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Hot Stuff As Somerville Sale Lands Running WEDNESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 HOT STUFF AS SOMERVILLE SETBACK RULES ADAYAR OUT OF PRIX NIEL, BUT ARC STILL THE PLAN SALE LANDS RUNNING A minor setback has ruled G1 Cazoo Derby and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) out of the G2 Prix Niel on Sept. 12, trainer Charlie Appleby announced. The Godolphin colourbearer will instead head straight to the G1 Qatar Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 3. Adayar has not raced since his King George victory on July 24. The trainer told www.godolphin.com: AAdayar missed a couple of days, and after discussions, we felt there was no need to press on to a trial [for the Arc]. So, the decision was made to head straight to the Arc. AHe has resumed full training, and as a Derby and King George winner, he fully deserves to be running in what is shaping up to be a vintage Arc.@ Lot 206, a colt by Twilight Son, topped the sale | Tattersalls IN TDN AMERICA TODAY CORSER FOLLOWS HIS HEART TO KENTUCKY by Chris McGrath Jessica Martini speaks with breeder Mark Corser of Corser NEWMARKET, UKCIn the words of one of many satisfied Thoroughbreds, who will offer his first draft of yearlings at the consignors here on Tuesday, this is a sale "going places". Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Click or tap here to go That was literally the case, of course, when the embryonic straight to TDN America. version first staged at Ascot only in 2017 was last year transferred to Park Paddocks as an expedient of the pandemic. But it's an ill wind that blows no good, and the market adapted so healthily to its sanctuary that it was decided to keep it there. Rebranded as the Somerville Yearling Sale, and deriving many logistical and psychological benefits from its setting, the hosts feel that the auction cannot be fairly measured against its nascent years. But with even those sales having produced some highly accomplished graduates, there was no mistaking the momentum behind this catalogue. Sure enough, trade soared along with the mercury. If the Indian summer made for exceptionally thirsty work for consignors and their staff, then for many the dividends made all their perspiration worthwhile. Whatever asterisks may be required in making comparisons, turnover of 4,952,000gns outright doubled 2,458,418gns last year. Of a slightly larger offering into the ring, 270 up from 250, as few as 38 were unsold (47 last year), yielding an average of 21,345gns. That is 76% up on 12,110gns last year. The 16,250gns median was even stronger, up 93% on 8,400gns. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 15 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Daily Bulletin ,100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction S., and the enthusiastic Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale response from buyers is a positive indicator as we look forward to the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale and Books 1 to 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale." $ The Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale, in its first renewal under its new guise, posted massive gains: the average was up 76% at 21,345gns, the median grew 93% to 16,250gns, Sale Topper's Topsy-Turvy Tale the aggregate was more than double last year=s haul at Bloodstock sales depend on industrial levels of optimism, and 4,952,000gns from 26 more sold, and the clearance rate we all know that few of the dreams embraced here will ever be was 85%. realized quite as hoped. At the same time, however, the $ Last year=s top price of 58,000gns was bettered 11 times. unpredictability of the business can cut both waysCand the $ Twilight Son provided the 120,000gns top lot and had a 120,000gns given for a son of Twilight Son (GB) (lot 206) productive sale, with six sold for an average of 43,000gns. represented a far happier ending than was once envisaged for He stands for an advertised fee of ,5,000. $ Expert Eye (GB) provided the top price for a first-season sire his dam; or than seemed remotely possible, in a terrifying at 80,000gns. One to perhaps surprise was Jungle Cat (Ire), episode coming up here, for the colt himself. whose two offered sold for 60,000gns and 40,000gns. For the two yearlings comprising the Petches Farm $ Tally-Ho Stud was leading vendor of the day, with 18 sold consignment were extremely fortunate to escape unscathed for 518,500gns. from a crash that required them to be transferred to another $ Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah came out as leading buyer, lorry on the roadside. Stud manager Ollie Costello, who had with six purchased for 200,000gns. been following a few minutes behind, explained, "The lorry was run off the road: it is a write-off. I rang Keith Harte, whose farm Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale Cont. from p1 is only five minutes away. He jumped into his own lorry and Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony was justly elated. came out, he was with us really quickly, and both horses "We are absolutely delighted with today's inaugural Tattersalls behaved impeccably. Thank God everyone involved, and the Somerville Yearling Sale," he said. "We had no choice but to horses, were all okay. And today's result is fantastic, I am so relocate last year's Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale and it proved a pleased for all the team." Cont. p3 great successCwhich made the decision to rebrand and permanently relocate the fixture a relatively straightforward one. Sale turnover of double last year's wide-margin record level, as well as huge rises in average and median, fully vindicate the decision and suggest that the Somerville Yearling Sale can legitimately be regarded as Europe's most progressive yearling sale. "There has been a genuinely vibrant atmosphere around Park Paddocks for the past few days and, just as with last week's Tattersalls August Sale, it has been a pleasure to have been able to conduct the Somerville Yearling Sale without the need for any restrictions. We have welcomed buyers from throughout Europe and further afield, but perhaps the most encouraging feature of today's sale has been the prolific number of British trainers who have been active. They have all contributed to a sale which has produced more lots sold for 50,000 guineas or above than the previous four Ascot Yearling Sales combined, a record top price of 120,000 guineas and a clearance rate well over 80%. "We should also pay tribute to the consignors, both British and Irish, who have allowed us to take this sale to a new level. They have supported the sale with quality stock and their confidence in the sale and the venue has been rewarded. The inaugural Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale has been energetically and widely promoted, not least with the introduction of the TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale Cont. But the colt would not have been foaled at all, had his dam not made a narrow escape of her own. In her racing career, Baileys Jubilee (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}) was one of those who really did achieve the kind of things buyers aspire to. Though only a ,19,000 yearling, she won a listed race in France and was placed in races as prestigious as the G1 Cheveley Park S. and the Senior Vice President Gary King G2 Lowther S. Twitter: @garykingTDN But within weeks of coming out of training she was stricken by [email protected] laminitis. "It was touch and go for a while," recalled Simon + 1.732.320.0975 Venner, sales director of Baileys Horse Feeds and son of its managing director Paul. "So we always felt she was slightly on International Editor borrowed time." Kelsey Riley Yet she defied the odds, and is now one of few among their Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN broodmare band to be kept on home soil as opposed to farming [email protected] French premiums at the Haras de Trois Chapelles. Her Twilight European Editor Son (GB) colt proved a fine advertisement for the house Emma Berry nutrition in forcing Adam Driver of the Global Equine Group to Twitter: @collingsberry go far higher than he had anticipated. [email protected] "I was hoping we might get him for around 75,000gns," admitted Driver, who was acting for Raed El Youssef. "But there Associate International Editor you go. He was the only one on my shortlist! We will get him Heather Anderson back to Jo Fenton's and let her work her magic, break him in and Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN get him backed. He's a strong, solid horse, so we'll see what he Marketing Manager shapes up into." Alayna Cullen Venner, of course, was conversely delighted by the price. Twitter: @AlaynaCullen "Obviously we were very hopeful," he said. "We knew we were [email protected] bringing a nice individual to the sale and all the right people were on him. But we couldn't expect quite that level. He's been Contributing Editors flat out since he got here. I think he owned this runway [in the Alan Carasso Further Yard] and caught quite a few eyes." Christina Bossinakis As for Baileys Freedom, now 11, she was given a break in the Cafe Racing last cycle and is now in foal to Oasis Dream (GB). Cont. p4 Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY SEGENHOE TO SUPPORT ZOUSTAR & CAPITALIST Segenhoe Stud will support prominent stallions Zoustar (Aus) Adam Driver snapped up the Twilight Son topper and Capitalist (Aus) this breeding season.
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