Six of the seven Aga Khan horses met with success in the ring, for a total of €129,000. Most look to be destined for a career over jumps, where they will try and emulate recently-sold Aga Khan Stud graduates such as Afsoun (Gr.1 Champion Hurdle and Aintree Hurdle second), Zaiyad (Gr.1 Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil winner) and Ebaziyan (Gr.1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle).

The top price was €48,000 paid by Ron O’Leary for Lunabarato, a three-year-old Barathea colt out of Gr.3 Prix Corrida winner Luna Mareza and from the family of Linamix. Lunabarato has won one race and been placed three times to date for previous trainer Jean-Claude Rouget. Irish-based O’Leary was acting on behalf of owner Jerry McManus, the brother of major owner/breeder J P McManus.

Lunaburg, who has the same grand-dam, Linamix’s dam Lunadix, as Lunabarato, made €30,000 from Peak Bloodstock. This three-year-old son of Johannesburg and Listed-winning Luna Sacra came from the stable of André Fabre for whom he finished fifth at Longchamp.