NEWMARKET, UK — Books 3 and 4 occupy markedly different territory to the starting boom of Book 1, but consistently strong trade through the first week and a half of Europe's largest yearling sale led to either a trickledown or a rising tide – call it what you will – ensuring that the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale closed on a new high. Record trade throughout the four books saw turnover exceed 211 million gns for the first time. A reduced intake of 1,847 yearlings catalogued resulted in 1,644 being offered in the ring and 1,408 finding a buyer. Along with the record aggregate, there were new benchmarks for the average of 149,833gns and 80,000gns median.Book 3, which concluded on Friday before the final group of 47 yearlings took to the ring for a condensed Book 4, finished largely on a par with last year's figures, though a particularly buoyant first day had brought nine six-figure lots, led by Whitsbury Manor Stud's Havana Grey filly out of Adaay Secret at 150,000gns. It took less than half that amount to secure the top lot on the final day, but a full car park at Tattersalls on Friday morning spoke to the number of potential buyers remaining on the grounds, and indeed, set against the equivalent day last year, the average rose by 6% to 12,452gns while the median was up 9% at 9,250gns with an improved clearance rate of 77%. Overall, Book 3 added 9,206,800gns to the fortnight's bumper tally, with the 376 horses sold (34 fewer than last year) rendered a clearance rate of 85%.Book 4, which had a clearance rate of 54% and an improved average price of 5,942gns, was topped by Jack Burton of Minster View Stud with a Caturra filly out of Stay Home (Fascinating Rock). She was bought by Thomas Byrne for 36,000gns.Budding agent Tregoning strikes for Goken fillyChasemore Farm was represented as breeder of the G2 Rockfel Stakes winner Pensando A Te (Blackbeard) last month and on Friday another filly from Andrew and Jane Black's farm topped the final day of trade at Park Paddocks. The daughter of French-based Goken (lot 1615) was the pick of Jess Tregoning at 70,000gns and is out of the G3 Albany Stakes-placed Illaunglass (Red Clubs).“I'm really delighted to have bought the filly for John and Sue Davis,” said Tregoning, whose father Marcus trained the 2006 Derby winner Sir Percy. A well-related individual, the filly's half-sister, the black-type placed Illaunmore (Shamardal), is the dam of this season's G2 Lancashire Oaks winner Tattycoram (Camelot).“We really love the page, which goes back to Tattycoram, who's been such a success this year. It's just a really exciting family. She'll go Dad's and we'll go from there.”Tregoning, who bought two yearlings for the same owner in Book 3, said of her role as an agent, “It's a new venture for me, which I'm really excited about, and John and Sue Davis have been the first people to back me. I bought them a filly last year who won and we are trying to prioritise quality now over quantity. We secured a Modern Games filly yesterday from a lovely old Aga Khan family, and then this filly today. I'm very much open for business.”Shaquille Appeal for Hughes and CamachoTrainer Julie Camacho and partner Steve Brown have understandably been paying close attention to the first yearlings of their former star sprinter Shaquille and signed for a second colt by him this week when going to 68,000gns for lot 1617. The first foal of the Listed-placed Improvised (Raven's Pass) was a €14,000 pinhook by DD Bloodstock and was consigned by Finn Kent.The trainer's brother Matt later divulged that the colt had been bought for Shaquille's former owner and co-breeder Martin Hughes.“It's the next stage of the journey for us to see Shaquille's stock for sale and get them racing,” he said. “This one looks a sharper sort [than Wednesday's 100,000gns purchase] and one of the stronger pedigrees. Julie and Steve were really keen on him so let's hope they are right.”Shaquille, who stands at Ace Stud, had seven yearlings sold through Book 1 for an average of 129,286gns, followed by a 78,933gns average for 15 Book 2 yearlings and 21,615gns for 13 in Book 3.Buy of the dayIt often pays to strike early and nobody was quicker off the mark on Friday morning than Nick Bell, who bought the first lot through the ring, a smart looking daughter of Stradivarius, for 10,000gns from Brian O'Rourke Bloodstock (lot 1590).Bred by Bjorn Nielsen's Phalaris Ltd, the filly is out of the winning 80-rated Dubawi mare Fabulist, a half-sister to the G1 Prix d'Ispahan runner-up Almodovar (Sea The Stars). The further family also includes Group/Grade 1 winners Tante Rose, El Cordobes, Dubawi Heights and Make Believe. With a Sea The Stars two-year-old colt still to run for the mare, there's not much downside in taking a chance at reasonable money on a good-walking filly who is fully eligible for the GBB Plus bonus scheme. Best of luck to her new owner.Tattersalls signs off…for nowAs the yearling action rolls back to Deauville next week for the Arqana October Sale, Tattersalls' Park Paddocks falls quiet after two weeks of frenetic action – but not for long. The Horses-in-Training Sale begins on Monday, 26 October, following what managing director Matthew Prior described as an “exceptional set of results” from the October yearlings.“Books 1 to 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale represent the most important fortnight in the European bloodstock calendar, bringing together the finest yearlings from Britain, Ireland and further afield and presenting them to a global audience at Park Paddocks, in the heart of Newmarket, the Home of Horseracing,” he said. “The past two weeks have produced an exceptional set of results, further underlining the enduring international appeal of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and Tattersalls' position as the gateway to the very best of European bloodstock.“Turnover for Books 1 to 4 has reached a record 210 million guineas, the fourth time in the past five years that the October Yearling Sale has exceeded 200 million gns. Amongst the many remarkable figures, the highlights include a European record price of 4,600,000 gns for a yearling colt, 17 yearlings realising seven figures and 68 yearlings selling for 500,000 gns or more. That these 68 yearlings account for 75% of all yearlings to reach this level in Europe this year is a particularly striking illustration of the strength of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.”He continued, “Book 1 has once again provided the foundation for the sales which followed, and it has been particularly rewarding to see Book 2 achieve record results across all key measures, with the momentum continuing into Book 3. The strength of international demand throughout Books 1 and 2 has been complemented by significant participation from across Europe and further afield in Books 3 and 4, with buyers from the Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya and Spain amongst those acquiring substantial numbers of yearlings. These results are a testament to the breeders and consignors whose continued support ensures that the October Yearling Sale attracts buyers to Newmarket in such numbers year after year. Our sincere thanks go to everyone who contributed to the success of this year's sale.“These results provide a tremendous boost as we look ahead to the remainder of the Tattersalls sales season at Park Paddocks. We now turn our attention to the unique Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale, followed by the market-leading December Foal and December Mare Sales, featuring the renowned Sceptre Sessions. With particularly strong catalogues assembled for both December sales, we look forward to welcoming buyers from around the world back to Newmarket and approach the final sales of the year with considerable optimism.”In our thoughts The professionalism and diligence of Highflyer Bloodstock's Anthony Bromley is well known but the agent has been present every day this week at Tattersalls in the most difficult of circumstances following the death of his father Bill on Saturday.A towering figure among the British National Hunt ranks, Bill Bromley and his wife Diane, who predeceased him, stood a number of stallions over the decades at their Wood Farm Stud in Shropshire, including Classic Cliche and Sir Harry Lewis. Among his triumphs as a breeder was Yanworth, winner of the G1 Christmas Hurdle and G1 Liverpool Hurdle as well as the G2 Dipper Novices' Chase for JP McManus and Alan King. Yanworth's sire Norse Dancer stood at Wood Farm Stud for two seasons. Having been informed of his father's passing early on Saturday morning, Bromley did as his parents might well have expected and went straight to Tattersalls to inspect 250 yearlings throughout the day. “I didn't tell anyone, I just wanted to get on and get through it,” he said. By the time the news filtered through, Bromley was slower doing his rounds on Sunday as people stopped him to offer their condolences. We add our condolences to those already expressed and have little doubt that Bromley's commitment to his clients over the past week will have unearthed a talented runner or two. The post ‘Exceptional Set of Results’ as Curtain Falls on Tattersalls October appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.