Craven Catalogue Now Online

Tattersalls have released the catalogue for their Craven Breeze Up Sale online with hard copies to be available from this Friday. The sale will take place Apr. 16-18 and 172 juveniles have been catalogued. The auction has launched the careers of 41 group or listed winners since 2015, including last year's G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Brando (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). Last year's Craven Sale, from a smaller catalogue of 152 lots, posted a stellar set of results highlighted by an aggregate of over 14 million guineas and the 675,000-gns sale of a Scat Daddy colt offered by Jim McCartan and bought by David Redvers Bloodstock.

Now called Kings Shield, the John Gosden trainee made a winning debut for Qatar racing last November and purchasers next month can look forward to nine 2-year-olds from the final crop of Scat Daddy. They include lot 66 from Con Marnane's Bansha House, a grey or roan colt who is a half-brother to Japanese Group 1 winner A Shin Forward (Forest Wildcat) and one of 16 representing the vendor. The catalogue certainly doesn't lack sire power with another American elite stallion War Front represented by two colts; lot 63, a half-brother to Group 1 winner Pathfork (Distorted Humor) and lot 166, the first foal out of a Galileo (Ire) half-sister to Group 1 winner and stallion Dutch Art (GB).

The progeny of proven broodmares and top-class racemares are also plentiful with 27 2-year-olds out of group or listed winning mares and 29 own or half-brothers and sisters to stakes winners catalogued. These include; lot 152 a Shamardal colt out of GI EP Taylor S. winner Lahaleeb (Ire) (Redback {GB}); lot 6, a filly by Exceed And Excel (Aus) out of G2 Lonsdale Cup winner Pale Mimosa (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}); lot 159, a colt by Sea The Stars (Ire) out of the prolific stakes winner Lily's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}); lot 8, a colt by Street Sense who is a half-brother to G1 Fillies' Mile winner Certify (Elusive Quality) and lot 22, a full-brother to Group 1 winner Dick Whittington (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}).

All the leading breeze up vendors such as Mocklershill, Gaybrook Lodge, Grove Stud, Tally-Ho, Malcolm Bastard, Church Farm/Horse Park Stud and Lynn Lodge, among others are all represented, as are all the top stallions while Tattersalls will offer a number of juveniles with added benefits. These include seven lots signed up to the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus, two entered in each of the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction S. and the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction S. and 56 which are Plus 10 qualified. In addition there are nine 2-year-olds qualified for French Owners' Premiums.

Commenting on the catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “In 2017 Craven Breeze Up graduates continued to produce racecourse results achieving group or listed success in Britain, Ireland, France, Canada, Scandinavia, the Gulf Region, the USA and Macau. An increased catalogue of 172 this year is testament to the consistent support from the top British and Irish breeze-up consignors and buyers, both domestic and international, will as ever be attracted by 2-year-olds by many of the world's most sought after sires.”

Horses will breeze up Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse on Monday, Apr. 16 starting at 9:30 a.m. and the sale will take place the following two evenings, after the conclusion of racing on the first two days of Newmarket's three day Craven Meeting.