The second session of the Inglis Gold Yearling Sale in Melbourne on Monday was topped in emphatic style by a lovely Extreme Choice filly that sold for $260,000 setting a new record high for this sale.

Consigned by Supreme Thoroughbreds, the filly from Choisir mare French Origins was bought by Hong Kong based owners Bon Ho.

She was raised at Middlebrook Valley Lodge, having been bred by the farm’s former owner Mike Mant and sent to Supreme Thoroughbreds last December to be prepped for this year’s Premier Yearling Sale.

After suffering a minor setback in the week leading into the auction, it was decided to withdraw her and send her to the Gold Sale instead with happy results as her sire Extreme Choice subsequently sired Stay Inside to win the Golden Slipper.

“Sometimes one person’s bad luck is another’s good luck and there’s no doubt the timing has helped us get such a great price today,’’ Supreme’s Brent Grayling said.

“We thought she was a $120,000 yearling at Prem, we put a $100,000 reserve on her today and to get $260,000 for her is just absolutely wonderful.

“There was a lot of interest in her, she had 15 X-Ray hits which is big for any sale so we’re delighted with the result.’’

The filly will remain in Australia and be trained by Mr Ho’s Caulfield-based trainer John Sadler.

“I have to firstly thank Jonathan D’Arcy for alerting me to this filly a few days ago,’’ Ho said.

“Once I knew about her I got John Sadler to go and have a look at her and give me his opinion and he was very impressed, very fond of her so I decided to buy her.

“Her pedigree is very good and she looks very strong. I liked her myself as well.

“Extreme Choice is doing very well in Australia and I’m very excited to have this filly in my stable in what is my first ever purchase at the Inglis Gold Sale.’’