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Clodovil Colt Added to Goffs UK Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale

The catalogue for the Goffs UK Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale was augmented by lot 110A, a colt by Clodovil (Ire), on Tuesday. From the family of black-type winners Haatef (Danzig), Sayedah (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), and Shimah (Storm Cat), the colt will be offered by Glending Stables. There have been six Royal Ascot winners in six years out of the sale, led by dual Group 1 winner and G2 Norfolk S. victor Perfect Power (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}). Doncaster Racecourse will host the 187-strong catalogue to breeze over their course at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 19. The sale proper will take place at 10 a.m. local time on Thursday, Apr. 21.

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Croke Park Tops Goffs UK Aintree Sale

Back after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the 2022 Goffs UK Aintree Sale was topped by the winning point-to-pointer Croke Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 8) at £400,000. A 4-year-old gelding who ran second at Lingstown on debut in March, the Ballyboy Stables-consigned bay was purchased by Gordon Elliot Racing. His half-brother, Etre Francais (Ire) (Anzillero {Ger}), has placed third in a French listed hurdle. This is the family of the graded-winning chaser Oiseau de Nuit (Fr) (Evening World {Fr}).

Second on the buyers' sheet was lot 1, the high class Put The Kettle On (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}), who is the only mare to win the Cheltenham Festival G1 Champion Chase. Offered by Henry De Bromhead's Knockeen Racing, she was purchased by Highflyer Bloodstock on behalf of Simon Davies for £380,000. Broodmare duty is next for the 8-year-old and she will visit Davies's stallion Planteur (Ire) at Chapel Stud.

Deep Cave (Ire) (Court Cave {Ire}) (lot 17) changed hands for £235,000. Part of the Charlestown Racing draft, the 4-year-old gelding caught the eye of Henry De Bromhead. The grandson of listed hurdle winner Soupinette (Fr) (Presenting {GB}) won a maiden point-to-point at Belclare by six lengths at first asking on Mar. 20.

Of the 32 horses catalogued, 31 went through the ring and 27 sold (87%) for a gross of £3,656,000. The new record average was £135,407 (+6%) and the median dipped to £95,000 (-10%). A baker's dozen (13) of lots made six figures, with seven of those reaching £200,000 or more.

Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent commented, “It's great to be back. That was how we marketed this sale in the build-up as we have missed it over the last two years and to see it produce new records on what was a very important return this year is a wonderful feeling. Of the 13 six-figure lots, seven made £200,000 or more, clearly demonstrating the quality that was on offer and the demand for these top-class horses.

“We are in debt to our vendors for their support once again. Aintree is a proven world-class venue and the sale's two-year absence had no impact on their desire to send their best. We would also like to extend our thanks to the Aintree Racecourse executives for their continued partnership and support. Today has been a great day and we are looking forward to our next major NH Sale–the Spring Sale–in Doncaster in May.”

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Almanzor’s Lassaut A New Rising Star In France

Riviera Equine & Haras d'Etreham's 3-year-old colt Lassaut (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) followed up a Dec. 12 debut third going 7 1/2 furlongs at Deauville with a taking one-length triumph upped to one mile at Chantilly coming back for his sophomore return in Wednesday's Prix de la Broutillerie. The Jean-Claude Rouget trainee, sent postward as the 16-5 second favourite, was the slowest of eight into stride and raced in rear through halfway. Easing to the outside for a clear passage soon after passing the quarter-mile marker, he came under urging approaching the eighth pole and quickened smartly in the closing stages to comfortably outpoint Listed Prix Herod third Tribalist (GB) (Farhh {GB}) nearing the line for a 'TDN Rising Star' tag.

Lassaut is the third of four foals and first scorer produced by an unraced half-sister to MGSW G2 Prix Robert Papin victor and G1 Prix Morny runner-up Family One (Fr) (Dubai Destination) and Listed Premio Eupili second Modern Family (Fr) (Excellent Art {GB}). He is kin to a 2-year-old filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) and hails from the family of MG1SW sire Lethal Force (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). The February-foaled bay's stakes-winning second dam Ascot Family (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}) is a half-sister to MGSP Listed Scarborough S. victrix Flanders (Ire) (Common Grounds {GB}), herself the ancestress of G1 Haydock Sprint Cup-winning sire G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Flotilla (Fr) (Mizzen Mast).

3rd-Chantilly, €27,000, Mdn, 3-9, 3yo, c/g, 8f (AWT), 1:38.36, st.
LASSAUT (FR), c, 3, by Almanzor (Fr)
1st Dam: Lady Family (Fr), by Sinndar (Ire)
2nd Dam: Ascot Family (Ire), by Desert Style (Ire)
3rd Dam: Family At War, by Explodent
(£67,000 RNA Ylg '20 GOUKPR). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, €17,550. O/B-Riviera Equine SARL & Haras d'Etreham (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Goffs UK Breeze-Up Catalogue Online

Goffs UK has sold six Royal Ascot winners in the past six years at its Breeze-Up Sale, and the firm released the catalogue for its latest edition of that sale with 186 juveniles set to go under the hammer on Apr. 21. The breeze will take place at Doncaster on Apr. 19 from noon, with an inspection day on Apr. 20.

Perfect Power (Ire), whose own sire Ardad (Ire) was also a Goffs UK Breeze-Up graduate, proved the star of last year's sale. A £110,000 purchase by Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum through Blandford Bloodstock from breeder Tally-Ho Stud, Perfect Power won the G2 Norfolk S.-three of the last six winners of that race have come from this sale-and the G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle Park S. for trainer Richard Fahey. Other black-type winning 2-year-olds to emerge from last year's sale included the joint top lot Twilight Jet (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}), winner of the G3 Cornwallis S., and the unbeaten G3 Horris Hill S. winner Light Infantry (Fr) (Fast Company {Ire}).

The highlights of this year's catalogue include a full-brother to last year's G2 Queen Mary S. winner Quick Suzy (Ire), from the second crop of the promising young sire Profitable (Ire) (lot 99). Profitable's sire Invincible Spirit (Ire) is represented by a colt out of the G3 Firth Of Clyde S. winner and stakes producer Golden Legacy (Ire) (Rossini) (lot 7) from Ardad's breeder Tally-Ho Stud, which also offers a Kodiac (GB) half-sister to the precocious sprinting filly The Mackem Bullet (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) (lot 182). Other standouts on paper include a Caravaggio filly out of the G3 Fred Darling S. winner Muthabara (Ire) (Red Ransom) (lot 49); a No Nay Never colt out of Classic winner Yesterday (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) (lot 127); a Night Of Thunder (Ire) half-brother to the multiple listed-winning Battalion (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) and to the dam of G2 Balanchine S. winner and Group 1-placed Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (ld HYPERLINK “https://www.goffsuk.com/sales-results/sales/breeze-up-sale-2022/128” lot 128); a Zoustar (Aus) filly out of multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Ainippe (Ire) (Captain Rio {GB}) (lot 130); and a Kingman (GB) colt out of the global Group 1 winner and stakes producer Alexander Goldrun (Ire) (Gold Away {Ire}) (lot 133). American-breds catalogued include a colt from the first crop of American champion Accelerate who is a half-brother to California Chrome (lot 36).

Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said, “This sale has enjoyed another huge 12 months with quality success after another big race win to continue its outstanding record. To start with, its Royal Ascot record is, simply put, second to none. For an annual auction of less than 200 horses to produce, since 2016, a G1 Prince Of Wales's S. winner, a Listed Windsor Castle S. winner, a G1 Commonwealth Cup winner and three of the last six G2 Norfolk S. winners, is a truly remarkable achievement and testament to the quality of the breezers presented by our loyal band of consignors.

“Furthermore, last season we saw the latest star to emerge in Perfect Power, who extended the sale's Royal Ascot record to six winners in six years, before going on to claim two Group 1 races and take his place among the very best graduates this sale has produced in its 40-plus year history. Combine all that with the record figures we achieved in April last year, this sale is very much on an upward trajectory and that has not been lost on our ever-professional vendors who have sent us another top-class line-up of 2-year-olds. So, our message for this year is very simple: whatever claims you may have heard elsewhere and whatever gimmicks may be rolled out, if you are looking for a Royal Ascot winner at the European Breeze-Up Sales in 2022, Doncaster is the place to find them.”

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