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SATURDAY, 15 JULY, 2017 ROLY POLY DOMINATES JULY SALE CONCLUDES WITH RECORD RETURNS By Emma Berry FALMOUTH It took until the final session of the record-breaking Tattersalls July Sale for the true star of the show to emerge and, as so often these days, it was a daughter of Galileo (Ire) who played the lead role. Asanta Sana (Ire) (lot 833), a sister to the G3 Munster Oaks winner Pretty Perfect (Ire) and placed fourth on her only two starts for John Gosden earlier this season, was the subject of a tug of war between Andy Williams and Cathy Grassick during the earlier bidding rounds before Sheikh Mohammed's associate Saeed Manana stepped into the fray and placed the winning bid of 330,000gns. The 3-year-old will remain in training and switch to the Newmarket stable of James Tate, who said, "We hope to make her a winner and eventually she will join Saeed Manana's broodmare band. She's had a little break so we'll get going with her again and hope to run her in the autumn." The filly's dam Milanova (Aus) (Danehill) is a sister to champion Roly Poly gained a deserved Group 1 win in the Falmouth S. 2-year-old Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) and a grand-daughter of Racing Post the top-drawer racemare and broodmare Fanfreluche (Can). She led yet another strong day of horses-in-training trade as Tattersalls' midsummer fixture concluded its three-day run. The >TDN Rising Star= Roly Poly (War Front) had played the clearance rate hit 95%, with 178 of the 188 horses offered bridesmaid=s role to stablemates in last term=s G1 Cheveley Park finding new homes. The final day aggregate peaked at S. and this year=s G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Coronation S., 4,161,300gns (+56%), with the median up by 53% at 12,000gns and at last gained a deserved top-level triumph with a dominant and the average improving by 54% at 23,378gns. front-running performance in Friday=s G1 Tattersalls Falmouth S. For the sale as a whole, the record level of turnover settled at at Newmarket. Quickest away to seize an immediate lead racing 14,691,700gns (+19%), with the median up by 20% at 12,000gns along the stands= side fence in the now-familiar cheekpieces, the and the average up by 18.9% at 25,595gns. The clearance rate crowd=s 6-4 favourite was nudged along when strongly pressed for the three days was a respectable 89%. approaching the final quarter mile and, with Ryan Moore=s whip Qatar's relentless quest for European-bred imports for the not being required until halfway up the climb, kept on local racing scene continued with the purchase of Allography relentlessly to claim a career high in decisive fashion. She had (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) (lot 872) for 185,000gns. The Godolphin 1 1/4 lengths to spare over Wuheida (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) at the 3-year-old , formerly in the charge of Micheal Halford, is a line with Arabian Hope (Distorted Humor) a further half-length three-time winner over a mile, is rated 87 and was one of 10 adrift in third. AHer last two runs were very good runs behind horses bought by Al Ghazali this week for 705,000gns. Cont. p2 Winter and it went very well today,@ commented winning rider Ryan Moore. AShe improved right through the spring and deserved to win a Group 1. She was just touched off in the IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Cheveley Park last year and is just a very tough and very honest SONGBIRD A MASSIVE FAVORITE IN DEL 'CAP filly.@ ‘TDN Rising Star’ Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) appears to be the Cont. p4 (click here) proverbial mortal lock in Saturday's GI Delaware H. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 15 JULY, 2017 Tattersalls July cont. produced record turnover and average as well as an 88% On Bastille day, on which the G1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de clearance rate, and this year's sale has made gains across the Paris is annually contested in Paris, an Oasis Dream (GB) board with turnover approaching 15 million gns, an average well half-sister to a former Juddmonte-bred winner of that race, over 25,000gns and a remarkable clearance rate of almost 90%. Zambezi Sun (GB) (Dansili {GB}), went under the hammer as part The figures look even more impressive when considering that as of the owner-breeder's draft, selling to Rabbah Bloodstock for recently as 2012, the July Sale turnover was below 5 million gns 150,000gns. Impala (GB) (lot 705), an unraced 3-year-old whose and the average price was less than 12,000gns." other half-siblings include Group 2 winner Kalabar (GB) (Kahyasi He continued, "Tribute should be paid to the consignors whose {GB}), is another to be joining Saeed Manana's breeding consistent support of the July Sale has made it an important operation. international fixture which regularly attracts buyers from more Also reaching the 150,000gns mark was Mubarak Al Naemi's than 30 different countries. The significant consignments from Qatar Man (Ire) (Archarcharch) Godolphin, Juddmonte Farms and (lot 849), a winner last year for Shadwell have yet again been Marco Botti who was particularly eagerly sought after, runner-up in the Listed Al with Godolphin fillies fetching Basatkiya at Meydan in March three of the top five highest and who was also fourth in the prices. But arguably the feature of G2 UAE 2000 Guineas. this week's sale has been the We'll be hearing plenty more apparently insatiable demand for about the Ballymacoll Stud horses in training at all levels of dispersal as the season the market." progresses and the first solo member of the batch to take Postponed On Show At Darley to the ring was the dual Group Stallion Parade 3 winner Arab Spring (Ire) Darley's Dalham Hall Stud threw (Monsun {Ger}) (lot 826). The open its doors for its annual 7-year-old stallion will race on The July Sale=s top lot 833 | Tattersalls photo stallion parade on Thursday and in Dubai under the care of Friday this week, showing 20 trainer Rashid Boursely, who went to 100,000gns to add the stallions on the British and Irish rosters and introducing half-brother to Australian Group 1 winner Glass Harmonium (Ire) Postponed (Ire), the treble Group 1-winner who retired earlier (Verglas {Ire}) to his string for next year's carnival. this season with nine victories to his name fro 20 runs and just "We'll give him a rest now and then try to get him back on shy of ,5 million. track. He's a good horse and an exciting horse who could stand Among the established line-up of Postponed's sire Dubawi as a stallion eventually," said the trainer. (Ire), Exceed And Excel (Aus), New Approach (Ire), Teofilo (Ire), At the end of a blockbuster three days, Tattersalls Chairman Fast Company (Ire) and Raven's Pass, there were plenty of young Edmond Mahony commented, "The Tattersalls July Sale sires on parade, with the ultra-tough juvenile The Last Lion (Ire) continues to go from strength to strength. The 2016 renewal being one who particularly caught the eye. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 15 JULY, 2017 Postponed cont. The Derby, Eclipse S., Irish Champion S. and Arc winner Golden Horn (GB) was richly dappled, while freshmen Territories (Ire) and Charming Thought (GB) had both let down really well after their first covering season. VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Contributing Editor Postponed at Darley=s stallion show | Emma Berry photo Alan Carasso Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] SESSION TOPPERS Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey TATTERSALLS JULY SALE DAY 3 Regular Columnists Lot Name Status Price (gns) Bill Oppenheim Andrew Caulfield 833 Asanta Sana (Ire) Horse In Training 330,000 John Berry (f, 3 Galileo {Ire}--Milanova {Aus}, byDanehill) Kevin Blake Consigned by Clarehaven Stables (J. Gosden) Tom Peacock Purchased by Rabbah Bloodstocck Send Press Releases to: 872 Allography Horse In Training 185,000 [email protected] (c, 3, Iffraaj {GB}--Anamarka {GB}, by Mark of Esteem {Ire}) Consigned by Copper Beach Stable (M Halford), Property of Godolphin Purchased by Gassim Mohammad Ghazali 849 Qatar Man (Ire) Horse In Training 150,000 (c,3, Archarcharch--Dough On The Go, by Bernardini) Consigned by Prestige Place (M. Botti) Purchased by Elite Bloodstock Singapore 705 Impala (GB) Horse out of Training 150,000 (f, 3, Oasis Dream {GB}--Imbabala {GB}, by Zafonic) Property of Juddmonte Farms Purchased by Rabbah Bloodstock 834 Castle Harbour (GB) Horse In Training 105,000 (g, 4, Kyllachy {GB}--Gypsy Carnival {GB}, by Trade Fair {GB}) Consigned by Clarehaven Stables (J. Gosden) Purchased by Linden Lodge Bloodstock TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 15 JULY, 2017 Tattersalls July Toppers cont. 748 Don Valentino (Ire) Horse In Training 100,000 (g, 3,Dandy Man {Ire}--My Funny Valentine {Ire}, by Mukaddamah) Consigned by David O’Meara Racing Ltd Purchased by Gassim Mohammad Ghazali 826 Arab Spring (Ire) Horse In Training 100,000 (h, 7, Monsun {Ger}--Spring Symphony {Ire}, by Darshaan) Consigned by Freemason Lodge (Sir M.