Lot 279: another by Inns Of Court catches the buyers' eyes, this time it is a filly by the young Tally-Ho Stud-based stallion.

The March-born filly, bred by Mr Robert Norton out of Ziggy's Secret (Sakhee's Secret), was offered by Tally-Ho, who spent €30,000 on her as a foal and sold her today for €100,000. She was bought by Anthony Bromley of Highflyer Bloodstock, with underbidders including Eddie Linehan and Archie Watson.

"She has been bought for Simon Munir and Isaac Souede," said Anthony Bromley. "We bought three yesterday and we also tried on the top lot colt.

"I have been very taken by the stock by Inns Of Court and she was definitely more than the budget I had proposed, but she was a three-star horse all week and stood out. We weren't necessarily looking for a filly at the sale but she was my pick. Simon was on the phone and we had to go that little bit more than expected, but hopefully she is a nice filly. She goes to Joseph O'Brien."

Of the Munir and Souede Flat string, Bromley continued: "They have a nice three-year-old filly who is called Seisai, she is a Listed horse and Group 2-placed and is with O'Brien. We were beaten two inches in the Weatherbys £300,000 sales race with Alpha Capture, who is trained by William Haggas.

"There is a few on the Flat, and we have got a few yearlings this summer, and we will see how it goes. It is only very small at the moment, but we are looking to get a few more."

Ziggy's Secret was a winner at two and four and has produced three winners from three runners – all are winning juveniles with the latest success story Iato's Angel (Footstepsinthesand) coming after the catalogue was printed.

Two lots earlier Lot 277, also by Inns Of Court and sold by Tally-Ho, made €65,000 and was bought by Nick Bell. (11:45)

Lot 316: another strong sale for Tally-Ho, and for another good sale for a homebred yearling by one of the farm's sires – this Cotai Glory colt makes €65,000, bought by Gary Halpin and Sean Davis.

The bay colt's dam Asrafairy (Zebedee) was unraced, but she is a half-sister to the dual Group 1 Fairyland and to Now Or Never, a Group winner in Ireland and Australia.

Third dam Land Of Dreams, winner of the Flying Childers Stakes (G2), was dam of the champion two-year-old and champion three-year-old sprinter Dream Ahead, as well as the Listed winner Into The Dark. (13:16)

Lot 355: Coole House Stud is due to offer three lots through the two-day September Yearling Sale – three have gone through the ring with two making €100,000 – yesterday's second top lot (Lot 176) and today's Lot 355, the fifth horse to make €100,000 or more at this year's September Sale.

By Bated Breath and out of the unraced Cape Cross mare Caped Lady, the colt was bought by Joe Foley on behalf of Clipper Logistics.

"He was our pick of the sale," says Foley. "We have had three Bated Breath colts – Space Traveller, now a Grade 1 horse in the US, Fresh and Victory Day, who was unbeaten and was sold to Hong Kong. We have had three really good Bated Breath colts and he is the fourth one we have bought.

"This is a lovely colt from a fantastic farm, the Dreelings are great breeders. It is a pleasure to buy one from them, I underbid Larchmont Lad [September Sale €110,000 graduate and subsequent G2 winner] so it is a pleasure to buy one from them.

"We will pick a trainer later, and he will run in the Clipper colours and is our first purchase for Clipper this year."

Barbara Fonzo of Coole House was all smiles after the sale.

"He is a gorgeous horse, he sold himself, he did not need much help from us," she said. "It was a big adventure producing him because we took the mare to England on a 24-hours walk-in to Juddmonte, which we had not done before. Some friends helped us out and travelled the mare because we were busy foaling.

"Everything went like clockwork – she went in-foal straight off, he is correct and he can walk for Ireland. You can't buy those things."

Of the decision to send the mare to Newmarket for a cover by Bated Breath, she said: "We had liked the Bated Breaths we had seen – nice sharp types, he gets great and consistent results. We try and produce the individual and we thought he was good value for money."

She added: "We are happy with that price, and we are delighted Joe got him – we have been trying to sell him a horse for a long time!" (15:09)

Lot 354: Tradewinds Stud, which earlier today sold the session's and the sale's current leading lot for €115,000 (Lot 243), gets another good pinhook result – this colt by Sioux Nation out of the Manduro mare Can Dance selling for €50,000.

The April 30th born colt had been purchased by Interactive Bloodstock for just €7,000 as a foal.

"He is a lovely straightforward colt and the stallion's first crop has gone extremely well and we are very pleased," said Shane Power of Tradewinds Stud.

Reflecting on the sale of the New Bay colt in the first half an hour of selling this morning, Power said: "New Bay has really stepped up to the next level this year and is into that top end of stallions now – amongst the more commercial stallions here it meant the yearling stood out.

"The colt was a very good moving correct sort with a lovely outlook – he was definitely a bit of stand out here."

He added: "Alex [Elliott] has been a good supporter of us over the last few years and has bought a number of horses from us, hopefully this is good one for him."

When asked what caught Power's eye when he bought the colt as a foal last year, he said: "His walk stood out for him as a foal, he is particularly a good mover."

Of course selling horses is often about timing, and both New Bay and Sioux Nation have had good summer seasons on the racecourse.

"The timing for him was right for him, and for Sioux Nation – he has come forward this year with a couple of stakes horse in his first crop. Stallion power is a big driver at these sales, it is the first thing people look at in page."

Tradewinds has a draft heading to the October Yearling Sale in Newmarket – in Book 1 a Caravaggio colt out of a Galileo mare (Lot 383), three in Book 2 (Lot 567, Lot 678 and Lot 1312 by Magna Grecia, Blue Point and Twilight Son) and one in Book 3 (Lot 1655 by Ribchester). All five are pinhook investments. (15:32)

Lot 390: this Sioux Nation colt hits the six-figure mark, the son of the Danehill Dancer mare Decorative making €100,000.

He was sold by by Tom Burns, who has previously sold pinhooked yearlings through Tally-Ho Stud but has now branched out on his own and bought a farm near to Mullingar. And he has got off to a flyer – this is the first pinhook he has sold under his new Gibbonstown Stud banner.

"I liked this horse last year as a foal – he looked athletic and strong, and I took a chance that Sioux Nation would have a good year," he recalls. "We paid €20,000 for him, I am delighted with this result."

Burns hopes to expand the equine business from Gibbonstown – and he has certainly set up a fine launch pad to do just that.

The colt was bought by Anthony Bromley of Highflyer Bloodstock on behalf of Andrew and Jane Megson, owners of the recent May Hill Stakes (G2) winner Polly Pott.

"He is a big scopey horse, and is by a red hot stallion in Sioux Nation," said Bromley. "The Megsons own Severance, who is one of the five winners out of the mare. This colt will be given lots of time and will be joining trainer Ben Pauling."

He will be joining his older half-brother Severance, who is also trained by Pauling. The Nathaniel six-year-old was rated 91 on the Flat and has now gone hurdling – he finished second in the Grade 2 Swinton Hurdle last time out.

Their star juvenile filly Polly Pott will also be heading to the Pauling yard once her current trainer Harry Dunlop retires at the end of this season, but the Lambourn-based trainer is currently still busy making plans for the Group 2-winning daughter of Muhaarar.

"Harry today did an entry for her in next year's Irish 1,000 Guineas," reported Bromley. "She will have another run this season and Harry is targeting the Group 1 Fillies' Mile." (16:32)

Lot 463: this colt by the popular sire Starspangledbannner makes €95,000, sold by Killourney Mor Farm.

He is out of the dual-winning High Chaparral mare High Regards, a half-sister to Magic Hurricane, winner of the Metropolitan (G1) in Australia.

She has had one winner from one runner – Silken Ladder, a three-year-old by No Nay Never and BHA rated 83.

Ollie Fowlston was in charge of bidding, the docket signed for Manor House Farm. (19:03)

September Yearling Sale statistics: (% +/- compared to 2021)

Catalogued: 480 (489)

Offered: 458 (448)

Sold: 413 (402)

Aggregate (€): 12,421,000 (-2%)

Median (€): 26,000 +11%)

Average (€): 30,075 (-5%)

% Sold: 90%

Top Lot: Lot 243, New Bay / Tobair An Sheeda, b,c. from Tradewinds Stud bought by A C Elliott, Agent for Spicer Thoroughbreds for €115,000

Top consignors: 1. Baroda Stud, 2. Tally-Ho Stud, 3. The Castlebridge Consignment

Top purchasers: 1. Joe Foley, 2. Manor House Farm, 3. Highflyer Bloodstock

Top sires (by agg): 1. Sioux Nation, 2. Inns of Court, 3. Dandy Man

Top sires (by av, 2+ sold): 1. Caravaggio, 2. Mehmas, 3. Havana Grey (22:05)

Lot 486: the filly by Eqtidaar had plenty of support in the sale ring, many of the breeze-up consignors taking a close look, and it was Adam Potts, buying for Danny O'Donovan of Donovan Bloodstock, who came out successful at €28,000.

The filly was sold by Ladytown Stables having been purchased for 11,500gns at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale from Hazelwood Bloodstock.

Potts said: "She will go breezing, I thought she was the nicest in the sale, she is really racy looking and athletic. I looked at her while I was viewing the Part I horses. The dam was very smart.

"Hopefully, she will be back and will breeze well. I thought she'd be popular.

"We bought at Eqtidaar in the Somerville Sale, I have liked what I have seen so far by him. They seem to have a bit of quality and strength and precocity, definitely give him a chance."

The filly is out of the Listed placed Rock Of Gibraltar mare L'Ile Aux Loups, a half-sister to the Group 2 winner and multiple Group and Grade 1 placed Loup Breton. (11:01)

Lot 508: the quality Dandy Man filly makes €27,000, Micheal Orlandi of Compas Equine in charge of bidding for the Newmarket-based trainer John Butler.

"John was here this week and saw her, but had to get back to Newmarket, he left instructions with me and was on the phone while I was bidding," said Orlandi. "She has lots of quality, is a precocious, fast-looking and powerful filly.

"When you see the likes of Con Marnane as underbidder it gives you a bit of confidence. She has a great back pedigree, too, and I hope she is lucky for John, he has been having a great season and is restocking with more yearlings."

Sold by Hollyhill Stud for Skymarc Farm, she is the first foal out of the Toronado mare Moondrop, a three-quarters sister to the Lingfield Derby Trial (L) winner Kilimanjaro (High Chaparral).

Her third dam Massarra has produced 12 winners, including the Group 1 winner Nayarra, the Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Gustav Klimt, as well as four further black-type winners .

The fourth dam is the star mare Rafha, dam of Invincible Spirit and Kodiac and grand-dam of Mishriff. (11:42)

Lot 527: the Dark Angel filly from Ringfort Stud, a half-sister to the three-time Group 1 winner Hunter's Light, makes the sale goers sit up and take notice., she is bought by Joe Foley for €52,000.

"I was surprised to find her here this morning, a good model of a Dark Angel, a racy, athletic filly, I liked her physically," said Foley. "She is out of a good mare, a half-sister to a treble Group 1 winner, and from the deep family of Darshaan. She has lots of residual value, but more importantly she is a lovely, racy filly with a great temperament.

"I had not planned to buy something like her here today, but when I saw her this morning, I had a change of plan!"

Consignor Derek Veitch of Ringfort said: "She has been consigned for a client and she came to us about six-seven weeks ago for her prep. She has done really well and has strengthened through her work, or maybe it is the Ringfort grass? It is lovely for the staff at home.

"It is great to have the sale back at Fairyhouse, and the interest in horses generally has been so high – this sale has been solid all the way through." (12:41)

Lot 550: the January-born Kuroshio filly, out of the Listed-placed Acclamation mare Valen, a half-sister to the Italian Group 2 winner Chestnut Honey, was bought in the ring by agent Paul Murphy on behalf of UK trainer Nigel Tinkler.

She cost the new connections €30,000 and was sold by Baroda Stud.

"She is a nice type and looks fast," said Murphy.

The mare is already a proven producer – her 2019 filly by Footstepsinthesand called Terra Del Sole is a winner and Group 2 placed in Italy. (13:19)

Lot 562: the Sioux Nation filly is bought by an online bid from BBA Ireland of €42,000.

She was sold by Patricia Doyle of Ashwood Stud on behalf of a delighted Peter Stone of Cloughmeally Stud.

"We bought the second dam Van De Cappelle from the Ballymacoll Stud dispersal," recalls Stone. "Her 13th foal is by Sioux Nation and he is a cracker, a really strong sort. We retained him and he is in training with Joseph O'Brien – we named him Engines On and he should be running soon.

"It is because he is such a stand out that we sent Art Nouvelle back to Sioux Nation – she'd had some smallish foals and we thought he might help put some size into the foal."

Stone keep six mares at his farm in Redcross and does all the foaling and work until they are due to prep, then Doyle takes over for the last stages ahead of selling.

The breeder added: "We are delighted with that price, Patricia does a brilliant job, they turn inside out." (13:53)

A top-class selection of National Hunt’s finest foals, yearlings and breeding stock have been catalogued for this year’s November National Hunt Sale which takes place from Saturday, November 5 – Thursday, November 10.

Sale timings:

Saturday, 5 November: 11am

Sunday, 6 November: 10am

Monday, 7 November: 10am

Tuesday, 8 November: 10am

Wednesday, 9 November: 10am

Thursday, 10 November: 10am (09:19)

Lot 46: The half brother to Grade 1 winner SLATE HOUSE offered by Aaron Metcalfe's Hillcrest Stables is knocked down to Kieran Lennon's Springhill Stud for €32,000. The May born gelding's page boasts further winners; six-time winner Touch Kick and the promising Walk In The Park gelding An Mhi who was unlucky recently at Cheltenham when travelling well at the closing stages and slipped up. (12:24)

Lot 62: Mill House Stud's Blue Bresil gelding, the second produce out of the Bumper winner Tell It To Me is knocked down to Michael Muprhy's Redbridge Stables for €50,000. The strapping individual is well related featuring Gold Cup and King George winner LONG RUN on the page.

David Minton of Mill House said: “He is a lovely horse and by the right sire which was important. He was bred by Robert Waley-Cohen, who is cutting back on numbers a little now that Sam has finished riding, concentrate on quality rather than quantity.

"There is plenty to run from this family and I think it was a good buy.” (12:52)

Lot 123: a packed sale ring welcomed this colt by Crystal Ocean and the viewers were not disappointed, the youngster making €32,000 sold to Norman Williamson, who was standing in the gangway.

The foal is out of the Beneficial mare Beneficial Choice, a half-sister to the Venetia Williams Emperor's Choice (Flemensfirth), a two-time winner over hurdles, and seven chase winner whose victories included the Welsh National (G3). He was also placed second in the Grand National Trial (G2) at Haydock.

It is the further family of the talented and multiple Grade 1 winner Old Vic, and the Thyestes Chase (G1) winner Siegemaster. (10:30)

Lot 158: Norman Williamson signing as Brendan Bashford Bloodstock has started Sunday morning in form... the buyer goes to €35,000 for the son of Vadamos from Barrons Hill Stud, the property of Sean Collins and Mr Kevin McCoy.

The April foal is the second produce out of Its All A Lark (Oscar), a two-time winner over hurdles. She is a half-sister to the Listed bumper winner and Grade 2 Paddy Mullins Mares Hurdle winner Party Central and to Craigneiche (Flemensfirth), a winner of a Grade 3 hurdle and runner-up in the Coral Cup Hurdle (G3) at The Festival.

The Monsun sire Vadamos moved from Tally-Ho Stud to stand at Grange Stud in 2021, and this is his first purposeful-bred NH crop. (11:44)

Lot 165: this Walk In The Park colt, the first foal out of Suvretta (Yeats), was sold by Coolcormack Stud to Richard Frisby – JJ Frisby in charge of the bidding and going to €39,000.

Suvretta was the winner of a bumper and is a full-sister to the six-year-old Wheres Maud Gone, a two-time bumper winner and placed over hurdles.

The pair are from the family of William Henry, who took the National Spirit Hurdle (G2), the Coral Cup (G2) and the Lanzarote Hurdle (L), and Sesenta, a seven-time winner and a Grade 2 hurdles victor. (12:15)

Lot 190: the Crillea Farm-consigned Poet's Word colt sells for €33,000.

The fifth foal out of the mare Myblueeyedgirl (Milan) he has a very promising five-year-old half-brother – Notkeepinyagoing (Califet), who was the winner of the September bumper for trainer John McConnell when winning by 13l at Galway. The gelding had previously won his Oldcastle point-to-point by 30l in April for trainer Mark Scallon. Myblueeyedgirl was the winner of a bumper as a five-year-old and she has had two runners so far.

This foal hails from the sire's second crop born since the dual Group 1 winner transferred from Nunnery Stud to stand at the Flood family's Boardsmill Stud for the 2020 season. (12:33)

Lot 202 and Lot 203: the first foals through the Tattersalls Ireland Fairyhouse sale ring by Old Persian, whose first crop are foals of this year, make €13,000 and €16,000. Both are consigned by Cleaboy & Coppice Farm.

Lot 202, is a filly is out of the talented mare and multiple graded race winner and placed Pomme Tiepy (Apple Tree). She is the dam of Mortal (King's Theatre), a three-time winner, a Grade 2 winner and Grade 1 placed over fences.

Lot 203 is a colt and the first foal out of the unraced Stormey What A Gal (Kayf Tara). She is a half-sister to Ronald Pump (Schiaparelli), runner-up in the World Hurdle (G1) and the Hatton's Grace Hurdle (G1), the Leinster National Chase (G1) and the Drinmore Novice Chase (G1).

Old Persian stands at Glenview Stud and is a son of Dubawi. He won two Grade 1 races – the Northern Dancer Turf Stakes and the Dubai Sheema Classic, both races run over 1m4f.

Sixteen lots by the sire are due through the ring here this week. (12:58)

Lot 215: this Walk In The Park colt from Thistletown Stud is bought by Frannie Woods signing as Abbeylands Farm for €52,000, the first foal and first lot this week to fetch over €50,000.

He is out of the talented Listed-winning racemare Poppy Kay, a daughter of Kayf Tara who was bred and raced by Aiden Murphy.

"Poppy Kay was a good mare, she was rated 138," said Eileen and Jimmy Furlong of Thistletown. "She is back in-foal to Walk In The Park, and we wanted to give her every chance to produce a winner. It is a good start for the week – we have five tomorrow and the next day and two for the last day."

The Furlongs have "around 20 mares" at home and offer all the progeny as foals. (13:47)

Lot 225: "He is a lovely foal, I thought the nicest here today, and he is by a very popular sire in Blue Bresil," reported Ian Ferguson after going to €50,000 for the Clonbonny Stud-consigned February foal.

"He has been bought for a client and will come back to me. I doubt he will see a sale ring until he has done something on the track."

The colt is out of Onefortherose (Doyen), who was placed over hurdles. She is a half-sister to Patricks Park (Insatiable), winner of the Grade 1 Guinness Handicap Chase, the Sandyford Handicap Chase (G2) and placed in the Galway Plate (G1).

It is already another good price for the sire – his gelding out of Tell It To Me (Lot 62), sold by Mill House Stud, topped the yearling session yesterday at €50,000.

The Glenview Stud-based son of Smadoun has 65 foals catalogued this week. (13:56)

Lot 217: this colt by Crystal Ocean and out of Ifyoucouldseemenow (Saddlers' Hall) and consigned by Mr. Patrick Molloy, is bought by Brown Island Stables for €36,000.

The colt is a half-brother to three winners, two of which can boast of winning black-type… Ifyoucatchmenow (Westerner) and Ballyward (Flemensfirth).

Grand-dam Sallie's Girl won ten times, including the Boyen Hurdle (G3) and the Johnstown Novice Hurdle (G3). She was also placed nine times the best result when a runner-up in the Drinmore Chase (G1). (14:38)

Lot 258: bloodstock agent Aiden Murphy had reason more than anyone else to go to €40,000 for this Order Of St George colt – with his son, the trainer Olly Murphy, he bought the foal's half-brother Thunder Rock in 2020 as a winning point-to-pointer.

The Shirocco gelding has subsequently gone on to win six races, place twice and run nine times. He has picked up over £54,000 in prize funds.

He won on his first start this season – his first outing over fences in a novices limited handicap chase over 2m at Uttoxeter. Despite carrying top-weight off an official mark of 135, he won by a comfortable four and a half lengths having jumped well throughout.

He was sold by Ballincurrig House Stud for breeder Ms Olivia Hegarty of Rock Hall Stables.

"Thunder Rock is a fine horse and was impressive last week," said Murphy. "I think Olly is planning to tip away quietly with him. This foal will come back to me and there are no plans as yet." (15:21)

Lot 279: there were plenty in the ring to see the No Risk At All colt from Ballyreddin Stud go through the ring, and the witnesses got to watch Peter Nolan end up as the successful bidder at €44,000.

The colt boasts talented siblings on the Flat and over timber – his half-sister Swipe Up (Holy Roman Emperor) won the Italian 1,000 Guineas (G3) this year, while his Poet's Voice half-sister Rayna's World has been placed in mares' graded races over hurdles. Furthermore, his dam Salmon Rose is a half-sister to the 11-time winner and Dubai World Cup (G1) star, Prince Bishop. (15:54)

Lot 305: despite the many friends and family in the 'H' complex with the Yellowford Farm draft, we managed to catch a word with the team before they headed for a celebratory cup of tea after selling this Walk In The Park colt out of Chesapeake (Network) for €47,000 to Kieran Shields.

Yellowford supremo Frank Motherway ushered daughter Deidre Cashman to report on the sale.

She said: "We bought the mare in 2018 – I think we bought her well as we paid just €8,500. We sold her older foal by Solider Of Fortune here to Timmy Hillman for €39,000 two years ago, and now she has had a good result today – she has done really well for us. She is a lovely big mare, big and strong."

The farm has had plenty of success with the sire, and the son of Montjeu has provided a rich seam for the Motherways. The farm has sold a lot of horses at Tattersalls by Walk In The Park, including three for six-figure sums with a top price of €200,000 given for the three-quarters brother to Hurricane Fly, who was sold at the 2021 Derby Sale.

At this sale in 2020 two Walk In The Park foals consigned by the farm made €100,000.

Cashman added of the decision to use the sire with Chesapeake: "He was fashionable at the time and she is an outcross, and we try and send young mares to proven stallions. She is not in-foal now as she was getting late."

Yellowford has another 26 foals to sell this week (and another six by Walk In The Park) and before they headed for that cup of tea, the team bid us goodbye with the words: "We hope you have reason to come and speak to us again over the next few days!" (17:31)

Lot 404: the Newsells Park stallion Nathaniel gets top class types on the Flat – none less than this year's Derby winner Desert Crown – but he has also done well with his jumping runners and so has been attractive to NH breeders – his progeny stay well and have some pace, and he covers number of NH mares each year.

The Dudgeons sent their good mare Via Delle Volte (Motivator), runner-up in the Junior Fillies' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (G3) at Cheltenham, to the Hertfordshire Stud to see the son of Galileo, and she produced this colt from her second pregnancy.

Ian Dudgeon, who flew in this morning, said: "We have just the one mare and we bought her out of training from Mr Deer of Oak Grove Stud. We definitely wanted a mare with black-type and she fitted the bill. John Haydon, who used to run Clarendon Farm, advises us and we sent her to Maxios first time and then to Nathaniel.

"We sell them all as foals – I used to train and have 30 acres near Wincanton so it is nice to have a broodmare around the place, but my wife is worried that we will get too many on the place so hence they are sold as foals. We are both now nearer 80 than 70 and she does not want to be mucking out horses!"

It was a first trip to Fairyhouse for Jess Westwood's Molland Ridge Stud, one of two lots offered here this week by the farm.

"Jess has had him since September, she has done a great job," added Dudgeon.

The colt was bought here by Timmy Hillman, who said: "He is fine foal, and by a top-class stallion in Nathaniel, who has also got some good NH runners. There are not many opportunities here this week to buy a colt by him." (11:07)

Lot 401: John Kilbride of Kilbride Equine goes to €42,000 for the Milan colt out of Rossavon (Beneficial) offered by Graiguebeg Stud.

The March-born foal boasts a fine immediate family.

He is a full-brother to McFabulous, an eight-time winner and a four-time Grade 2 winner of a bumper and over hurdles. He has also been placed many times at graded level, including in the Aintree Hurdle (G1).

The foal is also a half-brother to Waiting Patiently (Flemensfirth), a six-time winner with the Ascot Chase (G1) amongst those victories. He has also been Grade 1 placed over fences five times.

This is the first of the dam's progeny that has been sold as a foal by breeder Mr Vincent Finn (11:00)

Lot 437: Affinisea's first crop are four-year-olds of this year and the son of Sea The Stars has already had two winners under Rules, including the two-time winner Affordable Fury, a 3l winner at Galway last week having won his bumper at the beginning of the month at the same track.

The gelding is trained by Noel Meade, who said after the race: "He has an engine and isn't slow. It might come too soon but the Monksfield Novice Hurdle at Navan [on November 27] is an option."

This foal by the sire is out of Hurricane Linda (Stowaway), an own-sister to the talented and admirable runner Hidden Cyclone, and was sold by Whytemount Stud, which stands Affinisea and also stood Stowaway. The colt was bought by Joey Logan Bloodstock for €40,000. (13:37)

Lot 479: Thistletown Stud produced the Day 1 top lot and the farm has struck again this morning, and with another by Walk In The Park, this time a filly. She was bought by Peter Molony for €70,000.

"She has size and scope and is a great mover," said Molony. "I saw her this morning and loved her, she is beautiful and has loads of quality. She has been bought for a partnership, will come back to me and will be resold as a three-year-old."

The filly's dam Catcheragain (Flemensfirth) was Grade 3 third-placed over hurdles and she is her fourth foal.

It is the winning black-type family of the Champion Hurdle (G1) winner Make A Stand, the Grade 1 winners Shattered Love and Irish Cavalier and the Grade 2 chase winner Make A Track. (14:02)