FIVE of the top nine lots at the opening session of Tattersalls February Sale, held online, came from the Godolphin draft. They sold 18 lots in all for an aggregate of 390,000gns.

Making the most significant contribution to that sum was the sale of Beautiful Illusion for 120,000gns to Avenue Bloodstock, and she ended the two-day sale as the top price. The dual winner, a daughter of Shamardal and the Group 3 winner Long Lashes, was the pick of Mark McStay. He said: “She is the daughter of a very good racemare, whom I remember from my time at Godolphin, and she is by a world-class sire in Shamardal. She had ability herself and achieved a good rating of 89.