TATTERSALLS’ Ascot August Sale concluded their summer sales season with improvements in turnover and median, while the average remained almost the same as last year. The aggregate grew by 31%, while the median advanced 12%. The clearance rate was up three points to 90%.

The leading pair of lots both came from the Godolphin consignment
and were headed by Universal Effect, a three-year-old daughter of Universal who is out of two-time winning dam Saaboog.