TATTERSALLS BOOK ONE UPDATES

1435: Once again it's a Galileo filly who sets the pulses racing as Lot 72 is knocked down for 400,000. Granddam Darara won the Prix Vermeille and has produced the outstanding duo of Dar Re Mi and Rewilding so no surprise she proved popular. She is bought by Michael Youngs, who was standing at the top of the stairs with trainer John Gosden.

1429: Middleham action as Mark Johnston is getting jiggy. Lot 69 is out of Queen's Vase winner Endorsement and, with family members including Mores Wells and Galient, he looks worth the 110,000 paid.

1423: Lot 66 is knocked down to Charlie Gordon-Watson for 240,000. This time it's a Dalakhani filly, a full sister to Prix Marcel Boussac fourth Wedding March. It's another big purchase and he may need to fetch a second cheque book soon, as he's principally acting for Nurlan Bizakov. "She is a good filly with a good step," said Gordon-Watson, who also bought Lot 14, the Dalakhani filly out of Chinese White, for Hesmonds.

1416: Ed Dunlop dips his toe into the water for a son of Cape Cross. At 72,000, Lot 64 is a sight more expensive than his star filly Snow Fairy was picked up for in Ireland, but if he's a tenth as successful then he'll be a bargain.

1408: Ross Doyle in action again, picking up Lot 60, a half-brother to Andrew Balding's Chef. The son of Kyllachy attracted plenty of interest and was eventually knocked down for 220,000.

1359: A busy spell for John Ferguson who again supports a pair of Darley sires, Dubawi and New Approach, taking back a couple of colts for a total of almost 300,000 Guineas.

1346: Bidding quite slow to warm up but eventually a three parts brother to Nathaniel goes for 195,000 to Mark Johnston. Being by Galileo out of a Danehill mare, the same cross as Frankel, one might have expected him to make a tad more.

1326: After a quiet spell, a well-balanced son of Elusive Quality makes 190,000. He's knocked down to John Warren.

1305: 200k again, this time for a Street Cry colt, who goes to the Shadwell Estate. No surprise that anything by the sire of Zenyatta is proving popular.

1302: A son of Teofilo goes for an almost standard 200,000 to John Ferguson, the stallion who is part of Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud empire.

1258: A Montjeu colt out of Dance Parade predictably proves popular and is heading back to Ballydoyle after John Magnier goes to 520,000 for him. Tom Goff of Blandford Bloodstock, standing with trainer Michael Bell and owner Lawrie Inman, made a bold bid for him but came off second best.

1242: Ross Doyle parts with 200,000 for Lot 29, a daughter of Montjeu from one of the Aga Khan's leading female lines.

1230: News of the early sale topper, the 700,000 daughter of Galileo. Well she's going to Sir Henry Cecil with Alan Cooper, the Niarchos Family's racing manager telling www.tattersalls.com: "She is a full sister to a Classic winner and let's hope this one carries on the family performance."

1222: A New Approach colt from the family of Comic Strip, who went on to be come a leading performer in Hong Kong, is Hamdan Al Maktoum's first purchase, his racing manager Angus Gold going to 220,000 guineas.

1211: Bit more news from Lot two, who fetched 260,000 guineas. She was bought by Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani of Umm Qarn Stud. Sheikh Abdullah is father of Sheikh Fahad, owner of Makfi and of Pearl Bloodstock and he saw off a determined John Magnier.

Qatar trainer Alban de Mieulle was bidding on his behalf and told www.tattersalls.com: "She is going to the Sheikh's stable in France and will be trained by Freddie Head."

1209: Gordon-Watson also goes to 225,000 for an American bred daughter of Arch and Chocolate Mauk.

1207: Charlie Gordon-Watson, who's clients include new Hesmonds Stud owner Nurlan Bizakov, pays 400,000 for a full-sister to Chinese White.

1205: A Lemon Drop Kid filly from the family of Roderic O'Connor fetches 150,000.

1200: Fireworks with a full-sister to Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Nightime being knocked down to Alan Cooper, racing manager to the Niarchos Family, for 700,000 guineas.

1142: The very next lot, an Oasis Dream half-brother to Cape Of Good Hope goes for 170,000 to Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock advisor John Ferguson.

11:40 It didn't take long for the first six-figure lot at the Tattersalls Book One sale. A daughter of Galileo from the family of Alhaarth and Makfi (lot two) fetching 260,000 guineas.

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