A year ago at Flemington this Saturday, brilliant sprinter Skybird scored a dominant win in the Group I VRC Lightning Stakes and at the Inglis Classic Sale on Monday HP Thoroughbreds sold her three-quarter brother by Pierro for $325,000.

Harry Angel (IRE) is one of those stallions that sneaks up on you, a shuttle stallion that arrives with little fanfare, just one of many at Darley and then slowly sets about building his reputation and at Inglis Classic on Monday he achieved his best ever sale result in Australia.