Records were shattered at Tattersalls when dual Group winning mare, Marsha, was knocked down for a cool 6,000,000 guineas, to the bid of M V Magnier.

During a remarkable session that reached 45,665,000 guineas for the 175 lots sold, which broke the turnover record for any one day at a European auction, set in 2007.

Marsha was among the leading sprinters, winning at Group 1 level, the Nunthorpe Stakes and the Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, for her owners, Elite Racing, and her trainer, Sir Mark Prescott.

The four year old mare is by Acclamation, out of the Listed winning mare Marlinka, from the illustrious family of Soviet Song.