SATURDAY, 21 MAY, 2016 HOLLER ROYAL ASCOT-BOUND Godolphin’s Holler (Aus) (Commands {Aus}) is headed for SHAMARDAL COLT TOPS Royal Ascot’s G1 Diamond Jubilee S. after pleasing connections with a second-place finish in a Randwick barrier trial Friday. STRONG BREEZE-UP “That was all I wanted him to do, have a nice hit-out and stay out of trouble,” said trainer John O’Shea. “He’s got a lot of residual fitness. He’ll have another gallop in about a week which will leave us a bit to work with when we get to England.” Holler won the 1300-metre G1 Canterbury S. at Randwick Mar. 5 and was last seen finishing a short-head second in Moonee Valley’s G1 William Reid S. Mar. 24. He is the lone Australian entrant for Royal Ascot. “We’re looking at following the same course as with Brazen Beau last year and go for the Diamond Jubilee,” said Godolphin’s Henry Plumptre. “It’s a solid six furlongs but he’s won at Group 1 level in Australia at 1300 metres [6 1/2 furlongs], so we think he’ll be best suited at that trip.” Lot 65, a son of Shamardal, topped Friday’s Goresbridge breeze-up sale with a record €270,000 bid from BBA Ireland | Amy Lynam IN TDN AMERICA TODAY By Daithi Harvey ‘MAGGIE’ LEADS HOME ROMANS EXACTA IN ‘SUSAN’ Trade at the Goresbridge Breeze-Up sale on Friday took a little Go Maggie Go (Ghostzapper) rebounded from a troubled-trip while to warm up, but when it did spring into action business fourth in the GI Kentucky Oaks with a decisive score over stablemate Ma Can Do It (Majesticperfection) in the GII Black- remained solid throughout the day. The 183 juveniles to sell Eyed Susan S. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. grossed €5,289,500, compared to 175 sold for €4,608,500 last year. The average was up 9.7% to €28,904, while the median dipped 5.9% to €16,000. The clearance rate was 78%, compared to 86% last year. The sale broke a previous records when lot 65 exited the ring having sold to Eamonn Reilly of BBA Ireland for €270,000, eclipsing the previous top-price for this sale by €100,000. The son of Shamardal was offered by Willie Browne's Mocklershill and represented an excellent pinhook, having cost the Grangebarry Partnership 30,000gns as a yearling at Tattersalls October Book 1. Reilly was pushed all the way by Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock and commented, "He is a fine horse and breezed very well. He has been bought for a longstanding client, Maura Gittins, and he will be trained in England, though I'm not sure yet by who." The first horse to make six figures on the day was lot 38, a son of Invincible Spirit (Ire) (Green Desert) offered by Oghill House Stud and sold for €160,000. The colt went the way of Adam Driver, who fought off the attentions of David Redvers after Ger Lyons had opened proceedings with an audacious bid of €100,000. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 21 MAY, 2016 (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}) saw the son of Kyllachy (GB) make €155,000, a nice return on his 32,000gns yearling price. Driver was buying on behalf of a client from Abu Dhabi, and he commented, "They are two nice horses and they will go to Newmarket, although we haven't decided on a trainer yet. They both breezed well; I didn't time them. I prefer to assess them Shamardal Colt Tops Strong Breeze-Up cont. from p1 physically as opposed to rely on the clock. Hopefully they will go Oghill's Hugh and Pat Hyland, who had twice bought back the on and do well." Invincible Spirit colt in sales Jim McCartan has had some good days in the sale ring, and his rings, for €75,000 as a Gaybrook Lodge offered the only Pivotal (GB) juvenile in the weanling and 14,000gns last catalogue. He was duly rewarded when Alex Elliott signed the year, were delighted with the buyer's sheet for lot 74 for €150,000. The colt's dam, Asaawir result, with Hugh (GB) (Royal Applause), has already produced two stakes commenting, "We have a lot performers, and he showed a good return on the 30,000gns of the family at home, I bred invested by McCartan at Tattersalls last October. Elliott bought the dam and Pat actually the horse for owner Bill Gredley, and commented, "He is a bought her back cheaply as I beautiful horse and he did an exceptional breeze; I reckon he Adam Driver | Amy Lynam had enough of the family did the fourth-fastest time. He looks really athletic and came out already. The mare is in foal to Born To Sea, so it will be a similar of his breeze in great shape." cross to this lad." David Redvers and the Qatar team didn't take long to get on Driver, a vet by trade, buys under Global Equine Group, and he the buyers list, also striking early in the day for lot 40 from made another significant purchase a short time later when Tally-Ho Stud. The Kodiac (GB) (Danehill) colt was knocked down signing for lot 49 from Grove Stud. A smart breeze and recent for €100,000, with Sheikh Fahad keen to win the battle for the pedigree updates courtesy of his half-sister Squash (GB) colt on his first visit to Goresbridge. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 21 MAY, 2016 Shamardal Colt Tops Strong Breeze-Up cont. emulate her sister." Coleman later teamed up with Harry Dunlop They subsequently added lot 76 to their haul, a filly by Dark to buy lot 169, a filly by Spirit One (Fr) (Anabaa Blue {Fr}) who is Angel (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) that cost €135,000, and David eligible for French premiums and cost €66,000. The sale was Redvers commented, "This sale is a credit to Martin Donohoe. another pinhooking homerun for Mary Reynolds and Ambrose Each year it has grown in quality and it really has gone from O'Mullane of Ardglass Stables. The pair bought the filly for only strength-to-strength. €4,000 at Arqana last October, and it follows their sale of a Le The market is solid, Havre (Ire) colt, Pouvoir Magique (Fr), that made 300,000gns at we've been the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up sale. underbidders on quite a The innovation of beaming the sale live to the owners' lounge few so we're happy to at Kranji Racecourse certainly bore fruit as lot 18 was knocked have gotten the ones we down to Hong Kong-based owner Peter Lau. The colt by Paddy did." The team's O'Prado was pinhooked by BBA Ireland for $20,000 at spending didn't end Keeneland last September there as they also and Lau, who traveled to landed lot 127, a Singapore to avail of the Requinto (Ire) (Dansili online bidding facility, {GB}) colt from eventually fended off Thomond O'Mara's trainer Michael Halford to Knockanglass Stables for secure the colt for €165,000, which marked €85,000. The colt will be a return on his €3,000 pre-trained on The The Qatar Racing team | Amy Lynam purchase price by Curragh for a period Kilronan at Goffs before going to Singapore- February this year. based trainer C T Kuah. Father and son duo Peter and Ross Doyle got in on the action Michael O'Callaghan has when going to €150,000 to secure lot 155 from Johnny Collins's an exciting weekend Brown Island Stables. The colt by First Defence is a Keeneland ahead with runners in American agent Sean Feld bought a graduate, where he was bought by Chad Schumer for $35,000 both Irish Classics, one of Lope De Vega filly €42,000 | Amy Lynam last September and continues the good run of success of them Blue De Vega (Ger) American-bred horses at European breeze-up sales this year. (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a horse he bought at Goresbridge last year The colt is destined to wear recent Classic-winning colours, with from Tally-Ho Stud for €75,000. O'Callaghan will be hoping Doyle senior commenting, “He's for Al Shaqab Racing and goes lightning can strike twice as he bought lot 60 from the same to Richard Hannon. He is a lovely individual and did an vendors and for the same price. The colt is by Dandy Man (Ire) impressive breeze. We thought he was one of the nicest horses and a half-brother to the German Group 3 winner Donnerschlag in the sale." (GB) (Bahamian Bounty [GB}). O'Callaghan said he was glad to Stroud Coleman get him and commented, "He is a lovely loose mover, by a sire I were under-bidders like. The vendors have been lucky for me, the price has been last year on Bear lucky for me and I was bidding from the same spot as last year, Cheek (Ire) (Kodiac so let's hope history repeats itself.” {GB}), and when Goresbridge boss Martin Donohoe was understandably thrilled Tally-Ho offered the with the sales results and said, "To sell a horse for €270,000 is a Group 3 winner's great achievement for the company, and I'd like to thank all the half-sister by Sir vendors, purchasers and underbidders that contributed to such Prancelot (Ire) a strong sale.