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The second session of Arqana's Autumn Sale featured a session of juvenile stores, as well as National Hunt-bred yearlings. Bloodstock agent Guy Petit shelled out a combined €165,000 for the most expensive pair of juveniles on Tuesday–lot 442 and lot 442B, a gelding, and filly, respectively, by Karaktar (Ire) and Saint Des Saints (Fr).

The former, already named Monticello (Fr), was consigned by Haras des Pierres Follets. He brought €85,000 and is from the family of Grade 3-winning jumper The Reader (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) and the listed jumper Vintage (Fr) (Nickname {Fr}).

Part of Haras de Clairefontaine's draft, the April-foaled filly, Kupka Vallis (Fr), is an €80,000 half-sister to fellow AQPSs Chirico Vallis (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}) and Fidelio Vallis (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), with the former a Grade 3-placed chaser and the latter twice second at the listed level over both hurdles and fences.

Petit would eventually sign for a combined eight stores and yearlings for €244,000, the most of any buyer on Tuesday. The clearance rate increased to 70% for this portion of the sale, but the average did decrease to €21,566.

Leading the National Hunt-bred yearlings on Tuesday was lot 542, a €130,000 son of Goliath du Berlais (Fr). The chestnut is out of No News (Fr) (Gentlewave {Ire}), a half-sister to group winners Messagere (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) and Paradiso (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}), consigned by Haras des Sablonnets.

“He's a lovely horse, with good size,” said trainer Davide Satalia. “He's from a great family and has everything going for him.”

Doctor Dino (Fr) was the sire of record of lot 557, a colt out of the winning mare Polimka (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}), who went to Highflyer Bloodstock for €90,000. The Channel Consignment offered the relative of dual Group 3 winner Ardoon (Ire) (Track Spare {Ire}).

Rounding out the day's top five lots and third-highest priced yearling was lot 561, another son of Doctor Dino. Presented by Haras de Montaigu, the colt is a son of Listed Prix Bernard Secly heroin Presidente Line (Fr) (Martaline {GB}). She was snapped up by Spincourt Bloodstock for €85,000.

Roughly one-third of the 228 National Hunt-bred yearlings have passed through the ring already, with 73% marked as sold for a gross of €1,120,500. The average is €23,734 and the median is €14,000.

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Jumping was at the forefront of many buyers' minds in Deauville on Monday, where a strong first day of the Autumn Sale featuring horses-in-training and 2-year-old stores saw 13 horses change hands for six-figure sums.

The session was led by the 3-year-old gelding Foxfire Glow (Fr) lot 419d, though mystery surrounds the identity of the buyer who bid €315,000 for the son of Vadamos (Fr) via Freddy Powell. The Arqana director could say only that the horse's new owner wished to remain anonymous and that the former Francois Nicolle trainee, who was runner-up in his most recent start over hurdles at Compiegne, will race on overseas.

Another 3-year-old gelding, the recent Senonnes winner and wildcard addition Ironica De Thaix (Fr) (Coastal Path {GB}) (lot 419b), was the selection of Tom Malone at €210,000. The agent was buying on behalf of Gwent Holdings, and the half-brother to Duca De Thaix (Fr) (Voix Du Nord {Fr}), a Group 1 AQPS Flat winner, will now be trained in Britain by Christian Williams. The same agent/owner/trainer combination was also responsible for the signing of Si Elegant (Fr) (lot 405), a son of former top-class jumper Gemix (Fr), at €155,000.

The Willie Mullins buying team of Harold Kirk and Pierre Boulard have long been fans of French-bred jumping stock and scored their latest of many Grade 1 victories on Sunday with Sharjah (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}), who graduated from winning on the Flat in Deauville at three to being a five-time Grade 1 winner over hurdles in Ireland.

Mullins will be hoping to work similar magic with recruits from Monday's sale which include Quais De Paris (Fr) (lot 417), a 3-year-old son of the St Leger winner Masked Marvel (GB) who has been placed on his sole start over hurdles. He was bought for €180,000 while Kirk and Boulard also went to €150,000 apiece on the G2 Derby Italiano-placed Alastor (Fr) (Helmet {Aus}) (lot 369) and the dual-winning AQPS gelding Houlanbatordechais (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 395).

From a much larger catalogue, and with 34 more horses sold this time than in the corresponding session last year, turnover was way beyond the receipts for 2020, with the 158 horses sold on Monday bringing an aggregate of €5,548,000. But figures in other sectors also took a big step forward, with the average improving to €35,115 from €24,516 and the median almost doubling at €21,500. The clearance rate was 80%.

Arqana's Autumn Sale continues on Tuesday with a session of National Hunt-bred yearlings which will be followed on Wednesday with the National Hunt Breeding Stock Sale.

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