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Quintet Of Wild Cards Join Arqana Summer Sale

Five more wild cards were added to the Arqana Summer Sale in Deauville on Friday. Scheduled for June 30-July 1, the two-day stand has gained lot 420, the Pia and Joakim Brandt-trained Areen (Giant's Causeway), who is a half-brother to the stakes horse Royale By Nature (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}). Alexandra Rosa will consign the placed Queen Clemence (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) (lot 442) from the family of G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Blue Canari (Fr) (Acatenango {Ger}); while Daddy Long Legs (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) (lot 443), out of the listed winner Private Eye (Fr) (American Post {GB}) will be offered by Nicolas Clement. Lot 444, Afadil (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), has won over 2200 metres for trainer Francis-Henri Graffard, and is related to the group winners Ashkalani (Ire) (Soviet Star), Gengis (Fr) (King's Best), and Shafaraz (Fr) (Levmoss {GB}). Francois Nicolle sends the listed hurdle scorer Mombasa (Fr) (Martaline {GB}) through the ring as lot 500.

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Sparkling Statistics As Goffs Land Rover Part I Draws To A Close

Demand for stores remained high during the second session of Part 1 of the Goffs Land Rover Sale on Wednesday. The overall clearance rate of the two-day stand reached 90%, while total turnover was €20,406,000 (+25%). The average and median were both up by double digits to €51,792 (+12%) and the median to €45,000 (+13%). Just focusing on Wednesday's session, the gross was €9,642,000 for 189 sold from 216 (87%) offered. The average was €51,016 and the median was €42,000.

Seventeen horses broke the six-figure barrier on Wednesday led by a Blue Bresil (Fr) filly (lot 445). Brown Island Stables offered the bay half-sister to the dual Grade 1-placed hurdler Gentlemansgame (GB) (Gentlewave {Ire}). KB Racing/Rod Moorhead and DJ Bloodstock paid €195,000 for the January foal.

A gelding by Saint des Saints (Fr) (lot 415) from Tally-Ho Stud caught the eye of Mags O'Toole at €170,000. Out of the listed-placed hurdler Fleur des Villes (Fr) (Villez), the February foal is a full-sister to two-time Grade 3 hurdle winner Saint Firmin (Fr) (Saint des Saints {Fr}) and a half to Listed Prix Prince d'Ecouen H. Hurdle scorer Floreign Flower (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}), who was also graded placed.

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “The statistics make for happy reading with an impressive 90% clearance rate, a 12% rise in average, 13% median increase and a massive 41 horses realising €100,000 and over, and all from a sale that is only in its second year as a two-day event following the unprecedented demand for places from all the big farms. The latter stat perhaps most graphically illustrates the progress Land Rover has made as there was just one six-figure lot 10 years ago whilst this year's tally is the most recorded at any store sale.”

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Altior’s Camelot Half-Brother Leads The Way At Land Rover Sale

A gelding by Camelot (GB) brought a session-topping €300,000 during the first day of the Goffs Land Rover Sale on Tuesday. Offered by Peter Nolan Bloodstock, lot 93, the half-brother to the outstanding Grade 1-winning hurdler Altior (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), was purchased by Mags O'Toole. The 3-year-old bay is a son of the G3 Brandon Hotel H. Hurdle heroine Monte Solaro (Ire) (Key of Luck).

One of 25 lots to make six figures or better, the gelding was followed by lot 229, a son of No Risk At All (Fr) that was snapped up by Henrietta Knight for €195,000 from the draft of Moanmore Stables. Out of dual listed-winning jumper Tangaspeed (Fr) (Vertical Speed {Fr}), the bay is a half-brother to a pair of stakes horses.

The other lot to sell for €150,000 or higher was a gelded son of Blue Bresil (Fr), who caught the eye of Highflyer. Lot 211 was part of the Clonmult Farm consignment and made €150,000. Under the second dam, who won a Grade 2 over fences and was third in the G1 Irish Grand National H. Chase, is listed winner and G1 Champion Bumper NH Flat Race second American Mike (Ire) (Mahler {GB}).

Tuesday's session featured a high clearance rate of 92% for 205 sold from 224 offered. The gross was €11,054,000, while the average was up 17% to €53,922. The median was €46,000.

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Ryan Mahon Snaps Up Ittack Blue For 310,000gns to Top Tattersalls May Sale

Ittack Blue (Fr) (Coastal Path {GB}) brought a sale-topping 310,000gns from Ryan Mahon during the inaugural Tattersalls May NH Sale on Thursday. Part of the Ballycrystal Stables consignment, the grey (lot 8) has already won a three-mile point-to-point at Punchestown on May 14.

Four other lots brought six figures, with the gelding Divilskin (Ire) (Doyen {Ire}) (lot 28) and the filly Seeyouinmydreams (GB) (Telescope {Ire}) (lot 9) both catching the eye of Tom Malone and Paul Nicholls at 245,000gns and 235,000gns, respectively. The former was offered by Milestone Stables, while the latter hailed from the draft of Blackhall Stables. The duo won three-mile point-to-points from their only starts at Largy on consecutive days, with Seeyouinmydreams in action on Apr. 29 and Divilskin the day after.

Besides the point-to-pointers, the session also contained store horses, and the top-priced lot in the category was a 3-year-old son of Youmzain (Ire) (lot 132) who sold for 35,000gns to Matthew Flynn O'Connor's Ballycrystal Stables. Consigned by Peter Nolan Bloodstock, the gelding is a son of All Star Lady (Ire) (Presenting {GB}), herself the granddaughter of the listed winner Auntie Dot (GB) (Hallodri {Aut}), who was placed in the Grand National.

At the close of trade, 56 of the 83 lots offered sold (67%) for a gross of 2,884,500gns. The average was 51,509gns and the median was 37,500gns.

Head of Sales Matthew Prior said, “Tattersalls Park Paddocks in Newmarket has already established itself as a proven venue for selling high quality point-to-pointers and National Hunt horses in training having hosted relocated Tattersalls Cheltenham sales over the last two COVID-disrupted years. Those sales produced record prices as well as numerous top quality racecourse performers all of which encouraged us to host today's inaugural May NH Sale in Newmarket.

“That decision was borne out with a sale that has achieved turnover of just shy of 3 million guineas as well as five point-to-pointers selling for 150,000 guineas or more and a top price of 310,000 guineas. Many of the British and Irish National Hunt fraternity's most familiar faces were present at Park Paddocks resulting in solid trade and plenty of competition for the most sought after lots.

“We also took the decision to sell a number of store horses for the first time in Newmarket and whilst a top price of 35,000 guineas and an average of 13,368 guineas are respectable, the clearance rate was less than we would have hoped for. We are very appreciative of the support shown to us by store consignors and will reassess whether combining point-to-pointers and store horses is the optimal format for this fixture.”

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