THURSDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER 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 | HIGHCLERE | NEW ZEALAND NEWS | STAKES FIELDS Baccari Bloodstock paid the same figure for a colt foal by Tapit TODAY’S HEADLINES from Hill ‘n’ Dale (Lot 303), who is a half-brother to the Gr.1 winner and Champion Honor Code (A P Indy) and the Gr.2 winner and Gr.1 KEENELAND – EARLY LOTS Breeders’ Cup Juvenile runner-up Noble Tune (Unbridled’s Song). TATTERSALLS IRELAND EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or ROBIN DES CHAMPS COLT LEADS you by IRT visit www.irt.com THE WAY ON SOLID FOURTH DAY Several of the very best foals to come on the market this week lit up a particularly strong penultimate foal session at yesterday’s UNRIVALED BELLE ON TOP Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale, where the DURING SECOND SESSION limelight was stolen by a superb son of Robin Des Champs who The 2010 Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic heroine Unrivaled fetched €70,000 [pictured below]. Belle (Lot 336) was leading the early lots of the second session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale last night. The ten- year-old daughter of Unbridled’s Song was sold by Eaton Sales carrying to War Front and was knocked down to Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm for $3,800,000. Earlier in the session, S F Bloodstock went to $1,700,000 to secure the Gr.1 Test Stakes winner Paola Queen (Lot 274) from Brookdale Sales. The three-year-old daughter of Flatter was sold as a racing or breeding prospect, while Whisper Hill Farm paid $1,050,000 for the Gr.1 Chandelier Stakes-placed Miss Empire (Empire Maker), who was offered as Lot 254 by Eaton Sales and was in foal to Medaglia D’Oro. Mount Nelson Peak Performance A DUAL GROUP 1 WINNER & A LEADING SIRE OF STAKES HORSES NEW LEADING GB/IRE SIRES 2016 FOR % Stakes Winners/Runners in Europe From his 1st NH runners: 2017 Sire of PENHILL (WP Mullins) DUBAWI 14.89% Recent Winner of GALILEO 12.27% Joe Mac Novice Hurdle SHAMARDAL 7.98% Grade 3 SEA THE STARS 7.35% Also: ALLEE BLEUE (P Hobbs) 3 wins, MOUNT NELSON 7.21% Trafalgar Rock (Dr R Newland) 2 wins etc. LOPE DE VEGA 7.09% DANSILI 5.99% Other Progeny purchased recently by P Hobbs, WP Mullins/H Kirk, Min 50 rnrs. Stats: Hyperion Promotions to Oct. 31st Highflyer Bloodstock NOW AT Boardsmill Stud, Trim, Co. Meath. • www.boardsmillstud.com • Contact: William or John Flood: +353 87 9066772 Also standing: CALIFET, COURT CAVE & KALANISI CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 Fresh from a strong day’s trade on Tuesday, pinhookers were once again out in force as they looked to accumulate stock for future store sales and the chance to buy some quality sons of the eminent Robin Des Champs resulted in several of the week’s Currency highest prices. Indeed, the top-priced foal of this year’s sale came in the shape of the Robin Des Champs colt (Lot 889) from Hillview Stud. A full- brother to the Jack Barber-trained winning point-to-pointer Matters Judge John Deed, this colt was the subject of a battle between Brendan Bashford and trainer Ian Ferguson. The latter bought this gelding’s brother for €48,000 during the yearling section of this auction last year, while he also picked up the subsequent star novice hurdler Yorkhill for €41,000 as a foal Euro at this sale a number of years ago. Having been beaten for another Robin Des Champs a few minutes previously, Ferguson was not to be denied and he succeeded when bringing the price to €70,000. up 28% “We missed out on the other Robin Des Champs, but we were pleased to get this colt. He’s a lovely foal, by a proven sire and he comes from a proper pedigree. I’ve bought him for Wilson Dennison against STERLING and we’ll take him home along with the others that we’ve bought since December 2015 and bring him along. I doubt he will be reoffered,” said Ferguson. * Rates as at 1st Dec ‘15 & 28th Oct ‘16 Just six lots previously, Ferguson made a strong play for an excellent son of Robin Des Champs who hailed from the noted QAir fare assistance available subject to purchase nursery that is Yellowford Farm. However, at €60,000 he had to give best to Norman Williamson for this well related January-born colt (Lot 883). The good-looking, good-walking bay is the first produce of a Hurricane Run mare who numbers Nicky Henderson’s Champion Hurdle victor and multiple Gr.1 scorer Binocular amongst her siblings. “He’s an outstanding individual, who had a lot going for him. He’s by Robin Des Champs and he’s got a fine pedigree too, so I was pleased to get him. Hopefully he’ll be back here for sale in a few year’s time,” reflected Williamson, who has previously had the likes of the high-class Oscar Whisky through his hands. The day’s top price did come under threat late on when Michael Murphy of Longways Stables outlasted Aiden Murphy for a €65,000 son of Martaline belonging to Kevin and Noel Heaney. Lot 997 boasted quite a pedigree as the first produce of the Gr.1 NATIONAL DEFENSE Prix Ferdinand Dufare Chase heroine Fleur D’Ainay (Poliglote), Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere who is a half-sister to three other black-type winners, headed by (Grand Criterium) Gr 1 the dual Gr.2 scorer Crystal D’Ainay (Saint Preuil). out of ANGEL FALLS purchased for 130,000 gns “He’s a lovely colt with a beautiful pedigree and foals by Martaline are on everyone’s shopping list. He’ll come back to us now and he is for a client,” reported Murphy. Not for the first time this week Aiden Murphy and Dick Frisby clashed on a high-profile lot and the subject of their attentions was a son of the red hot Flemensfirth from Ennel Bloodstock. Lot YEARS 897 has the distinction of being a half-brother to a top-flight TATTERSALLS winner in the former Gr.1 Challow Hurdle victor Captain Cutter (Westerner) and Murphy went all the way to €62,000 in order to DECEMBER SALE see off Frisby. This is a family that Murphy is already familiar with Yearlings, November 21 as he paid €34,000 for Captain Cutter as a foal at this sale in 2007. Foals, November 23 - 26 This is also the family of the Cheltenham Festival specialist Broodmares, Fillies, etc. Albertas Run. November 28 - December 1 “He’s been bought for an existing client in the UK. There’s not too Approx. 1,100 lots from the World’s leading owner/breeders much to say about him, he’s a half-brother to a Gr.1 winner, he’s a Tel: +44 1638 665931 www.tattersalls.com very good foal and he’s by a top sire,” commented Murphy. #whereitallbegins Another excellent son of Flemensfirth was a colt consigned by the superb Cork-based nursery Ballincurrig House Stud. Lot 932 is a brother to a colt who was the top-priced foal at €110,000 at this sale last year, while his dam is a Poliglote half-sister to the 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld TATTERSALLS IRELAND NOVEMBER NATIONAL HUNT SALE – DAY FOUR Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 889 cf ROBIN DES CHAMPS – Milogan Hillview Stud Ian Ferguson 70,000 997 cf MARTALINE – Fleur D’Ainay Railstown Stud Longways Stables 65,000 897 cf FLEMENSFIRTH – Hollygrove Samba Ennel Bloodstock Aiden Murphy 62,000 932 cf FLEMENSFIRTH – Keep Face Ballincurrig House Stud L G Walker 60,000 883 cf ROBIN DES CHAMPS – Through The Lens Yellowford Farm Oak Tree Farm 60,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS brilliant dual Gr.1 Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Master Elsewhere, noted pinhooker Ciaran Conroy forked out €45,000 Minded (Nikos). for a son of the Epsom Derby winner Pour Moi from Yellowford English purchaser Len Walker took his rivals by surprise when Farm. Lot 884 is a half-brother to a winner out of a Great Palm opening the bidding at €40,000 and, having contended with mare, whose siblings include the crack novice hurdler That’s My several challenges, he emerged successful when he brought the Man (Remainder Man) and the top-class handicap hurdler Spirit price to €60,000. In addition to Master Minded this colt is related Leader (Supreme Leader). to a host of quality jumpers in France. The €45,000 mark was also reached by Aiden Murphy when he “I came here to buy a Kayf Tara, but I couldn’t buy a horse signed for a fine son of Califet, whose progeny have been in some yesterday and this foal is an absolutely marvellous mover. He will go demand all week. This strong February-born colt (Lot 852) was back to Ballincurrig where I keep the horses and he will be reoffered offered from Clarendon Farm and he is the fourth produce out of an as a three-year-old,” stated Walker. unraced full-sister to the Gr.2-winning chaser Our Ben (Presenting).