THE 2019 Tattersalls July Sale finished with a flourish during the final session last Friday. Held after the races at Newmarket, there was plenty on offer to tempt buyers back, with the Ger Lyons-trained Inverleigh proving to be the star of the evening.

Runner-up in the Group 3 Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown on his latest outing, Inverleigh was knocked down to Rabbah Bloodstock’s Jono Mills for 350,000gns after a prolonged bidding duel with Dubai-based trainer Ahmed bin Harmash. The son of Excelebration won the Listed Committed Stakes at Navan in April.