A GALILEO sibling to this year’s dual Derby winner Lambourn, himself a grandson of the great Coolmore multiple champion, stole the limelight on the first day of the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, when she sold for €780,000 to Katsumi Yoshida, represented at the sale by Tomo Tsuda.

The Japanese team faced opposition from all quarters but, as bidding surged past the €600,000 mark, it was Ace Stud’s Paul Curran and an online bidder who put it up to the eventual purchaser. The price comfortably surpassed that of last year’s best lot.