“Royal Scotsman likes a bit of cover and switches off well,” commented trainer Paul Cole. “Our main worry was just getting some cover, but nothing could have gone better today and it all went exactly as we'd hoped it would go. Nothing worries him and he is a fantastic horse. There is the possibility of stepping up in trip, but he has a lot of speed and is out of a fast mare. I can't see anything around that has as much speed as him. There are very good races on the horizon such as the [G1 Prix] Morny and potentially York. I'm not good at making quick decisions. I've had two or three other great horses, but leading up to this race he gave me a better vibe. You're never certain, as anything can happen, but everything went well and I couldn't comprehend being beaten. If you're looking at the [G1] 2000 Guineas, good horses can win over a lot of trips and the way he behaves is very good. Whether he gets a mile or not I don't know, but he is bred for it.”

Winning rider Jim Crowley, remaining on a high plateau after the G1 Sussex S. success of Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), added, “Royal Scotsman had the best form in the book, his Coventry form has worked out well and he was unlucky that day as I was drawn one and got a bump. He still travelled very strongly today, he would be even better with a bit of cut in the ground, and it was a nice performance. If the gap had shut, I would have kicked myself for not going. He was always going nicely and, once we got inside the final two furlongs, it was all over really. He has a lot of speed and could be a horse for the [G1] Prix Morny. He is physically strong and has lots of speed. The more he learns to relax, he will be able to go further.”

Jim Hay, husband of owner Fitri Hay, continued, “That was thrilling and it's why we do it. Paul and Oliver [Cole] were as confident as you can be coming into Goodwood. This is a very tricky track and there are no shoo-ins. We love coming to Goodwood and had a lot of success here. Win, lose or draw here, you have a fantastic day. Royal Scotsman is a serious horse.”

“I am thrilled with his run on only his second start,” Tom Clover said of Al Karrar's second-place finish. “Experience has just caught him out there, as he was on and off the bridle the whole way. He hit the line really strong and galloped out. He has done everything bar win. He is a lovely horse with a lovely future. I think we have done the right thing coming here and to be second in a Richmond is pretty good. What is lovely for us is that he should improve for the experience. We have him in the [G2] Champagne S. [at Doncaster] and, whether we will go six furlongs or seven furlongs next time, I don't know. If we get a smooth run through the autumn, he is a lovely horse for next year.”

Jake Warren, advisor to Chateau's owner Isa Salman Al Khalifa, said, “He has run very well considering the tight turnaround from Newbury. He was a bit unlucky in running, he got caught on the rail and nearly had to start his race again at the halfway point. He has finished off really well. He is a lovely horse and we will try and find a nice race for him. We will look at the [G2] Gimcrack [at York] and the 2-year-old Pattern as it unfolds. Havana Golds tend to be sharp horses, he is a nice big-framed animal and one would have to think that it could be possible [to go up in trip] in time. We will see.”

Royal Scotsman is the latest of five live foals out of the dual stakes-placed Enrol (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), herself kin to Listed Golden Rose S. and Listed Boadicea Fillies' S. placegetter Enact (GB) (Kyllachy {GB). The April-foaled bay's Graded stakes-placed third dam Appointed One (Danzig) is kin to seven black-type performers headed by her multiple Group-winning full-brother Emperor Jones and G1 William Hill Futurity victor and dual Classic-placed British champion Bakharoff (The Minstrel).

Thursday, Goodwood, Britain
RICHMOND S.-G2, £150,000, Goodwood, 7-28, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:09.66, g/f.
1–ROYAL SCOTSMAN (GB), 128, c, 2, by Gleneagles (Ire)
1st Dam: Enrol (GB), by Pivotal (GB)
2nd Dam: Constitute, by Gone West
3rd Dam: Appointed One, by Danzig
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (125,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Paul & Oliver Cole; J-Jim Crowley. £85,065. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $132,428. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Al Karrar (Ire), 128, c, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Moghamarah (GB), by Dawn Approach (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€180,000 Ylg '21 GOAUTY). O-Raed El Youssef; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Tom Clover. £32,250.
3–Chateau (Ire), 128, c, 2, Havana Gold (Ire)–Petit Trianon (GB), by Dansili (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€47,000 Ylg '21 ARQDOY; 90,000gns 2yo '22 TATBRE). O-Isa Salman Al Khalifa; B-Select Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £16,140.
Margins: 1HF, 1HF, NO. Odds: 0.83, 6.00, 3.00.
Also Ran: Crispy Cat (GB), Bluelight Bay (Ire), Swift Asset (Ire), Legend Of Xanadu (GB), Shine's Ambition (Ire). Scratched: Marshman (GB). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

The last King of Scotland

A ready success for the classy Royal Scotsman who lands the G2 Richmond Stakes, retaining his unbeaten record at @Goodwood_Races for @whatcomberacing & @JimCrowley1978 @Goodwood_Races pic.twitter.com/4ZkS5aIuXR

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 28, 2022

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Off as the third choice on debut, Circuit Nine was slowly into stride from gate three and raced in a detached last early as the hot $1.30 (3-10) favorite Glory Bo Bo (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}) was eased down onto the stands' side rail to make the running. Pulled out widest with a quarter-mile to race, Circuit Nine–trained by Tony Cruz–still had some work to do with time ticking away, but Glory Bo Bo began to shorten stride and the Irish-bred raced right past en route to a 1 3/4-length tally (video).

Bred by Charlie Brooks, Circuit Nine was offered as a foal by The Castlebridge Consignment at Tattersalls December in 2019  and was hammered down to Yeomanstown Stud for 155,000gns. Bought back when bidding stalled out at 130,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2020, the gray was purchased by SackvilleDonald for 240,000gns at last year's Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up (under-tack preview).

Circuit Nine is a half-brother to the Hugo Palmer-trained Wall of Fire (Ire) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}), second in the 2017 G3 Geoffrey Freer S. and runner-up later that season in the G2 Herbert Power S. at Caulfield before finishing unplaced behind Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) in the G1 Melbourne Cup. Circuit Nine's second dam is G2 Cherry Hinton S. heroine Jewel In the Sand (Ire) (Bluebird).

Caravaggio, winner during his racing days of the G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at two and the G1 Commonwealth Cup the following season, is now the sire of 41 individual winners from his first crop. That number includes G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Tenebrism, G2 Debutante S. victress and G1 Moyglare Stud S. runner-up Agartha (Ire) and listed winners Dizzy Bizu (Ire) and 'TDN Rising Star' Her World (Ire). The son of Scat Daddy is standing his second American season at Ashford Stud for $35,000.

Circuit Nine!

All class in the opener at Sha Tin. @mattLchadwixk | #HKracing pic.twitter.com/AJKRW1rRJ9

— HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) May 1, 2022

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Named Northern Star (Ire), she was no world-beater on the track, winning a maiden at Bath as a 3-year-old; however, her record as a broodmare was impeccable before her untimely death after delivering just three foals. Her second foal was Starman (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}), who carried Ward's colours to victory in the G1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket last year and who is about to embark on his second career as a stallion at Tally-Ho Stud. Northern Star, who represented Ward's first foray into racehorse ownership, had initially produced Sunday Star (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), who was a dual winner and a solid stakes performer before being retired to join Ward's select broodmare band at the Player family's Whatton Manor Stud.

Although Ward's main business activity of running a major family owned recycling and waste management company takes up plenty of his time, he has also committed significant time and resources into ensuring that Starman receives the best possible start to his new career.

“My racing interests have sort of been split up into two parts at the moment,” Ward explained. “There are the current horses that are in training and there are the horses bought under the Northern Star Bloodstock banner that have been purchased to promote Starman's stallion career. Some will be covered by Starman and then offered for sale late this year, and others will be covered with the intention of racing the stock.”

Ward made quite a splash at Goffs November, where his purchases included the Aga Khan-bred Ediyva (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) for €300,000 and the G3 Sweet Solera S. winner Muraaqaba (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) from Shadwell for €160,000. The mares are carrying foals by Siyouni (Fr) and Dark Angel (Ire), and Ward said he is keeping an open mind about future plans for those imminent arrivals.

“They are two very nice covers but it depends on how commercial I go with the whole thing,” he said. “I am going to have to be seen to be selling certain progeny, so the most likely scenario is that the Dark Angel and Siyouni will be sold as my focus is really on Starman and getting him going. The mares will then be definitely bred to Starman and I will be aiming to keep the majority of that resulting progeny to race for myself.”

Ward was also busy at Tattersalls, coming away with five mares, but a slightly different approach is being adopted with these.

“These are a more commercial bunch in that I will probably sell a few in foal to Starman just to get his name out there at the sales. It's not set in stone but there is the guts of a plan there; we'll just finalise things as we go along. Ultimately I need to sell nice horses that will give Starman the best chance of success.”

Ward's new stallion is in good company in Tally-Ho, standing alongside the ever-dependable Kodiac (GB), rising star Mehmas (Ire), champion first-crop sire Cotai Glory (GB), Group 1 producer Galileo Gold (GB) and the soon-to-be-tested Kessaar (Ire) and Inns Of Court (Ire). The farm's record at starting off young stallions from relatively inexpensive covering fees is excellent and the partnership makes a lot of sense to Ward.

“I had a relationship with Tally-Ho already having used Kodiac and they expressed an interest in standing Starman. Having taken all the other factors into account we were more than happy to forge an alliance,” Ward said. “He's definitely in the right hands and it's a situation I am very happy about. There has been plenty of interest in the horse from breeders in Ireland and England; if he could go on to mirror the success of Kodiac or Mehmas that would be amazing. Tally-Ho also have a significant broodmare band and will be supporting Starman with their own mares, so he really is going to get every chance.”

Although he reached the pinnacle of the sport by winning a July Cup, 2021 wasn't all about Starman in the Ward stable as he was also represented by the smart filly Primo Bacio (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}). The 4-year-old, who is also in the care of Ed Walker, won a listed race at York last May but her form tapered off slightly when upped in grade later in the season. Despite that, she still boasts a rating of 112 and Ward is keen to give her another crack at the big time this season.

“Primo Bacio is back in training and we're hoping she might win another stakes race this year. She is not over-raced and she deserves another season of racing before she retires to stud. Obviously Starman will feature in her plans when she does retire so she will be another nice mare for him.”

Ward also has some 2-year-olds to look forward to this year having been active at the yearling sales last autumn.

“I think we have seven 2-year-olds this year, all bought at Tattersalls and Goffs last year except two homebred fillies and the majority are with Ed [Walker]. We bought a lovely Mehmas filly off Tally-Ho Stud at Book 1 and I have a well-bred Lope De Vega (Ire) filly as well. I also picked up a very nice colt by Wootton Bassett (GB), so hopefully we have plenty of ammunition to give us an exciting summer.”

On the matings front, Ward is also launching the breeding career of Starman's older sister Sunday Star, whose first cover had been delayed due to a problem with an ovary. With that issue rectified, the 6-year-old will visit the mighty Frankel (GB). Northern Star's third and final produce was a daughter of Kingman (GB) called Lodestar (GB) who, despite showing promise in training, was fast-tracked for a breeding career when Starman began scaling the heights last year. She is due to Dutch Art (GB) this year and will be covered by Kodiac (GB) after that.

While cognisant of his general good fortune with his horses since he got involved a decade ago, Ward still rues what might have been had Northern Star not met a premature end to her life.

“It's just a tragedy she only had three foals, she would certainly be going to some nice stallions if she was still around given what she achieved in a short space of time,” he said. “I just feel lucky that I still have two young fillies from her that will hopefully allow me to develop the family further over time.”

In a sport often dominated by superpowers and with barriers to entry that can be perceived as being extortionate, Ward's success in racing should give those thinking of getting involved inspiration.

“A healthy dose of good luck goes a long way but it's also very important to align yourself with good people who can help you make the best decisions,” Ward said. “I've got a great, patient trainer in Ed Walker and Ed Player and his family do a great job at rearing the stock while another Ed–Mr. Sackville–is my main advisor at the sales. I'm very happy with the team I have in all aspects of the operation.”

Ward concluded, “Last year was fantastic and I may never get to experience something like that again and I feel so fortunate that it did happen, but for me the next best thing will be watching Starman's progeny winning at the races for me and for others, and that's something we can hopefully look forward to in the next few years.”

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A Time Test colt out of the Rainbow Quest mare Aurelia became the latest successful pinhook for John Foley's Ballyvolane Stud when knocked down for 400,000 guineas to Alastair Donald of SackvilleDonald, following a prolonged bidding duel with trainer Richard Hughes. Ballyvolane Stud has enjoyed significant pinhook success at Book 2 in recent years, selling colts by Lope de Vega and No Nay Never for 325,000 guineas in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

The top-priced foal by his sire in 2020 when purchased for 56,000 guineas at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, the Time Test colt became the stallion's highest-priced horse sold in the ring to date. He is a half-brother to Harlequeen, who finished third in both the English and Irish Oaks, and comes from the family of Grade 1 winner Forte Dei Marmi.

A delighted John Foley commented:

“He has been very popular this week, he had 20 vets. He is an amazing horse, he has never missed a beat all week. Since we have had him he has been amazing. He is a special horse, the best we have ever had. His attitude, his presence, he is a 'wow' horse.

“He was a lovely, quality, straightforward foal and very well produced by the National Stud – there is a reason he was the dearest Time Test foal. There are some that are nice foals who come back as nice yearlings, but he has done better than we thought. He has developed and he has improved the whole way through.”

Foley had signed for the colt as 'Otilia' last December and revealed: “Otilia is myself and three friends, it is the first one we have pinhooked together. We wanted to take a punt on the stallion, we knew that this lad as foal would cost a few quid and, if he did not work out, we thought with three of us involved the pain wouldn't be too much. It was a fair throw for him as a foal, we were taking a punt on him as a stallion, but sons of Dubawi have done well.

“Time Test has had a great year, he looks very good. His stats are good and I will definitely be using him next year! He will be very popular with breeders.”

Foley continued: “It is amazing to get a result like this as we all work hard – this is a very tough business and there are more hard days than good days. We have great help at home, Donnacha Higgins helps me at home and gives me a hand with the yearlings, and John, my dad, who is 77, mucks out six or seven boxes every day. We have great staff here too, and everyone is doing their best – it makes a huge difference when you have staff who want it to do well, and when it works out it is great.”

Ben McElroy has already demonstrated his admiration for the progeny of Kodiac this week and struck again at 285,000 guineas for a son of Tally-Ho Stud's star stallion. The Croom House Stud consigned colt is out of the Born to Sea mare Taste the Salt, whose first foal Cashew is a winner at two this year. Taste the Salt is a half-sister to the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes winner Baitha Alga.

“For me he is the best colt in the sale, if not maybe the best horse I have seen since I have been at European sales,” enthused the U.S.-based bloodstock agent.

“That's my quintessential horse there. He is a great mover, he has plenty of scope, and the way he behaved out the back, I am delighted to get him. A bit like the filly yesterday, I was worried what he'd cost. I could see him making 400,000 to 500,000 just as easily, but I really think he is a special horse. He goes to the States. There is a bit of stamina there too as the second dam is by Fantastic Light, and goes back to a nice family.”

Of staying in Newmarket for Book 2, McElroy added: “I am done now. I stayed for Book 2 last year, and I just said I'd take a look around and see what was here and I obviously really liked the filly last night and this colt. They were worth staying for. I have bought a wide range of prices, all similar types, but horses in different price ranges.”

The purchase of the Kodiac colt, and a filly by the same sire for 340,000 guineas during Tuesday's session, in addition to five lots purchased during Book 1 brought McElroy's total spend during the October Yearling Sale to over 2 million guineas.

At the conclusion of Book 2 of the 2021 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;

“At the end of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last week we referenced the depth and diversity of the demand, and the momentum established at Book 1 has been very much sustained throughout the three days of a record – breaking Book 2.

“New record turnover at any sale is always an achievement, but for Europe's largest yearling sale to reach new levels as we all strive to return to normality after 18 months of turmoil is pretty extraordinary. Only ten years ago Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale had turnover of a fraction over 25 million guineas and an average price below 40,000 guineas. This year's October Book 2 has broken the 50 million guineas mark for the first time, produced a record average in excess of 80,000 guineas and also an unprecedented median.

“Similar to Book 1, international buyers have again made a massive contribution to the market, with notable participation from American and Australian interests as well as from Hong Kong, Japan and throughout the Gulf region, but perhaps the most encouraging feature of the record – breaking sale has been the domestic demand. British and Irish trainers have been the backbone of the sale and to see such a voracious appetite for quality yearlings, not only at Books 1 and 2 of the October Yearling Sale, but also at our Newmarket based yearling sales last month, has been fantastic.

“As ever, we are hugely indebted to the consignors from Britain, Ireland and further afield, who make Books 1 and 2 of the October Yearling Sale the showcase for so many of the finest yearlings to be found in Europe. Consistent quality is the key to attracting the buyers in such numbers and we now turn our attention to Book 3 of the October Yearling Sale where buyers will continue to find yearlings of the highest caliber.”

Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale starts at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14.

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Despite losing the stimulus of Shadwell, which last year corralled 36 lots from this auction for 5,327,000gns, Wednesday's third and final session rounded off a quite astonishing performance overall.

Never mind its giddy elevation on last year's sale, which had itself rallied so much better than many feared after a seismic shock to the global economy. This time round Book 2 surpassed even the 2019 edition, which had achieved record turnover of 48,499,000gns for an average 78,224gns and median 55,500gns. Despite the obvious challenges of the domestic environment, notably chronic prizemoney issues and a volatile outlook in the broader economy, turnover soared to 54,512,000gns (up 13% on 48,362,500gns) for an average 83,865gns–up 10% on 75,992gns last year–and a median of 62,000gns, up fully 24% on 50,000gns. The clearance rate climbed in tandem to 88% from 85%.

Given how many sales, over the years, have ended with grumbles about “polarisation”–alleging a vacuum between the elite and bargain ends of the spectrum–such giddy trade through this middle tier appears particularly auspicious. Doubtless many factors remain to be analysed, once the dust settles, but Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony was rightly exultant over the final indices.

“At the end of Book 1 last week, we referenced the depth and diversity of the demand,” he said. “And the momentum established there has been very much sustained throughout a record-breaking Book 2.

“New record turnover at any sale is always an achievement–but for Europe's largest yearling sale to reach new levels, as we all strive to return to normality after 18 months of turmoil, is pretty extraordinary. Only ten years ago, Book 2 had turnover of a fraction over 25,000,000gns and an average price below 40,000gns. This year's has broken the 50,000,000gns mark for the first time, produced a record average, in excess of 80,000gns, and also an unprecedented median.

“Similar to Book 1, international buyers have again made a massive contribution to the market, with notable participation from American and Australian interests as well as from Hong Kong, Japan and throughout the Gulf region. But perhaps the most encouraging feature of the record-breaking sale has been the domestic demand. British and Irish trainers have been the backbone of the sale and to see such a voracious appetite for quality yearlings, not only at Books 1 and 2 but also at our Newmarket-based yearling sales last month, has been fantastic.

“As ever, we are hugely indebted to the consignors from Britain, Ireland and further afield, who make Books 1 and 2 of the October Yearling Sale the showcase for so many of the finest yearlings to be found in Europe. Consistent quality is the key to attracting the buyers in such numbers, and we now turn our attention to Book 3 where buyers will continue to find yearlings of the highest calibre.”

That catalogue opens on Thursday at 10 a.m.

All Power To Ballyvolane As Pinhook Passes Test

It felt like no coincidence that the author of one of the touches of the sale should also have placed it so aptly in context. For true horsemanship serves perspective, as well as profit.

“It's amazing to get a result like this, as we all work hard,” said John Foley after watching a Time Test colt (lot 1193), pinhooked for 56,000gns in the same ring last December, catapult his value to 400,000gns. “This is a very tough business, and there are more hard days than good days. We have great help at home. Donnacha Higgins gives me a hand with the yearlings, and my dad, who's 77, mucks out six or seven boxes every day. We have great staff with us here, too. Everyone is doing their best. It makes a huge difference when you have people who want it to do well, so when it works out it is great.”

It worked out here, all right, in quite spectacular fashion. Foley reckoned that the star of his Ballyvolane Stud draft had secured as many as 20 vettings, with Alastair Donald of SackvilleDonald ultimately seeing off the challenge of trainer Richard Hughes on behalf of King Power Racing. This was by a distance his sire's top price to date.

“But expectations are the biggest killer for stallions,” Foley said. “The slow burners are the best. Time Test is doing really well, his stats are very good. We were taking a gamble, but sons of Dubawi have done very well and this colt was very well prepared by the National Stud. He was the sire's dearest foal and there were reasons for that, but then he just kept improving. He's a 'wow' horse: such attitude and presence. Plenty of people told us that he was as nice a horse as there was in the sale. I do think he's special, the best yearling I ever had in 17, 18 years at it. He's obviously gone to a top firm and hopefully he becomes what we think he is.”

It is some tribute to Time Test that his son should have suddenly exalted the commercial prowess of a 20-year-old mare, Aurelia (GB) (Rainbow Quest), whose overall sales record has hitherto been relatively ordinary–despite producing Harlequeen (GB) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}) to make the Oaks podium at both Epsom and The Curragh. (And actually both the third and fourth dams also produced a daughter to finish second in the Epsom Classic.)

Though Foley is well established at his Co Limerick farm, this was a new pinhooking venture with a couple of friends. “We knew that this lad would be a fair throw as a foal,” he explained. “So if he didn't work out, we thought with three of us involved the pain wouldn't be too much. Now we'll go back to the foal sales and try it all over again.”

Donald, conversely, had put all his eggs in one basket. “He was my favourite horse of the week,” he explained. “Of a list of four that we put together, we decided to skip three and hold out for him. But it was a gamble worth taking. He's a beautiful horse, the stallion's on fire and the mare has produced a third in the Oaks. He's a proper Classic type.”

Residue Counts At The End Of The Day

A frantic closing hour heightened a sense that plenty of prospectors had been thwarted by the sheer intensity of demand. But the copper-bottomed residual value of lot 1279 would have stood out at any point over the previous two days.

The Zoffany (Ire) filly is out of Curtsy (Ire), a Galileo (Ire) half-sister to the dam of Mishriff (Ire), who bids to enhance a glittering CV at Ascot on Saturday; and their group-winning mother is a half-sister to Invincible Spirit (Ire) and Kodiac (GB), i.e. also out of the great Rafha (GB). So while Curtsy could not advance her rating past 59 in a barren career, she does have a most aristocratic pedigree and Kilcarn Park were alert in picking her up for 95,000gns with an Almanzor (Fr) cover at the 2018 December Sale.

The resulting filly nearly retrieved that entire outlay in Book 2 last year, and here her sibling brought no less than 350,000gns from Thady Gosden, lurking in the stairwell alongside his father John–two gentlemen, of course, intimately acquainted with the merit of Mishriff.

“She's a very good-moving filly, there's plenty of scope and class about her,” said Gosden Jr. “Obviously it's very much the happening pedigree at the moment, one we know a bit about: it would be nice if she can be the same as Mishriff on the track. She's for a new client, and hopefully will do well for them.”

Patrick Cosgrove of Kilcarn Park was ecstatic that their sole entry in the sale had so rewarded their investment in the mare.

“Mishriff wasn't on the page when we bought her, so it's been great watching him since,” he said. “She was just a nice mare, by Galileo of course, and came within our budget. We're not the sort that can pay 200,000gns or 300,000gns. We thought we'd use a proven sire, after Almanzor, and to come back here after being happy with the price we got for that filly last year. We knew this one was popular, but if she'd made half that we would have been extremely happy.”

The mare is now in foal to Make Believe (GB) and has a colt foal by Bated Breath (GB).

Just minutes later precisely the same sum was paid by Matt Coleman, on behalf of an unnamed client of absent colleague Anthony Stroud, for a glistening Wootton Bassett (GB) filly [lot 1285] consigned by that stallion's former farm, Haras D'Etreham. This full sister to seasoned stakes operator Dave (Fr) was sold to Canirola Bloodstock for €120,000 at Arqana last December, and that bold roll of the dice has now paid off very handsomely.

“She's just a great-moving filly and we thought her pretty much the filly of the sale,” Coleman said. “We bought [Breeders' Cup winner] Audarya (Fr), so Wootton Bassett fillies have been lucky for us, and obviously he's become a fantastic sire.”

Ribchester Touch Leaves Breeder Lost For Words

Ribchester (Ire) may be waiting for his first stakes winner but that won't concern anyone who remembers the way he thrived on racing; nor anyone who saw his knockout son consigned by Barton Stud as lot 1099. Mick Kinane finally gained the day on behalf of the Hong Kong Jockey Club at 350,000gns, a price that caused breeder Tim Bostwick of Biddestone Stud to check an impulse to express himself more colourfully when asked for his reaction.

“I'm shocked,” he admitted, settling for a more decorous formula. “He is a cracking colt, and I still have lots of faith in the stallion, but that was much better than we could have expected.”

Ribchester is actually maintaining a perfectly healthy median for his second crop, barely down on his first, and that was the case even before factoring in this son of Vitello (GB) (Raven's Pass), whose second foal Andreas Vesalius (Ire) (Caravaggio) was runner-up in the G2 Anglesey S. this summer. The mare was culled by Godolphin as a 3-year-old for €55,000 at Goffs November five years ago.

“Once again I have to pay credit to Tom Blain and his team at Barton Stud,” Bostwick added. “All our mares board there, they just do such a fantastic job. Unfortunately the mare is barren this year, but she has a really nice Ten Sovereigns at foot. I believe Andreas Vesalius has been purchased to go to Hong Kong, which doubtless attracted these guys.”

“He was a standout for us,” affirmed Kinane. “He is a gorgeous horse–but that is a gorgeous price, too.”

McElroy Goes Out In Style

Touring the European yearling sales has become a pivotal exercise in the career of Ben McElroy, who rounded off this year's raid by winning a purposeful exchange for one of the morning's very first lots–and, judging from his comments afterwards, the last shall be pretty close to first when he debriefs his clients back in the U.S. on the best value among his 2021 exports.

After signing a 285,000gns docket for a Kodiac (GB) colt presented by Croom House Stud as lot 1049, the agent admitted: “I was worried what he might cost, I could see him making 400,000gns or 500,000gns just as easily. For me, he's the best colt in the sale–if not maybe the best horse I've seen since I have been over here. That's my quintessential horse, right there: a great mover, plenty of scope, and I loved the way he behaved out the back. I'm delighted to get him, I really think he's special.”

McElroy's affinity to the sire was of course sealed by his discovery of dual Royal Ascot winner Campanelle (Ire) in Book I two years ago for 190,000gns, and he had gone to 340,000gns for a Kodiac filly (lot 961) the previous evening.

This April colt is out of a half-sister to G2 Norfolk S. winner Baitha Alga (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) but McElroy hopes that a second dam by Fantastic Light might draw out a little stamina, too, while the fourth dam is the significant runner and producer Icing (Ire) (Prince Tenderfoot).

If At First You Don't Succeed…

Ed Sackville had a fairly intense few minutes in the early afternoon when venturing past 200,000gns for consecutive lots. Having ultimately been seen off by a bid of 220,000gns from Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock for a Frankel filly consigned as lot 1148 by Hazelwood Bloodstock, he was not going to be thwarted for the next into the ring and, signing jointly with Dermot Farrington, secured a No Nay Never colt (lot 1149) from Camas Park Stud for 260,000gns. He was bought for Fitri Hay, who has yet to decide a trainer.

“He's a very strong colt who looked a real 2-year-old,” the agent reasoned. “And obviously he's by an outstanding stallion who just gets better and better.”

Camas Park helped to get No Nay Never started as co-breeder of his flagship son Ten Sovereigns (Ire) and Timmy Hyde Sr. is delighted that his fidelity to the stallion is continuing to pay off. The previous day Camas Park had sold another No Nay Never colt (lot 944) for 450,000gns, while a third brought 180,000gns as lot 1200.

The one secured by Sackville is out of Aljaazya, an unraced daughter of Speightstown and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Matiya (Ire) (Alzao), who has already produced a stakes performer in Magical Journey (Ire). She is back in foal to that filly's sire Night Of Thunder (Ire).

“We have had a good run with him,” Hyde said of No Nay Never. “He looks like being a top stallion, doesn't he, with a Classic winner and everything else. This colt was fairly typical of the others we've had: very well-made horses with powerful backsides on them. And he looks particularly fast.”

As for the Frankel filly that eluded Sackville, her price obviously had to be placed in the context of a £175,000 covering fee. The mare who had warranted that kind of investment was Alderry (SAf), a group winner in her native land and responsible for G1 South African Derby winner Al Sahem (SAf) as her first foal.

“I respect the South African mares,” Boman said. “I've done a lot of research on them and think they're undervalued. And I thought this an outstanding filly, Book 1 quality to look at: with a European pedigree I think she would have been a 600,000-700,000gns filly. And Frankel is almost turning into a better stallion than he was a racehorse, dare I say.”

Yeomanstown's Sharp Eye Pays Off Again

Just minutes after Time Test produced his breakout headliner, another young stallion registered his best yearling dividend to date, a filly [lot 1203] by rookie sensation Ardad (Ire) consigned by Norris Bloodstock realizing 190,000gns from Manor House Stud. Bred by the Countess of Rothes, she is the first foal of Be My Angel (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a winner in a light career for Henry Candy.

The challenge for Ardad now is to slipstream the kind of consolidation achieved by the prolific Mehmas (Ire), whose son [lot 1236] out of C'Est Ma Soeur (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) achieved a wonderful transformation at 250,000gns, having been knocked down to Yeomanstown Stud for just 38,000gns when brought here from Kingsfield Stud last December. Characteristically astute business by Yeomanstown, that; and likewise the conspicuous branding of speed.

Certainly it was unsurprising to hear what had drawn purchaser Donnacha O'Brien to this colt. “He looks the type to be out early,” said the young trainer, who was representing patrons Atlantic Bloodstock. “He's a beautiful strong horse, a real 2-year-old, and Mehmas has had a great season.”

Third dam Palacegate Episode (Ire) was herself a prolific operator in Group sprints, and is granddam of the top-class juvenile Dutch Art (GB).

David O'Callaghan of Yeomanstown Stud said: “He's a belter, big and strong, a powerful mover with a great action and by a top-class stallion. When we bought him we thought he'd make a lot more, and he sold well today.”

Yeomanstown is getting aboard the Mehmas express with Supremacy (Ire), whose disappointing second campaign won't inhibit the commercial appeal of his scores in the G1 Middle Park S. and G2 Richmond S. last year. “He has an unbelievable temperament,” O'Callaghan said. “It's great to get a Group 1 winner back on the farm, the first since Dark Angel (Ire) joined us in 2007.”

Stewart Keeps Filly For His Collection

Shamardal mares will doubtless be at their usual premium at the December Sale, so it stands to reason that one of a diminishing number of his remaining fillies to come onto the market should make 210,000gns as lot 1165.

Having secured the Giant's Causeway line so early in his own sire's career, Shamardal died in April 2020 after covering 31 mares in his final spring. And this member of his penultimate crop would arguably be worth her price as a breeding prospect even if she happens to fail on the track–a remote contingency, given that she is heading across town to the peerless James Fanshawe. For her family tapers into undiluted quality: her granddam is a half-sister to Danehill's multiple Grade I-Group 1 winners Artiste Royal (Ire) and Aquarelliste (Fr), their dam in turn placed in two Classics and a sibling to Arcangues (Sagace {Fr}).

No surprise, then, to discover that successful bidder Suzanne Roberts was operating for the filly's co-breeder Trevor Stewart, who was buying out his partners here. “Shamardal fillies are obviously a bit of a collectors' item at the moment,” Roberts observed. “And this is a sweet filly with good limbs.”

The filly was another credit to Ballyhimikin Stud, whose James Hanly paid due tribute to Helen and Dermot Jones and the “wonderful” team they have assembled.

“Some of the horses are owned by my wife and myself, but also we have a couple of partners who are also great friends and supporters,” Hanly said. “They've supported us through the bad times, of which there has been plenty–and we are always aware that they are never too far away. As long as we can get up in the morning and get around, then we're going well. If we can manage to sell a few horses as well, then that's great.”

And so, whatever the ups and downs of the market, say all of us.

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The Easterbys are part of the fabric in these parts, with Tim's Habton Grange Stables in Malton built up by his father Peter whose most high-profile horse was the York legend Sea Pigeon who defied top weight of 10 stones to land this meeting's feature Ebor H. in 1979. While his colourful uncle Mick enjoyed glory in this in 1976 with Lochnager (GB), the current licence-holder at Habton Grange had yet to collect in the race that means so much to the family with the filly Pipalong (Ire) (Pips Pride {GB}) third to Nuclear Debate (Geiger Counter) in the millennium edition. By the time Winter Power was having her eighth 2-year-old start in the Listed Harry Rosebery S. at Ayr in September, she was boasting just two wins in a nursery and novice at Redcar and Ripon but it was then that she took off with a black-type breakthrough before storming to a three-length success in Newmarket's G3 Cornwallis S. the following month.

Winter Power's dynamic displays in the Westow and City Walls here this term came either side of a ninth when setting off too fast in the G1 King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot June 15, but this was a contrasting display of ideally-measured speed over Britain's minimum trip. Coming up the centre on her own as the fellow Northern-based Liberty Beach (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) kept Golden Pal honest away to her left, the bay was always way beyond the reach of Suesa who was on the fastest ground she had encountered and almost every rival was under the pump after as little as two furlongs. Dragon Symbol was one of them, but he has shown on more than one occasion that he never gives up the chase and he was only robbed of another silver medal late on by the 40-1 shot Emaraaty Ana who has been revived by a Hamilton conditions win at the end of last month. “She's unbelievably fast and when she hits the gates right she's really good,” Silvestre de Sousa said. “She did that here first time this year and I thought I hadn't sat on anything as fast as her.”

“She showed a fantastic turn of foot in the Cornwallis last year and she's just got something special,” Easterby said. “There is no scientific reason why I feel she'll get better, but it's in the way she's developed so much. She is switched off in her brain and chilled out–she gets down to it with no issues. At Ascot, she just went a crazy pace and it's no use doing it all in the first part of the race. She's in the [Oct. 3 G1 Prix de l'] Abbaye [at ParisLongchamp] and I'll speak to [King Power racing manager] Alastair [Donald] and the team and see what they want to do now. She'll need a bit of time after a group 1 race like that, even though she's won nicely. I wouldn't want to get her caught up in the logistical problems that are involved with travelling at this time, so I'm not sure about the Breeders' Cup.”

Emaraaty Ana's trainer Kevin Ryan said of the runner-up, who took the 2018 G2 Gimcrack S. at this meeting, “The Hamilton race gave him confidence. Passing the two-pole I knew they'd gone hard and it was a question of if they could keep it up as I knew he'd stay on strong. Fair do's to the winner, she's incredible. She probably hit a brick wall, but it was too close to the line for us. Ours is a very good horse. This fellow is as good as I've had. He's probably a better six-furlong horse, we've run him over five to get him to relax but it leaves the rest of the season open. He's probably a bit ground-dependent and needs it quick, he's in the Abbaye which might suit but he's also in at Haydock [in the Sept. 4 G1 Sprint Cup] and Champions Day which could come up as bogs so we'll see. He's only young, he'll get better.”

Wesley Ward was unable to shake the Nunthorpe hoodoo and said of Golden Pal, who faded to be seventh, “Frankie said he was waiting for the turn. I made no secret of it that I was very confident coming into the race, but the winner ran a tremendous race and we're disappointed. I think so highly of this colt of course I'm disappointed, it just wasn't his day. I still think he's a tremendous racehorse. We'll see if any answers come up when we get him back and see what we find. From everything I've seen of this colt, he's just awesome so when he runs a race like today it's a head scratcher. We'll see what transpires, I haven't lost faith in him.”

Winter Power is a half-sister to the Listed Land O'Burns Fillies' S. winner Hay Chewed (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) and the Listed Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy runner-up Flying Sparkle (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}). The dam Titian Saga (Ire) (Titus Livius {Fr}) is kin to the dam of the G2 Ridgewood Pearl S. winner and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas third Devonshire (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) and to the fellow Harry Rosebery scorer Hurryupharriet (Ire) (Camacho {GB}), who in turn is responsible for the Listed Kachy S. winner Exalted Angel (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Her 2-year-old filly by Fast Company (Ire) was a £150,000 purchase by Joe Foley at the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale eight days before Winter Power's Cornwallis romp, while her yearling full-sister to the winner is catalogued in the upcoming Orby.

Friday, York, Britain
COOLMORE WOOTTON BASSETT NUNTHORPE S.-G1, £400,000, York, 8-20, 2yo/up, 5fT, :56.72, g/f.
1–WINTER POWER (IRE), 132, f, 3, by Bungle Inthejungle (GB)
1st Dam: Titian Saga (Ire), by Titus Livius (Fr)
2nd Dam: Nordic Living (Ire), by Nordico
3rd Dam: To Die For, by Diesis (GB)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (€90,000 Ylg '19 GOFOR). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Newlands House Stud (IRE); T-Tim Easterby; J-Silvestre de Sousa. £226,840. Lifetime Record: 13-7-0-2, $456,553. *1/2 to Hay Chewed (Ire) (Camacho {GB}), SW-Eng; and Flying Sparkle (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}), SP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Emaraaty Ana (GB), 137, g, 5, Shamardal–Spirit of Dubai (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (GB); T-Kevin Ryan. £86,000.
3–Dragon Symbol (GB), 135, c, 3, Cable Bay (Ire)–Arcamist (GB), by Arcano (Ire). (67,000gns Ylg '19 TAOCT). O-Yoshiro Kubota; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Archie Watson. £43,040.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, 3/4. Odds: 9.00, 40.00, 4.00.
Also Ran: Suesa (Ire), Chil Chil (GB), Liberty Beach (GB), Golden Pal, Arecibo (Fr), Chipotle (GB), Dakota Gold (GB), Moss Gill (Ire), Bedford Flyer (Ire), Ubettabelieveit (Ire), Que Amoro (Ire). Scratched: Rohaan (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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SackvilleDonald's Alastair Donald secured the attractive colt by first-season sire Caravaggio for 240,000 guineas after seeing off the efforts of Irish trainer Michael O'Callaghan. The son of the Galileo mare Bright Sapphire is a half-brother to the group-placed colt Wall of Fire.

“He is for a new Hong Kong client, he will go out to Hong Kong at the end of the season,” revealed Donald. “He will be pre-trained in England, he is a lovely big horse and he has a nice pedigree. He breezed well for a big horse and looks the type to do well in Hong Kong.”

Donald added: “They don't race until they are 3-year-olds, so don't want a 'here and now' horse. The sire looks like he has got a very nice 2-year-old already and this is the first I have bought by the sire. I did like the yearlings – they are particularly good walkers, and this horse's movement is very good.”

The colt was sold by Yeomanstown Stud, who bought the colt at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale for 155,000 guineas. Yeomanstown Stud's David O'Callaghan commented;

“He is a beautiful colt, he breezed really well and has a great attitude. We're very pleased, he was always a lovely horse and he hasn't missed a day.”

Kuwaiti buyer Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah bought the second highest priced lot for the day when going to 185,000 guineas to secure the Union Rags colt out of Careless Jewel. Named Tattered Flag, the February born colt was bought last September by Tom Whitehead of Powerstown Stud for $115,000 and was part of a three-horse draft that included lot 90, a colt by the fellow U.S.-based sire Practical Joke. He made 140,000 guineas and was bought by trainer Michael O'Callaghan.

“I am very pleased,” said Whitehead. “They are two nice horses, and the Union Rags will be a lovely horse later in the year.”

Whitehead's 2020 buying mission took place during the real depths of the COVID pandemic with travel restrictions and problems, but he is now obviously delighted that he managed to make the journey stateside;

“It was touch and go whether we'd get to the U.S. last year. That has been a great start, but we are only halfway there – we've another seven or eight to sell”

At the conclusion of the 2021 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;

“We introduced the £250,000 Craven Royal Ascot/Group 1 Bonus this year, in addition to the lucrative £15,000 Craven Breeze Up Bonus and it is clear that owners have embraced these unprecedented bonuses. We have seen solid and diverse demand at all levels of the market from start to finish which has produced the best Craven Breeze Up clearance rate since 2000 and key indicators which have held up well, especially when taken in the context of the COVID – related challenges and restrictions which we are all still grappling with and which continue to hinder international travel.

“Nevertheless, to hear consistently positive feedback from owners, trainers, agents and consignors about the bonuses has been gratifying, and reinforces our commitment to exploring as many innovative ways as possible to reward owners who buy at Tattersalls with extra prize money. There is no doubt that we will see plenty of this crop of Craven Breeze Up graduates performing at a high level and it would be even more pleasing than usual if the Royal Ascot and Group 1 bonuses were won in the coming months.

“Despite the prolonged difficulties with international travel, overseas buyers have again demonstrated their appetite for high class Tattersalls breeze up 2-year-olds. Buyers from America, Bahrain, Dubai, France, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Singapore have all been active, many of them using the live internet bidding platform, and as well as paying tribute to the consignors who have as ever presented an outstanding collection of two year olds, we must again commend everyone for their patience with the regulations and determination to overcome the obstacles we continue to face. We are still having to conduct sales under strict guidelines, but as well as looking forward to the forthcoming Guineas Breeze Up and Horses in Training Sale, we are also looking forward to returning to more normality in the not too distant future.”

The next chance to buy a 'breezer' at Tattersalls is at the Guineas Breeze Up and Horses in Training Sale which takes place from April 28-30, with all lots breezing on the Rowley Mile at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28 before the sale on Friday, April 30.

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“I better put my money where my mouth is, so my choice is Cotai Glory (GB), a track record-breaking 2-year-old,” Sackville said. “Alastair [Donald, partner in SackvilleDonald] bought Cotai Glory as a yearling for an important Hong Kong-based owner. He went on to be our third [G3] Molecomb [S.] winner in a row and was also Group 1-placed at Royal Ascot. Top-class stallion producers Tally Ho bought into him and he stands there alongside champions Kodiac (GB) and Mehmas (Ire).

“Between us Alastair and I purchased six Cotai Glory yearlings and they will be trained by Tom Dascombe, Richard Hannon and Roger Varian. I have such faith that I've even backed him to be leading first season sire.”

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“He’s got the ideal profile for Hong Kong as he’s got a mile and a quarter and fast ground form and has been really progressive for Andrew Balding,” SackvilleDonald’s Alastair Donald, who brokered the deal, told Racing Post. “His form is stacking up well and hopefully he will be an ideal Hong Kong Derby type. He’s going to be going to Tony Cruz for a client of ours. He won’t run again here and has already been gelded. He’s currently chilling out and getting over his exertions, hopefully to ship to Hong Kong in mid-August.”

The fifth foal out of the Sadler’s Wells mare Fantasia (GB), a winner of the G3 Prestige S. and second in the G1 Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile as a juvenile, Berlin Tango is also the third winner from his dam. Third in the G1 French 1000 Guineas and a winner of the G3 Nell Gwyn S. in the UK, Fantasia also landed the GIII Modesty H. Stateside and was runner-up in the GI Just a Game S. there. She is a half-sister to Irish Group 3 winner Pink Symphony (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) and to the dam of the MGSW Western Hymn (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}). Berlin Tango’s third dam is the European highweighted juvenile filly Blue Duster (Danzig), who won the G1 Cheveley Park S. in 1995.

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