Tattersalls Ireland

As soon as the vantage points begin to fill at Tattersalls Ireland, it is the signal that those assembled should standby for fireworks as buyers position themselves in their favoured spots in good time for the arrival of a star lot.

Bought by the Monbeg team, he is out of Rapide who has a perfect strike-rate with four winners from four runners so far. Almost 80 lots later came a gelding by Saint Des Saints with a high-profile pedigree and the looks to match. Of the reasoning behind the decision to spend so much on fillies, Magnier saod: "Nowadays there are so many opportunities and incentives for people to get involved in National Hunt fillies which is great to see. Macauley commented: "He is a lovely horse by a proper sire and the mare has already produced a good horse. It is the further family of this year's Grade 1 Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil winner L'Autonomie. The family has developed since we bought her and it is wonderful to have such interest in her. I had ten horses to show him and left this one until last, there is method in the madness!" "Paul fell in love with this horse when I showed him to him this morning. "She was bought privately from her breeder Mr Cottin who is a very nice man and a great breeder. Her €310,000 price tag makes her the most expensive store sold so far in 2022. Hopefully she will be lucky and as a broodmare she has a lot of residual value, too, but we will worry about racing first!" "I bought her with my brother Niall and we were very lucky to have hit on her.