JOSEPH O’Brien carried on a family tradition of sorts at Goffs on Tuesday when he paid €750,000 for a half-sister to State Of Rest, the top price paid during the opening session of the Orby Sale Book 1.

State Of Rest famously won four Group/Grade 1 races for O’Brien across 2021 and 2022 before retiring to stand at Rathbarry Stud. The trainer also handled State Of Rest’s half-sister Tranquil Lady, winner of two Group 3 races in 2022.