“It was all for luck, really, I think.” That was Jack Hanly’s reflection after Ballyhimikin Stud’s half-brother to Cheveley Park Stakes second Flotus sold to Richard Brown for 600,000gns, earning him top lot status at Monday's Book 2 opener at Tattersalls.

Hanly was referring to the Blue Point colt’s late entry in the catalogue after missing his Book 1 appearance due to a bout of travel sickness.