DECORATED FRIDAY, 11TH JUNE 2021 DECORATED KNIGHT KNIGHT TRIPLE GR.1 WINNER OF NOBLE LINEAGE Irish Champion Stakes (Gr.1) NO A M K IN O A Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr.1) FREE T O I B RETURN O Jebel Hatta (Gr.1) 2022 N IN EBN 2021 Fee: €7,500 1st Oct. EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS Galileo - Pearling (Storm Cat) FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU • L@bloodstocknews TODAY’S HEADLINES GOFFS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com LAND ROVER SALE CLOSES ON A HIGH A standout edition of the Goffs Land Rover Sale came to a close yesterday with the more low-key Part 2 section of the sale, but another session that contained its share of positives helped the The Gr.3 Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday three-day auction to the strongest set of results in its history. evening went to Real Appeal (Sidestep), who was landing As expected, an expanded Land Rover Sale produced his first Group victory. Full story on page 5. © Caroline Norris substantial growth in turnover which advanced by a staggering 86 per cent to just under €18.3m. The average for the week came in at €38,771 which was a progression of some 21 points, while the median grew from €26,000 to €33,000. As significant as any IN TODAY’S ISSUE... other figure was the clearance rate for this year’s enlarged sale Stakes results p10 which went from 73 per cent last year to 84 points this time around. South African news p12 “Following a spectacular two-day Land Rover Part 1, today’s Part 2 Stakes fields p17 sale took up the mantle and certainly delivered more of the same I almost wouldn’t look at a filly that doesn’t have GBB registration, because you’d be missing out on a huge gap in the market. George Boughey, trainer #LUCKYTRAINER CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 11TH JUNE 2021 who bought a mighty 45 lots over the three days. “David Minton, Anthony Bromley and Tessa Greatrex had already been leading buyers at our UK Spring Sale but their Land Rover spend was more than double that of any other purchasers as they bought for a multitude of interests. That said, there were many, many others who made a real impact including Paul Nicholls/Tom Malone, the Monbeg team, Andy and Gemma Brown via Joey Logan, Colin Bowe, Michael Shefflin/Paul Holden and so many more. We extend our thanks to them and all our buyers regardless of their spend and wish them the best of luck with their Land Rover purchases as they seek to follow in the hoof prints of so many National Hunt stars of recent years. “So many of our vendors stepped up with drafts of note and it gave us enormous pleasure to see them rewarded for the faith they placed in the Goffs Land Rover service. It may be a repetitive statement but we are nothing without the horses and can’t do it without them. They sent them and Goffs delivered,” concluded Beeby. Lot 458, a daughter of Blue Bresil, topped the final day of trade at the Goffs Land Rover Sale when purchased for BLUE BRESIL FILLY ALL THE RAGE €65,000. © Goffs A €65,000 daughter of Blue Bresil took centre stage in the final session of the week at Kildare Paddocks after selling to Aidan with advances in all the vital statistics,” remarked Chief Executive O’Ryan and Gordon Elliott. Peter Nolan, who ended Part I of the Henry Beeby. Land Rover Sale as the leading consignor, was the source of this “As I commented yesterday the last three days have made some filly whose sire’s stock have sold well all week. Lot 458 is the first big points, the most important of which is surely that thoroughbred produce out of a three-time-winning daughter of Flemensfirth in Hester Flemen and she is a full-sister to the dual Gr.2-placed sales in Ireland are not just possible but are in rude health. I repeat jumper Backinthere. our thanks to everyone at HRI for their help in working through the “She’s a very nice filly by a promising sire and Blue Bresil has protocols to deliver a safe, compliant and vibrant sale. already been very lucky for Gordon through the likes of Mick Jazz “As ever, our colleagues at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing have who won at Gr.1 level and was placed in a Champion Hurdle a couple been pivotal to the whole sale as they worked with the Goffs team to of seasons ago,” said O’Ryan. ensure the maximum audience for all three days. Their can do “We’re delighted to get her and she has been bought for long attitude and extra mile approach to ensuring that our UK visitors standing supporters of the yard who like to try and buy a couple of were looked after from the moment they arrived ensured lots of nice fillies each year. She fitted the profile of what we were looking for happy faces and allowed them to focus on the business of the day. and she wouldn’t have been out of place if she had come up for sale “Ireland is fortunate to have an organisation of this calibre to earlier in the week,” commented O’Ryan. assist us in promoting the Irish thoroughbred around the world and Goffs are enthusiastic contributors to its workings. WELL CHOSEN FOR O’RYAN SNR “UK buyers have always been an integral part of the Land Rover The latter’s father Bobby O’Ryan also struck for one of the best Sale and, whilst it is hard to single out a specific buyer, I cannot ignore lots of the day when forking out €52,000 for a daughter of Well the amazing contribution of Highflyer Bloodstock and their clients Chosen from Butlersgrove Stud. The attractive grey, whose sire TATTERSALLS IRELAND DERBY SALE 23-24 June 2021 VIEW CATALOGUE Contact ITM for information & assistance HONEYSUCKLE Phone + 353 45 443 000 | Email [email protected] | Website www.itm.ie Derby Sale Buy 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 11TH JUNE 2021 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld GOFFS LAND ROVER SALE PART 2 Lot Sex Sire – Dam / Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 458 3f BLUE BRESIL – Hester Flemen Peter Nolan Bloodstock Aidan O’Ryan/Gordon Elliott 65,000 488 3f WELL CHOSEN – Masiana Butlersgrove Stud Bobby O’Ryan 52,000 521 3g SHIROCCO – Rayyana Rathmore Stud H Kirk/W P Mullins 46,000 542 3g IDEAL DE CIERGUES (Blek) Oak Tree Farm 5 Star Bloodstock 41,000 440 3g DAWN APPROACH – Folk Singer Torard House Stud Peter & Ross Doyle B/S 38,000 554 3g CANFORD CLIFFS – Tidal Moon Carrolls Grove Bloodstock Bobby O’Ryan 38,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS grows more popular with each year that passes, is out of a placed existing client who will send her to Gordon. Hopefully she might be daughter of Daylami, who is already the dam of four winners one for the Land Rover bumper next spring,” commented O’Ryan. including Apple Crumble (Getaway), who looked a good O’Ryan later added to his haul when he spent €38,000 on a son prospect when winning a Punchestown bumper less than two of Canford Cliffs from Carrolls Grove Bloodstock. Lot 554 is out weeks ago. Lot 488 hails from a good Aga Khan family, with his of a Sea The Stars half-sister to the Stakes-winning Hotel Du Cap dam being a half-sister to the leading owner-breeder’s Gr.1 Irish (Grand Lodge) and the prolific Royal Mougins (Daylami), who St Leger runner-up Massiyn (Zamindar). was a multiple Gr.1-winning jumper in Italy. “She’s a lovely filly by a very good sire and she comes from a nice family that has produced good runners under both codes and there’s STRONG DEMAND CONTINUES plenty happening in the pedigree as well. I’ve bought her for an Champion trainer Willie Mullins will take charge of a smart Shirocco for 3yos and upward that raced between 1st January 2021 and 6th June 2021 RANK RATING HORSE TRAINED IN 1 125 Palace Pier (GB) GB 2 123 Nature Strip (AUS) AUS 3 122 Domestic Spending (GB) USA 3 122 Mishriff (IRE) GB 3 122 Mystic Guide (USA) USA 6 121 Adayar (IRE) GB 6 121 Addeybb (IRE) GB 6 121 Eduardo (AUS) AUS 6 121 Essential Quality (USA) USA 6 121 Gran Alegria (JPN) JPN 6 121 Pyledriver (GB) GB CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 11TH JUNE 2021 “It’s a lovely, winning dual purpose family and he looks the sort of horse that could make a very nice hurdler and also a nice staying type on the Flat. We’re pleased to get him and while Willie hasn’t had that many by the sire he’s been very lucky with him already through Annie Power,” reported Kirk. Meanwhile Norman and Janet Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm were responsible for a smart looking sort in a son of the French-based sire Blek who was knocked down to 5 Star Bloodstock for €41,000. Lot 542 is out of a Fragrant Mix mare who won five times, while Blek was a highly accomplished racehorse, winning 11 times with his biggest success coming in the Gr.2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil.