Amongst the leading first-crop stallions, the Group 1 Doncaster Mile winner Brutal seems the most underappreciated.

There were only four mares offered in foal to champion sire Snitzel at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and the most expensive of them was brilliant $1.2million earning Group II winner Rubisaki, who was secured by B2B Thoroughbreds on Thursday for $1.4million.