MONDAY'S Tattersalls December Yearling Sale saw a filly by Sea The Stars top proceedings at 260,000gns on a day that saw nine lots sell for 100,000gns or more, a figure bettered only once in the history of the sale.

The sale saw turnover of 4.5 million guineas for the second smallest catalogue this millennium and a clearance rate of 86%. The results mean that the total value of yearling sales at Tattersalls in 2022 was 211,572,800gns, 27% higher than the previous record in 2018.