SUNDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2018 Minutes later it was the turn of lot 1166, a colt out of the SHOWCASING DUO HEADS Listed Beverley Bullet victrix and seven-time winner Duchess Dora (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}), who fetched the same price and will be FINAL FOAL DAY added to the Yeomanstown Stud team of pinhooks. The 11-year-old mare was bought by Mark Johnston's Kingsley Park at the December Sale last year for 40,000gns while carrying the colt. The trainer-breeder enjoyed a swift upturn on his investment, selling through Friar Ings Stud. Completing a trio of six-figure lots for the day was The Premier Consignment's No Nay Never colt (lot 1207) out of the 3-year-old winner Musically (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), who is catalogued as lot 2003 in next week's mares' sale. After Tally-Ho Stud bid 110,000gns, consignor Peter Collier said, "He was bred by myself, Jim Carey and Philip Blake. We have been lucky to hit on the right sire, and the mare is now in foal to El Kabeir to back up the Scat Daddy." Cont. p2 Lot 1166, the co-session topping colt by Showcasing | Tattersalls IN TDN AMERICA TODAY RAGING BULL ALONG LATE IN HOLLYWOOD DERBY By Emma Berry Peter Brant’s Raging Bull (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) came with a NEWMARKET, UK--Following a frenetic final few hours of trade sustained rally to give his sire a seventh worldwide top-level scorer on Friday, the Tattersalls December Foal Sale returned to more in Saturday’s GI Hollywood Derby at Del Mar. of a working man's level for the closing session, with a low Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. clearance rate remaining a concerning factor in the lower tier of the market. A brief foray back into six-figure territory came via two weanlings catalogued only a handful of lots apart and by a stallion whose sales profile is consistently high: Whitsbury Manor Stud's Showcasing (GB). The first was an attractively marked filly (lot 1161) who drew plenty of admirers as soon as she entered the ring and it swiftly came down to a tussle between Hugo Merry and Timmy Hyde Jr. The latter held sway at 120,000gns for the sister to dual winner Pavillon (GB) out of a grand-daughter of Cliveden Stud's Madame Dubois (GB) (Legend Of France), the dam of G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Indian Haven (GB) (Indian Ridge {GB}) and G1 Gran Criterium winner Count Dubois (GB) (Zafonic). "She owned the ring out there, she's gorgeous," said Hyde, who will reoffer the filly through his family's Camas Park Stud. "There have been a lot of nice horses this week but there's also been a lot of competition." TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 11 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 2 DECEMBER 2018 Showcasing Duo Heads Final Foal Day cont. from p1 Overbury Stud is a regular Saturday seller and last year topped this session with a 110,000gns daughter of Iffraaj (GB). The Gloucestershire farm duly led proceedings early on when a colt by Mastercraftsman (Ire) sold to Cathy Grassick for 65,000gns. Bred by Derek Boocock, lot 1127 is the second foal of the treble winner Atlantic Isle (Ger) (Tamayuz {GB}), a great grand-daughter of one of Meon Valley Stud's foundation mares One In A Million (GB). "It was a late decision to come here with this foal, but he has thrived since coming in to prep. He is so straightforward and he is exactly the type that you want to be bringing here," said Simon Sweeting of Overbury Stud, who added that the mare is in foal to Zoffany (Ire). Timmy Hyde | Tattersalls Cathy Grassick, who buys in the name of Brian Grassick Bloodstock, added, "We just loved the horse and we are big fans of the sire. He's a colt from a good farm--it's so important that you can be confident that these foals are getting a good start." Grassick later added foals by Fast Company (Ire) (lot 1213) and Siyouni (Fr) (lot 1176) to her shopping list, the former a half-sister to listed winner Tilly's Chilli (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}) bought for 75,000gns from Salcey Forest Stud, and the latter Aston Mullins Stud's first foal of French winner Stacey Sutton (Fr) (Tertullian), bought for 70,000gns. Though there was still plenty of action during the final session, the clearance rate dropped to 61%, the day's trade adding 3,031,407gns to the tally, down by 14% from last year. At 21,051gns and 15,000gns, the average and median remained largely unchanged. LE HAVRE 2019 CLASSIC PROSPECT EBONY (F.2) is the impressive winner of the Prix de la Roque (Deauville) © Agence G - Scoopdyga / Tattersalls Agence G - Scoopdyga / © €45,000 live foal Sylvain VIDAL • +33 (0)6 20 99 10 15 • [email protected] I Mathieu ALEX • +33 (0)6 26 59 19 18 • [email protected] www.montfort-préaux.com TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 11 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 2 DECEMBER 2018 Tattersalls Report cont. week's Tattersalls December Foal Sale. Above all, the December A bumper Friday session meant that the foal sale as a whole Foal Sale has confirmed that the demand for quality stock saw record turnover just shy of 35 million gns for 681 weanlings remains robust and we must thank the consignors who have sold at a rate of 70%. The median remained unchanged at presented some truly outstanding foals this week for their 25,000gns and the average was up by 16% at 51,285gns. confidence in Europe's premier foal sale. All week the buyers have commented on the quality of the foals on offer here at Park Paddocks and despite uncertainties in the marketplace, the WE SHOULD NOT OVERLOOK THE cream of the British and Irish foal crop has been met with enthusiasm by pinhookers and end users alike. CHALLENGES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST "While we can reflect on the positive aspects of this week's IN CERTAIN SECTORS OF THE December Foal Sale and also the record-breaking Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, we should not overlook the challenges BLOODSTOCK MARKET that currently exist in certain sectors of the bloodstock market. Edmond Mahony “The overall clearance rate this week has fallen and it is abundantly clear that the current imbalance between supply and demand at the lower end of the market is an issue for all concerned. Nevertheless, we now turn our attention to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale which every year showcases At the conclusion of the 2018 Tattersalls December Foal Sale, the finest breeding stock to be found in Europe. The December Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, "The world's highest Mares Sale is always an unmissable event for Thoroughbred priced filly foal in 2018, new record December Foal turnover of breeders from throughout the world and we look forward to nearly 35 million guineas, as well as an unprecedented number another truly international renewal." of foals selling for 500,000gns or more and also for 100,000gns or more are all heartening statistics to be able to take from this TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 11 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 2 DECEMBER 2018 SESSION TOPPERS TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE SATURDAY’S TOP THREE LOTS LOT SIRE | DAM PRICE (gns) TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE 1161 f, Showcasing (GB)–Park Law (Ire) 120,000 SESSION TOTALS 2018 2017 Breeder: R Haim, J Bernstein, Whitsbury Manor Stud • Catalogued 281 276 Consignor: Jamie Railton • Number Offered 235 235 • Number Sold 144 167 Purchaser: Camas Park Stud • Not Sold 91 68 • Clearance Rate 61% 71% • High Price 120,000gns 110,000gns 1166 c, Showcasing (GB)–Duchess Dora (Ire) 120,000 • Gross 3,031,407gns 3,534,200gns (40,000gns i/u ‘17 TATDEC) • Average (% change) 21,051gns (-.5%) 21,163gns Breeder: B-Kingsley Park Ltd • Median (% change) 16,000gns (+6%) 15,000gns Consignor: Friar Ings Stud CUMULATIVE 2018 2017 Purchaser: Yeomanstown Stud • Catalogued 1175 1147 • Number Offered 969 957 • Number Sold 681 742 1207 c, No Nay Never–Musically (GB) 110,000 • Not Sold 288 215 • Clearance Rate 70% 78% Breeder: The Musically Syndicate • No. 500Kgns+ 9 3 Consignor: The Premier Consignment • High Price 1,700,000gns 750,000gns • Gross 34,924,757gns 32,668,200gns Purchaser: Tally-Ho Stud • Average (% change) 51,285gns (+16%) 44,027gns • Median (% change) 25,000gns 25,000gns TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 11 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 2 DECEMBER 2018 NOTHING BUT NET TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE - DAY FOUR Lot Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) 1102 c Camacho (GB) Delia Eria (Ire) 45,000 Consigned by The National Stud Purchased by Yeomanstown Stud Delia Eria (Ire) (Zamindar) was bought by Claudio Giudici in Goffs last year for the princely sum of €1,500. The mare was carrying this Camacho colt in utero and was then exported to Italy where the foal was born. Giudici must have enjoyed seeing the Michael O’Callaghan-trained Angelic Light (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) winning a 2-year-old maiden at The Curragh in August and the daughter of Delia Eria certainly added value to this foal when following up in the Listed Bosra Sham Fillies’ S. at Newmarket in November. 1151 c Twilight Son (GB) Belle Isle (GB) 55,000 Consigned by Barton Stud Purchased by Tally-Ho Stud Belle Isle (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}) was bought by Oliver St Lawrence and Biddestone Stud at Goffs three years ago for €36,000. She had an Arcano (Ire) colt foal on the ground at the time and was in foal to Zoffany (Ire).