Thoroughbid Christmas Sale

Uncle Phil (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}), the winner of the G3 Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse in January, topped Wednesday's ThoroughBid Christmas Sale when fetching £38,000 from Gordon Miller. Consigned by trainer Willie Mullins, Uncle Phil won five of his 18 starts in his time at Closutton when in the ownership of Joe and Marie Donnelly. The seven-year-old is out of the Saint des Saints (Fr) mare Synthe Davis (Fr), making him a full-brother to this year's Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle winner Helnwein...

Listed as Lot 1 next Wednesday, Thoroughbid's Christmas Sale will offer a breeding right to Aclaim (Ire)--sire of G1 1000 Guineas heroine Cachet (Ire)--as one of the highlights of the 32 strong mixed catalogue of horses in training, breeding and youngstock. Also on offer will be Fletchers Dream (GB) (Advertise {GB}) as Lot 10, a son of Poet's Princess (GB) (Poet's Voice {GB}), herself half-sister to the dam of GSW Raasel (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), who won his sole start over the Newcastle all-weather last Saturday for conditioner Craig Lidster. He...