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Inglis Digital March (Early) Online Sale grosses $3,374,050 with 237 lots sold 

A share in Rich Hill Stud's Proisir (Choisir), who provided the winner of last Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m), sold for $265,000 during Wednesday's Inglis Digital March (Early) Online Sale.

Having covered his first book of mares in 2015, Proisir stood for NZ$17,500 (plus GST) last year and covered 170 mares. 

The share in the son of Choisir (Danehill Dancer) was bought by well-known owner Carl Holt. 

"I've been mainly selling with Inglis Digital over the time but also buy too and it's very easy, very straight forward, it really is a brilliant tool to trade not only full horses but now shares and obviously stallion shares like Proisir which really is something very new,'' Holt said.

"In the old days if you wanted to sell anything you had to wait for the physical auction, sometimes three to four months, whereas now you can wake up and decide you want to sell a horse or a share in a horse etc and can do it in three to four days.''

On Proisir, Holt said: "I think he could be the successor to Savabeel in New Zealand, given what he's doing at the moment.

"That position will be vacated at some point given the age he is and he's obviously had a handful of crops on the ground and he's not just getting winners, he's getting very good winners.''

John Thompson, of Rich Hill Stud, welcomed Holt's involvement.

"I don't know Carl personally but I know who he is, he has some great horses so is obviously a great judge, he's very passionate about the industry so I think it's a feather in the cap of the stallion to have someone like Carl wanting to get involved with him,'' Thompson said.

"This result is great for the shareholders, it values the stallion at $NZ12.5m, it's a big step up from where he was earlier in his career, that's for sure.

"Obviously Legarto did it in Melbourne at the weekend and Prowess is heading to Sydney for the Vinery in a fortnight so if she can come out and win that too, then Carl would have got himself a bargain today.

"It was a great result, Inglis did a great job promoting the share and I understand there was a lot of interest and multiple bidders, so it's a good result for everyone.''

The second and third-top lots are both headed to the Yulong broodmare band in Victoria after Mr Zhang purchased the Neville Duncan-offered Policiere (Safeguard) (in foal to Maurice) for $225,000 and Waratah Thoroughbreds mare Matilda's Run (Frankel) for $205,000.

On Matilda's Run, Yulong's Sam Fairgray said: "Mr Zhang obviously has an affinity with Frankel and often you see these champion stallions become champion broodmare sires.

"Having another Frankel in the broodmare band is exciting for years to come.''

Waratah spokesperson Olly Koolman added: "It was a great result for connections, she's sold with a heavy heart as the breeding operation has come to an end.

"We wish the new owners all the best with her, I've no doubt she will make a beautiful broodmare.''