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G3 EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com picture courtesy Farnsworth of Sarah ANGEL SOARS OVER PREMIER SALE Hot day, hot prices, were themes running throughout session one of Goffs UK’s Premier Sale, which opened in Doncaster yesterday, Lot 144, a colt by Dark Angel, who topped the opening day writes Carl Evans. of the Premier Sale when selling for £250,000 15 horses breasted the six-figure barrier, compared to nine last year, headed by a £250,000 son of Dark Angel. His stock dominated the top-ten board and he was responsible for the A son of Dark Angel (Lot 144), the Yeomanstown Stud sire three horses who made £200,000-plus, in addition to four of the whose progeny seem to fill all the requirements for a Premier Sale top five on the list. For the fifth year running the figures were up, and an 88.5% clearance rate was excellent news for consignors horse, headed trade with a valuation of £250,000, a sum that and the sales company. Turnover rose 6% to £8,739,000, the meant his vendors gained a profitable pinhook. At 105,000gns he average went up 11.5% to £43,695 and the median climbed 17% was not a cheap yearling purchase by Finn Bloodstock, but the to £35,000. gamble paid off when he was returned to the ring yesterday as part of the Barry family’s Manister House Stud draft. DARK SHINES FOR GOLD After denying underbidder Mark Richards of the Hong Kong Shadwell’s Angus Gold was in dominant mood yesterday, Jockey Club, Gold summed up the colt’s appeal by saying: “He’s by securing a clutch of six-figure yearlings, including the day’s sale Dark Angel out of an Oasis Dream mare and he was liked by all the topper. trainers. Sheikh Hamdan wanted me to buy for the trainers and, DON’T MISS THIS YEAR’S STARS ON OFFER AT THE GOFFS UK PREMIER YEARLING SALE... Today’s Lots: Making your bloodstock dreams a reality! 246, 263, 265, 268, “Consignors of the 2015 Sale Topper” 314, 321, 323, 411, Robin Sharp: Tel 01638 563238 or Mobile 07850 661468 434, 457, 471. Malcolm Bryson: Mobile 07711 160856 Previous winners include Gr.1 Email: [email protected] performers MAYSONand Go to www.houghtonbloodstock.co.uk for images BELLE ROYALE CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 24TH AUGUST 2016 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld GOFFS UK PREMIER YEARLING SALE – DAY ONE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 144 c DARK ANGEL – Diva Manister House Stud Shadwell Estate Company 250,000 121 f DARK ANGEL – Cover Girl Yeomanstown Stud BBA Ireland 210,000 225 f DARK ANGEL – Jadanna Mountarmstrong Stud Stroud Coleman B/S et al 205,000 119 c FARHH – Comeraincomeshine Newsells Park Stud Jill Lamb Bloodstock 170,000 127 c DARK ANGEL – Cut No Ice Yeomanstown Stud SackvilleDonald 165,000 223 f ZOFFANY – Just Joey Voute Sales Amanda Skiffington 160,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS while I wasn’t keen to go that far [on price], when you see Hong Kong McCartan’s Ballyphilip Stud. This one more or less doubled in is keen to buy him you have to step up to the plate. He’s the first foal value from foal to yearling, having been bought for 65,000gns at of his dam, but you accept that and, while he wasn’t the most fluent the December Sale before making £130,000 when reoffered. A walker, he trotted beautifully.” January foal, he came from a family produced by the Ballymacoll The colt’s page was heavy with successful German racehorses Stud and including such names as Golan, Tartan Bearer and and his dam, Diva, is a half-sister to five winners, including the North Light. Gr.1 Preis der Diana runner-up Dominante. PLAN A FOR ASCOT Shadwell is no stranger to success with the sons of Dark Angel, In a business where successful buyers are invariably happy to “just having raced Heeraat, now a sire at Mickley Stud, Gr.2 July Stakes get the horse home”, Matt Coleman of Stroud Coleman had a far winner Alhebayeb, now at Tara Stud, this season’s Gr.3 Chipchase more forthright goal. Stakes winner Markaz and Estidhkaar, who landed the Gr.2 “The plan is Royal Ascot,” he said succinctly after signing for a Superlative and Champagne Stakes – to name but four. Dark Angel filly (Lot 225) by virtue of a bid of £210,000, a sum Other Gold buys during the session included a Bahamian that proved too much for Curragh trainer Michael O’Callaghan. Bounty colt (Lot 52), who rose in value from 45,000gns as a Offered by Noel O’Callaghan’s Mountarmstrong Stud, this December Sale foal to £140,000. The happy vendor was Jimmy January foal will be following in the footsteps of her dam, Murphy’s Redpender Stud, while also destined for the Shadwell Jadanna (Mujadil), for she was bought on behalf of Peter Swann fold was an Exceed And Excel colt (Lot 59) who made exactly of the Cool Silk Partnership. Jadanna also raced for Swann, who £100,000. Consigned by Highclere Stud, he is a half-brother to later sold her privately to Mountarmstrong. Gr.2 Dante Stakes winner Bonfire and the Gr.2 Windsor Forest Coleman said: “She’s a first foal, but a very nice one, and Savannah Stakes victress Joviality. Poppy [Jadanna’s dam] only had one foal and we know she was Gold also signed for a Kodiac colt (Lot 147) offered by Paul good. Mujadil has been a very good broodmare sire for us.” Thinking of Leasing? The HOT TO TROT racing syndicate are seeking 50% and 100% lease horses for the 2017 flat racing season. Trainers lined-up for 2017 include: WILLIAM KNIGHT, CLIVE COX, ROGER CHARLTON, HUGHIE MORRISON, MARK JOHNSTON, DAVID ELSWORTH, etc. SYNDICATE If you think you have something suitable, please contact Sam Hoskins (00 44 7791 746119) or Luke Lillingston (00 353 87 919 5780) 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 24TH AUGUST 2016 LADY AURELIA Darley Prix Morny (G1) Lot 121, another son of Dark Angel, who was bought by BBA Ireland for £210,000 picture Sarah Farnsworth EUROPEAN SUCCESS Another late-in-the-session success story revolved around an early Zoffany filly (Lot 233), who was knocked down to agent STARTS IN SEPTEMBER Amanda Skiffington for £160,000. A daughter of the Averti mare Just Joey, who was placed in LADY AURELIA (USA) BOYNTON (USA) Listed company, she was consigned by Ted Voute on behalf of Darley Prix Morny (G1) Superlative S. (G2) Worsall Grange, a Yorkshire farm run by Lucy Horner, the former Queen Mary S. (G2) amateur rider who was once a popular booking for Sandown ROLY POLY (USA) Park’s military meetings. SYPHAX (USA) Duchess of Cambridge S. (G2) LAMB GOES FARHH FOR MARTINS Acomb S. (G3) Grangecon Stud S. (G3) Julie and David Martin are a model for perfect racehorse owners, HAWKBILL (USA) NEMORALIA (USA) being fans of both Flat and Jumps racing. Coral-Eclipse S. (G1) City of York S. (G3) Success in each sphere has doubtless helped this passion for Tercentenary S. (G3) two types of racing, for they have enjoyed a Cheltenham Festival victory with Darna (Alflora) and a Gr.2 Challenge Stakes triumph ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE) SYPHAX with Cable Bay, a son of Invincible Spirit now standing at Ascot Gold Cup (G1) Highclere Stud. Acomb S. (G3) Using bloodstock agent Jill Lamb as their sales-ring eyes and ears, the Martins invested £180,000 on four-year-old Irish pointer Minella Warrior (King’s Theatre) at Goffs UK’s Spring Sale, and were back on the premises yesterday to secure the Premier Sale’s only offering by Farhh (Lot 119), a colt who became theirs with a bid of £170,000. This March foal, a son of the Night Shift mare Comeraincomeshine, had a useful page update, for his half- sister, the broodmare Singingintherain, is the dam of Stormy CATALOGUE AVAILABLE Clouds, who won the £300,000 Goffs Premier Yearling Stakes at York last week. Explaining their dual-purpose interests, David Martin said: “I’m more interested in the Flat, my wife likes National Hunt,” although they agreed that a day at Cheltenham or Ascot is always good SEPTEMBER when you have a winner. YEARLING SALE Julie Martin said: “We like nice horses, which is why we bought this one. He was so lovely we had to have him. Charlie Hills will train him.” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Hills looked delighted at the prospect of handling the youngster, who was regally presented by the Newsells Park Stud Ed Prosser · European Representative team.