ETHICAL Diamond, Golden Ace and the dam of Camille Pissarro are some of the recent headline acts to have been purchased at the Tattersalls July Sale, but plenty more talented, if less high-profile horses have been sourced at the same sale.

Meriden looks likely to join the list of stakes-winning graduates soon, after recording her fourth consecutive success in a €100,000 fillies’ handicap on Irish Derby weekend. Now rated 97, the Juddmonte-bred three-year-old looks an inspired buy for 32,000gns 12 months ago, both due to her attractive pedigree and progressive profile.