A well-related War Chant filly fetched the top price of $240,000 at the Magic Millions Perth yearling sale yesterday.

Sold by renowned WA breeder Ellie Giles, the filly is a three-quarter sister to Sydney Group 2 winner Quilista and half-sister to WA stakes winner Red Can Man.

Attunga Stud’s Brian Nutt and Sydney bloodstock agent Jim Clarke were the successful bidders.

“I prepared Quilista for Justin Warwick for last year’s broodmare sale and put a syndicate together to buy her, but we got blown out of the water when she went for $950,000,” Nutt said.

“This filly was an outstanding type and I regard Ellie Giles as one of the best breeders in the land.

“We had to pay a bit more than we thought we would have to, but we’re very happy.”

Mornington trainer Matt Laurie secured a Winning Rupert colt, offered by Western Breeders Alliance, for $200,000.

“I just loved the horse,” Laurie said.

“He’s a beautiful moving, well-balanced type and he should be an early runner.”

WA trainer Brock Lewthwaite will prepare a War Chant filly which sold for $180,000.

Singapore owner Constance Cheng, a regular buyer at the Perth sale, secured the Yarradale Stud-bred filly.

“She’ll race here for Westspeed and then do her future racing in Singapore or Hong Kong, if she’s good enough,” Lewthwaite said.

“She was a great type.”

Prominent interstate trainer Tony McEvoy bought three yearlings, including a So You Think filly for $170,000.

McEvoy teamed up with bloodstock agents Damon Gabbedy and Suman Hedge to buy the filly, a colt by Nicconi for $160,000 and a Street Boss filly for $160,000.

The average price was a healthy $71,000 last night but the clearance rate was a disappointing 72 per cent.

Boom sprinter Battle Storm joined Regal Power and Superstorm on a flight to Melbourne last night. Owner Bob Peters said the winner at five of six starts would be a travelling and trackwork companion for the other two gallopers. He said Battle Storm was likely to stay in Victoria and rejoin the Cranbourne stables of John Price.