THERE is only one yearling by Dubawi in the three-day Book 2 Sale at Tattersalls this week and, predictably, that filly was snapped up by Godolphin on Monday. The price was 725,000gns.

A late entry for the sale, having missed her Book 1 engagement last week, the filly was bred and consigned by the Burns family's Lodge Park Stud in Freshford, Co Kilkenny. She is out of Park Bloom, a Galileo full-sister to Oaks winner Was and a dual winner herself.

Her first foal, a filly by No Nay Never, was sold for 325,000gns a year ago. Trained by James Horton, she is named Supreme Beauty and finished third of seven at Beverley on her racecourse debut last month.

Breeder Damien Burns of Lodge Park explained the circumstances that forced the withdrawal of the Dubawi filly from Book 1. "She got on the lorry, and she was doing a little bit of jumping round, nothing unusual for any yearling, but the video from the next door stall and our best guess is that her headcollar got caught and she cut her jaw. This happened as they were going down the driveway! She came off the lorry and went back to her stable. She was fine but had the laceration on her jaw.

"We took her down to Fethard [Equine Hospital], they stitched her up, kept her overnight and she ate up fine. She got back home, and she was back out in her paddock. The Friday before Book 1 we got in touch with Tattersalls and the transporters and said, 'Look we think this filly will be okay'. The wheels were set in motion to come here for today.

"A lot of thanks goes to the guys at home, we were over here with Book 1, they did a great job. There was a drain on her cut and they had to deal with that, got her back on the box, and get her travelled. She arrived on Wednesday morning and she was showing by Wednesday lunchtime – she is actually a quiet filly!"

He added: "Thanks also to Tattersalls for accommodating this, I think it helped being a week in front so we had time. We discussed everything and waiting for the December Sale was the original thought. It might have also meant us putting a saddle on her, but usually we don't keep them out of young mares. We are a commercial stud so we let them start paying their way. We let them get a few foals sold – they are easier to look at when they have paid for themselves!"

Of this filly as an individual Burns said: "She is quite typical Dubawi, but with a bit more action than some, which she gets from her dam line, that bit of quality. She vetted very well – the family does tend to vet well, I don't know why, those hidden genetics you can't see!

Buyer Anthony Stroud said: “She’s a very nice filly out of a Galileo mare. She moved very well and has a good outlook. Obviously she’s by Dubawi, who’s an unbelievable stallion. She’s bred on a good cross and comes from a very good farm, so we’re very lucky to receive her. She compares very favourably with the stock on offer at Book 1, she’s a lovely filly. She’s very classy.

“They did very well to get her here this week, there’s a scar under her jaw but the vets have clearly done a very good job. She’s behaved incredibly well, especially considering she’s been through a lot."

She was the only purchase signed for by Godolphin on day one of the Book 2 Sale but agent Anthony Stroud was busy buying under the Stroud Coleman banner. The agency's top purchase was a Too Darn Hot colt consigned by Anthony Oppenheimer's Hascombe & Valiant Studs.

Last week Oppenheimer sold six colts for a total of 3.3 million guineas, including the sale-topping Frankel colt for two million. On Monday the farm received 350,000gns for a colt by Too Darn Hot out of Precious Ramotswe (by Nathaniel).

The mare is a daughter of the listed winner Miss Pinkerton (by Danehill) and is a granddaughter of Rebecca Sharp, winner of the Coronation Stakes. It is the extended family of Golden Horn.

James Frank, Hascombe's stud manager, said: "He has always been a free-moving individual. He was born on the farm, raised nicely, done well, the last three weeks he has really flourished. When he came here he showed himself well and he deserved that price. He has done what we thought he should do."

As of 8.20pm on Monday, with just a handful of lots yet to sell, the average price was running at 89,000gns, which is around 10% down on last year's record-breaking sale average. The median price of 70,000gns exactly matched last year's record sale median.

The sale continues on Tuesday and concludes on Wednesday.