TENSIONS will be high going into the Arqana Breeze Up Sale, given the money that consignors have invested in the high-class stock they’re set to present - 73 of the 204 lots catalogued cost or were retained for six-figure sums last year.

Vendors have also, of course, poured blood, sweat and tears into their offerings and the foundations laid by these hard-working men and women have yielded impressive results on the track, producing a wide range of graduates, from Royal Ascot winning two-year-olds to classic winners, to consistent Saturday horses that enjoy long careers.