The Stallion Syndicate To Target Top Colts

Increased competition from abroad in recent years has made it more difficult for independent studs in the UK to secure top-class stallion prospects. Add to that the considerable obstacles brought on by Brexit, and British breeders' challenge of accessing the continent's best sires has been amplified. That's why Nick Bradley and Sam Hoskins are spearheading an effort to keep more of the best stallion prospects in Britain with their new initiative, The Stallion Syndicate, which will see a number of UK breeders and stallion masters band together to target the best Group 1-winning colts.

“A lot of UK breeders this year have had the problem that a lot of the best stallions are standing outside the UK,” Bradley said. “With the UK leaving Europe through Brexit it's made things a lot harder for the UK breeders. The costs have increased and accessing these stallions has gotten a lot harder. We're not allowed to use our own transport [into Ireland] unless it's been certified in Ireland, and we haven't been able to do that with Covid.

“So things are a lot harder this year, and I felt it would benefit the UK breeders if we could put something together whereby we could try to get some of the stallions off the track to stand in the UK rather than going to Ireland or France. I've spoken with a lot of UK breeders, and the aim is to form partnerships to go and purchase one stallion each year to stand in the UK. We've almost completed [the syndicate] before the [first] horse has even been bought. The general idea is that we'll buy a horse to stand in the UK and it's owned by the leading UK breeders.”

Among those who have expressed interest in The Stallion Syndicate, Bradley said, are Whitsbury Manor Stud and The National Stud-with Ed Harper and Tim Lane already signed on to the management committee-as well as Newsells Park, Tweenhills, Mickley Stud, Elwick Stud, Hillwood Stud, Longview Stud and Salcey Forest Stud, while the likes of Peter Stanley, Dermot Farrington, Oliver St Lawrence and The Jockey Club have also voiced support. The Stallion Syndicate of 2021 will include 150 shares, with each share earning the owner one nomination in each stallion each year. The profit from additional seasons sold at the advertised stud fee will be divided among the shareholders. A committee of the larger shareholders will be formed, with a minimum 65% agreement from the board required to purchase a colt. The first colt purchased will stand at The National Stud, with future locations to be decided among the committee.

Conversations with potential shareholders are continuing, and Bradley said he and Hoskins have already made a shortlist of colts.

“Myself and Sam have looked at the 2-year-olds from last year who performed well on the track in England, Ireland and France and we've come up with a shortlist of about eight horses,” he said. “We want something in place so that when racing starts in a month and we see the horse that goes and wins a Group 1, we're in a position to go and buy the horse rather than reacting and trying to get something sorted. We want to be able to compete with the big studs in France and Ireland so that we can secure a stallion prospect equal to the stallions that they're currently able to stand.”

Mating Plans

Bradley's racing partnerships through Nick Bradley Racing have made big strides since coming onto the scene in 2015, their black-and-white silks now familiar on some of racing's biggest stages, with group-winning fillies Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) and Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) being flagbearers in 2020. But Bradley also operates burgeoning mares' syndicates from his farms in North Lincolnshire under the Glebe Farm Bloodstock banner. He has 25 mares foaling in 2021, and including the young mares entering stud can count about 45-head. Among the highlights of those is Learned Friend (Ger) (Seeking The Gold), who Bradley bought in partnership for 21,000gns at Tattersalls July in 2016. Four months later her second foal, Inns Of Court (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), broke his maiden on debut for Andre Fabre and went on to win three Group 3s over sprint trips in addition to placings in the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and G1 Prix de la Foret. Inns Of Court stands for €5,000 at Tally-Ho Stud and has his first foals arriving this year, and his dam has an Oasis Dream yearling filly and was scanned in foal to Lope De Vega (Ire) this week.

Bristol Fashion (GB) (Dansili {GB}) was the very first mare that Bradley bought for 35,000gns back in 2012 in foal to Rip Van Winkle, and the filly she was carrying at the time was later named Cribbs Causeway (Ire) and won five times for Nick Bradley Racing and was twice Group 3 placed. Bristol Fashion is in foal to Calyx (GB) and visits Mehmas (Ire) later this season.

The stakes-producing Mujabaha (GB) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) was bought by Bradley for €55,000 at Arqana December, and she has foaled a Kodiac (GB) filly and will visit Blue Point (Ire) in the coming weeks.

Another mare to foal recently at Glebe Farm was Vandergirl (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}), who was herself unraced but is a half-sister to the Lope De Vega trio of black-type winners Hero Look (Ire), Manuela De Vega (Ire) and Isabella De Urbina (Ire). It didn't take a whole lot of science, then, to send Vandergirl to Lope De Vega, and she has produced a filly.

The 10-year-old Duke of Marmalade (Ire) mare Ile Flottante (GB) was bought by Bradley in partnership for €60,000 at Arqana December in 2016, and she enjoyed boosts in 2020 courtesy of both her 2- and 3-year-old fillies.

“She's the dam of Glitter Queen (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), who won the Qatar Oaks in December, and her 2-year-old last year was called Rising Star (GB) (Fast Company {GB}),” Bradley said. “She won twice for Marco Botti and is held in high regard. She's in foal to Mehmas and we're not quite sure where she's going to go next; she's a later foaler.”

Joining the Glebe Farm broodmare band this year is Furlong Factor (GB) (Adaay {Ire}), who was a winner and listed-placed last year for Bradley and has already been covered by Ribchester (Ire).

While the odd horse will be retained and a few may go to the sales as yearlings, the majority of the Glebe Farm crops are sold as foals. Bradley said his focus is on growing the quality of the mare syndicates.

“The way I see the market is that generally the higher end is the strongest end; it's where we all want to be,” he said. “The cost of keeping a mare is generally the same no matter the standard of the mare, so what I try to do is find the best quality mares I can for my clients. We're very much in our infancy; most of our mares only have one or two foals on the ground so we haven't had a heap of runners yet. What we've focused on is trying to buy nicer mares for the farm.”

Classic Hopefuls

There will be plenty of focus, too, on the Nick Bradley 3-year-olds this season, with the likes of G3 Albany S. and G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. winner Dandalla and Fev Rover, winner of the Listed Star S. and G2 Prix du Calvados, back in training ahead of the Classics with Karl Burke and Richard Fahey, respectively.

“Fev Rover went back into training in mid-December,” Bradley confirmed. “Richard wanted to give her plenty of time. She'll be entered for the G3 Nell Gwyn S. at Newmarket and the idea is that she'll go up for the trial and then she'll go the [G1 1000] Guineas at Newmarket. She's been entered in the French version [G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches] as well, but right now we're thinking she's going to go to Newmarket.

“Dandalla came in slightly later, but both fillies are exactly where we want them to be. She's settled a lot better this year; she was an out-and-out sprinter last year, but Karl tells me she's settling a lot better at home and he couldn't be happier with her. He sends me videos every day and she's working with a couple lead horses. She goes to the [G3] Fred Darling, which is the other 1000 Guineas trial at Newbury. We actually put her in the Newmarket 1000 Guineas [on Tuesday]; we were contemplating not. She's more than likely going to go to the Fred Darling and then to the French 1000 Guineas.”

Bradley is looking at international targets, too, for the George Boughey-trained Mystery Angel (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}). A dual winner and three times black-type placed at two last year, Mystery Angel finished second first up at Wolverhampton last Thursday after a troubled passage.

“Mystery Angel was in training in early December and our thinking was that there was a listed race at Saint-Cloud on Mar. 11, the Rose De Mai. That's her first big target,” Bradley said. “She ran the other night at Wolverhampton and we knew she'd need the run. She didn't get the clearest of runs but she ran very well. She was about 80% fit going into that and she'll go to Saint-Cloud nine days from now and we're expecting her to run a massive race.”

Mystery Angel could head further afield thereafter to the G2 UAE Derby on Mar. 27, or stay on in France.

“She's been accepted for the UAE Derby,” Bradley said. “We aren't sure what we'll do, but it's certainly an option. We're either going to go there or leave her in France for another listed race on Mar. 21, the 10 1/2 furlong race against the colts. We're probably going to run in France on the 11th and then make a decision.”

Future Prospects

And there is plenty to look forward to, also, from the Nick Bradley Racing 2-year-olds.

“We have 32 2-year-olds in training,” Bradley said. “They all come to our farm after the yearling sales and then they're dispersed in November or December. I have five at Richard Fahey's, and there is a sister there to Accidental Agent [by Muhaarar {GB}) who has thrived since she was bought at the yearling sales. I have a Time Test filly that I named Simply Gorgeous; I thought she was the nicest yearling I saw at the sales last year. She had a bout of colic the day after I bought her so we slowed down her stages and she only left two weeks ago to join Richard Fahey.

“At Karl Burke's we have 12 and he's going to increase their work over the next couple weeks, but at the moment he's telling me I've got a very smart bunch. There is a Mastercraftsman filly there that we like a lot who has been named Guilded. There is an Adaay filly called Honey Sweet that we bought from Book 2 who is going particularly well. We have a Lope De Vega filly at Jessica Harrington's who is called Lope's Gold, and she's done everything well so far.”

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Racing Review of the Year: Part 2

The Juveniles

The dark clouds had gathered come Ireland’s opening turf fixture of the year at Naas in March, with the meeting held behind closed doors and giving rise to now customary scenes. As the curtain was raised, an oft-repeated sketch unfolded with Jim Bolger homebred Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) annexing the first juvenile event of the year, a feat which the trainer had previously achieved on multiple occasions including with Poetic Flare’s sire in 2012. Normal service resumed but, then again, not. The global pandemic soon tightened its grip and a wide-ranging lockdown left much of Europe at a standstill, Scandinavia being a notable exception, until Germany set the powerhouses rolling again in May.

Germany doesn’t schedule early juvenile contests as a matter of course and so France led the way in that sphere. Haras de la Gousserie and Guy Pariente’s Sealiway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) registered a comfortable two-length score over six furlongs at Saint-Cloud in the first such event as the season, belatedly, geared up once more. He’d go on to claim an emphatic eight-length tally in ParisLongchamp’s G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere on Arc day before posting a commendable fifth in Keeneland’s GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. One day later, Haras de Colleville-based Goken (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) became Europe’s first freshman sire off the mark when subsequent Listed Prix La Fleche and G3 Prix du Bois victrix Livachope (Fr) annexed a five-furlong dash at Chantilly.

Fellow freshmen Dariyan (Fr) and Bow Creek (Ire), both sons of Shamardal, followed suit at Lyon-Parilly and Baden-Baden, respectively, before the year’s breakout star Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) notched a quickfire double in early June. Bridge Dress Me (Ire) became the Tally-Ho Stud resident’s first-of-many at Rome’s Capanelle venue and fellow Goffs graduate Muker (Ire) repeated the dose, within the hour, at Newcastle. Chemeh (Ire)‘s Boxing Day victory over 8 1/2 furlongs at Siracusa extended his European record haul to an astounding 56 individual first-crop winners for the shortened season.

The usual run to early June heralds last calls for Royal Ascot preparations, but this year became the hunting ground for gameday time and many heats were oversubscribed and primed for splitting. In a welcome move, the Royal meeting’s 2-year-old contests were scheduled for the latter part of a subdued week and opportunity knocked in the Listed Windsor Castle S. for The Queen’s Tactical (GB) (Toronado {Ire}), who added Newmarket’s G2 July S. before finishing off the board in three starts at the highest level. Listed Chesham S. victor Battleground (War Front), the first foal out of Arc heroine Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Ballydoyle’s lone juvenile success of the week, fared better in the aftermath by annexing Goodwood’s G2 Vintage S. in some style and running second in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), another Karl Burke diamond mined for little outlay, produced the younger generation’s best Royal performance with a six-length G3 Albany S. win, doubling up in Newmarket’s G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. and closing her campaign with a G1 Cheveley Park S. fifth.

“I think he’d look better running in someone else’s silks,” joked trainer Michael Bell after The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}) provided his Ballyhane Stud freshman with a first winner in the process of lowering the all-aged track record at Great Yarmouth at the beginning of June. He franked that form and emulated his sire’s 2016 G2 Norfolk S. success, doing so in the Qatar Racing colours second time out. Runner-up finishes in the G2 Prix Robert Papin and G1 Phoenix S. followed and preceded off-the-board efforts in the G1 Middle Park S. and GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.

Frequent flyer Wesley Ward is usually outta there come former ‘Heath Day’, but his enforced delay was rewarded with a fourth renewal of the G2 Queen Mary S. when Stonestreet Stables’ Campanelle (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) backed up a Gulfstream Park debut score in the five-furlong dash. She also annexed Deauville’s G1 Prix Morny and closed out the year with a fourth in Keeneland’s GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Marie McCartan’s Nando Parrado (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) had given little indication of future highs when a debut fifth at Newmarket earlier in the month and outstripped that form, and then some, by claiming G2 Coventry S. glory at the meeting’s new record high odds of 150-1. Tried at the highest level in two subsequent starts, he ran second to Campanelle in the G1 Prix Morny and then to Sealiway in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.

Royal Ascot winners claimed three of the six Newmarket July and Glorious Goodwood juvenile fixtures, with outliers headed by subsequent G1 Vincent O’Brien National S. fourth Master of the Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G2 Superlative S. at HQ and subsequent G1 Middle Park S. hero Supremacy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) making all in the G2 Richmond S. at Goodwood.

Richard Hannon trainee Ventura Tormenta (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) tarnished The Lir Jet’s record in the G2 Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly while Laws of Indices (Ire) (Power {GB}) subdued Lucky Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in the G2 Railway S. at The Curragh. Lucky Vega exacted revenge, three weeks later, in the G1 Phoenix S. over the same six-furlong course and distance. The Co. Kildare venue also played host to a hot renewal of August’s G2 Futurity S., which went the way of Jim Bolger’s newest standardbearer Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) at the expense of subsequent G2 Golden Fleece S. winner Cadillac (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and Golden Fleece runner-up and G1 Criterium International hero Van Gogh (American Pharoah).

Other August highlights include the G3 Acomb S. win of subsequent G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud victor Gear Up (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}); the G2 Gimcrack S. score for subsequent G1 Middle Park S. third Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}); the G2 Prix du Calvados victory of subsequent G1 Prix Marcel Boussac unlucky-in-running fourth Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}); and the early rounds of the Shale (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) versus Pretty Gorgeous (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}) ding-dong, with the former, trained by Donnacha O’Brien, drawing first blood in the G3 Silver Flash S. and the Joseph O’Brien-trained latter gaining revenge in the G2 Debutante S. at The Curragh. They’d meet again down the line with Shale reasserting in September’s G1 Moyglare Stud S. and Pretty Gorgeous levelling up in October’s G1 Fillies’ Mile.

September presented an informative edition of the G1 Vincent O’Brien National S., with Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez’s ‘TDN Rising Star’ Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) exhibiting rare acceleration to rise above a hot field featuring subsequent G1 Dewhurst S. first and second St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Wembley (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), as well as the aforementioned Master of the Seas, Lucky Vega, Laws of Indices and Mac Swiney. Thunder Moon closed his year with a third in the Dewhurst.

In common with Thunder Moon, Jeff Smith’s Alcohol Free (Ire) (No Nay Never) had not appeared until August and backed up a Newbury debut score for the Andrew Balding stable with a second to the battle-hardened dual sales-race winner Happy Romance (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) in early September’s G3 Dick Poole Fillies’ S. at Salisbury. She reversed that form at the end of the month when defeating G2 Lowther S. victrix and subsequent GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf third Miss Amulet (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) in the G1 Cheveley Park S., with Happy Romance fourth.

Other notable performances during the month included George Strawbridge’s ‘TDN Rising Star’ Indigo Girl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a homebred full-sister to G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares heroine Journey (GB), snagging Doncaster’s G2 May Hill S. en route to a second in the G1 Fillies’ Mile; Michael Pescod’s G1 Dewhurst ninth Chindit (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) securing a third G2 Champagne S. for Richard Hannon; and the G2 Beresford S. victory of the hitherto unbeaten ‘TDN Rising Star’ High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

Suffering just one reversal in her first seven starts, Charley Rossi trainee Tiger Tanaka (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) notched a trio of claiming scores in the provinces and scaled the heights when steered by Rossi’s partner Jessica Marcialis to a popular success in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac on Arc day. She closed her year with a fourth to Gear Up in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud later in October. Best of Lips (Ire) (The Gurkha {Ire}), who had saluted in Cologne’s G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten, was another left in Gear Up’s wake at Saint-Cloud. Elsewhere in Germany, Manfred Schmelzer’s Noble Heidi (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) edged Baden-Baden’s G3 Preis der Winterkonigin and entered winter quarters having won three of her four races. Sealiway, Pretty Gorgeous, St Mark’s Basilica and Van Gogh also enjoyed their elite-level moments during the month, but, with ever-tightening controls coming into force, the season concluded as it began and resumed: under something of a cloud.

However, Jim Bolger trainee Poetic Flare opened up the year in style and was on parade in the final days, winning Leopardstown’s G3 Killavullan S. a week before Mac Swiney’s G1 Futurity swansong. Thus, Bolger bookended the season with a hint of nostalgia and the Coolcullen maestro once again has a live contender for the Derby. Maybe, just maybe, hope of a return to some form of normality is not forlorn.

Dark Horses

Britain: Michael Tabor’s Star Seeking (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) was a shade testy during the preliminaries when making her debut in a seven-furlong novice fillies’ heat at Leicester in September. However, she displayed an impressive turn of foot before being heavily eased for a one-length win in the process of earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. The Sir Michael Stoute trainee, unseen since and light on entries, hails from a family featuring MG1SW sire Linngari (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Mont Ormel (Fr) (Air Chief Marshal {Ire}) and 2020’s G2 King Edward VII S. and G2 Great Voltigeur S. victor Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}).

Ireland: Coolmore’s Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a half-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Iridessa (Ire) (Ruler of the World {Ire}), is another once-raced ‘TDN Rising Star’ and posted a highly encouraging 2 1/2-length debut score in a mile maiden at The Curragh in September. Held in high regard by rider Seamus Heffernan, the March-foaled bay retains entries for the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Irish Oaks. She is a granddaughter of GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare and GI Matriarch S. heroine Starine (Fr) (Mendocino).

France: Juddmonte homebred Petricor (GB) (Frankel {GB}) caused something of a stir when powering to a taking 1 1/2-length success in a 7 1/2-furlong debutantes’ heat at Deauville, but has remained under wraps since that ‘TDN Rising Star’ display in August. The Andre Fabre trainee hails from a family featuring MG1SW sires Brian Boru (GB) (Sadler’s Wells), Workforce (GB) (King’s Best) and Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}).

Germany: The dying embers of Germany’s turf schedule yielded two late-season efforts of note. Klaus-Henning Schmoock’s homebred Wintermond (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) encountered testing conditions in a nine-furlong maiden at Hoppegarten in November and made light of soft-to-heavy going en route to an impressive eight-length rout. The Stefan Richter trainee is kin to MGSW G2 International Topkapi Trophy victor Wonnemond (Ger) (Areion {Ger}) from the family of MG1SW sire Windwurf (Ger) (Kaiseradler {Ger}) and 2019 G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).

No less impressive was Stall Lucky Owner’s Kir Royal (Ger) (Lord of England {Ger}), who also caught the eye on debut in November and outclassed his rivals in a seven-furlong maiden on soft ground at Munich. One of eight winners for his stakes-placed dam, the Henk Grewe trainee is from the family of G2 German 1000 Guineas heroine Kali (Ger) (Areion {Ger}).

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Irish Yearling Season Begins In Newmarket

The symbiotic relationship between the Irish and British racing and bloodstock industries has never been so evident as it is on Monday as the Irish yearling sale season gets underway at Park Paddocks in Newmarket with the relocated Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale.

As has been the case so far this year with other bloodstock sales and indeed other global industries, expectations have been tempered as travel restrictions and economic woes have understandably had and will continue to have a detrimental effect on the selling of future racehorses. Participants, however, will wholeheartedly agree any trade is better than no trade and in the midst of challenges the bloodstock industry has held up remarkably well.

The team at Tattersalls Ireland have little reason to believe such resilience will desert them over the next few days as they facilitate the selling of a strong book of yearlings, many whose causes have been aided by the exploits of some high-achieving siblings and graduates of this sale, with recent G1 Matron S. winner Champers Elysees (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) heading that roll of honour. Simon Kerins, Tattersalls Ireland’s Marketing Director, while mindful of world events, is nevertheless positive in his outlook.

“It’s all systems go and we are very fortunate to be able to relocate the sale to Newmarket,” Kerins said. “The UK is our biggest market for this sale and while it’s disappointing to have to move from Ireland we really had no choice and vendors understand this and have been very flexible and supportive. Park Paddocks is obviously a fantastic facility and having made the decision quite early to relocate we’ve had time to re-do the stabling plan and have everything sorted,” he added.

Kerins continued, “Promoting the sale has had its challenges this year but thankfully a lot of previous graduates have done the talking for us on the track and we’re delighted that there are so many siblings to these high achievers catalogued this week. Speaking to trainers, the majority are committed to buying, some perhaps on a lesser scale but the catalogue is condensed this year so we are optimistic that trade will be at a very respectable level. We are hoping also the change in venue will see us welcoming back some UK buyers who haven’t been to our Fairyhouse complex in a while.

“We are very aware of the challenges people face currently but horse sales have stood the test of time and given the way the industry has coped so far this year, coupled with the strength of the catalogue, gives us all encouragement that we will have a solid, successful sale.”

Last year’s edition of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale has already unearthed the Group 2-winning pair of juvenile fillies Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) and Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). Potential buyers can look forward to the chance of buying a half-sibling to each of these fillies this week though no doubt such investors will have to prepare for a larger outlay than the €22,000 and €67,000, respectively, it cost to acquire their illustrious relatives last year. Dandalla’s breeder Robert Norton will offer a Divine Prophet (Aus) half-sister (lot 83) to the G3 Albany S. and G2 Duchess Of Cambridge S. winner through Newtownbarry House Stud, while early in the session Collegelands Stud offers a half-brother to G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Aloha Star by Mastercraftsman (Ire) as lot 4. Both yearlings are out of young mares who have produced a high-class horse early in their breeding career, giving the pedigrees scope for even further improvement in the coming years.

As mentioned above, Johnny Murtagh purchased G1 Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron S. winner Champers Elysees (Ire) in this sale two years ago for €28,000 and her dam Le Cuvee (GB) (Mark Of Esteem {Ire}) is represented this time around by lot 222, a colt by red-hot sire Mehmas (Ire). Offered by Beechvale Stud the colt was pinhooked as a foal at Goffs for €19,000 and is likely to show a good profit for connections.

A major pedigree update is something that fuels the dreams of pinhookers and another yearling whose value has increased significantly since being purchased last year is lot 309 from Coole House Farm. The Tamayuz (GB) filly was bought by BBA Ireland for 11,000gns at Tattersalls last year but last month her year-older brother Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) delivered the mother of all updates when winning the G2 Gimcrack S. at York in impressive fashion. While the breeders of Minzaal and this filly, Ringfort Stud, are missing out on selling the Tamayuz filly, can take solace from the addition of another high-class black type winner to the pedigree of their lot 230. This filly by first-crop sire Galileo Gold (GB) is a half-sister to this month’s G2 Flying Childers S. winner Ubettabelieveit (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) among three other stakes winners so lacks nothing in terms of pedigree.

York’s Ebor meeting also provided a major boost to the prospects of lot 165 from Boherguy Stud. The Jim Bolger-bred Teofilo (Ire) colt already has plenty going for him being a full-brother to G3 Eyrefield S. winner Guaranteed but his 2-year-old full-sibling Gear Up (Ire) added a further touch of class to the page when he won the G3 Acomb S. at York for trainer Mark Johnston.

The updates kept coming for Clare Manning’s Boherguy Stud when her grandfather Jim Bolger’s New Treasure (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) landed the G3 Heider Family Stables Round Tower S. at The Curragh at odds of 66-1. Manning has the colt’s full-brother catalogued on Tuesday as lot 260.

Fillies by Kingman (GB) could well become collectors’ items in years to come and there are two opportunities in the sale to acquire one. Lot 98 from The Castlebridge Consignment has a pure Juddmonte pedigree hailing from the famous family of Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) and Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill) and her dam Continental Drift (Smart Strike)’s only runner from two horses of racing age is the promising Ger Lyons-trained Masen (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a debut winner at Leopardstown and group placed subsequently. The other Kingman filly is from Luke Barry’s Manister House Stud and lot 248 is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Justineo (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) from the fast family of Galeota (Ire) (Mujadil).

Yearlings from first-crop stallions can often provide value, especially if the stallion boasts solid credentials. Churchill (Ire) and Caravaggio certainly fall into that category as multiple Group 1 winners with top-class pedigrees to back up their race records. Champion European 2-year-old and dual Guineas winner Churchill has a pair of colts in the sale including lot 57 from The Castlebridge Consignment. This chestnut is out of the stakes performer Blue Angel (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) and is a half-brother to Listed Dee S. winner Viren’s Army (Ire) (Twirling Candy) who topped this sale in 2014 when selling to Peter and Ross Doyle for €115,000.

Joe Hernon’s Castletown Stud offers lot 65, one of three yearlings by G1 Commonwealth Cup winner Caravaggio in the sale. The grey grandson of Scat Daddy is out of the Sadler’s Wells mare Bright Birdie (Ire) who has already produced the multiple stakes winner Flying Fairies (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}).

Nicky Teehan of Bluegate Stud could be in for another good payday courtesy of his former mare Bulrushes (GB). The mare, who Teehan sold privately last year to Al Wasmiyah Farm, has bred three stakes winners, the most recent being Ten Year Ticket (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) who carried Teehan’s colours to victory in a listed race at Leopardstown in June before being sold to race in Hong Kong. The mare’s latest offering, lot 72, is a colt by Red Jazz, making him a full-brother to Snazzy Jazzy (Ire), who along with a French Group 3 win also won the valuable Tattersalls Ireland Sales Race in 2017.

Selling gets underway at 11 a.m. on Monday and 10 a.m. on Tuesday with Part II of the sale commencing directly after the main sale finishes on Tuesday. As has been the case for many years all lots catalogued are eligible for the aforementioned €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale S. to be run at The Curragh in 12 months’ time.

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Dandalla To Swerve Morny

Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), the six-length winner of the G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot who followed up in the G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. on July 10, will miss this weekend’s G1 Prix Morny and wait for the G1 Cheveley Park S. on Sept. 26.

“It’s a combination of reasons,” said co-owner Nick Bradley. “The ground isn’t ideal, obviously, and she is actually lighter than she was at Ascot. I think she’s just going through a growing phase. Her work has been very good. It was eye-popping in March/April time. We’re going to be a little bit patient and treat her like a good horse. She’ll come back for the Cheveley Park. That is still the plan.

“We’re treating her with caution. She’s definitely getting there. If we had another week maybe we would have gone.”

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