ROBSON Aguiar, the man who bought Bucanero Fuerte for Amo Racing, spent £200,000 on Tuesday at Doncaster for a colt by the Phoenix Stakes winner's sire Wootton Bassett.

The colt is a half-brother to Flying Childers Stakes winner Trillium and was consigned by Highclere Stud on behalf of breeders Rockliffe Stud.

“We’re delighted,” said Ed Sackville, who oversees the bloodstock interests of the Keswick family, who own Rockcliffe Stud. “We always pick out a nice yearling to sell at Doncaster as they do such a good job. We sold the Frankel colt Mai Dubai, who won recently, for £200,000 here last year and we received £190,000 and £170,000 for colts out of Age Of Chivalry a few years ago.”

“It’s particularly pleasing to see him go to Robson Aguiar, as he has such a fabulous record with the sire,” he added.

Owner Nurlan Bizakov and trainer Charlie Johnston teamed up to buy a full-sister to their Princess Margaret Stakes winner Sacred Angel for £175,000. She was sold by Yeomanstown Stud, who also bred and sold Sacred Angel for £52,000.

“There are similarities between the fillies, said Johnston. “I think she’s a little more backward than Sacred Angel was at the same time last year, but she’ll be broken in fairly quickly and then get turned away again and we think there’s plenty of improvement in her. She certainly has the same athleticism that her sister has.”

Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds’ Sam Hoskins and Luke Lillingston were back in Doncaster to restock after the time-honoured syndicate’s success with Dragon Leader in the Goffs Harry Beeby Premier Yearling Stakes at York last week.

Hoskins said: “It’s always been the ethos to target valuable sale races, and in fact Nick Robinson founded the syndicate in 1988 to try to win the inaugural Cartier Million. You could say it's our reason for being. We won what used to be the St Leger Yearling Stakes 20 years ago with Cape Fear, and it was especially lovely to win it again now that it's run in the memory of Harry Beeby, a truly great man. It’s made 16 people very happy!”

“The owner was keen to get a two-year-old type so there was no better place to come than Doncaster!” said Ed Sackville after successfully bidding £180,000 for Longview Stud’s Blue Point colt out of the listed-placed Society Rock mare So Hi Society, on behalf of an undisclosed British-based client.

“This colt was a real standout,” he continued. “The sire needs no introduction and the dam was a fast filly, from a lovely Wildenstein family. He’s going to be trained by Dave Loughnane, who’s got a really good record with two-year-olds.”

Highflyer Bloodstock's Anthony Bromley has long been known for buying brilliant National Hunt horses, but he has also shown he can pick out precocious two-year-olds as well.

He signed for several yearlings on Tuesday, including the Mehmas half-brother to listed-winning two-year-old Justifier from Tally-Ho Stud for £145,000, purchased on behalf of owner Phil Cunnigham and his trainer Richard Spencer.

Alastair Donald struck only one bid on Tuesday, but it turned out to be a meaningful one, as he blew his rivals out of the water with a late offer of £160,000 for a well-regarded filly from the first crop of Prix Morny and Middle Park Stakes hero Earthlight offered by Jamie Railton Sales Agency.

“Just a really impressive filly,” was Donald’s verdict. “She’s for the Hong Kong-based owner Mr Siu, who’s raced the likes of Stormy Antarctic and Waipiro, and has the odd filly in training, like Indian Blessing, who won three stakes races and was Grade 1-placed in America. She’ll be trained by Ed Walker.”

Tuesday's trade saw 183 out of 218 lots changing hands at a healthy strike-rate of 84% for turnover of £9,082,000. The average price of £49,629 was up by 10% on the corresponding session last year, while the median was down 5%.

The sale continues on Wednesday.

DAY ONE STATS

Offered: 218

Sold: 183 (84%)

Aggregate: £9,082,000 (+1%)

Average: £49,629 (+10%)

Median: £36,000 (-5%)