The two-day Goffs UK Autumn Sale began on Wednesday in Doncaster with the yearling session, and shoppers will no doubt be hoping their purchases materialize into Mabs Cross (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}), this year's G1 Prix de l'Abbaye winner who was picked up for just £3,000-which was, incidentally, Wednesday's median–at this sale three years ago.
Sellers, in the meantime, largely suffered on Wednesday, with less than half (46%) of the offered youngsters finding new homes. The day's top lot-a £50,000 colt by first-crop sire Sidestep (Aus)-was also the day's breakout horse and dragged the average up 23% to £5,198, while the median dipped 6%. The total accrued for 66 sold was £343,100.
The session-topping lot 147 was picked up by Tony Carroll from the Worsall Grange consignment. He is out of Cheap N Chic (GB) (Primo Valentino) and is a half-brother to two winners. The sire, who stands at Haras du Logis, is a son of Exceed and Excel (Aus) who won Australia's G2 Pago Pago S. at two and was second in the G1 Golden Slipper. He also won the G2 Royal Sovereign S. at three over Group 1 winner Bounding (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}).
Worsall Grange also sold the day's second-highest priced lot, a filly by Finjaan (GB) (lot 104) who was signed for by Liberty for £35,000.
The Goffs UK Autumn Sale concludes on Thursday with the horses-in-training and point-to-point session.
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