After securing Brown Island's Exceed and Excel colt on behalf of the Coolmore partners, Jamie McCalmont returned to the fore with the purchase of a £450,000 (€495,000) son of American Pharoah from Mocklershill. The half-brother to three-time Grade 2 winner OM will carry the colours of Marc Chan, a Hong Kong-based owner who recently made headlines in France when buying French Derby contender THE SUMMIT.

He is for a new client, a Hong Kong based, Canadian born business man. He has had a few horses in Hong Kong and is starting a stable in Europe as well. This horse will be the first he has in training in the UK and he heads to Simon and Ed Crisford. Willie always liked him and we are looking for three-year-old types to run over a mile and a quarter, which is what he looks like he could be.