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THURSDAY, 4TH AUGUST 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU RELATIVELY SPEAKING | NEW ZEALAND NEWS | RACING REVIEW TODAY’S HEADLINES GOFFS UK EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com DREAM PURCHASE FOR NEW DITCHEAT SYNDICATE The reinstatement of the Goffs UK August Sale yesterday proved a big hit, with a bumper catalogue and figures up from the last renewal in 2013. The highly anticipated Potensis Ltd dispersal The Potensis Ltd dispersal sale headlined the Goffs UK August provided the top four lots and brought a top price of £190,000 for Sale, where the top price of £190,000 was paid for Lot 235, Jessber’s Dream (Lot 235), writes Vikki Hancock. last year’s Gr.2 hurdle winner Jessber’s Dream (Milan), who The six-year-old daughter of Milan won the Gr.2 Jane Seymour was led up by Patrick McCarthy. She was secured by Tom Mares’ Novice Hurdle at Sandown Park in February, on her first Malone and Ditcheat Thoroughbreds. attempt in Graded company, and then ran second in the Gr.1 Mares’ Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse on her last start for Harry Fry. Auctioneer Nick Nugent took bids from around the ring, can contact the office at Ditcheat in the meantime [enquiries@ including from Dan Skelton and Jeremy Mactaggart, but it was ditcheat.com]. It will be headed up by Ian Fogg, who has 14 horses Tom Malone, who was standing at the top of the ring with Paul with Paul, including this year’s [Gr.3] Scottish National winner Nicholls, that finally saw off a persistent Tessa Greatrex to secure Vicente, whom he owns with John Hales. the high-class mare. “She is a top-class mare with proven form and we had to have her. Malone said: “She has been bought for an exciting new syndicate She is a gorgeous mare and she will line up at Cheltenham in the with Paul Nicholls. She is the eighth horse and there are plenty of mares’ race. Then when she has finished racing she also has the shares available. There will be a website launched shortly, but people benefit of residual value.” Another Great 2yo Winner WALTER RALEIGH readily wins the EBF Maiden Stakes at Chelmsford on Tuesday night for his first-season sire. Congratulations to all his connections. Don’t miss his second-crop yearlings: 8 at Arqana August, 2 at Goffs UK Premier, and 10 at Tattersalls October Book 1. newsells-park.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 4TH AUGUST 2016 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld GOFFS UK AUGUST SALE Lot Age Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 235 6m JESSBER’S DREAM (Milan) Potensis Ltd Tom Malone/Ditcheat Thoroughbreds 190,000 232 4g CRIN AU VENT (Laveron) Potensis Ltd Paul Nicholls Racing Ltd 120,000 234 6g ACTIVIAL (Lord Du Sud) Potensis Ltd CDS Bloodstock/Neil Mulholland 80,000 265 5g GLOBAL STAGE (Multiplex) Potensis Ltd Fergal O’Brien 72,000 129 3g LONG CALL (Authorized) Godolphin Fleming Bloodstock 60,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS Fogg added: “We have seven horses already and she will be added gelded four-year-old was bought from France after winning at to the new Ditcheat Thoroughbred (TB) syndicate. There will be a one Auteuil on his first start over timber last September. Disappointing off charge for the year, with no extras or monthly fees, and there will when favourite on his debut for Manor Farm Stables at Wincanton be 20 shares in each horse. in February, the trainer said that the horse had not acclimatised “I love the prospect of syndicates and think that it is the future of properly before that run and that he has bought him for an racing, to bring people into the sport.” existing client. Bred by Denis Noonan , she is out of a placed Supreme Leader The third highest-priced horse on the day, Activial (Lord Du full-sister to the winning dam of the Gr.1-placed hurdler Oscar Sud) was knocked down to Neil Mulholland and Colm Sharkey’s Rock (Oscar). CDS Bloodstock for £80,000, with Greatrex again as underbidder. Shortly before, Nicholls signed at £120,000 for Crin Au Vent The six-year-old (Lot 234), who won a Gr.2 novices’ hurdle in 2014 (Laveron), who was offered as Lot 232 from the same draft. The and ran second in the Gr.2 Berkshire Novices’ Chase at the end of last year, is a half-brother to the Listed-placed bumper winner Chalonnial (Protektor), out of the winning Smadoun mare Kissmirial. Also hitting the frame for the top listings in fourth place on the leaders’ board was Global Stage (Multiplex), who was offered as Lot 265. The five-year-old full-brother to the Gr.2-placed Out Sam, won his point-to-point at Ballinaboola in January for Tom Keating and he was purchased on one bid of £72,000 by Tim Kent, who was taking instructions on the phone from Fergal O’Brien. Further down the list, but still within the top ten was the Gr.1 juvenile hurdle winner All Yours (Halling), who was offered as Lot 230 and knocked down to David Phelan for £46,000. He said: “He was recommended to me by Noel Fehily and he is going to Gary Moore. He is probably the worst handicapped horse in the country, so we might try him on the Flat.” BLUE CALL FOR MARTIN As always, interest in the Godolphin draft was high and the pick of the 19-strong consignment was Long Call (Lot 129), who was placed on both starts this year, over ten and twelve furlongs, for Charlie Appleby and gained a rating of 75. Bids came from around the ring and as Malone, standing with Nicholls, and John ‘Shark’ Hanlon looked set to fight it out, Tony Martin swooped late to grab the prize with a bid of £60,000. Bred by Rabbah Bloodstock, he is out of an unraced Uruguayan-bred full-sister to the Gr.1 Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes winner Good Report (Ride The Rails). Martin said: “A few lads said to buy them a nice horse and he fitted the bill.” Asked if there was a plan for him he said: “To race him!” before giving a smile and adding: “We will get him home and see where we will go.” Standing beside underbidder Hanlon, the pair were congratulated by Godolphin’s Marie Sullivan after the triumphant 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 4TH AUGUST 2016 Martin signed the docket. Hanlon said that he had travelled specifically for that horse, but stepped out when Martin joined in. Confirming that he bought the previous lot, Cardellino (Medaglia D’Oro) for £5,500, that he will aim that purchase at a bumper in January, he said: “I have twelve that I have bought from Godolphin here and at Ascot over the last year, to year and a half, and they all came in yesterday, so I have a nice team of four-year- olds for bumper campaigns.” He went on to buy a total of four horses, including the four-year-old Robin Des Champs filly Robin Deuz Pois (Lot 246), who was runner-up on point-to-point debut for Donnchadh Doyle’s Monbeg Stables in May. Also securing a horse from Godolphin was Goffs UK regular George Mahoney, who travels from the US each year for this sale with trainer Ricky Hendriks. Together with Irish-based agent Shane Flavin the pair bought Carrickboy (Silver Patriarch) last year at the Spring Sale, who has won since and is being aimed at the Maryland Hunt Cup, and they stuck again at £34.000 for the 91-rated three-year-old winner Winter House (Lot 146). They Sean Flannery, Goffs’ Bloodstock Manager, who made his went to £13,500 for Red Hammer (Lot 123) from Seven Barrows, auctioneering debut at Doncaster yesterday. and confirmed the pair could be run dual purpose on the turf in the US, and also to £7,000 for another Godolphin offering, Minty’s [David Minton of Highflyer Bloodstock] and I have waited Disobedience (Lot 127), whom they said would go over timber. all day for him. He is a lovely horse, his win was impressive and he will SUNNIER CLIMATES BECKON be a real fun horse to go to war with this winter.” Others destined for further shores include the dual juvenile MAHON SECURES NATIONAL SIBLING winner Cartgao (Dansili), who, now three, was offered as Lot 147 The stores session, which took place first, was headed by a full- by Juddmonte, and was knocked down to Oliver St Lawrence for brother to the Gr.3 Grand National hero Ballabriggs (Presenting). £42,000. He joins Fawzi Nass in Bahrain, while Blue Moon Rising Offered as Lot 63 by Mill House Stables, the three-year-old (Lot 105), Eshaan (Lot 151) and Kalasadi (Lot 153), head to attracted interest from Trevor Hemmings’s racing manager Greece for a separate client. Michael Meagher, but the gavel fell in favour of Ryan Mahon who Also going further afield is the seven-time winning jumper went to £40,000 to secure the gelding. Dormello Mo (Conillon), Lot 172, who leaves Nicholls’ Manor Farm Stables and heads to Australia to join Alexander McGregor POWERFUL DEBUT BY FLANNERY after the trainer went to £40,000 to secure the six-year-old.