Shamardal For Al Shaqab

Shamardal for Al Shaqab… 
Al Shaqab Racing may have missed out on the million-guineas Street Cry colt, but gained compensation a little later when holding sway at 550,000gns for lot 415, a Shamardal half-brother to G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Elusive Wave (Ire) (Elusive City). 
Ross Doyle was the agent charged with the bidding this time around, but he had to deflect attempts from Stephen Hillen and Angus Gold to secure the colt. With his father, Peter, Doyle originally bought Elusive Wave as a yearling at Goffs for €20,000 before she changed hands at Arqana’s Arc Sale for €600,000 at two and then at Tattersalls’ December Sale for 800,000gns upon her retirement from racing. 
“It’s a family we know well and he’s a very good-looking son of Shamrdal,” said Doyle, who added that the colt is more than likely to join the stable of Richard Hannon, whose father trained Elusive Wave to win the G3 Prix du Calvados at two. “The market’s been incredibly strong which is great for sellers but it has been very difficult to buy.” 
Out of the Rainbow Quest (GB) mare Multicolour Wave, the Shamardal colt was offered by his breeder Pier House Stud. 
Within four lots on Thursday afternoon, Al Shaqab Racing staked 1,175,000gns on two members of the first crop of Darley stallion Poet’s Voice (GB), whose sire Dubawi (Ire) has been so popular at Tattersalls throughout the week. 
Lot 440, a colt out of Past The Post (Danzig), a winning sister to multiple group winner Emperor Jones, was knocked down for 475,000gns, a handsome profit on the price of 95,000gns paid for him as a foal by Michael Fitzpatrick of Kilminfoyle House Stud. 
Almost overlooked when selling just two lots after the 2.6 million sale-topper, lot 444, named Perfect Voice (GB) and a three-quarter sister to Group 3 winner Perfect Tribute (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), brought a return of 700,000gns for breeder Bridget Drew of Mildmay Bloodstock Ltd. 
Over the last three days, seven Book 1 yearlings by Poet’s Voice–who stood for £12,000 in his first season at Dalham Hall Stud–have sold for a total of 1.8 million guineas and an average of 257,143gns. 
Al Shaqab Racing’s Sheikh Joaan Al Thani, who arrived at Tattersalls on Thursday, enjoyed some terrific results on the track last weekend led by dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Treve (Fr) and augmented by the G1 Prix de le Foret victory of Olympic Glory (Ire) and Osaila’s (Ire) valuable triumph in the Tattersalls Millions 2YO Fillies Trophy at Newmarket. The extent of his operation’s purchases at Tattersalls this week is unclear, as he appears to have engaged a number of different agents to act on behalf of Al Shaqab.