THOUGH Sheikh Mohammed was not present, his buying team, headed by Anthony Stroud, David Loder and Charlie Appleby, was active throughout the two days.

Top of their list on day two was a €650,000 Kingman half-brother to champion two-year-old Skitter Scatter. The lot was consigned by pinhooker Philip Stauffenberg, offering his first draft at the Goffs Orby Sale, who bought the colt for €550,000 from breeders Airlie Stud at Goffs last November. David Redvers and Amo Racing were among the underbidders.