128,300gns (+19%)

Median: 13,000gns (+30%)

Average: 16,552gns (+8%)

% sold: 70% (84%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. Barton Stud, 2. Selwood Bloodstock, 3. Tweenhills Farm & Stud

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. Glenvale Stud, 2. Blandford Bloodstock / Wardley Bloodstock, 3. BBA Ireland

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sergei Prokofiev, 2. Havana Grey, 3. Oasis Dream

Leading sires (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Mohaather, 2. Iffraaj, 3. Bated Breath

The top five

1. Lot 486: Mohaather (GB) / Lady Freyja (GB) B.C. (GB) >> Brook Stud >> Joe Foley >> 80,000gns

2. Lot 346: Bated Breath (GB) / Naqaawa (IRE) B.F. (GB) >> Carisbrooke Stud >> Blandford Bloodstock / Wardley Bloodstock >> 80,000gns

3. Lot 470: Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) / Music Lesson (GB) B.C. (GB) >> Selwood Bloodstock >> Glenvale Stud >> 72,000gns

4. Lot 446: Earthlight (IRE) / Some Spirit (IRE) B.C. (GB) >> Barton Stud >> Yeomanstown Stud >> 65,000gns

5. Lot 336: Iffraaj (GB) / La Napoule (GB) Ch.C. (GB) >> Baroda Stud, Ireland >> Roger Marley >> 55,000gns (19:36)

Lot 486: "He looks a weapon," said purchaser Joe Foley.

"He's a dinger!" said consignor Dwayne Woods.

It pretty safe to say that both parties on both sides of the transaction for this colt by the Showcasing first-crop sire Mohaather liked him... a lot.

Foley had to go to 80,000gns to buy the April colt out of the Mayson mare Lady Freya and he said: "He is a real Showcasing, he is a really good example. He is a lovely colt and the mother was good, she was rated 90 and was useful. We bought a Ribchester filly from the same family here in Book 3 [Lot 1655].

"I underbid Mohaather as yearling – he was a really high-class racehorse and we were very keen to buy one by him. This one just looks a proper Showcasing type of horse."

Of future plans, Foley added: "He looks like a racehorse and we will try and make him a racehorse – when he was getting to 40-50,000gns he started to get into racing money!"

Foley does, of course, stand Soldier's Call, the son of Showcasing, at Ballyhane Stud. He had first yearlings this year.

Woods of Brook Stud was delighted with the sale of his colt, and he said: "He was bought by superlative judges, and he is a horse who will go forward and make up into a proper yearling."

Of the decision in 2021 to use Mohaather on the four-time winner Lady Freya, who is a half-sister to Party Boss and Countrywide Flame, Woods outlined: "He was a new sire, he is an absolutely stunning horse and he was very well priced." (19:12)

Lot 470: today's good vibes for Sergei Prokofiev continue and Charles Shanahan, signing under the Glenvale banner, has to go to 70,000gns to secure this colt offered by Selwood Bloodstock, bred by Selwood with Seascape Bloodstock.

"The sire seems to be getting gorgeous looking horses from what we have seen," said Shanahan. "He was obviously in training at Ballydoyle and it was thought he had an awful lot of potential. From his stock that we have seen, we thought it would be great to get one looking like the one that we have bought.

"We are thrilled to get one that looks like he does – he is a great mover, has loads of scope, loads of strength, everything you look for in a foal that you want to sell on as a yearling. He was definitely the one we wanted to buy today."

Shanahan added: "I so impressed with his stock, Flash [Conroy] collected one earlier today so we are very keen on the sire and let's hope for everyone he can kick on over the next two years. This colt goes back to Ireland and Glenvale."

The March-born colt is out of Music Lesson (Dutch Art), who was placed six times at two and three. She has had one runner who is a winner – Dajarus, a son of Holy Roman Emperor who won as a two-year-old last year.

She is a half-sister to three stakes placed runners and was covered this spring by Oasis Dream. (18:42)

Lot 446: the first in the ring this week by Darley's young Shamardal sire Earthlight fetches 65,000gns. The colt was sold by Barton Stud on behalf of breeder Ladyswood Stud and was purcahsed by Yeomanstown Stud.

"He is a cracking colt, bred at Ladyswood, which is a lovely farm and they are great people, we love selling for them," said Tom Blain of Barton Stud. "The colt came here and performed well and we got a good price, I hope Yeomanstown does well with him. I have seen him throughout the year, he has been with us for five or six weeks and has been very straightforward and very professional. He is just really nice type, and I like the stock that I have seen by Earthlight."

The colt's dam Some Spirit (Invincible Spirit), who was runner-up in the Fairy Bridge Stakes (G3) and is an own-sister to One Spirit, winner of the Whitehead Memorial Stakes (L) and placed in three Group races, has had a new winner this year – her three-year-old of 2022 named Stirling (Frankel) was successful in October.

The Wiltshire-based Ladyswood Farm is owned by Alex Frost, who is CEO of the UK Tote Group and this spring the breeder covered Some Spirit with Ardad.

The family boasts such good horses as Diktat, the champion sprinter of 1999, and the fourth dam on the page is Park Appeal, the champion two-year-old filly in England and Ireland of 1984 and dam of the influential sire Cape Cross and grand-dam of Iffraaj. (17:53)

Lot 422: Ringfort Stud sells this colt by Arizona to MC Bloodstock for 45,000gns. The colt is a half-brother to five winners from seven runners, and seven foals of racing age, three of whom have been BHA rated over 80.

Dam Becuille (Redback) is a half-sister to Bushranger, the champion two-year-old in England and France of 2008 and winner of the Middle Park Stakes (G1), the Prix Morny (G1), the Anglesey Stakes (G3) and placed second in the Windsor Castle Stakes and third in the National Stakes (G1).

There were three lots by the Castle Hyde Stud-based sire catalogued in this week's sale, Lot 452 the third due through the ring later today. (17:16)

Lot 397 and Lot 398: Fran Woods of Abbeylands Farm goes to 44,000gns for this Saxon Warrior colt (Lot 397), the third foal out of Fulminate (Charm Spirit), sold by Tweenhills Stud.

Fulminate was a winner at two, but her two immediate female ancestors were both Group 1 winners – her dam Quiff (Sadler's Wells) won the Yorkshire Oaks (G1) and was runner-up in the St Leger, and her grand-dam Wince, won the 1,000 Guineas (G1) and the Fred Darling Stakes (G3).

"He is a nice sort, and will be for resale," reported Woods. "He has a great walk and is by a sire who looks as though he is going the right way."

It is a long-developed Juddmonte family and Fulminate was bought at the Tattersalls July Horses In Training Sale 2019 by Tweenhills Farm & Stud for 30,000gns.

The stud also sold Lot 398 for 45,000gns – a colt by Tweenhills' new sire Kameko, the winner of the 2,000 Guineas and the Futurity Stakes and by Kitten's Joy.

Bred by David Redvers Bloodstock, the colt is out of The Chemist (Dutch Art), who was bought at the December Sale 2020 for 42,000gns from Cheveley Park Stud. Her first foal by Unfortunately has run twice and finished fourth of ten at Wolverhampton on November 12.

Lynn Lodge Stud was the successful purchaser of the Kameko colt. (16:04)

Lot 346: "She is by Bated Breath and I am breathless," laughed breeder Yvonnes Jacques after selling this filly by the sire for 80,000gns to Blandford Bloodstock and Wardley Bloodstock.

The filly is the second foal out of the Shamardal mare Naqaawa, the winner of one race and placed in the John Musker Stakes (L). She is a half-sister to six winners, including the Listed winner Shaqira (Redoute's Choice). She was bred by Shadwell and bought by Jacques and Brian Grassick Bloodstock for 180,000gns at the Tattersalls December Males Sale 2018.

When asked to expand on her reasons for selecting the Juddmonte sire Bated Breath for the mare, Jacques, who was with advisor Cathy Grassick, said: "The Shamardal / Danehill cross has worked really well, Hello Youmzain is bred on a similar cross. It was important to give the mare a solid start with a proven horse. She went to Showcasing first time and that yearling is with Andy Oliver."

"She is a beautiful mare," added Jacques. "I would love to keep all my stock, but it is not practical, we are trying all the time to make all the right decisions. We try and sell a few foals. The mare is not in-foal, but is going to Dark Angel this spring."

Buyer Tom Goff, who was standing in the bidders, said: "She has been bought for stud owner Rupert Gregson-Williams, who has a lovely farm in Surrey, an establishing and growing farm. She is a beautiful filly from a very good farm and with a lovely back pedigree. She has loads of class and quality, a good body and good movement. She could race or could come back here next year, we will see how she progresses through the year." (14:44)

Lot 336: the first to 50,000gns is a son of Iffraaj out of the winning Piccolo mare La Napoule and sells for 55,000gns.

She is the dam of four winners from four runners – her two-year-old of this year Tyndrum Gold (Muhaarar), an October Book 3 graduate, was a Kempton winner on his debut at the beginning of the month for trainer Roger Varian.

This foal is the most expensive progeny sale for the mare so far. He was sold by Baroda Stud on the behalf of breeder Copgrove Hall Stud and the farm manager Brian O'Rourke said: "He is a lovely foal, always been a good sort and homebred by the farm. The mare is doing well and her latest winner has obviously helped – he looks a smart sort. We are very happy with that price."

The mare, who is a daughter of Peggy Spencer, dam of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes winner La Cucaracha (Piccolo), who was also a two-time Group 3 winner, is in-foal to Ardad. She was bred by the late Guy Reed.

The successful buyer Roger Marley said: “He’s been bought for a pinhooking syndicate so he’ll come back for resale. I thought he was a nice, square colt and the dam is proven. I thought he was a no-brainer. We’ll be trying again for the rest of this week so we’ll see how we get on.” (14:14)

Lot 297 and Lot 303: two more foals by Sergei Prokofiev prove attractive to buyers – Lot 297, out of the winning Cape Cross mare Cape Liberty and bred by Gregory Saveall-Green, is bought by Whitsbury from Barton Stud for 30,000gns, Ed Harper in the ring and in charge of bidding.

He is Cape Liberty's second foal – her first foal, Liberty Lane (Teofilo), won by 5l on his career debut at Nottingham at the beginning of October and looks a very promising type.

After the successful Nottingham debut, jockey Clifford Lee said to the Racing Post: "That felt very good, Liberty Lane travelled well throughout and relished the ease in the ground. He's a lovely horse, tries hard and had been working really well at home. He's a big colt but he's so chilled out and relaxes really nicely."

Bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, the promising colt holds entries in next year's Irish 2,000 Guineas and Irish Derby.

Cape Liberty is a half-sister to two international stakes winners – Abby Hatcher (Acclamation), winner of the Grade 3 Chicago Stakes, and Purciaretta (Cotai Glory), a Listed winner in Italy. It is the extended family of the champion Poet's Word and the Group 1-placed juvenile Beckford.

She was bought not in-foal by Saveall-Green for just 1,000gns at the Tattersalls December Sale in 2020.

Four lots later Amanda Skiffington goes to 36,000gns for the Fittocks Stud-consigned colt out of the winning mare Liberisque (Equiano), a daughter of the Finale Stakes (L) winner Jane Austen. The colt was bred by Andrew Bengough & Partners. (13:23)

Lot 291: a morning for new foal sires – Glenvale Stud goes to 40,000gns for the Sergei Prokofiev colt sold by W. H. R. John & Partners. The April-born foal is out of the three-time winner Livella Fella (Strategic Prince), who is the dam of one winner from two runners – Mai Alward (Havana Grey), a winner and placed once from three British starts.

Sergei Prokofiev, a son of Scat Daddy, stands at Whitsbury Manor Stud, and the farm will be hoping the sire can emulate Havana Grey's achievements of this year. (12:52)

Lot 274: the first foal this week to top 40,000gns is this colt by Without Parole, purchased by Julie Woods' Woodstock for 46,000gns. A first foal out of the Mukhadram mare Image Of The Moon, he has been purchased by Wood as a racing prospect.

"We had some success this year with Rich by Cracksman, who is obviously a son of Frankel," said Woods. "So this year I thought I'd get in on the Frankel line again and his first-season sire son Without Parole. This is a nice foal, he looks quite compact at the moment, has a touch of class and is a good walker. It is a nice page and he was popular, but I thought he is nice enough to be one to go for."

Rich was bought by Woodstock at the February Sale 2021 for 26,000gns. He won his maiden at Newbury on his debut start in May and then finished mid-division in September's Rockfel Stakes (G2). (12:20)

Lot 244: Archdale Bloodstock and Ard Erin Stud go to 34,000gns for the Invincible Army colt out of Doors To Manual (Royal Academy), sold by Belmont Stud.

Doors To Manual has produced two winners, headed by the well-named Safety Check (Dubawi), very successful in Dubai with victories in the Zabeel Mile (G2) and twice a winner of the Al Fahidi Fort Stakes (G2).

The mare is a half-sister to the Critérium de Saint-Cloud (G1) hero Marchand De Sable, and the winner of another seven Group 2 and 3 races in France.

There are a further three lots due through the ring this week by the Yeomanstown Stud-based son of Invincible Spirit, whose first-crop yearlings averaged 52,696gns across the Tattersalls group's yearling sales in Britain and Ireland this autumn.

Nico Archdale of Archdale Bloodstock has joined forces with Tom and Davy Brickley, the brothers from Ard Erin Stud, who had a great season with their foal to yearling pinhooks at Tattersalls enjoying a top price of 270,000gns given by Oliver St Lawrence at October Book 2 for their colt out of Shortmile Lady and by Exceed And Excel. The colt had been purchased as a foal at the Tattersalls December Sale 2021 for 50,000gns.

Shortmile Lady is now the dam of the exciting juvenile Sakheer, winner of the Mill Reef Stakes (G2), and her foal of this year by Sea The Stars is due to sell this week as Lot 1052 from Yellowford Farm. (11:37)

Lot 239: the first foal to sell in the Tattersalls sale ring by new sire Without Parole makes 28,000gns.

The colt was sold by Galloway Stud and is out of the Sea The Moon mare Rachel Zane, who was placed as a three-year-old. She is a half-sister to Queen Blossom (Jeremy), winner of the Park Express Stakes (G3) and the Santa Barbara Stakes (G3). As a dam Queen Blossom has made a bright start to her second career – she is dam of a winner no less than Blue Rose Cen, winner of the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac for trainer Christopher Head and owner Yeguada Centurion SL.

He was purchased by Aughamore Stud. (11:18)

December Yearling Sale statistics: + / - % compared with 2021

Lots catalogued: 186 (200)

Lots offered: 151 (164)

Lots sold: 130 (145)

Aggregate: 4,501,500gns (-11%)

Median: 22,000gns (-19%)

Average: 34,627gns (-1%)

% sold: 86% (88%)

Leading consignors (by agg): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Whatton Manor Stud, 3. Shadwell Estate Company Ltd.

Leading purchasers (by agg): 1. A C Elliott, 2. BBA Ireland, 3. Yeomanstown Stud

Leading sires (by agg): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Ten Sovereigns, 3. Oasis Dream

Leading sires (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Sea The Stars, 2. Ten Sovereigns, 3. Showcasing

The top five

1. Lot 80: Sea The Stars (IRE) / Swizzle Stick (IRE) B.F. (IRE) >> Whatton Manor Stud >> A C Elliott, Agent >> 260,000gns

2. Lot 154: Dubawi (IRE) / Fadhayyil (IRE) Ch.C. (GB) >> Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. >> Yeomanstown Stud >> 180,000gns

3. Lot 6: No Nay Never (USA) / Lady Corsica (IRE) Br.C. (IRE) >> The Castlebridge Consignment >> BBA Ireland >> 155,000gns

4. Lot 113: Lope de Vega (IRE) / Azanara (IRE) B.C. (IRE) >> The Castlebridge Consignment >> Avenue Bloodstock >> 150,000gns

5. Lot 69: Sea The Stars (IRE) / Sequilla (FR) B.C. (IRE) >> Gestuet Faehrhof, Germany >> Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock >> 145,000gns (17:35)

Lot 178: Tally-Ho Stud also collects a well-bred colt as a breeze-up prospect buying this colt by the champion sire Frankel for 130,000gns.

The colt out of Hoh My Darling, who is by Dansili and is dam of the good two-year-old Peace Envoy (Power). He won the Angelsey Stakes (G3) and finished second in the Railway Stakes (G2), third in the Prix Morny (G1) and fourth in the Norfolk Stakes (G2). He is now a sire at stud in Italy and based at Azienda Agricola Farina. (17:11)

Lot 162: from Croom House Stud, the colt by Ten Sovereigns makes 110,000gns purchased by Alex Elliott. The colt goes into training with Paul Cole, and like Lot 80, has been purchased for Valmont.

The April-born bay colt is a half-brother to four winners, all the runners out of his dam the Montjeu mare Fiuise. The best of the quartet is Barbill, winner of the Prix Yacowlef and placed in the Doncaster Stakes (L), the Prix de la Vallee d'Auge (L), the Cornwallis Stakes (G3), the Carnarvon Stakes (L), the Dragon Stakes (L) and the Rose Bowl Stakes (L). (16:43)

Lot 154: the Shadwell Estate Company-offered colt by Dubawi, the only colt offered today by the champion sire, and out of the Group 2 winner and Group 1 fourth-placed mare Fadayyil (Tamayuz), a daughter of the dual Group 3 winner Ziria (Danehill Dancer), is bought by Yeomanstown Stud for 180,000gns.

Fasayyil has had two winners from two runners with Muraath (Oasis Dream) successful six times, with a Group 2 victory in the Let's Elope Stakes (G2) at Flemington. He has also collected a third placing in the Australia Stakes (G2) and a fourth place in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield (G1).

David O'Callaghan said: “We bought him to reoffer him at the breeze-ups. We liked him a lot and thought he was very fast looking. Obviously he’s by a top stallion and out of a very good mare and we don’t get too many opportunities to buy this type so we said if he didn’t make a silly price we’d step in. Thankfully he fell just within our range. He’ll come back to one of the breeze-ups, maybe the Craven or maybe France, we’ll just see. I haven’t breezed one by Dubawi before but he looks quick so let’s hope he goes okay.” (16:31)

Lot 113: Avenue Bloodstock buys this colt by Lope De Vega for 150,000gns.

"He is a very nice colt," reported Avenue's Mark McStay. "Dick O'Gorman who helps me at the sales identified him and shortlisted him on Saturday. He told me that, in his opinion, he is the nicest horse here , and when I saw the horse I agreed. He has been bought for an existing client and is a horse who ticked all the boxes: he is by a proven sire and out of a proven mare. He was recommended by consignor Bill Dwan."

The colt's Hurricane Run dam Azanara is the dam of two winners from three runners with her colt Azano (Oasis Dream), the winner of the Group 3 Prix Paul de Moussac and placed in the Horris Hill Stakes (G3).

Azanara is a half-sister to Astarabad, winner of the Group 1 Prix Garnay, and to Asmara, the dam of Azamour, the champion older horse of 2005.

The Castlebridge Consignment was in charge of selling duties for breeder Elysian Bloodstock Ltd. (16:23)

Lot 112: Norris Bloodstock sells an Invincible Spirit colt for 100,000gns to Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The May-born colt, bred by Eric Chen, is out of the Frankel mare Aspirer, the winner of one race as a three-year-old in France. She was bred by Juddmonte Farms and bought by John Berry at the 2019 Tattersalls December Breeding Stock Sale for 160,000gns. She is dam of one runner to date, Katana Max (Maxios), who has placed once as a three-year-old.

Grand-dam is the Storm Cat mare Nebraska Tornado, winner of the Prix de Diane (G1) and the Prix du Moulin (G1), and Group 1 placed in the Sun Chariot and the Prix d'Astarte. (15:03)

Lot 84: the bay colt by Harry Angel gives a fine pinhooking return – bought for 26,000gns here as a foal last year, he is sold today by Hegarty Bloodstock for 92,000gns to Richard Frisby Bloodstock.

He is a half-brother to six winners, headed by Morning Post (Acclamation), a winner at two and tree and placed third in the Redcar Two Year Old Trophy, and the seven-time winner Munfarrid (Showcasing). (14:24)

Lot 80: also by Sea The Stars, this filly is the first to fetch over 200,000gns at the sale today with Alex Elliott the successful buyer at 260,000gns. The filly, sold by Whatton Manor Stud, is out of Swizzle Stick (Sadler's Wells), the dam of the Australian Group 1 Australian Cup winner Fifty Stars, also by Sea The Stars.

"She is for Valmont and goes to Ralph Beckett," explained Elliott. "She is a Book 1 filly. She picked up a slight injury then and did not get to the sale in October, so she is a Book 1 filly in December. We had to pay a Book 1 price for her.

:We have a good Sea The Stars filly called Trust The Stars, who won a Newmarket maiden. She is going to be, hopefully, an Oaks type of filly, and it is that middle-distance three-year-old profile we are looking for, the Classic type of horse.

"Hopefully, this filly can develop into one! She has got a pedigree, she was bred by Airlie Stud, a fantastic breeder, I love trying to buy off the farm, I often can't! The farm gets such great results. The mare has been bred back to Sea The Stars, she has a filly foal by him, she is in-foal to him and she is going back to him. There is a lot to happen for us, hopefully she is one we can race and then breed from in time."

Elliott expanded a bit further on Valmont: "We bought 33 yearlings, and we have 60 horses in training now. We trade, we have sold a few and we play the game. As regards this filly, there is lots happening in the family, she is sister to a Group 1 winner, she is by Sea The Stars and she has an awful lot going for her."

The family stretches back to such Group 1 horses and champions as Zilzal, Polish Precedent and Culture Vulture. (14:11)

Lot 69: "He has been bought for Willie Brown to go breezing," reported Ross Doyle after buying this colt by Sea The Stars for 145,000gns.

"He is a nice horse, by Sea The Stars, from a good home and out of a good mare. Sea The Stars is such a good stallion and I myself am a big fan of German pedigrees –they are tough and hardy."

Bred and consigned by Gesut Fahrhof, the colt is out of the Siyouni mare Sequilla, a winner twice at three and placed at Listed class. She is from the family of the Mehl-Mulhens Rennen (G2), Premio Ribot (G2) and Preis der Dortmunder Wirtschaft (G3) winner Santiago. (13:55)

Lot 24: is heading to Australia, the filly by Ten Sovereigns going to trainer Annabel Neasham who has already been mentioned in dispatches this morning regarding the sale of Lot 6.

Consigned by Barton Stud, the filly was bought by Stuart Boman, who said: "She has been bought for for Nathan Bennett of Bennett Racing, who owns her half-brother Sibaaq who I purchased on Nathan's behalf at the Horses In Training Sale last year.

"It is a bit of longer term project, but Sibaaq has already won over half a million in prize-money; it is quite extraordinary the state of prize-money in Australia, it is phenomenal," said Boman. "He has worked out very well and this filly has huge residual.

"She was in the October Book 2 Yearling Sale, but did not make it due to a minor issue. I saw her at Barton Stud a couple of weeks ago – it makes sense and we think Sibaaq is up to Group class in Australia."

Boman added: "The Australians are interested in buying more yearlings in the northern-hemisphere. This filly would now be six months behind, so effectively you have to write off the juvenile year. Physically, she is a nice filly but she is going to need a bit of time anyway so it will work in."

Sibaaq has been placed 11 times in total, run in four barrier trials and seven races in Australia. He has been placed in five of those starts and has won once. He cost 75,000gns here last October having won four times for trainer Mark Johnston achieving a winning handicap mark of 88.

The filly's dam Maid To Dream (Oasis Dream) has already produced two black-type winners, including The Happy Prince, winner of the Renaissance Stakes (G3). The pedigree also boasts the Group 1 winner Stroll, Lea, and the Group 1 performers Grassy and Lady In Waiting. (12:22)

Lot 6: just the sixth lot in this morning fetches 155,000gns, the son of No Nay Never bought by Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland on behalf of Yulong Investments.

"I had previously bought the dam for client Michael Enright so I know all about her and I bought her in-foal carrying this colt," reported Donohoe. "I had seen him as a foal and as yearling, he was entered in Book 1 but was going through a growing stage then and was withdrawn.

"I told Mr Zhang about him, and when he saw him this morning he liked him so he said we'd have a go. The colt is going to Karl Burke, we think he is nice horse and joins a couple we already have with Karl."

The colt is a first foal out of Lady Corsica (Galileo), a full-sister to three black-type performers – the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Deauville, the Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial (G3) winner The Corsican and Tides Of War, a Group 3 runner-up in France. (11:39)

Lot 3: the Staffordstown-offered filly by Sea The Moon and out of the Kandahari (Archipenko) goes to Marco Bozzi Bloodstock for 60,000gns.

The mare is a half-sister to the Zaaki, the Tattersalls Horses In Training graduate who has been so successful for trainer Annabel Neasham in Australia – he has won nine Group races, including the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes, the Underwood Stakes (G1), the Doomben Cup (G1) and, at the beginning of November, the TAB Champions Stakes at Flemington.

Kandahari has had one winner from one runner – Kawida (Sir Percy), the winner of the Montrose Stakes (L) and placed in the Lanwades Stakes (G3) and the the Prix Cleopatre (G3).

Her two-year-old of this year Khinjani, also by Sir Percy, has been placed twice from three career starts. (11:10)