Newsells Park Stud have long been associated with producing horses that excel on and off the track, so for longtime general manager Julian Dollar to describe the farm’s full-brother to Ylang Ylang as the best horse he’s brought to the ring, spoke volumes.

Judging by how the Frankel colt, bred by Newsells in partnership with Merry Fox Stud, was received at Tattersalls on Wednesday, plenty shared his opinion, with bidding soon passing the 2,000,000gns mark. After Kia Joorabchian saw off a rival bidding from outside, MV Magnier joined the fray at 2,200,000gns and continued to bid with confidence, eventually seeing off an online bidder a at 4,000,000gns.