Territories Filly Tops Auctav April Sale

Devil's Marble (GB) (Territories {Ire}) topped Friday's Auctav April Sale when selling for €50,000 to Haras des Chataigniers.

Also consigned by that outfit, the 3-year-old filly is out of Listed Further Flight Stakes heroine Deuce Again (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is also the dam of G1 Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy heroine Golden Ace (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}).

Second on the buyers' sheet was Lady Chatterley (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) (lot 12), who sold for €21,000 to George Baker Racing. Offered by Racing D, the winning 4-year-old filly is a granddaughter of stakes winner Visoriyna (Fr) (Dansili {GB}) and from the same family as crack stayer Vazirabad (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}).

Of the 18-horse catalogue, 17 were offered with seven sold for an aggregate of €105,000 (41%). The average was €15,000 and the median was €2,000.