SPENDING at Tattersalls Ireland on Thursday breached the €2 million mark, only the second time that Part 2 of the September Yearling Sale has done so since it was established in 2014.

At 220 horses, this year’s Part 2 catalogue was 33% bigger than last year – and the aggregate grew by only 9% - but compared to any other year Thursday’s results are impressive. The average price (€11,719) and median (€9,000) are both the second highest recorded for this sale, failing only to match last year’s record levels.