Head and shoulders above his compatriots during the Goffs UK August Sale on Wednesday, Third Time Lucki (Ire) (Arcadio {Ger}) (lot 85) brought a sale-topping £190,000 from Fergal O'Brien.
The dual Grade 2-winning chaser was offered by the Jamie Railton Sales Agency and was part of the Mike Newbould Dispersal.
Two other members of the dispersal featured among the top lots, with the unraced 4-year-old Lathan (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}) (lot 18) bringing £60,000 on the bid of J P McGrath Bloodstock; and lot 46, Goonhilly (Ire) (Mount Nelson {GB}), was knocked down to Dan Skelton Racing for £40,000.
Peter Niven bought Quintus Arrius (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) (lot 36) for £50,000 from Kevin Ryan's Hambleton Lodge Stables, to round out the top four lots.
Of the 126 offered, 105 sold (83%) for a gross of £1,247,100. The average was £11,878 and the median was £5,500.
Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said, “Today has been another successful day at Doncaster and we would like to extend a special thank you to Mike and Eileen Newbould for their support in sending their partial dispersal to this sale. Third Time Lucki came into the sale as the highest rated chaser offered anywhere this year and it was very rewarding to see him sell so well.
“Today marks the start of a busy month for the Goffs team as we hold our £300,000 Harry Beeby Premier Yearling S. at York's Ebor Festival and our Premier Yearling Sale at the end of the month. We look forward to seeing everyone on the racecourse, and at Doncaster, over the coming weeks.”
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