The catalogue for the first European breeze-up sale of 2017 has been released by Tattersalls Ireland, which stages the auction at Ascot on April 5.
No fewer than 14 of the 99 2-year-olds catalogued are by Kodiac (Ire), while his fellow popular Irish-based stallion Dandy Man (Ire) has four lots catalogued and Dark Angel (Ire) has one. There are plenty of first-season sires represented, including Epaulette (Aus), Havana Gold (GB), Lethal Force (Ire), Planteur (Ire), Red Jazz (Ire), Society Rock (Ire), Swiss Spirit (GB), Style Vendome (Fr) and Worthadd (Ire). With just one 2-year-old to be sold from a very small number of live foals is Reckless Abandon (GB), himself a top-class, unbeaten juvenile whose stud career was cut short by fertility problems.
The most notable graduate of the newest addition to the breeze-up calendar is The Wow Signal (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), who was bought for £50,000 in 2014 and went on to win the G2 Coventry S. and G1 Darley Prix Morny before retiring to Haras de Bouquetot in Normandy. The top price at last year's sale was £180,000 for Church Farm Stables' daughter of Exceed And Excel, subsequently named Slumming Angel (Ire).
The horses will breeze on the turf at Ascot racecourse at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 4 with the sale taking place the following day, also at noon. The catalogue is now available online and printed copies will be distributed from Feb. 24.
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