Shamardal's Soft Cover, in foal to Champion First-Season Sire Starman, is one of 307 lots in the Tattersalls February Sale catalogue. The sale, slated for Thursday, February 5 through Friday, February 6, will also feature the Tattersalls British EBF Stallion Parade & RoR Showcase at 11 a.m. Consisting of 106 fillies and mares in/out of training, 16 broodmares, 161 colts and geldings in/out of training, 15 yearlings and nine two-year-olds, the two-day sale will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m. on Friday.
Besides Soft Cover (lot 24), who is a granddaughter of champion Superstar Leo (College Chapel), the catalogue features Brazilian Group 1 winner Namasse (T. H. Approval) (lot 18) in foal to Cracksman on Southern Hemisphere time; Joyful Act (Frankel) (lot 94), a daughter of dual Classic winner Blue Bunting (Dynaformer); Monoceros (Dubawi) (lot 110), a son of G1 Oaks second Shirocco Star (Shirocco); dual St Leger winner Eldar Eldarov's half-brother Naval Command (Lope De Vega) (lot 105); Leonetto (Frankel) (lot 78), a half-brother to Group 1 winner Lady Bowthorpe (Nathaniel); the group-placed Excellent Believe (Make Believe) (lot 266); listed winner Mount Athos (Dark Angel) (lot 278); and last-out winner Wilhelmina (New Bay) (lot 260), a half-sister to Group 1 winner Poptronic (Nathaniel).
The Tattersalls British EBF Stallion Parade will showcase 11 British-based stallions: Bradsell, Diego Velazquez, El Caballo, Eldar Eldarov, Electrolyte, Isaac Shelby, Mostahdaf, Royal Scotsman, Stradivarius, Subjectivist and Vandeek. the RoR Showcase will again celebrate the versatility and adaptability of retired racehorses as they transition into successful second careers with eight retrained racehorses parading in the Sale Ring to open the morning at 11am. The RoR Showcase will be followed by the Tattersalls British EBF Stallion Parade at 11:30am and key industry organisations including Racing Welfare, the National Stud, TB-Ed and RoR will also have exhibition displays in the Lower Sale Ring Bar with hospitality provided by Tattersalls until 1 p.m.
Tattersalls managing director Matthew Prior said, “The Tattersalls February Sale has an outstanding record of international success as a source of horses in training and broodmares, consistently producing Group and Listed winning graduates across Europe, the Gulf, the USA and in Australia. Los Angeles's brilliant win in the Tattersalls Gold Cup was the latest domestic success at the highest level for the sale, following two European Classic victories in 2024. His dam Frequential was purchased from Godolphin and illustrates the enduring appeal of the consignments from many of the world's leading owner-breeders, which continue to make the Tattersalls February Sale such a consistently popular fixture.
“The hallmark of Europe's premier midwinter sale is its quality, and diversity and as ever the catalogue features a combination of horses in training, breeding stock and young stock, which look certain to appeal to a broad range of domestic and international buyers.”
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