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Saint Davy Tops Goffs UK December P2P Sale

There were six lots that sold for six-figures at the Goffs UK December P2P Sale at Yorton Farm on Thursday, led by lot 5, Saint Davy (Fr) (Balko {Fr}). Sold by Monbeg Stables, the 4-year-old brought £270,000 from Stroud Coleman and Jonjo O'Neill. He was a debut winner at Quakerstown in November.

Invictus Smart (Fr) (Masterstroke) (lot 9) also reached the £200,000 mark and was knocked down to Highflyer Bloodstock. Consigned by Hugo Merienne, the 3-year-old son of Barbarella Smart (Fr) won his hurdling debut at Fontainebleau by five lengths earlier this year.

From 19 offered, 16 sold (84%) for a gross of £1,501,000. The average was £93,813 (+4%) and the median was up 33% to £70,000.

Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said, “The Yorton P2P Sales started last year when COVID restrictions made it impossible to sell elsewhere and these sales could not have made a better start on the racecourse with 29 winners to date, including the Grade 1 winning Ahoy Senor, the Grade 1 placed My Mate Mozzie and the exciting joint sale toppers Jonbon and Classic Getaway.

“This quality of the Yorton offering was not lost on buyers today and we are delighted with the results that were achieved by an incredible bunch of vendors who loyally supported us with some of their best recent winners. There have been some fantastic pinhooking results and, whilst we would have liked to have catalogue a few more horses, the unseasonably dry ground conditions have reduced the number of top-class horses available at this time of year. On that basis, we are delighted with the results, and we look forward to continuing to build this concept in 2022 and beyond.

“As ever, we would like to thank the Futter and Potter families for welcoming us back to this wonderful venue and we are excited about continuing the fantastic role of honour from the Goffs UK P2P Sales.”

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Bahrain Turf Series Draws UK Raiders

The inaugural £550,000 10-race Bahrain Turf Series begins in the Kingdom of Bahrain on Dec. 10, and several UK trainers are sending runners to compete. Consisting of 10 £50,000 handicaps, the series will last through Feb. 18, 2022.

Based in Lambourn is trainer Jamie Osborne, who will ship in the pair of Brains (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) and Peerless (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). His daughter Saffie will help manage the horses with Osborne's assistant trainer Jimmy McCarthy.

Jamie Osborne said, “Brains will run at the first meeting on Dec. 10 in the 2000m race. He's been in good form and has won three of his last five races, so he goes there at the top of his game. He will be competing from the bottom of the handicap which gives us a bit of room to manoeuvre and I think he's going to be pretty competitive.

“Peerless was bought specifically with the Bahrain Turf Series in mind. He's bang on the 85 mark, so he will be right at the bottom of the handicap. He'll run in the six-furlong races, and is a horse that is more of a five-furlong horse in Britain, but given the configuration of the track in Bahrain, hopefully six furlongs will be his optimum trip.”

Osborne added, “We were keen to get some horses to go. I've been everywhere in the Middle East except Bahrain, so I'm very much looking forward to seeing it.”

Some of the other trainers sending horses are: Derby-winning trainer Michael Bell with Ace Rothstein (More Than Ready) and five-time winner Natural Path (Ire) (Toronado {Ire}), while Charlie Hills is represented by King's Knight (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) after running seventh with Pogo (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}) in the G3 Bahrain International Trophy last month.

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Chapel Stud to Offer ‘Pick a Nom’ Initiative

A new stallion nomination initiative, 'Pick a Nom', was launched by Chapel Stud on Thursday. The initiative applies to Chapel Stud stallions Bangkok (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Planteur (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), and Walzertakt (Ger) (Montjeu {Ire}). It offers from 10% to 50% discounts on the stallions' Standard Stud Fee (FFR) of £4,000 for Planteur, £3,000 for Bangkok, and £2,500 for Walzertakt. Chapel Stud is also offering a £300 travel voucher for mares traveling more than 200 miles to the stud. For more information, please visit the Chapel Stud website. There will also be a stallion parade at Chapel Stud on Dec. 10 and 11 from 9:30 a.m. to noon prior to racing at Cheltenham. Guests are welcome to view the stallions and enjoy drinks and brunch. To RSVP, please click here.

Simon Davies, owner of the stallions, said, “We appreciate that breeders, as our clients, have very different needs and budgets, and therefore wanted to offer a choice with our stallion nomination terms as well as ensuring value options for everyone.

“The variety of choice is also reflected in the stallions standing at Chapel Stud, with Planteur, who has winners most days led by the incredible Trueshan, new sire Bangkok, an extremely well-bred son of Australia and tremendously tough racehorse, and Walzertakt being by Montjeu out of a Kingmambo mare providing National Hunt breeders with the chance of using this cross.”

Chapel Stud Director, Roisin Close, said, “I am delighted to be working with Simon Davies to offer fantastic stallions at very affordable prices, and welcome visitors to view the stallions at Chapel Stud over the forthcoming months.”

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ARC Confirms Prizemoney Plans Through April

The prizemoney investment plans for the Arena Racing Company's Programme Book One 2022, which runs from January through April, were confirmed on Thursday. These initiatives are part of ARC's £21.7 million 2022 prizemoney investment plan. The All-Weather Championships will be held at Newcastle for the first time, as previously announced, and Flat racing will return to Southwell with a new Tapeta surface. The £40,000 Coral Winter Oaks Trial will be held at that course on Dec. 7. There will also be Flat Class 5 and 6 bonuses to the winning connections of £2,500 and the yard will earn £150 through January, February and March at all all-weather meetings. The Jumps programme will be boosted with a minimum of £75,000 in total prizemoney per card on all ARC fixtures run in January, February and March. The full programme for the Winter Million fixture is available here.

Managing Director of ARC's Racing Division, Mark Spincer, said, “We are pleased to confirm our specific prize money investment plans for programme book one 2022 as part of the overall announcements that we made in October.

“Our flat programme throughout this time will continue to run above minimum values, and we very much look forward to introducing the new bonus for Class 5 and 6 divided races from January, alongside free entry for flat owners during February and March. Equally, we hope that the reshaping of Good Friday, with the All-Weather Vase fixture at Lingfield Park, will give more horses an end of season target, and an excellent day out for connections.”

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