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Starzand Snapped Up By Gwent Holdings For £230k At Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale

Maiden winner Starzand (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) (lot 6) became just the third horse to clear the £200,000 barrier at the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale when selling to former NH jockey Richard Johnson for £230,000 on Saturday. Secured for Dave Lewis's Gwent Holdings, the 5-year-old gelding is bound for the yard of Philip Hobbs and Johnson White. Formerly a €21,000 store at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, Starzand was consigned by James Doyle's Baltimore House Stables and his price is the second-highest ever recorded at the sale. "Dave is keen to...

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Walk In The Park Pair Dominate Tattersalls Cheltenham

Damian Tiernan signed for lot 5, Heron In The Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) for a sale-topping £280,000 during the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale on Friday. The 4-year-old filly is a winner after breaking her maiden in a point-to-point over three miles at Borris House on Dec. 1. She is also a half-sister to Glory And Fortune (Ire) (Fame And Glory {Ire}), a listed winner of a NH Flat race, who won the G3 Betfair Handicap Hurdle and was second in Kemptons G1 Christmas Hurdle. She was consigned...

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Marie's Rock Stars, As December NH Sale Ends At Goffs

Dual Grade 1-winning hurdler Marie's Rock (Ire) (Milan {GB}) (lot 704) topped the third and final session of the Goffs December NH Sale on Wednesday. The daughter of Grade 3-winning jumper By The Hour (Ire) (Flemensfirth) brought €155,000 on the bid of Coolmara Stables. She was consigned by Clonbonny Stud. Closutton Stables' Pink In The Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 713) was next at €120,000, with Powerstown signing the ticket. The listed chase winner is Grade 1-placed over hurdles. During the day's session, 139 lots sold from...

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Junta Marvel Leads Goffs December NH Supplements

Grade 3 bumper winner Junta Marvel (Fr) (Masked Marvel {GB}) (lot 750), in foal to Blue Bresil (Fr), is one of seven supplemental entries for the Goffs December NH Sale. Scheduled for Dec. 9-11, the sale features breeding stock and foals and begins at 10 a.m. each day. A trio of mares join Junta Marvel--lot 751, Happy Halo (Ire) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) in foal to Blue Bresil (Fr) and out of a full-sister to graded winner Royal Alphabet (Ire) (King's Theatr); Sainte Baol (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) (lot...

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Doctor Dino Colt Leads Arqana Autumn Session On Tuesday

During the second session of the Arqana Autumn Sale, a yearling son of Doctor Dino (Fr) (lot 577) brought €130,000 to top the day's trade in a private sale to Joffret Huet of JH Bloodstock for Ecurie Papot. Tuesday's session featured 55 2-year-old stores, and 67 NH yearlings. Consigned by Haras de l'Hotellerie, the bay is out of the listed winner and Grade 3-placed Aterisk (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}). This is the extended family of Listed Prix Vulcain winner Abajo (Ire) (Sillery), and Grade 2 winner Astonville (Fr)...

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Son Of Martinborough Brings Top Price At Auctav NH Sale

Catch On Me (Fr) (Martinborough {Jpn}) topped Auctav's NH Sale on Friday on a €120,000 bid from Guy Petit. The winner, out of the stakes-placed Nan's Catch (Fr) (Loup Solitaire), was consigned by Haras de Fresneaux. Lot 128B is a half-brother to graded-placed jumper Catch One (Fr) (Smadoun {Fr}) and the listed-placed hurdler Cardigan Bay (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}). The other six-figure lot of the sale was the 3-year-old filly Clotilda (Fr) (Clovis Du Berlais {Fr}) (lot 101B), a €100,000 sale to Tom Malone Bloodstock. Ecurie Butel & Beaunez sent...

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Pair Of Co-Toppers Lead The Way For Arkle Sale Part 2

Geldings by Joshua Tree (Ire) (lot 463) and Poet's Word (Ire) (lot 535) shared topper honours when selling for €45,000 to lead the way during Part 2 of the Goffs Arkle Sale on Thursday. Consigned by Liss House, lot 463 was purchased by Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins. His dam, Tropical Lilly (Ire) (Saddler's Hall {Ire}) is responsible for Grade 3 chase winner Embittered (Ire) (Fame And Glory {GB}), who was also placed in the G1 Future Champions Novice Hurdle. He was a €5,000 Goffs December National Hunt Sale graduate...

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High Class Goffs Arkle Catalogue Features Over 700 Stores

A 701-lot catalogue for the Goffs Arkle Sale, held in partnership with Defender, was released by the sales company on Wednesday. Set for June 11-13 beginning at 10 a.m. each day, the sale encompasses a two-day Part 1, featuring 452 elite stores, and another 249 quality prospects are set for Part 2 on June 13. All horses catalogued in Parts 1 and 2 are eligible for the €100,000 Goffs Defender Bumper at the 2025 Punchestown Festival. Sires represented include Authorized (Ire), Blue Bresil (Fr), Crystal Ocean (GB), Doctor Dino (Fr),...

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Doncaster January Sale To Feature Ellmarie Holden Dispersal

A total of 149 lots, including dispersals from Irish point-to-point trainer Ellmarie Holden and from Whitewall Stables, were catalogued for the Goffs January Sale at Doncaster on Jan. 23. Featuring 81 NH weanlings, 20 NH mares and 48 horses-in-training, yearlings and 2-year-olds, the sale will begin at 10 a.m. Some of the lots on offer are lot 84, a Nathaniel (Ire) half-brother to Grade 1 winner Athena Du Berlais (Fr) (Martaline {GB}); a son of that Newsells Park Stud-based sire and the Grade 1 winner Black Tears (GB) (Jeremy) (lot...

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Jack Hobbs And Nathaniel Foals Win Their Classes At Goffs British NH Breeders' Showcase

A son of Jack Hobbs (GB) (lot 21) and a daughter of Nathaniel (Ire) (lot 59) won their respective divisions of the Goffs British NH Breeders' Showcase on Thursday. The former was shown by Little Lodge Stud in the Richard Aston Colts' Class, and his connections earned £3,000. Goldford Stud's Nathaniel filly won a like amount after taking her division, the Robert Chugg Fillies' Class. Both foals, alongside 66 others participated in the inaugural edition of the show. The first edition of the Goffs British NH Breeders' Showcase Sale will...

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Oak Grove Leads The Way At Tattersalls Cheltenham

One of eight six-figure lots on the day, Oak Grove (Ire) (Soldier Of Fortune {Ire}) (lot 13) took pride of place when selling for £250,000 to Fergal O'Brien Racing during the Tattersalls Cheltenham April Sale on Thursday evening. O'Brien was buying the relative of Grade 1 winner Voler La Vedette (Ire) (King's Theatre {Ire}) for Chris and Deborah Giles, who already have a half-share in another O'Brien runner, Crambo (GB) (Saddler Maker {Ire}). "We have no plans as yet," reported O'Brien of the Rob James Racing-consigned 4-year-old who captured an...

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Smart Pointer Wingmen Sets Record At Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale

Wingmen (Ire) (Kayf Tara {GB}) sold for a new Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale record when making £250,000 to Gordon Elliott Racing/Bective Stud. Sold as lot 8 and offered by Elliott's Cullentra House Stables, the bay won a point-to-point at first asking going three miles at Ballycrystal on Jan. 23. Out of the winning hurdler Raise You Five (Ire) (Flemensfirth), the €47,000 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale grad turned €88,000 Derby Sale purchase is from the family of Listed Christmas Hurdle winner Dramatist (GB). "He is a very nice horse, and...

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