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Steed Merchants Vendors’ Orby Hopes Classic BUYERS Adrian Nicoll & ed Sackville { dreamy daytrips // Spotter Stories // saddle up Cover Girl // london sale // Goffs Country } Goffs | Orby Image: Peter Mooney Image: Peter Young Blood SackvilleDonald is a three-year young success story. Ed Sackville describes the best days of his life, so far, to the racing post's Martin Stevens.

d Sackville launched the bloodstock agents around. This year C ongratulations on buying your SackvilleDonald agency with the Orby graduate Sky Lantern became Q first Classic winner. How did it Alastair Donald in 2011, having the first Classic and Royal Ascot feel when Sky Lantern won the Epreviously worked for John Warren winner sourced by Sackville, while 1,000 Guineas? and Luke Lillingston. In three years another Orby purchase, Brown Sugar, the pair have established themselves became his first Glorious Goodwood “As you can imagine, it was incredibly as two of the most talented young scorer. exciting. I was nearly in tears. I made

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and a lot of people thought How did you meet Ben hadn’t run her race and Moth had been Q Keswick? unlucky. Generally it was regarded as only an average renewal. I didn’t mind; I “I went to school with his younger thought the history books would always brother, who is a good friend. I also show her as a Guineas winner. know his family. Being young himself, I When she was drawn on the outside think it made sense for Ben to work with of a big field in the , a young team. Hopefully in 20 years’ we near enough wrote off any chance time we will still be buying for him.” of winning. But in the end she put up the most impressive performance of the Another Orby graduate, Brown week and showed that the Guineas was Q Sugar, also gave you a first no fluke - she was a proper star. Glorious Goodwood winner in Unlike at Newmarket, which went by the Molecomb Stakes this year. in a blur, we had more time to enjoy the What made you buy him? Royal Ascot win and after racing we had a party in the car park, with the owner “More importantly he is the first Group Ben Keswick and a lot of friends.” winner I have bought for my father’s syndicate De La Warr Racing! He looked What attracted you to Sky like he would be an out-and-out two- Q Lantern at the Orby Sale? year-old; he was a strong, good-moving horse.” “I had a specific order for a filly with a sprinting pedigree, so when the Orby It’s been a fantastic start for catalogue came through the door and I Q SackvilleDonald. Are there plans saw a filly who was by , a top to grow in the future? sprinter, and a half-sister to two very fast horses in Arctic and Shropshire, she “Yes, we feel very lucky to have had leapt off the page. such a great start. Alastair deals with But that was just the first step. She horses in training, I do breeding stock had to have the looks to back up the and we both do yearlings. In fact, just pedigree, and luckily she did. She a fortnight after Sky Lantern won the had great depth and walked well - 1,000 Guineas, Military Attack, a horse not an extravagant mover, but very Alastair bought out of John Hills’ yard straightforward, honest and tough- to go to John Moore in Hong Kong, looking. Some sprint-bred horses look won the Singapore Cup. Military Attack as though they will only excel as a had originally been bought by Amanda two-year-old, but she looked to have the Skiffington at the Orby Sale. scope to develop beyond that age. We don’t have any immediate plans Another plus was that she was bred to grow the business. At the moment, and sold by Tally-Ho Stud, a constant it works with just me and Alastair, and source of top class horses.” a student from Cirencester College helping us during the sales.” What are the long-term plans my wife Sophia come to Newmarket - Q for Sky Lantern? What are the benefits of buying she doesn't come racing that often but Q at Goffs? I wanted her to be there just in case “She will likely race at four next year something happened. and then she will be retained for “It’s a great sales complex to work. The After Sky Lantern won the messages breeding. Ben Keswick wanted a filly way it is laid out makes it easy to view of congratulations were overwhelming who, if she proved good enough, would lots of yearlings - you just go from barn and it wasn’t until we got home and have the pedigree to make a good to barn. And the team is incredibly watched the race on telly that what we broodmare. accommodating; for example when I had achieved really sank in. So when she won the Sprint Stakes arrive they pick me up from the airport, I got married and had my first child this at Naas on her second start, I rang which is a great help.” year, so I couldn’t quite say it was the best Ben and said: ‘There you are, job done. day of my life, but it came pretty close!” Anything from now on is a bonus.’ The Has the arrival of your daughter , 1,000 Guineas Q Viola in July changed your sales And then Sky Lantern became and Coronation Stakes have been quite circuit plans? Q your first Royal Ascot winner some bonus! in the Coronation Stakes. What Eventually she could go to any of the “Ultimately the sales are a major was that like? top speed stallions such as Invincible part of our business and at the end Spirit or Oasis Dream, maybe. The of the day work is work. Perhaps in 18 “Royal Ascot was brilliant. Sky Lantern beauty of her being by Red Clubs is that years time I'll be able to train Viola up to had just got up to win the 1,000 Guineas we can send her to just about anyone.” make my workload a little bit lighter!”

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Cover Girl grey is the New bay. At home with europe's leading lady, sky lantern.

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Sky Lantern Born: 27th January 2010

Family Sire: Red Clubs Dam: Shawanni

Sky Lantern Graduation Sale: Goffs Orby 2011 really played Lot Number: 293 to the camera, Purchaser: SackvilleDonald and was the Vendor: Tally Ho Stud Price: c75,000 most inquisitive racehorse I've shot. Entourage She knew she was a Owner: Ben Keswick Trainer: Richard Hannon

Photography: Sarah Farnsworht Sarah Farnsworth star!” Jockey: Breeder: Tally Ho Stud Groom: Jahangir Ali Work Rider: Toni Vaughan Best Friend: Fig Roll

Career GIRL Group 1 1000 Guineas Group 1 Coronation Stakes Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes Earnings: £681,735 (as of 23 August)

Personality Very easy and laid back, a joy to do. Loves to travel, likes eating trees, enjoys a roll but Toni won’t let her for fear she will buck when getting up and get loose. Not a fan of early morning starts.

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