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A gelded son of Way To Paris led the way during Part 2 of the Goffs Arkle Sale on Thursday. County Galway point-to-point trainer John Staunton struck the winning bid of €65,000 for the top lot, Ballymarkham Stud's Way To Paris three-parts brother to high-class handicap chaser Downmexicoway (Champs Elysees) out of a half-sister to top hurdler Get Me Out Of Here (Accordion) (lot 573). "I've bought him for Basil Holian, who owns Downmexicoway," reported Staunton. "I trained him and he bought him off me. Basil saw this gelding was...

A total of six lots made €200,000 or more during the second day of the Goffs Arkle Sale Part 1, and top of the heap was Noosa Sport (No Risk At All). The three-year-old filly sold to Gordon Elliott Racing for €240,000. Consigned by Liss House, lot 320 is a full-sister to G3 Prix Romati Chase heroine Geelong Sport (No Risk At All) and a half-sister to G1 Prix Maurice Gillois Chase victor Leader Sport (Nirvana Du Berlais). The day's highest priced gelding was Okekoko (Cokoriko) (lot 350) who went...

Dan De Champ (Old Persian) (lot 15) was sold for a record price of €210,000 to top Thursday's Tattersalls Ireland May Point-to-Point and Horses-in-Training Sale. Offered by Redbridge Stables, the four-year-old won on debut at Ballindenisk on May 17. He caught the eye of Tom Morgan for Damian Tiernan's CDL Racing. "I have bought a few from Redbridge before and I always tell Michael [Murphy] that if he has a nice one to let me know," said Morgan. "I respect his judgement because he always buys a nice foal and...

Four-time Group 1 victor Ivanhowe sired the top two lots for a combined €830,000 during Arqana's Grand Steeple Sale at Auteuil on Saturday. Leading the way was lot 13, Isaac Of York, who sold for €500,000 to Ryan Mahon, Dan Skelton Racing and Manresa Agency. Offered by trainer Mathieu Pitart, the listed winner over jumps also finished second in the G2 Prix Amadou over this course in April. Under the Group 2-winning second dam is group scorer Tertullus (Monsun), while farther back are the group-winning sires Turfkonig and Tiberius Caesar....

The placed Mahadevi (Nirvana Du Berlais) (lot 64) brought a sale-topping €510,000 from Hamish Macauley and Coolmara Stables during the Aktem Grand Steeple-Chase Selected Sale. The Hector de Lageneste and Guillaume Macaire-consigned bay is a half-brother to multiple graded winner Kalif Du Berlais (Masked Marvel), who was also twice Grade 1 placed over jumps. Lot 20, a two-year-old store by Great Pretender was the other lot that sold for €400,000 or more, attracting a bid of €440,000 from Mags O'Toole. Part of The Channel Consignment draft, the filly out of...

The catalogue for the Goffs Arkle Sale is now online. Set for June 9-10 for Part I and June 11 for Part II, the sale features 732 stores. A total of 10 Arkle graduates have won Grade 1 races this past season, four at Cheltenham, four at Punchestown, and one each at Aintree and Fairyhouse. Lot 249, a Harzand half-brother to Grade 1 winner and Grand National hero Tiger Roll (Authorized), stars at the sale. Other lots of note include the half- or full-siblings to Grade 1 winners: lot 57,...

Four wildcards have been added to Arqana's Grand Steeple Sale at Auteuil Racecourse after racing on Saturday, May 16. Debut hurdle winner Stecaster (Telecaster) (lot 10) is joined by 2850-metre winner and AQPS Nils Holgerson (Ivanhowe) (lot 9). Lot 8 is Don Dandy (Sea The Moon), a five-length winner over hurdles at Compiegne lasts out; and Azou (The Grey Gatsby) (lot 7) was runner-up in a hurdle race and from the family of Adagio (Wiener Walzer), winner of the G1 Finale Juvenile Hurdle. For the complete catalogue, please visit the...

A total of 357 lots have been catalogued for the Goffs Spring HIT/P2P Sale at Doncaster. The sale is set for Wednesday, May 20 for point-to-pointers and horses-in-training on Thursday, May 21 beginning at 10 a.m. each day. Classy hurdler turned promising Flat prospect Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) is a graduate of the sale. Some of the highlights of the point-to-point session include debut winners Island Jetaway (Jet Away) (lot 3860 and Rockatansky (Maxios) (lot 394). Among the horses-in-training is Grade 3 winner and G1 Champion Novice Chase third Nowwhatdoyouthink...

Debut point-to-point winner Walkonseas brought a sale-topping €500,000 from JP McManus during Thursday's Goffs Punchestown Sale. Out of a full-sister to listed hurdle winner Presence Of Mind (Presenting), the son of Walk In The Park was consigned by Ballyboy Stables. Multiple Grade 1-winning chaser Albertas Run (Accordion) is under the third dam. Also sold to JP McManus was Night League (Order Of St George) (lot 5) for €320,000. Part of the Jonathan Fogarty Racing draft, the first-out winner won his point-to-point at Ballysteen. The Grade 2-placed hurdler Carriganog (Shantou) is...

The initial one-dozen entries for the Goffs Punchestown Sale, set for the winner's enclosure after racing on Thursday, April 30, were released on Friday. The sale features 12 lots, 10 of them four- and five-year-old winners, nine of them won on debut. Six of the nine debut winners are geldings, including Aladin Du Rheu (Choeur Du Nord), Chanson Du Jury (Jukebox Jury) and Monjeu De Chaillac (Jeu St Eloi). Of the trio of fillies to win at first asking, All Noise is by Maxios, while Music Maker is by Mahler...

Grade 2 chase winner Malaita (Malinas) topped the GoffsGo April Sale on Thursday. Sold as lot 23, she caught the eye of Thistletown Stud for £22,000. Consigned by Poplar Cottage Stables, the 10-year-old mare won five times, including the G2 Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase. Malaita is a half-sister to the multiple graded-placed jumper The Saint James (Saint Des Saints). Under the second dam are graded hurdlers Highway To Hell (No Risk At All) and Five O'Clock (Cokoriko). "We are very happy with the sale of Malaita," said David Minton, part...

G2 Mares Novice Chase heroine Malaita (Malinas) (lot 23) is one of 25 lots catalogued for the GoffsGo April Sale on Wednesday, April 22. The sale will close the following day beginning at 2 p.m. Other lots of note include Sweetjetapsycho (Jet Away) (lot 18), who won her debut point-to-point; and NH winners Lovely Reaction (Walk In The Park) (lot 3); Fancy Girl (Champs Elysees) (lot 5), Dr Seb (Doctor Dino) (lot 9, Ho My Lord (Doctor Dino) (lot 10); No Tricks At All (No Risk At All) (lot 17);...