Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale

Four horses made six-figure prices during Thursday's final session of the Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale, most notably the six-year-old Minella Premier (Shantou) (lot 620), who caused a lively bidding battle before being knocked down to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock and O'Neill Racing for £300,000. Minella Premier was offered as the winner of each of his three starts to date, first a Ballindenisk point-to-point for John Nallen and then bumpers at Fontwell and Wetherby for Richard Hobson. "Minella Premier is a lovely horse. We actually underbid him here as a pointer....

The six-year-old Kaiser Ball (Nom de d'La) (lot 443) took star billing during a record-breaking session of the Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale on Wednesday when bought by Tom Malone for £360,000. Last seen finishing third behind the subsequent dual Grade 1 winner King Rasko Grey (Galiway) in a maiden hurdle at Limerick over Christmas, Kaiser Ball was sold by Tony Costello of Treannahow Stables, who spoke afterwards of "a day of days". "I knew he'd sell well," he added. "He's a proper Grade 1 horse with proper Grade 1...

Point-to-pointer Roadlesstravelled (Ire) (Lauro {Ger}) (lot 513) brought a session-topping £215,000 from Stroud Coleman Bloodstock and Jonjo O'Neill during the first day of the Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale at Doncaster. Consigned by Monbeg Stables, the 4-year-old gelding was one of 15 horses to breach the six-figure mark on the day, beating the previous record of 13. A supplement to the sale after winning a point-to-point second out at Taylorstown in May, he is from the family of Grade 1 winner Abbyssial (Ire) (Beneficial {GB}). Also a supplementary lot, Saunton...

A total of 91 horses have been supplemented to the Goffs UK Spring Horses-in-Training and Point-To-Point Sale at Doncaster on May 24-25. High-class pointers and form horses, as well as every Irish 4-year-old point-to-point winner from the weekend were added to the sale. Among the new additions is lot 506, Western Harmony (Ire) (Champs Elysees {GB}), who won at Ballindenisk on Sunday for Sam Curling's Skehanagh Stables. The first day of selling, featuring 272 lots, will be dedicated to pointers and young form horses. The second day's trade is devoted...

The 450-strong catalogue for the Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale, which is set to take place May 24-25, is now available online. Supplementary entries will be taken between now and the week of the sale. The sale comes on the heels of the two-day Spring Store Sale, and opening day Wednesday is dedicated to more than 200 point-to-pointers and young form horses. Day two is dedicated to a mix of horses-in-training with promising younger horses, proven performers and breeding opportunities. "Success on the racecourse is the ultimate barometer of any...