THE star turn of this year’s sale was unquestionably the No Nay Never own-sister to last weekend’s Middle Park Stakes hero Blackbeard who cost English agent Richard Knight €2.6 million.

Ever since making a winning debut at Dundalk in April, Blackbeard has done nothing but add to this filly’s value and back-to-back top-level wins in the Prix Morny and at Newmarket last weekend made her an offering of rare quality and appeal.