WHO will be the key players at next Thursday’s Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale?
Curragh trainer Michael O’Callaghan bough the joint top-lot last year and it turned out to be Twilight Jet, winner of the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes.
That colt was sold by Tally-Ho Stud, who also sold dual Group 1 winner Perfect Power at this sale a year ago. The Mullingar nursery has 17 youngsters in the catalogue next week.
Aguiar Bloodstock and its racing partner Amo Racing are sure to be prominent again. Robson Aguiar has eight horses heading to Doncaster.
Industry observers will be watching to see if perennial leading buyers Blandford Blodstock, John Dance (Manor House Stud), Rabbah Bloodstock are as busy as in previous years.
Tom Goff’s Blandford Bloodstock signed for Perfect Power on behalf of Dubai owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum, who can be expected to invest again, following his successful staging of a Goffs-led breeze-up sale in Meydan last month.
Perfect Power was the third Norfolk Stakes winner in six years to come from this sale. The £110,000 son of Ardad (who was also bought at this sale) went on to win the Prix Morny and Middle Park Stakes for trainer Richard Fahey.
Last year’s sale also produced Light Infantry, winner of the Group 3 Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury for trainer David Simcock. He was another Blandford Bloodstock purchase.
Selling takes place on Thursday only next week, two days after all 180-plus lots breeze across Town Moor. Wednesday is reserved for inspections.
The catalogue boasts a strong sire profile with multiple entries from leading stallions including Dark Angel, Exceed And Excel, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Kodiac, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Showcasing and young sires including Ardad, Churchill, El Kabeir, Expert Eye, Harry Angel, Kessaar, Mehmas, Profitable, Sioux Nation, Tasleet, U S Navy Flag and Zoustar.
A supplementary lot (110A) was added this week. This is a colt by Clodovil from Roderic Kavanagh’s Glending Stables.
Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said: “This sale has enjoyed another huge 12 months. For an annual auction of less than 200 horses to produce, since 2016, a Group 1 Prince Of Wales’ Stakes winner, Listed Windsor Castle Stakes winner, Group 1 Commonwealth Cup winner and three of the last six Group 2 Norfolk Stakes winners, is truly remarkable.
“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.”
Eye-catching lots on pedigree
Lot 36: Accelerate half-brother to the multiple USA champion and seven-time Grade 1 winner California Chrome.
Lot 39: Exceed And Excel filly out of the Group 2 winning mare Mandinga.
Lot 49: Caravaggio filly out of the Group 3 winner Muthabara.
Lot 99: Profitable own-brother to the Royal Ascot Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes winner Quick Suzy.
Lot 127: No Nay Never colt out of the classic-winning Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Yesterday.
Lot 128: Night Of Thunder half-brother to the listed winner and group-placed Battalion and Zain Art, dam of the Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Aloha Star.
Lot 130: Zoustar filly out of the dual Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed Ainippe.
Lot 133: Kingman colt out of the champion mare and five-time Group 1 winner Alexander Goldrun.
The Tally-Ho Stud consignment
Lot 7: Invincible Spirit colt out of the Group 3 winner Golden Legacy.
Lot 10: Massaat colt out of a Kodiac mare who was placed six times.
Lot 51: Kodiac colt out of a winning Shamardal mare, who has bred a winner from her only runner.
Lot 52: Galileo Gold colt of an unraced mare who has bred seven winners from 11 foals.
Lot 60: Cotai Glory filly out of a maiden mare whose first two foals have yet to win.
Lot 61: Galileo Gold filly, half-sister to Papa Don’t Preach, last year’s Flying Childers fourth and listed placed winner.
Lot 70: Prince Of Lir colt out of an unraced dam whose sole runner to-date was placed abroad.
Lot 76: Kodi Bear colt out of a winner, Red Saree. From a Cheveley Park family.
Lot 92: Kodiac colt out of an unraced filly by Bushranger. Family of Prix de l’Abbaye winner Maarek.
Lot 94: Mehmas colt out of She’s Different, a winner by Epaulette.
Lot 98: Kessaar filly out of an unraced dam who has bred two winners from three runners.
Lot 107: Kessaar colt, half-brother to eight winners.
Lot 111: Footstepsinthesand colt out of a winning Acclamation filly.
Lot 113: Kodiac filly, half-sister to Shumookhi, listed race winner and twice Group 3 placed at two years.
Lot 161: Dragon Pulse colt, half-brother to last year’s Group 3 Anglesey Stakes winner Beauty Inspire and two-year-old winner Darwell Lion.
Lot 176: Kessaar colt, half-brother to the prolific winner El Astronaute.
Lot 182: Kodiac half-sister to the Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed The Mackem Bullet.
Sale info
Sale: Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale in Doncaster
Date: Tuesday, April 19th to Thursday, April 21st
Lots: 187
Info: Breeze on Tuesday, April 19th from noon. Inspection day on Wednesday, April 20th. Sale starts 10am on Thursday, April 21st.
Tel: 0044 (0)1450 372222
Email: winners@goffsuk.com
Web: goffsuk.com
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