Irish veterinarian Demi OíByrne bought the top four lots at yesterdayís penultimate foal session of the Tattersalls December sale in Newmarket. His purchases were headed lot 1179, a colt by Galileo (Ire) that attracted a final bid of 470,000gns. The Coolmore agent fought off Tony Nerses for the full brother to 2006 G1 St Leger S. runner-up The Last Drop (Ire), who was bred in Ireland by Sunderland Holdings and offered from Brian Grassickís Newtown Stud. The session topper is out of Epping (GB) (Charnwood Forest {Ire}), whose Kingís Best filly sold for 180,000gns at this venue last year. Earlier in the session, OíByrne outbid John Ferguson for lot 1155, a 450,000gns son of Monsun (Ger). The coltís dam, Mandamou (Ger) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), was purchased for 130,000gns by 27-year-old Ronan Burns at last yearís December sale.
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