Royal Ascot prospect with lightning fast sectionals fetches 460,000gns

Kodiac filly out of Yajala fetched 460,000gns at Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale. The sale was another big result for Tally-Ho Stud. The auction's draft generated receipts totalling 1,787,00gn and contained the sale's two most expensive lots. turnover rose by 15% to 11,939,500gn. Average was up 35% and median was 32%. It was 68, 000gnn 12 months ago. It had 18 fewer lots changing hands. There were also fewer bidders.

Stroud secures well-related Sioux Nation. The colt is the half-brother to Breeders' Cup winner Twilight Gleaming. It's the second time the colts have been sold at public auction. He's from a good consignor and will stay in England and be trained by KHK Racing. He was bought by Blandford Bloodstock. Richard Brown was the underbidder. Coolmore's Sioux Nations is odds on to be the leading first-season sire by individual winners. Jessica Harrington's Ocean Quest made a winning debut at the Curragh.

Doyle paid 300,000gns for Kingman colt out of Group 3 winner Fate. The colter is a sibling to one winner and a half-sister to the champion Pride. His dam bred the dual Group 2 winner One Foot In Heaven.

Bill Gredley bought a Zoustar filly for 270,000gns from Gaybrook Lodge Stud. The fillie is out of Cordial, a Juddmonte-bred daughter of Oasis Dream. The half-sister to Monarchs Glen has already bred two winners at stud. Jim McCartan is delighted with the fillies success. He hopes she will be a Craven fillier. Gedley will have a chat with his son Tim who is in Spain jumping horses.

Najd Stud bought American Pharoah colt from Lynn Lodge Stud for 260,000gns. Al Qahtani and Peter Doyle are regular buyers at Tattersalls. Najd is making its first foray into the European breeze-up market. Middle Eastern interests played a significant part in this year's Craven Sale. Dubai-based trainer Satish Seemar topped the buyers' charts with four lots bought for an outlay of 750,00gn.

Katie McGivern sold her Mastercraftsman colt for 140,000gns to Ross Doyle at Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. The colter was sold for £16,00 at Fairyhouse sale. Tatter's has produced the winners of this week's premier Classic trials, Cachet and the unbeaten champion Native Trail.  The competition for the two-year-olds over the past two evenings reflected the sale’s reputation for delivering the highest calibre. It is a powerful endorsement of the breeze-up sale, Edmond Mahony said.