A colt by Ballylinch Stud stallion Beat Hollow (GB) (Sadler's Wells) starred on the final day of yearling sales at Goffs this week as the Sportsman's Sale Part 2 drew to a close. 97 of the 154 offered lots changed hands providing a turnover of €893,400, an average price of €9,210 and a median of €7,500. The aforementioned sale topper was offered by Rossenara Stud as lot 979 and was purchased by Salcey Forest Stud for €62,000. The leading buyer for the day was BBA Ireland who signed for over 60 lots over the two days, the majority destined for Chinese clients. Reflecting on the day and indeed on a busy week of trade Goffs chief executive Henry Beeby said, “Following the extraordinary success of the Orby Sale it was always going to be hard for the Sportsman's Sale to keep up especially given the prevailing market conditions. Those lots that stood out on paper and in the flesh remained hard to buy pointing to a strong trade best summarized by an impressive 81% clearance rate for the expanded Sportsman's Sale Part 1 on Thursday. However it would be wrong not to acknowledge the tightening of the market with the average and the median dropping back to 2014 levels.” He continued, “Today's Part 2 returned figures in line with market expectations which should not avoid the harsh realities that we flagged last autumn as clearance rates at the middle to lower end have dropped which would appear to be a direct consequence of foal crops that are rising again. For now though we extend our sincere thanks to every buyer and each vendor for their support of the Orby and Sportsman's Sales wishing the purchasers success with their latest Goffs yearlings and vendors the best of luck for the remainder of the sales season.”
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