THURSDAY, 8TH DECEMBER 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU STALLION NEWS | INDUSTRY NEWS | POINTS OF VIEW | NEW ZEALAND TODAY’S HEADLINES GOFFS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com MURPHY STRIKES FOR SON OF KAYF TARA A €57,000 colt by Kayf Tara, who was bought by leading agent Aiden Murphy, emerged as the star of the show on day one of the Goffs December National Hunt Sale yesterday. The day one sale-topper, a son of Kayf Tara (Lot 86), who The sale offered buyers their last chance of the year to pick up was offered by The Beeches Stud and purchased by foals at public auction and those buying to resell turned out in Aiden Murphy for €57,000. © Goffs force to secure stock for future store sales. A number of foals attracted quite a following throughout the day, but none more so has produced the likes of the Cheltenham Festival victor Oulart than the Cora Greene-owned session-topper (Lot 86), who shares and stars of the past such as Gaye Brief and Gaye Chance. Ciaran his sire with such jumping luminaries as Thistlecrack. Conroy and John Dwan were among those to make a play for the The May-born colt is the first produce of a winning Overbury colt, but neither were able to match Aiden Murphy. mare, who is a full-sister to the Gr.3 Racing Post Chase hero “He’s been bought on spec and will come back for resale. He’s just a Simon. In addition, they hail from a superb jumping dynasty that very good colt from a proper family. It’s one of the best jumping Only Galileo, Kodiac, Frankel and Dark Angel have more! PEACE ENVOY 1st Anglesey Stakes-Gr.3 3rd Prix Morny-Gr.1 PLEASELETMEWIN 1st Horris Hill Stakes-Gr.3 BIZ POWER 1st Premio Vittorio Riva-L.R. nd 2 Premio Primi Passi-Gr.3 Group 1 winner at 2 and Classic winner at 3 CRISTAL FIZZ 1st Radley Stakes-L.R. By OASIS DREAM and from the family of FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND 2017 fee: €8,000 Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh Tel: +353-52-6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy. Tel: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) Tel: +44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 8TH DECEMBER 2016 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld GOFFS DECEMBER NATIONAL HUNT SALE – DAY ONE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 86 cf KAYF TARA – Gaye Memories The Beeches Stud Aiden Murphy 57,000 267 cf SHANTOU – Oscar Show Blackhall Stud Jim Murphy 52,000 202 cf FLEMENSFIRTH – Little Dil The Beeches Stud Aiden Murphy 50,000 68 cf FLEMENSFIRTH – Fashion Target The Beeches Stud Brendan Bashford Bloodstock 40,000 283 cf FAME AND GLORY – Pipe Lady Sheridan House Glenvale Stud 36,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS the last number of years and the Alleged horse supplied an excellent colt from The Beeches Stud who also came to Aiden Murphy for €50,000 after he outlasted the challenge of Ballincurrig House Stud’s Richard Rohan. Lot 202 is the second produce of a Dilshaan half-sister to the Gr.2 scorer Whatuthink (Presenting) and the Gr.2-placed Whodoyouthink (Court Cave). “He had a lot going for him. He’s another proper foal by a top sire and he too comes from a very good family. He will be reoffered as a three-year-old,” reported Murphy. As the opening day neared its conclusion, a son of Shantou threatened to take centre stage before he eventually sold for €52,000. This Blackhall Stud offering was the subject of a lengthy battle between Jimmy Murphy and Kevin Ross from which the former emerged victorious. Murphy’s purchase (Lot 267) is out of an unraced half-sister to the decent handicap hurdler Sea Light (Brian Boru). Aiden Murphy [right], purchaser of two of the top three foals, “He’s a lovely, lovely horse. He’s a great individual with loads of with son Oliver [middle], who is assistant to Gordon Elliott, in scope and he’s a great mover, he had it all,” reflected Murphy. talks with Davy Russell [left]. © Goffs Much earlier in the day there were plenty of admirers for another Beeches Stud-consigned son of Flemensfirth who came families around and this colt is by one of the best jumping sires. I to Brendan Bashford for €40,000. Lot 68 is out of an unraced full- thought that he would probably cost around what he made,” sister to the Gr.2-placed Bedlam Boy (Broken Hearted). This colt commented Murphy. numbers this year’s Kerry National runner-up Rightville Boy and Flemensfirth’s standing as one of the elite jumping sires has the multiple Gr.2-placed chaser Operation Houdini amongst his been repeatedly reinforced on the track and in the sales ring over immediate relations. LEADING BRITISH-BASED SIRES OF 2YOs IN 2016 ARCHIPENKO Percentage of winners to runners in GB & IRE Sire % W/R THE LEADING BRITISH-BASED SIRE 1 ARCHIPENKO 58 OF 2-YEAR-OLDS IN 2016 2 HELLVELYN 57 3 FRANKEL 54 • A Group 1 winner and a Group 1 sire 4 DANSILI 47 • Sire in 2016 of Group 2 winners DON ARCHI & SILVER LOOK; 5 OASIS DREAM 43 and Group 3 winners ALGOMETER, VA BANK & STONY BROKE 6 DUBAWI 41 Hyperion Promotions Ltd to December 5th. Exceptional value for 2017: £10,000 (1st Oct. Special Live Foal terms) [email protected] • www.lanwades.com • Tel: +44 (0)1638 750222 • Fax: +44 (0)1638 751186 LANWADES The independent option TM 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 8TH DECEMBER 2016 GOFFS STATISTICS (€) 2016 % 2015 Catalogued 293 285 Offered 253 250 Sold 160 (63%) 160 (65%) Aggregate 1,758,000 +6 1,651,200 Average 10,988 +6 10,320 Median 8,000 +3 7,750 Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com Stud who cost Michael O’Brien €31,000. This grandson of Sadler’s Amongst the potential stars on sale today is Lot 534, the Wells (Lot 131) shares his sire with last season’s Gr.1 Gold Cup dual Gr.1 hurdle winner Petite Parisienne. She is sold in foal winner Don Cossack, while he is already a half-brother to a to Shantou by Gigginstown House Stud. © Goffs talented jumper in the Limerick specialist and Gr.2 Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase scorer Page Turner (Bishop Of “He’s been bought for an established client who will decide in due Cashel). course what route they will take with him. He’s a very good colt by This price was closely matched by Kevin Ross when he spent one of the very best sires out there and he comes from a good and €30,000 on a good son of Yeats from Ballincurrig House Stud. The current family,” remarked Bashford. colt (Lot 82) has enjoyed some good updates to his family in A fine son of Fame And Glory from Sheridan House was among recent weeks as his half-sister Naranja (Black Sam Bellamy) has the last lots to come under the hammer last night, but this did been placed in a Listed bumper, while a half-brother That’s A nothing to detract from his appeal, and pinhooker Ciaran Conroy Wrap (Scorpion) has won two handicap hurdles in the style of an had to go to €36,000 to secure the grandson (Lot 283) of the Gr.3- improving sort. winning hurdler Native Sparkle (Be My Native). Conroy “He’s a quality sort and a good mover with a lovely attitude. He’s promptly followed up two lots later when he forked out €35,000 from a good family that has plenty going on at the moment,” for a Kayf Tara colt, Lot 285, from Ballincurrig House Stud, whose reported Ross. family goes back to the sire Secreto and three-time Gr.1 The day’s top-priced filly (Lot 90) also reached €30,000 and she Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq. was a daughter of Robin Des Champs, who was knocked down Glenwood Stud man Dick Frisby was busy adding to his to Regina Power. Offered by Coolamurry Stud, the February-born purchases from last month and his spending took in a €35,000 filly is the fourth produce of the very smart Give It Time (Kayf son of Flemensfirth (Lot 207) out of a half-sister to a trio of useful Tara), who was a triple Listed winner over hurdles as well as winners over jumps. The Flemensfirth will be reoffered as a three- reaching the frame in a number of Gr.2 contests. year-old and a similar route beckons for a Presenting colt (Lot Among those sires being represented by their first foals is the 113) belonging to J P King, who Frisby picked up for €29,000. superb stayer and Gr.1 St Leger and Gr.1 Gold Cup victor Leading Another popular colt was a son of Sholokhov from Top Gate Light. The Montjeu horse’s representatives during yesterday’s Sires for 2017 Haras du Thenney Amarillo €3,000 LF HT Cima De Triomphe €2,500 LF HT A family run stud farm since 1972, situated only 8 miles from Deauville.