Clodovil Colt Tops Silver Sale

Trade dropped down a gear at Doncaster on Thursday as Goffs UK hosted their single session Silver Yearling Sale and it was a son of Rathasker Stud's veteran sire Clodovil (Ire) that lead the way when selling to Peter & Ross Doyle for £40,000. The bay colt was offered by the Morrin family's Pier House Stud on behalf of J.K. Thoroughbreds as lot 616 and his dam Apostrophe (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) has already produced the stakes winner Verglacial (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}). That sale played a part in producing the day's aggregate of £1,385,400, a fraction below last year's total. The average and median of £10,187 and £8,250 also showed a decrease on 2017 while the clearance rate dipped 6 points to 81%.

Its been a while since John Fretwell unearthed a high class 2-year-old and the owner will be hoping lot 654 can bring back the glory days of the likes of Temple Meads (GB) (Avonbridge {GB}) and Electric Waves (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), and given the way the progeny of this yearling's sire Dandy Man (Ire) are going he must have every chance. Fretwell paid £39,000 for the Battlefield Stud consigned colt and he had earlier signed for lot 602, a rare son of G Force (Ire) from Tally-Ho Stud that cost £35,000.

Soon after the sale topper, the only yearling cataloged by Al Kazeem (GB) over the three days of selling proved popular when selling to Henry Candy for £36,000. Lot 623 was offered by Oakgrove Stud out of Avessia (GB) (Averti {Ire}) who has bred four winners to date. Oakgrove Stud owner John Deer holds the distinction of breeding and owning both the sire and dam of the yearling. The early pace was set by a son of first crop sire Outstrip (GB) who was knocked down to JB Bloodstock for £28,000. Offered by Aughamore Stud, lot 540 was pinhooked by Aughamore and Hamish Macauley for 12,000 gns at Tattersalls last year and is the first foal out of the three time winner Perfect Muse (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Meanwhile Yorkshire man David Easterby paid £30,000 for lot 625 from Trickledown Stud. The son of Harbour Watch (Ire) is out of stakes winner Beldale Memory (Ire) (Camacho {GB}).

At the close of business Goffs UK managing director Tony William's commented, “This sale consistently produces good horses every season and with graduates such as the Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Ginger Nut and the Group 2 Lowther Stakes placed The Mackem Bullet, it maintained its popular following with a solid crowd of buyers from throughout Europe, many of which stayed on after yesterday's Premier Sale. We have seen strong demand for yearlings today and although we saw a slight dip in the clearance rate, to finish at 82% is a good result with a number of purchases going to international buyers. We would like to thank our vendors and wish our buyers all the very best with their purchasers.”