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Maquette Bronze of The Queen Added to Goffs London Sale

A maquette bronze of The Queen with a Mare and Foal has been added as the last lot at the Goffs London Sale in association with Privat 3 Money on June 13, the eve of Royal Ascot. The auction will raise funds for the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket, of which Her Majesty is the patron. The statue, which measures 60 cm x 45cm x 40cm, is a maquette of the original bronze–created by Etienne Millner and Charlie Langton–that stands in Newmarket at the entrance to the Rowley Mile. The original was unveiled in November 2016 by The Queen, who owns one of the 12 limited edition maquettes.

Goffs Group Chief Executive, Henry Beeby said, “Goffs is honoured to have been asked to auction the bronze of Her Majesty The Queen with a Mare and Foal at this year's London Sale. Selling such a beautiful piece at Kensington Palace Gardens on the eve of Royal Ascot, particularly during The Queen's Platinum Jubilee year, should generate great interest among our guests in attendance and we hope to raise plenty of funds for the National Horseracing Museum who do such excellent work in showcasing and preserving the legacy of our wonderful sport.”

Chairman of the NHRM, Hon. Frances Stanley, added, “The Goffs sale encapsulates all the promise and excitement of the forthcoming week of Royal Ascot. It is a unique event for the international racing industry who come together in the Royal grounds of Kensington Palace. To be able to offer this collectors maquette as the last lot of the Goffs sale in Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee year is a particularly fitting time for racing lovers to show their support for the National Horseracing Museum (NHRM).

“The Queen's Statue maquette will be on display this weekend at Epsom for the Oaks and Derby meeting in the entrance hall along with paintings depicting Her Majesty during her long lifetime.”

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Irish 1000 Guineas Fourth Star Girls Aalmal One of The Highlights of The Goffs London Sale

A total of 14 lots have been catalogued for the Goffs London Sale in association with Privat 3 Money, with one of the highlights G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas fourth Star Girls Aalmal (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) consigned by Henry De Bromhead. Scheduled for the eve of Royal Ascot at the Kensington Palace Gardens on June 13, the sale's final entrants will be announced next week.

Other choice offerings include the listed winner Symphony Perfect (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) from Richard Hannon; fellow listed-winning 3-year-old filly Ladies Church (GB) (Churchill {Ire}) from the yard of Johnny Murtagh; and the colts–Andrew Balding's Convivial victor Hoo Ya Mal (GB) (Territories {Ire}), who placed in the G3 Craven S. and holds entries in both the G1 Cazoo Derby and G1 Prix du Jockey Club; and Listed Dee S. runner-up Cresta (Fr) (New Bay {GB}) for Martyn Meade.

Breeding rights in young, Group 1 sires Aclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who sired the 2022 G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas heroine and 'TDN Rising Star' Cachet (Ire), and Ardad (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), responsible for dual Group 1 winner Perfect Power (Ire) in his first crop, are offered as well.

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “We are delighted to see the Goffs London Sale so well-supported once more with superb initial entries and more quality yet to come.

“The ability to purchase a horse on the eve of Royal Ascot at an event and location that befits the most prestigious week in Flat racing is what sets this sale apart and we are looking forward to welcoming a huge audience of international buyers seeking a runner for the Royal Meeting as well as international racing prospects, while breeding rights to Group 1 sires bring a new dimension to the sale.”

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Privat 3 Money New Goffs London Sale Title Partner

Privat 3 Money, the first truly digital alternative to private banking in the UK, has been announced as the new title partner for the Goffs London Sale. Held at Kensington Palace Gardens on June 13, the eve of Royal Ascot, the sale is accepting entries in the coming weeks. This is the first edition since 2019, as the sale was not held during the pandemic.

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “We are delighted to welcome Privat 3 Money as the new title partner to Goffs London Sale. P3 offer expertise and innovation in a traditional market which very much aligns with the ethos of the London Sale, while there is a natural affinity between P3 and our clientele.

“Anticipation for this year's sale is high, with the international bloodstock community set to reunite in Central London for the first time since 2019, and reports from our agents Jacob West and Mark Player predict significant numbers of American and Australian buyers attending in the hope of securing Royal Ascot runners along with strong interest from closer to home.”

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Zinc White Heads Goffs London Sale

Selectivity was the watchword for the Goffs London Sale, which returned after an absence in 2020 and was held online for the first time. While Royal Ascot will be able to welcome 12,000 racegoers daily this year, the week will have nothing like the normal buzz about it, with most international travellers prevented from attending.

It is impossible to reproduce virtually the garden party atmosphere of the London Sale which, over the previous six years at Kensington Palace, has provided an enjoyable warm up to the most sociable week of racing in the calendar. The sale's unique selling point has always been the inclusion of horses entered to race during the Royal Meeting.

Just three of the 11 lots were sold this year, but there was still an international feel to proceedings with the buyers hailing from Australia, France and Britain.

It was a dual-purpose prospect, the 3-year-old Zinc White (Ire) (Vadamos {Fr}), who brought the top price of £310,000 and he will now be listed as trained by Oliver Greenall for his engagement in Wednesday's G2 Queen's Vase, having been bought by the trainer with Dan Astbury. A son of the G1 Pretty Polly S. winner Chinese White (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}), he has made five starts for The Lucra Partnership and Ralph Beckett, with his two victorious outings this year marking him out as a highly progressive individual. Sold as lot 5, Zinc White's most recent win at Sandown on May 20 saw him pass the post seven and a half lengths in front of the runner-up, earning him a mark of 87.

The previous lot (4) was the juvenile colt Tipperary Sunset (GB) (Ardad {Ire}), the winner of both his starts for John Quinn who is also declared to run on Wednesday in the Listed Windsor Castle S. The colt is the first foal of the Dark Angel (Ire) mare Cherubic (GB) and was bought by Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International Agency on behalf of Alain Jathiere for £200,000. The trainer's son Sean had previously bought him as a yearling for £17,000.

The only other horse to sell was lot 3, the 88-rated Military Mission (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). The 3-year-old will eventually leave Hugo Palmer's stable to join his old boss, Gai Waterhouse, in Australia having been bought for £170,000 by Johnny McKeever on behalf of Waterhouse and her co-trainer Adrian Bott.

“He may well run on Thursday, Gai and Adrian will decide tomorrow,” said McKeever of the gelding who is entered in both the King George V S. and Saturday's Ascot Golden Gate S. “He will then head down to Australia and be given a chance to settle in and we'll see how he gets on.”

Reflecting on the 2021 London Sale, Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “The London sale has always been a sale like no other and this year circumstances forced us to make it a virtual sale like no other. Like every auction house we have embraced online sales, but we hope that this year's virtual Goffs London Sale which was conducted in the form of a live broadcast from Kildare Paddocks and London broke new ground with its unique approach.”

He continued, “We've always said that we judge this sale by different metrics and so whilst selling three of the 11 lots offered would normally be a disappointment, the London Sale offers an opportunity for owners to cash in before Ascot or run at the Royal Meeting and we wish existing and new connections every success over the next five days. That said, we sold horses to Australia, France and Britain to demonstrate the global appeal of our London Sale.

“Of course next year we hope and pray to be back in the beautiful setting of Kensington Palace Gardens sipping Chateau Léoube and rubbing shoulders with the who's who of international thoroughbred racing”.

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