The top seller during the first session of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale on Sunday was a glorious filly by Extreme Choice from Nais Ko that was offered on behalf of the Newgate/ Gooree Stud Joint Venture.

She sold for $425,000 to Star Thoroughbreds / Vin Cox Bloodstock and is the fourth foal of a winning three-quarter sister to Group I winning sprinter and sire Your Song from the family of 2001 European Horse of the Year Fantastic Light.

The filly was much talked about in the lead-up to the sale, given her sire’s extraordinary popularity and the filly’s impressive credentials.

“There’s a lot of competition out there and when you line up on one, you find plenty of friends lining up against you and that’s a good sign and was certainly the case with this filly,’’ Cox said.

“When there’s good action in the sale ring, it means people are bidding with confidence.

“She’s a glorious filly. I don’t think it was any secret that we liked her, we saw her four times here. She’s a strong, precocious looking type of filly, she’s got a good head on her in that she’s sensible and she looks like one that’s up and ready to roll.

“With Extreme Choice it’s just a case of you’ve got to get one. They’re rare commodities, they have that scarcity value and when you see a nice one, you’ve got to dig deep and put the seatbelt on and get in it.’’

Newgate’s Jim Carey was delighted with the outcome.

“It’s a fantastic result and she was a lovely filly. We’ve always had success here at Classic in the past and she’s a sharp, mature filly and we just thought it would be a good sale for her and it’s turned out that way,’’ Carey said.

“I think we’ve run out of things to say about the stallion, it’s common knowledge the amount of enquiries we’re getting about him from all around the world from some of the biggest breeders in the world, it’s a testament to the stallion and how good he is, he’s a freak.

“Like all his progeny, her temperament was unbelievable here all week. She was super busy, very popular, it was hot here at times during parades but she handled it with ease.

“We’ve got another Extreme [Choice] selling on Tuesday, have some nice ones going to Melbourne [Premier] and it’s been well documented we have a big draft of them going to Easter. He’s going to have a big year.’’

Nais Ko had a colt by Extreme Choice last spring and as then covered by King’s Gambit.