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A filly by exciting first season sire Brazen Beau topped Book 2 of the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Sunday.

Offered by Goodwood Farm, the filly was purchased by Gold Coast bloodstock agent Grant Morgan’s Ontrack Thoroughbreds for $230,000.

It's not surprising that Morgan is a big fan of the young Darley stallion as he purchased and syndicated Brazen Beau as a yearling.

The sale topping filly is the third foal of the Sydney and Melbourne winner Iriomote, by Exceed and Excel.

"I thought she was a real two-year-old type," Morgan said. "She is from an Exceed and Excel mare and is bred on the same cross as the current Golden Slipper favourite Tassort.

"I formed a group of clients to purchase a horse for leading Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds and this is the filly that fitted the bill.”

Three yearlings both sold for $160,000 - a Sebring filly from Milburn Creek to Liam Birchley and two youngsters from KBL Thoroughbreds, a Deep Field colt to Upper Bloodstock and a Better Than Ready filly to Peter Dalziel Professional Horsebreaking.

Almost $10 million was traded on 155 lots in the Book 2 sale sold at an average price of almost $64,000.

However the clearance rate slipped on last year's record breaking Book 2 sale to 72 per cent.

"The market was very selective," Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch said.

"We are disappointed in our clearance rate given there was a good crowd and buying bench in attendance.

"We are thrilled with the week. To eclipse $180 million for the first time ever is a testament to the support of both our vendors and buyers and the faith they have in Magic Millions."

Book 3 of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale (34 lots) will be held from 11am on Tuesday and will be followed by the Gold Coast Summer Racehorse Sale (44 lots).

BOOK 2 STATISTICS
(2018 in brackets)

Lots Catalogued: 234 (209)
Lots Sold: 155 (158)
Lots Withdrawn: 18 (20)
Lots Passed In: 61 (31)
Sale Gross: $9,893,888 ($10,537,000)
Average Price: $63,832 ($66,690)
Top Price: $230,000 ($280,000)
Median Price: $54,000 ($50,000)
Sold %: 72 (84)

BOOK TWO TOP SELLERS

$230,000 - Brazen Beau-Iriomote filly (Lot 1002)
Vendor: Goodwood Farm (As Agent) / Buyer: Ontrack Thoroughbreds (Qld)

$160,000 - Sebring-Arabian Beauty filly (Lot 903)
Milburn Creek (As Agent) / LB Racing (Qld)

$160,000 - Deep Field-Fantisha colt (Lot 962)
KBL T'breds (As Agent for Bowcock B'stock) / Upper B'stock (HK)

$160,000 - Better Than Ready-Hail Maher filly (Lot 990)
KBL T'breds (As Agent) / Peter Dalziel Professional Horsebreaking (Vic)

BOOK TWO LEADING BUYERS
(ranked by total spend)

$500,000 - Ontrack Thoroughbreds - 3 lots
$435,000 - LB Racing - 4 lots
$395,000 - Upper Bloodstock - 3 lots
$276,888 - Beamish Bloodstock - 4 lots
$255,000 - Triple Crown Syndications - 2 lots