Lot 9: the second lot in today by the 11-year-old sire Poet's Word makes €21,000.

The gelding was consigned by Boardsmill Stud, and is out of the Shirocco mare Annie Good News. She is dam of one winner from one runner – Go Johnny Go (Hillstar), the winner of a 2m Flat race point-to-point on his career debut at Milbourne St Andrew.

Poet's Word only runner over hurdles so far is the four-year-old Pacini. He was bred by William Slattery when the sire was based in the UK at Nunnery Stud, is already a hurdle winner for trainer Gordon Elliott and finished second in the Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (G3) at Naas in February.

Poet's Word's first Irish-bred crop are three-year-olds of this year and he stands at Boardsmill Stud. (10:32)

Lot 16: knocked down to the "Doyles" by auctioneer Alastair Pim, this sole lot catalogued in the May Sale by Saintgodrel makes €27,000 and is signed for by Monbeg Stables.

Already named Baldilou, and sold by Derry and Robert White's DAR Bloodstock, he is a half-brother to one winner from two runners out of his Kapgarde mare Baldinoa, who ran once over jumps in France.

Saintgodrel is a son of the former champion and veteran sire Saint Des Saints. He stands at Foxwood Farm in Ireland, the first son of the champion to stand in Ireland having started his career in France. He is out of the mare Loumie (Loup Solitaire), who was a Listed winner over jumps and Grade 1 runner-up twice. Her best runner so far is the Grade 1-placed chaser Nick Lost.

Saintgodrel's first crop are now five-year-olds. (10:46)

Lot 37: the Order Of St George gelding out of Celtic Cailin (Beneficial) and sold by Ballyrudder to Monbeg Stables makes €22,000.

Celtic Cailin picked up Grade 2 and Grade 3 placed form and is dam of two winners under Rules and one point-to-point winner.

Order Of St George, a multiple Group 1-winning son of Galileo, has first crop four-year-olds this year. He has had five Irish point-to-point winners and one winner under Rules so far – Mighty Bandit, winner of a maiden hurdle on debut, a runner at the Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals and bought for €420,000 by Highflyer Bloodstock at the Andy and Gemma Brown Dispersal, held at Fairyhouse in February. (12:20)

Lot 30: makes €30,000, bought by Monbeg Stables.

Offered by Clonmult Farm, this filly by Night Wish is a February-born foal and is out of the dual winner Bonne Franquette (Doctor Dino). She is a daughter of the Flat Listed winner Bonne Gargotte and the Group 3 -placed Bonne Gargotte, the dam of two Listed-placed runners on the Flat.

Under the third dam is a rare horse – a 20-time winner who ran 84 times. Trait De Genie's many wins included two Listed successes and he also was Group 3 placed.

This filly was first purchased as a foal at the Tattersalls Ireland November Foal Sale 2021 by the Flying Wish Syndicate for €20,000. (11:21)

Lot 46: sold by Drumoose Stables, this son of Tirwanako is bought by David Mullins Bloodstock for €15,000. He is the second foal out of the unraced Flemensfirth mare Coole Millie, from the family of the Grade 3 hurdler and chaser Tullymurry Toff.

Tirwanako got his first Grade 1 winner this spring when Jasmin De Vaux, trained by David Mullins' uncle Willie Mullins, won the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival. The five-year-old gelding just got the better of the Gordon Elliott-trained Romeo Coolio, who had been purchased at the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale 2023 for a sale-topping £420,000.

The stallion stands at Knockhouse Stud. (12:59)

Lot 61: Colin Bowe's Milestone Bloodstock spends €18,000 on the El Salvador filly out of the two-time bumper placed King's Theatre mare Fair Funny.

She was sold by Lacken Stud for breeder Paul Rothwell and is from a winning family.

Fair Funny is a half-sister to Dedigout (Bob Back), a ten-time winner of £229,00 in earnings with victories including the Champion Novice Hurdle (G1) at Punchestown, the Ballybin Hurdle (G2), the Boyne Hurdle (G2), the Lismullen Hurdle (G2) and the Galmoy Hurdle (G2). He was also placed four times in graded races, including in two Grade 1 chases.

Third dam is Winning Nora, won won 11 races and was placed in the Kerry National (L), the Galway Plate (L), the Nas Na Ri Chase (L) and the Kerry Group Rose Handicap Chase (L). (13:12)

Lot 85: "As soon as I saw her I had to have her," said Rob James after buying this Success Days three-year-old filly for €37,000. "She has size and scope and strength – she looks like a gelding and Success Days is obviously by the good late sire Jeremy.

"She will go down the point-to-point route and will be one we will look to get going with early."

The filly was sold by the County Clare-based Cnoc Na gCapall Stud, and Fachtna Twomey said: "I bought her as a foal, out of a field. She was always a cracker, always a big strong filly and straightforward to handle. I buy a couple of foals every year and keep turning them over."

She is out of Hayes Princess (King's Theatre), dam of two winners, including Mylesfromwicklow, a dual winner over fences this year for trainer Dan Skelton and a Tattersalls Ireland May Sale and Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale graduate. (13:33)

Lot 50: Rebecca Menzies Racing / D P O'Dwyer Bloodstock go to €15,000 for the Jukebox Jury gelding out of Dawn Flyer (Broadway Flyer).

Sold y Lakefield Fam, the gelding boasts a top class NH pedigree being out of the Broadway Flayer mare Dawn Flyer and a half-sister to the 26-time winner Moscow Flyer, who had 19 wins over fences including ten Grade 1s. He also won thre Grade 1 hurdle races.

Another half-brother Lenabane has Grade 1-placed form over fences in the Kerry National (G1) and the Guinness Handicap Chase (G1).

Darren O’Dwyer has enjoyed a great May Sale – he purchased yesterday's second top lot Dippedinmoonlight in February for €9,500 and she sold in yesterday's point-to-point sale for €130,000 to trainer Emmet Mullins after winning her debut point-to-point by 40 lengths for Daragh Barry.

Menzies produced 32 winners last season from her Durham-based yard, a second-best season for her by winners trained and prize-money earned. (13:10)

Lot 64: the already-named Lola des Bambous, consigned by Mockleshill Stables, is bought by Warren Ewing / Rodney McIlveen for €15,000.

By Masked Marvel, whose son Teahupoo won the Stayers' Hurdle (G1) at this year's Cheltenham Festival and the Champion Stayers Hurdle (G1) at the Punchestown Festival, the gelding is from the young family of the multiple graded race winners and performers Limerick Lace, Sway, Oiseau de Nuit and Up To You.

Her dam Farida des Bambous is by the leading French sire No Risk At All.

Mockleshill sold the fourth top lot at last week's record-breaking Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale – a son of Profitable to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for €270,000. (13:30)

Lot 86: the Dawson family's UK-based Nunstainton Stud made the journey over to Fairyhouse worthwhile selling this gelding by its own stallion Dragon Dancer for €17,000 to Ian Ferguson / Nigel Twiston-Davies.

the gelding is out of Hazy Manor, who was placed over hurdles and is a half-sister to Humphrey Bogart, who won the Listed Derby trial and was also a winner over hurdles.

It is the extended "H" family from the Aga Khan Studs featuring the Oaks (G1) third-placed Hazarista, the dual Derby winner and champion Harzand, as well as Big Rock, the champion miler of 2023, Hurricane Lane, the champion three-year-old stayer of 2021, the Group 1 mare Seal Of Approval and Emily Upjohn, the champion older European mare of 2023 and a runner in tomorrow's Coronation Cup (G1) at Epsom. (14:02)

Lot 95: leading buyer Monbeg Stables purchases a seventh lot today going to €23,000 for the Westerner gelding from Woodhouse Stud.

The April-born is out of Inchiquin Rose, a grand-daughter of the Grade 2 winner Rose Of Inchiquin, who is dam of the Grade 1-winning chasers Empire Of Dirt and Panther Claw.

The fourth dam Boreen Belle is ancestress of the black-type winners Be My Belle, Snake Eyes, Hold The Pin, Monalee and Monty's Star. (14:09)

Lot 109: the Joshua Tree three-year-old gelding, out of the winning Classic Cliche mare Kilbarry Cushty, a half-sister to the black-type winner Kilbarry Chloe, and from Clenagh Castle Stud, makes €32,000, bought by Suirview Stables.

Jack Doyle said: "He is a gorgeous horse, he is as nice a horse as is here today, from a good family and looks a big athlete, delighted to get him," said Doyle. "We had one by the sire before, he went well and we liked him and he had a lot of ability. He is from a good farm, horse are always done well. He will go pointing. We watched the online video of him loose schooling – he can certainly jump!"

The further family features leading performers such as Racing Demon, Abolitionist, Askanna, Silenet Approach and Minella Cocooner.

Consignor Adrian Costello said: "He's a lovely big chasing type of horse and I think he deserved to make a fair price and hopefully he will work out for his new owners. If he wins his point-to-point I think he will be very valuable.

"I bought him here as a foal from Kilbarry Lodge and he has a lovely pedigree, from one of their good families. Joshua Tree only stood in Ireland for two years but he is a very good sire in France and one I like, I think he is a good and proven stallion.

"I sold one to Pat [Doyle] before and he is a great man to train a pointer, he just wants a bit of luck and hopefully he will be lucky for him." (14:36)

Lot 114: "It is the second I have bought by Success Days today, I went in on Lot 85 with Rob James," said point-to-point trainer Matthew Flynn O'Connor after spending €36,000 on this May-born filly. "This is a lovely lady and she goes back to Ballycrystal. These are the first by the sire I've had – we are going in blind!"

"It is not easy to get the good ones, but we will keep trying," he added and although O'Connor did not offer a horse at yesterday's one-day point-to-point sale, he said: "It was good for the point-to-point men, it gave people somewhere to bring the horses to sale from the last two weekends' racing."

Of his year he concluded: "I've got a good few gone and we've had a good year."

This filly is out of the Peintre Celebre mare Koubba, a daughter of Elyaadi, dam of the Listed-placed Dewcup and Gaoth Chuil. (14:45)

Lot 116: the Diamond Boy half-brother to the Grade 3 novice hurdle and chase winner and multiple graded race performer Robin Des Carlow is bought by J D Moore for €21,000. He was sold by Stone Lodge Stud as Agent.

Second dam Nas Na Riogh was a Grade 1 winner of the Finale Junior Hurdle nand this horse was originally purchased by B McConville at the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale 2021 for €8,000 (15:09)

Lot 121: AJM Horses goes to €15,000 for the Flag Of Honour gelding from Shanaville Stables. The March-born gelding is out of the Take Risks mare Lady Hight, a half-sister to Mister Hight, a runner-up in the Ballysax Stakes (G2) and winner of the Spring Juvenile Hurdle (G2).

Flag Of Honour's first crop are three-year-olds of this year. The stallion's form highlight came when successful in the Irish St Leger (G1) having previously been a Group 3 and Group 2 winner of the Curragh Cup and the Irish St Leger Trial.

He also finished second in the Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1).

By Galileo he now stands at Ballycurragh Stud having started out at the National Stud in the UK. (15:24)

Lot 145: this three-year-old gelding by the Shade Oak Stud-based sire Telescope sells for €30,000, bought by Monbeg Stables.

He is a half-brother to two winners – the five-time winner Road Warrior, and Theformismighty, a winner over hurdles this year. His second dam Maid Equal won the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Ascot.

"Telescope is going well, this lad caught my eye in the yard and we have waited for him," said Cormac Doyle.

He was sold by Clonamery Stud, which spent €8,000 when buying him as a foal at the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale 2021. (15:38)

Lot 140: the Yeats full-sister to Mary, third placed in a Listed mares' hurdle at Newbury, is bought by Ronnie O'Neill for €15,000. The filly is also a half-sister to Give Me A Moment (Mountain High), who has won twice over hurdles and five-times over fences.

Dam Maryann is a Bob's Return half-sister to Wymott (Witness Box), winner of the Prestige Hurdle (G2), and to the Grade 2-winning chaser Testify.

She was sold by Deerpark Stables for breeder Charlie Walsh (15:35)

Lot 151: the gelding from the second crop of the Galileo sire Idaho and out of Miss Opera (Alflora) is purchased by Denis Hayes for €20,000 from Castledillon Stud.

He is from the fine family of Opera Hat, a 13-time winner over fences including the Grade 1 Melling Chase, she was also placed 18 times, four times at Grade 1 level. She is dam of the Grade 1 chaser and Grade 2 hurdler Woodland Opera.

Since the catalogue was published, the gelding's half-brother Ez Tiger (Sholokhov) has a second race over hurdles. (16:29)

Lot 166: John Queally goes to €17,500 for the Jet Away gelding out of the Beneficial mare Nia, the dam of one winner.

The stallion is the second-leading sire in the session by turnover – seven lots sold for €69,000m behind Success Days, whose three sold so far have created a turnover of €83,500.

The 17-year-old Jet Away, a son of Cape Cross, stands at Arctic Tack Stud, and his leading horse is the Grade 1-winning mare Brandy Love. (16:49)

Lot 181: this gelding by Affinisea, a 13-year-old son of Sea The Stars, is sold by Ballywoodan House Stud for €31,000 to Warren Ewing.

Out of the Flemesnfirth mare, he hails from the talented family of Dr P J Moriarty Chase (G1) winner J'Y Vole, the French Lisred winner JeanQuiri, the Grade 2 winner and Grade 1 placed Lifetime Ambition, the Grade 1 placed Life In The Park, and the Grade 2 winners My Sister Sarah and Ilovethenightlife. (17:05)

Lot 187: Sean Doyle of Monbeg Stables signs for this Jack Hobbs gelding out of the winning bumper mare Penelope Pips (Presenting) at €42,000.

He said: "He is a big strong horse, and very good mover, I looked at him three times today and he stood out every time I saw him, I am delighted to have him on the team now. He comes from a good farm and we have had luck with them before – hopefully he will go on and do something. This is the first by the sire we have had, and I love to buy horses out of Presenting mares."

John Bleahen said: "I paid £10,500 for him as a foal and he was the same horse he is today – he just walked and, though I am a fan of Jack Hobbs, there is a lot of Presenting in him from the mare. She won at four and that does it for me. I had some shrewd men on him with Warren Ewing, Sean Doyle and Mick Goff, they have been lucky with our horses in the past and it is all about repeat business.

"I did expect every bit of that, but he will get a wonderful opportunity where he is going."

He added: "I thought he might be a bit of a stand out here, which he was. There is an adjustment in the market at present, and we adjust with the market – we have crops coming behind and we have to keep moving forwards."

The family stretches back to the 18-time winner Auntie Dot, Townley Stone and Father Paddy. (17:49)

Lot 188: the already-named Lady Blackmore, a daughter of the progressive Haras de la Hetraie-based sire Bathyrhon, goes to Milestone Bloodstock / James Kenny for €45,000.

"She has been bought with Colin Bowe," said Kenny, who produces horse with his father Liam. "I love her, she has a very good temperament, has a lovely way of going, walks well, lovely presence. Her stallion has not done a whole lot wrong. She will go to Colin's and, hopefully, we will see her out in the point-to-point field."

Sold by Galbertstown Stables, she is out of the five-time winner Pennsylvanie (Dadarissime), a sister to the dam of Jango Baie, the Grade 1 winner of the Tolworth Hurdle.

The son of Tiger Groom is a Tattersalls Ireland May Sale graduate when sold by Lakefield Farm to Matt Graham. After finishing second on his point-to-point debut, the horse was reconsigned at the Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale 2023 by Moate Stables when bought by Jerry McGrath Bloodstock for £170,000. (17:58)

Lot 190: whatever one Bleahen brother can do, the other can match.

After John Bleahen sold the Jack Hobbs gelding for €42,000 (Lot 187), Niall Bleahen's Liss House sells a gelding in the same ballpark figure – this son of Affinisea is bought by the Crawford Bros for €40,000.

Stuart Crawford said: "We will get him home, get him broken in. He might be a bit more of a bumper horse, but he is a nice type. There have been two of three Affiniseas in today and they have all been very athletic and nice horses. We have had a few in the past and they have been tight, hardy horses.

"That is the only one I have bought here today, and I am happy to be taking him home."

Niall Bleahen said: "Last year I topped the sale and got the second-highest price and I wanted to bring another good horse to the sale again. I thought he deserved it, it was good to see him get over the line. He is a very nice horse and has a very good attitude – I think he'd make up into a four-year-old.

"He has gone to a good customer, he has been back a few times to buy and I recommended this horse to him and to the underbidder Sean Doyle as well. They took me at my word and I am delighted to see that – those clients are good to us. Whether you lose money or gain it, you have to do right by the clients and the horses.

"Funny Hunny in the second dam was placed for Sean and has gone to Dan Skelton, so Sean had a line on the family and had confidence in the pedigree, but the horse explained himself anyway."

The gelding was pinhooked by Bleahen as a foal at the November NH Sale for €11,000 from Whytemount Stud. (18:12)

Lot 201: the Crystal Ocean gelding out of the French Listed Prix Wild Monarch Hurdle second-placed Really Royale makes €24,000. The mare's placed daughter Kahipiroska is dam of the Italian Grade 1-winning hurdle Vodka Wells

He was sold by Shanaville Stables to Canterbrook Stud having been bought by Morgan Sheehan as a foal at the November NH Sale. (18:33)

Lot 209: Tom Keating spends €21,000 on the Vadamos gelding from Noughaville Stud for Mrs M Hefferman.

Roughan Daisy is a half-sister to Dedigout, a ten-time winner, including once at the highest level when successful in the Punrchestown Champion Novice Hurdle (G1).

Vadamos's leading jump performer so far is the King Of Kingsfield, who finished second in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (G1) and third in the Brave Inca Novice Hurdle (G1) and the Punchestown Champion INH Flat Race (G1). It is a fourth purchase today for Keating. (19:27)

Lot 234: Billy Goff buys this Vadamos gelding out of the Kalanisi mare Super Sonic Lady for €21,000 from Stone Lodge Stud, selling on behalf of breeder Kevin McCoy.

The headline performer on the pedigree page is To Your Honour, a Grade 3-winning chaser, placed at the highest level over hurdles as well as in the Grade 1 Champion INH Flat race at Punchestown. (19:40)

Lot 17: regular Tattersalls Ireland store horse purchaser, the UK-based trainer Tom Lacey, buys this Shirocco gelding from Belleville.

He is a half-brother to the Westerner Listed bumper winner Tiger Bay Queen, as well as another winner, the two runners so far out of his Flemensfirth winning dam Tiger Bay Lady.

Lacey bought the two-time Punchestown Champion Chase (G1) and Queen Mother Champion Chase winner (G1) Energumene at the Derby Sale in 2017. (11:09)

Lot 6: a first purchase at this year's Derby Sale for Monbeg Stables, this son of the leading NH sire Blue Bresil bought by Cormac Doyle for €80,000 from consignor Redbridge Stables.

His Kayf Tara dam Tell It To Me was a bumper winner for Nicky Henderson and is out of the good mare Liberthine, winner of the Mildmay Of Flete Challenge Cup (G3), who is a sister to the 15-time winner Long Run, whose victories which included the Gold Cup (G1). (10:48)

Lot 9: this week's first in the ring by Walk In The Park makes €105,000, bought by Michael Hyde, standing on the balcony with JP McManus's racing manager Frank Berry and Derek O'Connor.

Hyde said: "He's lovely horse and the sire has been very successful for us". Berry agreed and added that "we hope he will be lucky for us."

Sold by Woodhouse Stud, the three-year-old bay gelding is out of an own sister to Gunnery Sergeant, placed third in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (G1) and a half-sister to two graded placed runners.

Under the third dam are the graded winners Celtic Son and Lunar Path, Junior and Davids Charm, who was Grade 1-winning hurdler. (11:00)

Lot 23: the Jukebox Jury gelding sold by Oak Tree Farm makes €92,000, bought by Sean Doyle of Monbeg Farm.

He said: "He is a beautiful horse and is bred on the same cross as the Theflyingking, who we also bought from Norman [Williamson]."

Theflyingking was bought for €105,000 and he went on to win his four-year-old maiden on his debut at Loughanmore for Donnachadh Doyle

Doyle added: "Let's hope this horse can do the same."

He is out of the Flemensfirth mare Turica, a half-sister to the multiple graded race winners and Grade 1 winners Carlingford Lough and Thisthatandtother and the Grade 1-placed The Tother One.

The gelding was a €46,000 pinhook purchase for Oak Tree Farm at the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Foal Sale. (11:30)

Lot 27: The already named L'Unique Allen, the Beaumec de Houelle half-brother to the talented by ill-fated Hermes Allen, is bought by Tom Malone for €100,000 from Sluggara Farm.

Malone, standing with trainer Paul Nicholls who trained the half-brother to win four races including the Grade 1 Challow Novices Hurdle, said: "This horse is already two inches bigger than Hermes Allen! He is a nice animal, he ticked a lot of boxes and is a very saleable horse for Paul.

"We have a good few by Beaumaec de Houelle, and have bought two or three by him this year, too. They are all very slick and racy, athletic and they come to hand quick so, hopefully, this horse will be the same."

Dam Une Destine (Assessor) was placed over fences and won the Prix Andre Michel Hurdle (G3) (11:50)

Lot 30 and Lot 32: two by the leading French-based stallion No Risk At All are bought for €90,000 and €50,000.

Harold Kirk and W P Mullins go to €90,000 for the chesnut gelding Lucifer d'Ainay (Lot 30), who is out of a Saint Des Saints half-sister to the French Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Louping D'Ainay, sold by Glenvale Stud.

Lot 32 is a filly out of Version Officielle (Air Chief Marshal), who is a half-sister to The Stomp, a 21-time winner, placed 16-times and winner of £759,000 in prize-money earnings. Bought by Highflyer Bloodstock, her pedigree traces to the leading Flat runners – the champion two-year-old filly of 2000 Superstar Leo, and One Master, the three-time winner of the Prix de la Foret (G1). (12:16)

Lot 45: Lismakeera Stud gets its best result in the Tattersalls Ireland sale ring to date selling this Jukebox Jury gelding for €75,000. It was a good pinhook result for the farm, too, having paid just €14,500 for the gelding as a foal.

The bay gelding was a bit of a stand out in the ring, with three long white socks and a big white blaze, and was bought by Olly Murphy / Aiden Murphy.

The stud's Donal Hayes said: "When we saw him as a foal we loved his movement, and he has those big white socks and that put off some people off but we don't mind a bit of flash and colour. We'd also seen some by the sire as three-year-olds and loved his stoc.

"This horse has just done well and he is a big, strong horse now. Everyone who saw him here seemed to like him."

Hayes added: "We are in West Limerick we have a beef farm and I have come on board alongside my father – my uncle John Hayes produced Gold Cup winners off the farm. We've sold a lot of winning point-to-pointers in the last few years and it is great to get this result. We will be back here in November!"

Since the catalogue was published his Walk In The Park half-sister She Can Do It has been placed once in a N.H. Flat Race. She is the first runner and first foal for the Schiaparelli dam Wrong Impression. (12:50)

Lot 68: Tom Malone, standing with Paul Nicholls, outbids Olly Murphy, who was alongside his father Aiden, for this filly by No Risk At All at €95,000.

Named La Misterite, she was sold by Lakefield Farm and is a first foal out of the Martaline mare Apokalypsine D'Oro.

She is a daughter of the Listed-placed Apokalypse and from the family of the Group 2 Flat winner Allianthus and the US Grade 1 winner A Raving Beauty, who was also a runner-up in the Premio Lydia Tesio (G1) and finished third in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1). (13:15)

Lot 47: the first of four lots due in the ring this week by Kapgarde is signed for by Doyle / Wychwood / Tizzard at €85,000.

The filly was sold by Walter Connors' Sluggara Farm and is out of a winning Network half-sister to Editeur Du Gite, winner of the Clarence House Chase (G1), the Desert Orchid Chase (G2) twice and the Red Rum Chase (G3). (13:00)

Lot 81: the only lot offered over this week's two-day Derby Sale by the globetrotting, two-time Grade 1 winner Mondialiste, who now stands at Haras de Longechaux in France near to the German border, is bought by Ross Doyle and Joe Tizzard for €42,000.

He is the second foal out of the Urban Poet mare Barely Black, a half-sister to Scottish Grand National winner Takingrisks.

Doyle, standing with Tizzard, said: "Joe asked me about the stallion and I told him that he probably punching above his weight as he probably would not have seen big books. This is a fine horse, his physical is fantastic and Joe is looking for a sharp horse who might make up into a bumper horse or a dual-purpose type. He fitted the bill big time."

Mondialiste's leading runner on the Flat is Mondo Man, who finished fifth in this year's Prix du Jockey-Club (G1) and fourth in last week's King Edward VII Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot. (14:11)

Lot 86: after the bidding was opened up by Tom Malone at €100,000 for Boedic, a three-year-old gelding by No Risk At All, it skipped along at speed to the final winning bid of €175,000, which was given by Harold Kirk for Willie Mullins.

"That was a bit of a shock!" said Kirk when referencing the starter bid. "I had to get into gear."

He added: "This horse is my number one for today, he is by one of my favourite sires and the dam was a very good cross country mare, which we love as we have had some very good horses out of cross country mares. He is a stunning individual, has fantastic movement and he just ticked every box. Everytime I saw him I loved him more and he is for an owner in Willie's yard.

"He is not a big, heavy horse, he is very athletic and he should not take a load of time – a lot of No Risk At Alls can come to hand quickly."

The gelding was sold by Michael O'Brien's Creighmore Stables.

"My first reaction was I hope someone else goes on!" laughed O'Brien when asked of his reaction when the bidding opened up at the six figures. He went on explain his association with the horse: "He was bought privately by Seamus Murphy as a foal in France. He has been owned by myself and Walter Connors and he has always been a lovely sort."

Of his thoughts coming into today's sale, he said: "I was hoping that he was going to be an important horse today and I am delighted that he is going to Willie Mullins, and a lot of people told me that they thought he is the nicest horse today."

From County Cork, O'Brien, who has another four to sell here this week, added: "It is only my second year selling under my own banner. I was with Walter for three years and have now headed out myself." (14:32)

Lot 103: "We should have bought him last year when we saw him in France!" laughed Mags O'Toole, adding: "So we have had to give Norman [Williamson] the icing on the cake, but at least we have him now."

Williamson, under his Oak Tree Farm banner, bought the gelding by Doctor Dino, who is named Bouffon Has, as a two-year-old for €95,000 and sold the horse today for €170,000.

The horse is a half-brother to Botox Has (Dream Well) winner of the National Spirit Hurdle (G2), the Rendlesham Hurdle (G2), the West Yorkshire Hurdle (G2) and Haydock's Stayers Handicap Hurdle (G3).

It is the further family of the Grade 1-placed Long Walk Hurdle performer Starzan and Sestino, who finished third in the Prix du Jockey-Club (G1). (14:54)

Lot 109: Laska D'Airy, a half-sister to two winners, is bought by Ryan Mahon / Dan Skelton Racing for €90,000 from Oak Tree Farm.

"She is a lovely filly, big, scopey and a very fluid mover with a nice pedigree," said Mahon. "I loved her, she is for Dan. She is the first by the sire we have bought, hopefully she is lucky."

Norman Williamson sold her and Lot 103 and he said: "Both are beautiful horses, bought at the same time. The Doctor Dino gelding cost plenty, but he is a gorgeous horse with a great pedigree and thankfully he turned back in here as a beautiful horse and thank you to Mags O'Toole and I think it was Ross Doyle as underbidder. Let's hope he goes on, for Doctor Dino I thought he was really good mover and good-looker and everyone seemed to like him.

"I absolutely fell in love with the Motivator filly when I saw her and I thought she'd transform for a year, and she did. She is a beautiful moving filly, and going to a top trainer. She is a scopey mare who looks as though she jump a fence eventually."

He added of Lot 23, sold for €92,000: "The Jukebox Jury was bought here as a foal and the Doyles bought him from me here having also bought Theflyingking, also by the sire, from me the year before." (15:51)

Lot 115: another purchase for Harold Kirk / W P Mullins , this time with MV Magnier also on the buyers' sheet, the trio going to €120,000 for the Baroda Stud-consigned gelding by Crystal Ocean.

He is a third foal out of the Yeats mare Carrowmore, a half-sister to the Top Novices Hurdle (G1) winner Pingshou, the Grade 2 winner Magic Of Light and two placed black-type runners, Sizing Platinium and Mughas.

Third dam Autocratic produced the Tattersalls Gold Cup (G2) winner Fair Of The Furze, dam of the champion White Muzzle, the German St Leger (G1) winner Fair Question and Elfaslah, dam of Almutawakel, winner of the Dubai World Cup (G1) and the Prix Jean Prat (G1). (15:57)