A STRONG sire profile for this year’s July Store Sale features three-year-old stores by a host of Grade 1 stallions, including Court Cave, Doyen, Getaway, Jukebox Jury, Kayf Tara, Milan, Shirocco, Walk In The Park, Westerner, Yeats and more.
All horses catalogued for this week’s two-day sale are eligible for the €100,000 Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper at Fairyhouse in 2023. This year’s winner of the race, Icare Desbois, was sold as a store last August for €28,000 by Niall Bleahen’s Liss House to Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins. This week Niall is sending two lots to the sale, A three-year-old French-bred son of Indomito, the first foal of a winner (Lot 191), and a son of Buck’s Boum out of a mare who on the flat and over jumps (Lot 293).
Both of these lots are in Part 1 of the sale, and there are plenty of others on the first day that catch the eye on pedigree. Some of these are highlighted below.
Lot 14 A Walk In The Park gelding out of six-time winner La Sarrazine who is already dam of a winner
Lot 24 A first foal by Mahler out of a King’s Theatre half-sister to triple Grade 1 hurdle winner Iktithaf
Lot 36 A Soldier Of Fortune half-sister to a winner out of a full-sister to the Grade 1 chase winner O O Seven
Lot 40 A Kalanisi gelding out of a half-sister to Irish Grand National winner Niche Market
Lot 46 A Vendangeur half-brother to three winners, including Grade 2 winner Medical Card
Lot 54 A Mount Nelson half-brother to Grade 2 juvenile hurdle winner Master Blueyes
Lot 64 This Leading Light filly is a half-sister to Grade 2 hurdle winner Minella Awards and Grade 2-placed Montys Meadow
Lot 68 A Getaway filly out of an own-sister to Grade 1 Champion Four Year Old Hurdle winner Grandouet
Lot 75 A Walk In The Park gelding, full-brother to listed-placed hurdler Eabha Grace, out of a listed hurdle winner who is a half-sister to three-time Grade 1 winner Bob Olinger
Lot 81 A son of Kalanisi out of an own-sister to dual Grade 1 chase winner No More Heroes, from an outstanding female line
Lot 92 A Milan first foal out of a Grade 3-placed mare who won four times over hurdles and fences
Lot 94 This daughter of Walk In The Park is a half-sister to two blacktype performers, including Grade 1-placed Changing Times
Lot 99 A Getaway filly out of Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Pomme Tiepy, already the dam of Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Mortal
Lot 103 This Westerner half-sister to Grade 3 winner Good Boy Bobby, successful 10 times, is out of an own-sister to Grade 1 winner Voler La Vedette
Lot 108 A Pour Moi filly out of a half-sister to Galway Plate winner Finger Onthepulse
Lot 124 A gelding by Soldier Of Fortune out of the Grade 3 chase winner Royal Choice, a half-sister to the dam of Special Tiara
Lot 134 This daughter of Valirann is out of a daughter of Grade 2 hurdle winner She’s Our Mare, the dam of Galway Hurdle winner Tudor City
Lot 152 A Court Cave half-sister to two winners out of the smart racemare Supreme Touch
Lot 155 This Affinisea half-brother to a bumper winner is out of a four-time winning half-sister to City Island
Lot 164 By Diamond Boy, this filly is out of a Jeremy half-sister to Finians Oscar
Lot 176 This first foal by Court Cave is out of a Kalanisi half-sister to Grade 1 winners In Compliance and One Cool Cookie
Lot 194 An Ol’ Man River gelding out of a half-sister to Irish Grand National winner General Principle
Lot 206 A son of Telescope out of a King’s Theatre half-sister to the Gold Cup winner Sizing John
Lot 231 A Milan full-sister to 2022 bumper winner Absolute Notions, out of a half-sister to Chief Dan George
Lot 236 An Excelebration half-brother to Grade 2 chaser winner Jungle Junction
Lot 240 A Walk In The Park half-sister to a multiple winner, out of a half-sister to Cousin Vinny
Lot 245 This son of Diamond Boy is a half-brother to three winners, including Grade 2 winner Daisy’s Gift
Lot 248 A Shirocco half-sister to 2022 winner Café Del Mar, out of the six-time winner and graded-placed Dazzling Susie
Lot 253 A first foal by Bullet Train out of a half-sister to Grade 1 Power Gold Cup winner Justified
Lot 266 This Free Eagle half-brother to 2022 Grade A hurdle winner Glan is out of a stakes-winning half-sister to Irish Champion Hurdle winner Foreman
Lot 267 A Malinas half-brother to Grade 2 hurdle winner Dreal Deal
Lot 271 A Notnowcato half-brother to 2022 Grade 2 hurdle winner Largy G
Lot 289 This Valirann gelding is a half-brother to Hidden Cyclone, a 17-time winner at up to Grade 2 level and many time Grade 1-placed
Lot 291 A Mount Nelson gelding out of a half-sister to Grade 1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner Shadow Leader
Lot 295 a son of Valirann and a half-brother to four winners, including dual Grade 2 Punchestown chase winner Heron Heights
Among the highlights in Part 2 of the sale are an Ask half-brother to Grade 2 winner St Stephens Green (Lot 321), a Champs Elysees half-brother to the 2022 Grade 2 hurdle winner The Very Man (Lot 347), a Beat Hollow half-brother to three blacktype National Hunt winners including Grade 2 winner The Dutchman (Lot 428), a Lucky Speed half-sister to Aintree Grand National runner-up Balthazar King (Lot 488), Grade 2 winner Jesse Evans’ half-sister by Dylan Thomas (Lot 498), a Mahler half-sister to Grade 2 winner Forge Meadow (Lot 519), a Shirocco half-sister to Grade 2 chase winner Gun Digger (Lot 535), an Ol’ Man River half-brother to Grade 2 winner Emmas Joy, and Lot 612, a Jukebox Jury half-brother to 2022 Grade 2 winner Tommy’s Oscar.
Twenty-six wildcards have since been added to the sale on the first day, Wednesday, and the first of these is Lot 1A, a Blue Bresil out of the Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Jessber’s Dream. Among the other well-related late entries is Lot 280A, a Kayf Tara gelding out of a listed hurdle-winning half-sister to Grade 1 winner Bitofapuzzle