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A Galileo (Ire) full-sister to this year's triple Group 1-winning filly Alice Springs (Ire) (lot 441) became the most expensive filly sold during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when fetching 2.1-million guineas from Peter Doyle on behalf of the Coolmore/Mayfair Speculators partnership on Thursday afternoon.

A colt by Dubawi out of the Group 1 winner and producer Zee Zee Top (GB) (Zafonic) (lot 427) equaled the 2.6-million gns sale-topping price set by another son of Dubawi on Tuesday when bought by Shadwell's Angus Gold on Thursday afternoon at Tattersalls. The bay consigned by Meon Valley Stud is a half-brother to dual Group 1 winner Izzi Top (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and Group 2 victress Jazzi Top (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

This time three years ago, Australian owner-breeder Paul Makin was gearing up to sell his entire bloodstock operation through the much-publicised Paulyn Dispersal at Goffs, which included his G1 Irish Oaks winner Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), who sold for €6-million. As he prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday, Makin, who has also tasted top-level success in both hemispheres with his five-time Group 1 winner Starcraft (NZ) (Soviet Star), admits that the lure of the racing industry proved too strong for him not to return. It wasn't long before he started...

Flying first-season sire Frankel (GB) notched another seven-figure yearling at Tattersalls early in the final session of Book 1 on Friday when MV Magnier went to 1.1-million guineas for lot 385, the half-brother to Group 1 winner and leading first-season sire Zoffany (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and group winner Wilshire Boulevard (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}).

6.25 Chelmsford, Debutantes, £6,000, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT) REALLY SPECIAL (GB) (Shamardal) is a noteworthy Godolphin debutante over this trip, being a daughter of the listed-winning Rumh (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), a full-sister to the luminary Royal Highness (Ger) who scored over two miles during her career sporting the same silks. Saeed bin Suroor introduces her against Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar's 370,000gns TATOCT purchase Gorgeous Noora (Ire) (Raven's Pass), a Luca Cumani trainee whose useful dam is a full-sister to the G2 King George V S. winner Muthmir...

Criquette Head-Maarek is dreaming of Classic success next year with National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). The Chantilly-based trainer will look at both the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas and the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) for her Group 1-winning colt. The son of Invincible Spirit will go into his winter quarters following his convincing all-the-way win in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Chantilly on Sunday. "He came out of the race very well. He's a nice horse," she said. "I think we are going to rest...

Lumiere (GB) (Shamardal) returns to the scene of her most notable success at Newmarket on Friday in the G2 Dubai Challenge S. Having claimed the G1 Cheveley Park S. at the track last year, the Mark Johnston-trained 3-year-old bids to register a second win of the campaign on her first start at the Rowley Mile since finishing down the field in the G1 1000 Guineas in May. Aidan O'Brien, seeking a first win in the race, relies on the chances of recent G2 Joel S. winner Cougar Mountain (Ire) (Fastnet...

Sobetsu (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) will bid to give trainer Charlie Appleby his second Group 1 winner inside a week when contesting the G1 Dubai Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday. Appleby, who landed the G1 Marcel Boussac on Sunday with Wuheida (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), has declared the daughter of Dubawi in the final field of eight for the feature contest on the first day of the Future Champions Festival, as she bids to back up her impressive maiden success over course and distance last month. Aidan O'Brien, trainer of last...

Connections of Hawkbill (Kitten's Joy) are hoping conditions ease somewhat ahead of the G1 QIPCO Champion S. at Ascot on Oct. 15. The talented 3-year-old needs cut in the ground to be seen at his best, as he showed when winning the G1 Coral-Eclipse S. at Sandown in July. Since then he has been beaten in both the G1 Juddmonte International and the G1 Irish Champion S., when the going was not ideal. However, trainer Charlie Appleby reports Hawkbill to have bounced back from his recent run at Leopardstown. "It...

by Emma Berry and Kelsey Riley Newmarket, UK--In an almost exact repeat of Tuesday's headline act, a son of Dubawi (Ire) headed proceedings during the second session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Wednesday at the price of 2.1-million guineas, bought by John Ferguson for Sheikh Mohammed with Roger Varian as his underbidder. From the 164 yearlings offered in the second session, 131 were marked as sold--a fractional drop in the clearance rate to 80%--which brought another 26,342,000gns to the overall tally. This represented an 8%...

Tattersalls Ireland have catalogued 200 lots for their inaugural Flat Foal & Breeding Stock Sale scheduled for Nov 4. A number of interesting first-season sires are represented throughout the foal section including Ballyhane Stud's Battle Of Marengo (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Rathasker Stud's Bungle Inthejungle (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) and Es Que Love (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), Coolmore's Ruler Of The World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Tally-Ho Stud's Morpheus (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who is a half-brother to Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). There will also be some attractively bred mares on...

1st-NOT, £5,000, Mdn, 10-5, 2yo, 6f 15yT, 1:13.14, g/s. +DREAMFIELD (GB) (c, 2, Oasis Dream {GB}--Izzi Top {GB} {G1SW-Fr & Ire, MGSW & G1SP-Eng, $734,076}, by Pivotal {GB}), a 1.1-million guineas TATOCT yearling, was well away to lead from the outset of this unveiling. In control on the front end throughout, the 4-5 favourite was nudged along inside the two pole and urged ever clear in the closing stages to score by an impressive eight lengths from Sitar (GB) (Aqlaam {GB}). The bay, kin to a yearling colt by Dansili...