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Humour and histrionics as I go through the looking glass at a Book 1 for the ages

Sales correspondent James Thomas recounts a barnstorming three days of selling at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale

Sheikh Mohammed and his team doing the rounds at Park Paddocks on Monday
Sheikh Mohammed and his team doing the rounds at Park Paddocks on MondayCredit: Tattersalls

Monday, October 7 

Describing Book 1 as not your average yearling sale is a bit like saying Messi isn’t your average footballer. Or the Millennium Falcon isn’t your regular mode of transport. It’s a different animal altogether. 

This is where the big beasts – four-legged and two-legged – come to flex. Consequently, attempting to preview the event can feel like a bit of a thankless task. How do you do justice to a catalogue in which one in every ten lots is a sibling to a Group 1 winner? I spent Monday patrolling the Park Paddocks grounds in search of inspiration. 

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