WEDNESDAY saw a new one-day record set for the annual horses-in-training sale at Tattersalls, and more than 10 million guineas changed hands at the marathon 12 hour session. Plenty of choice may have resulted in a reduced clearance rate, but the average and median increases showed that there was plenty of appetite for the right article.

Roger Varian sent Solomon’s Bay out to win three times, including the Listed Surrey Stakes at Epsom, and the three-year-old son of Exceed And Excel found plenty of admirers from around the world. The final battle for him was won by Rupert Pritchard-Gordon at 390,000gns and the colt will head to Hong Kong to continue his career.