WEDNESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2015 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU BLOODSTOCK WORLD | STALLION NEWS | RACING ROUND-UP | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES TALK OBITUARY TATTERSALLS IRELAND PAT EDDERY EBN Sales Talk Click here to The eleven-time Champion Jockey Pat Eddery, who rode more is brought to contact IRT, or than 4,600 winners, including 14 Classics, during his 36-year you by IRT visit www.irt.com career, has died. He was 63 and had been suffering ill health for some time. Born in County Kildare in 1952, he was apprenticed to Seamus RAHINSTOWN’S PRESENTING McGrath and Frenchie Nicholson, rode his first winner in 1969, and was Champion jockey for the first time in 1974 – and for the next COLT TOPS FIRST FOAL SESSION three seasons – and for the last time in 1996. Among the many A €52,000 son of Presenting, who was bought by the County top-class horses he rode were household names such as Grundy, Clare-based Garrynacurra Stud, held sway as the focus switched Pebbles, Sadler’s Wells, Rainbow Quest, El Gran Senor, Warning to the foal market at Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt and Zafonic, while his four wins in the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Sale. included his memorable 1986 triumph on the great Dancing On the first of four days given over to foals, those buying with a Brave. After retiring from race riding in 2003, he took up training view to resell were out in force, as they looked to stockpile future and saddled Hearts Of Fire to Gr.1 victory in Italy in 2009. talent and foremost among these was the Garrynacurra Stud Quietly-spoken, polite and well-dressed, he always had a ready team. The operation topped the February Sale earlier this year smile and a wonderful sense of humour. when giving €65,000 for a Presenting yearling and it also picked Trainer Clive Brittain commented: “He gave every horse he rode up some decent yearlings here on Monday. 100%. He was ice cool in any situation and nothing bugged him. On this occasion its focus rested on a fine son of Presenting There was nobody stronger and, as a tactician, he was out on his hailing from Harry and Lorna Fowler’s Rahinstown Farm & Stud, own. You didn’t instruct Pat – he was a natural.” whose dam is a half-sister to the former Gr.1 Royal & Sun Alliance Steve Drowne, Joint President of the Professional Jockeys’ Novices Hurdle hero Fundamentalist (Supreme Leader). Association, said: “Pat was a truly great jockey in every way. He was Furthermore Lot 463 numbers last season’s Gr.2 Aintree Bumper the man we all aspired to be in the saddle – everyone looked up to winner Barters Hill amongst his immediate relations and this him in the weighing room. A professional’s professional.” underlined his credentials as a potential session topper. Lots to Get Excited About... Court Califet Cave Kalanisi Creme de la Creme From Humble Beginnings Class is Permanent • A Grade 1 Sire of both geldings and fi llies • THE youngest sire in TOP 10 Active Sires 2015/16 • Grade1 sire proving himself all over again including the unbeaten 4yo BLUE DRAGON despite having least number of foals of racing age • Sire of the unbeaten Gr.2 Winner BARTERS HILL • One of the Leading Sires in France this season • His biggest racing crop to date will be 4yo’s in 2016 and 3 Stakes fi llies already from his fi rst NH crop Boardsmill Stud, Trim, Co. Meath. • www.boardsmillstud.com • Contact: William or John Flood: 087 2380583 or 087 9066772 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2015 SHADWELL STALLIONS 2016 Lot 463, a colt by Presenting, who was bought by Garrynacurra Stud for €52,000 He certainly lived up to expectations, as the bidding opened at NEW FOR 2016 €20,000 before then developing into a duel between Garrynacurra and Aiden Murphy, who was eventually forced to concede defeat MUHAARAR when his offer of €50,000 was quickly countered. Oasis Dream - Tahrir “He was the nicest colt here today. We tried to buy a few more, but we got blown out. He’s been bought for Daragh McDonogh, who European Champion Sprinter. owns Garrynacurra Stud, and he will hopefully be back here for the 2015 Fee - £30,000 (1st JAN, SLF) Derby Sale as a three-year-old,” said Eamon Maher. Applications close 2nd December Earlier in the afternoon the aforementioned Aiden Murphy, who has been among the leading foal purchasers at this sale for the last number of years, made his first foal purchase a notable MUKHADRAM one, as he went to €50,000 for a son of Robin Des Champs Shamardal - Magic Tree belonging to Portduff Stud and consigned by Thomas Horgan. Highest rated son of SHAMARDAL to The colt (Lot 401) was another that had major appeal, as a son stand in the UK. of a sire who has produced some prodigious talents in recent years, notably the likes of Vautour and Quevega. In addition, 80% of first season mares were winners/ Murphy’s purchase is a full-brother to the dual winner Aengus producers of winners. and a half-brother to the Gr.2 and Gr.3-placed Irish Thistle (Luso) FIRST FOALS IN 2016 and Why Not Thistle (Flemensfirth). 2015 Fee - £7,000 (1st JAN, SLF) “He’s just a very good individual by a sire who has done very well over the last few seasons and the dam has already produced a couple Book now closed for 2015 of smart runners. He’s been bought on spec,” reported Murphy. Just a few days after his half-brother Simonsig (Fair Mix) made NAYEF such an encouraging return to action at Aintree, a fine Flemensfirth Gulch -Height Of Fashion colt attracted his share of attention as the sale drew to a close. The Sire of 4 Stakes winners 2015. Simmonstown Stud-consigned half-brother to Nicky Henderson’s Sire of 7stakes winners 2014. 31% Stakes winners/runners(Europe 2015). 49% winners/runners strike rate in 2015. 33% strike rate with 2YOS of 2015. FOALS DAY 1 STATISTICS (€) 2015 Fee - £5,000 (1st JAN, SLF) 2015 % 2014 Catalogued 280 253 Offered 242 222 Discover more about the Shadwell Stallions Sold 175 188 at www.shadwellstud.co.uk Aggregate 2,031,350 -16 2,407,700 Or call Richard Lancaster, Johnnie Peter-Hoblyn or Rachael Gowland on Average 11,608 -9 12,870 018 42 755913 Median 9,000 -12 10,250 Email us at: [email protected] Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2015 Supported by: top lots Al BAsti Equiworld - duBAi TATTERSALLS IRELAND NOVEMBER NATIONAL HUNT SALE – DAY TWO Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 463 c PRESENTING – Another Tempest Rahinston Farm & Stud Garrynacurra Stud 52,000 401 c ROBIN DES CHAMPS – Which Thistle Thomas Horgan Aiden Murphy 50,000 503 c FLEMENSFIRTH – Dusty Too Simmonstown Stud Richard Rohan 50,000 458 c KAYF TARA – Oeuvre Vive Throckmorton Court Stud Michael Moore 42,000 486 c OSCAR – Dantes Term Miltown Park Stud Richard Frisby 40,000 289 c PRESENTING – Anna Magdalena Whitebarn Farm Inch Bloodstock 40,000 497 f FLEMENSFIRTH – Cottage Theatre Kilmoney Cottage Stud Road Stables 40,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS brilliant dual Cheltenham Festival-winning grey was only in the The first major transaction of the day came when Peter Molony, ring a few seconds when the bidding opened at €30,000 and acting for client Peter Inch, went to €40,000 for a Presenting colt Richard Rohan, who made that bold opening bid, signed for the offered by Whitebarn Farm. Lot 280 is out of a winning point-to- colt a couple of minutes later when bringing the price to €50,000. pointer and she is a half-sister to the Gr.1 and Gr.2-winning hurdler “He’s been bought for a client of Ballincurrig House Stud and will Colonel Braxton (Bucksin), who later went on to hold his own in be back for resale. Obviously the half-brother speaks for himself and this colt is a very good sort, he’s a lovely model,” declared Rohan. top company over fences. Also in demand was a son of Kayf Tara from Throckmorton “He’s been bought for Peter Inch, who is a Cornwall-based client. Court Stud, who was knocked down to Michael Moore at €42,000. He’s a very nice colt out of a half-sister to a high-class horse in Colonel The April-born bay (Lot 458) is the fourth produce of a placed daughter of Robin Des Champs, whose siblings include the Gr.1- winning hurdler Un Atout. The Sally Noot-owned colt also hails from a family that has enjoyed recent success in the sales ring, as his yearling brother by Martaline cost €48,000 at this sale last year. The day’s top-priced filly was a coveted daughter of Flemensfirth from Kilmoney Cottage Stud, who cost Road Stables €40,000. Lot 497 is the third foal of the unraced King’s Theatre mare Cottage Theatre, a full-sister to last season’s Gr.1 David Nicholson Mares Hurdle heroine Glens Melody. The second dam is the Gr.2- winning Glens Music (Orchestra) and she is also responsible for the Gr.2-winning Lean Araig (Old Vic), the Listed scorer Ceal Rua (Bob Back) and the Gr.1 Munster National-second Quietly Fancied (Presenting).