Summitville leads the way at Tattersalls

Sun Chariot S. (Eng-G1) runner-up SUMMITVILLE (Grand Lodge) topped

Wednesday's penultimate session of the Tattersalls December Sale when bought by

Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm for 450,000 guineas. Naohiro

Hosoda, an employee of Yoshida's Northern Farm, outbid John Warren for the Group

3-winning five-year-old.

"Mr. Yoshida is at Stansted airport waiting to fly to Germany to visit his

daughter," said Naohiro Goda, Tattersalls' Japanese representative. "The price

was just about what he expected and I don't think he had a lot more to give."

DELAUNCY (GB) (Machiavellian), a French stakes-placed performer whose first

foal was the 2003 King Edward VII S. (Eng-G2) runner-up Delsarte (Theatrical

[Ire]), was offered by Voute Sales for Andrew Cohen's Wood Hall Stud in foal to

Pivotal and purchased for 410,000gns by agent Johnny McKeever.

"She's a beautiful mare who has proven herself already and was offered with

one of the most desirable covers around," McKeever said

after outbidding Niarchos racing manager Alan Cooper.

TUSSAH (Daylami [Ire]), out of a

half-sister to Barathea (Ire), brought 350,000gns from Charlie Gordon-Watson,

who purchased her for a client of Fittocks Stud

near Newmarket. She was consigned by the Leigh

family's Eydon Hall Farm.

Group 2 winner DANCE PARADE (Gone West) was bought for

320,000gns by

American agent Bob Greenbaum.

"She may be for a partnership but might not," Greenbaum said.

"Basically all our options are open. Likewise she could be bred to top stallions in

Europe such as

Sadler's Wells or could come to America. She was a lovely mare and the pedigree

is very

special."

The sale concludes Thursday.