A little over an hour into Tuesday's opening session of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Godolphin struck the first major blow of Book 1 when stretching to 1.8 million gns for a Frankel colt from Hillwood Stud. Amo Racing's Kia Joorabchian filled the role of underbidder.Lot 27 is the first foal out of the Listed Cecil Frail Stakes winner and G1 Flying Five Stakes runner-up Get Ahead (Showcasing), a full-sister to the G2 Mill Reef Stakes-winning sire Alkumait and a half to the 2,000 Guineas-winning sire Chaldean, also by Frankel.Get Ahead had previously made headlines at Park Paddocks when selling to First Bloodstock for 2.5 million gns at the 2023 December Mares Sale.“This is the stuff of dreams,” said Hillwood Stud's Charlie Vigors. “He's always been an exceptional horse.“It was the thing to do [send the mare to Frankel] with Chaldean being on the page. We'd seen what Frankels make in the ring and that figure is probably in the ballpark of what we expected him to make.“Huge thanks obviously go to Sheikh Mohammed, Anthony Stroud and the entire Godolphin team, as well as the underbidders, of which there were plenty. He has been very busy all week – never put a foot wrong – and I'm just delighted for the whole team at home.”Stroud, who conducted the bidding from outside the ring in the company of Godolphin principal Sheikh Mohammed, said, “Showcasing is a good broodmare sire, Frankel is just a fantastic stallion and this colt was a great mover and just a beautiful horse.“It's great and fantastic that [Sheikh Mohammed] is here. I think that's testament to his involvement in the sport and his support for British and Irish racing and breeding.”The post ‘This Is The Stuff Of Dreams’ – Hillwood Stud’s Frankel Colt Ignites Tattersalls Book 1 at 1,800,000gns appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.