KILDARE trainer Diego Dias sold the top lot at this week’s Tattersalls Online May Sale when promising two-year-old colt Brosay made 60,000gns.

The son of Tasleet was bought for 25,000gns as a yearling and had three runs over five furlongs for Dias already this season - finishing fifth to Arizona Blaze at the Curragh, third to Proudly Yours at Dundalk, and winning at Goodwood last Friday week.

Brosay was bought this week by owner Gary Gillies, who said: “We’re not entirely sure what the immediate plan will be but Royal Ascot is definitely on the agenda. He could run under the ownership of my syndicate racingclub.com but that is to be decided.”

Gillies was also responsible for purchasing the second top lot, in conjunction with Gordian Troeller Bloodstock, when going to 47,000gns to secure the 87-rated filly Completed. Consigned in the draft of Baroda Stud, the three-year old daughter of Night Of Thunder was a winner at two in December over a mile and has been placed three times for trainer Karl Burke.

Baroda Stud featured as the leading consignors for the second consecutive month with eight lots offered and all sold for an aggregate of 160,900gns. The draft included the third highest priced lot of the day in the unraced Frankel filly Violet Wings who realised 45,000gns to Manor Farm Bloodstock.

The draft also included four yearlings led by a daughter of Sioux Nation who realised 16,500gns when purchased by Thomas McGrath, a colt by Mendelssohn who sold for 13,500gns to the Saudi Arabian-based FMQ Stables, and a filly by Camelot who sold for 8,000gns to Troy Steve Bloodstock.

Other top prices included the Andrew Balding-consigned duo of Cedar Creek and Eulace Peacock selling for 41,000gns and 26,000gns respectively, while Ronnie and Elaine Boland’s Piercetown Stud sold unraced three-year-old filly Life An Echo (by Blue Point) for 17,000gns to Brian Grassick Bloodstock.

The early stock of young sire Lucky Vega have proven popular at recent sales and Space Conquer, who was offered in foal to the Group 1-winning two-year-old, was the top choice amongst the broodmares offered. Featuring as another highlight of the Baroda Stud draft, the unraced daughter of Fastnet Rock is out of a full-sister to Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Bobby’s Kitten and was knocked down for 20,000gns to OGL Bloodstock.

On behalf of Niarchos Family, Donnacha O’Brien sold 75-rated handicapper Newport for 12,000gns to Gerry Hughes. Other Irish vendors who moved on stock included the Irish National Stud, Leanne Breen, Andrew McNamara, Tom Whitehead and John Tuthill.

The sale recorded a 72% clearance rate and realised a turnover of 527,650gns for 55 lots sold, at an average price of 9,595gns.