The year's priciest yearling, a 999 call and a lime green outfit - what a week!

Sales correspondent James Thomas on a remarkable non-stop Book 1 at Tattersalls

James Thomas is a picture of concentration - though there were plenty of distractions, both at Tattersalls and on the way to NewmarketCredit: Laura Green

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One of the beauties of sales reporting is that you never quite know what will happen or who you’ll bump into. Even so, I was rather caught off guard when a press bench colleague looked out across a seemingly deserted Park Paddocks ring and said: “Is that Mauricio Pochettino?”

It was indeed Mauricio Pochettino and the former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain manager definitely wasn’t someone I’d expected to show up at Book 1.

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James ThomasSales correspondent

Published on 8 October 2022inNews

Last updated 08:00, 9 October 2022

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