NH sale

Over 40 lots have been catalogued for the ThoroughBid October Sale. Bidding gets underway at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 24. One of the most notable consignments is from Gordon Elliott, who will send the 132-rated chaser Mars Harper (Sulamani) (lot 34) through the ring. He will be sold with an entry into Aintree's Grand Sefton over National fences on November 8. Elliott also has Tullybeg (Sholokhov) (lot 18) set to sell. Also rated 132, he is joined by a mix of experienced winners and young prospects, including Eternal Echo...

The catalogue for the Goffs October HIT and Yearling Sale at Doncaster has grown by 14 lots with the late addition of Mr McLoughland (Forever Now) (lot 89) and 13 other lots. A winner of two of his three hurdle starts for Jack Jones, Mr McLoughland is joined by lot 90, Jaycee Reidy (Walk In The Park), who won his second and most recent point-to-point; lot 92, Western Zephyr (Westerner), a four-time winner over hurdles and fences and second in a Grade 2 chase at Cheltenham last season; and King...

The annual partial dispersal of Gigginstown House Stud features six lots during the upcoming Tattersalls Online August Sale. Set for Tuesday, August 12 at 11 a.m., the sale concludes beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13. Featuring 120 horses in- and out-of-training, 16 broodmares, four stores, two yearlings and a breeding right in Group 1 sire Ardad, the 143-strong sale has received widespread support from 90 individual consignors spread across Great Britain, Ireland and France. From Gigginstown is the winning hurdler and IHRB 129-rated chaser Harsh (Dark Angel) (lot...

Another day, another son of Order Of St George in pride of place at the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale. Thursday's top lot is out of listed-placed Little Miss Poet (Yeats) (lot 306) and sold for €50,000 to Darren O'Dwyer Bloodstock. Consigned by Liss House, the bay is a grandson of G2 Prestbury Juvenile Novices' Hurdle second R De Rien Sivola (Robin Des Champs). Wednesday's topper was also a son of Order Of St George. The only lot to meet or exceed €50,000 during the sale's second session, the gelding...

The first day of the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale was topped by an Order Of St George gelding at €55,000. Sold by Liss House to Gaynestown, lot 32 is from the same family as Grade 2-placed hurdler Carriganog (Shantou). Overall, eight horses made €30,000 or more, with a son of Harzand (lot 4) the other lot to breach the €50,000 mark. Brian Lawless picked up the Glebe Farm offering for €52,000. At the close of trade, 155 horses sold for €1,381,950. The average was €8,916 and the median was...

The catalogue for the private Jean-Pierre Dubois Sale, set to be conducted by Auctav at Haras de Bois Roussel on August 13, features Sofia (Kingman), a full-sister to 2024 G1 Prix de Diane heroine Sparkling Plenty. In foal to Starspangledbanner, the 7-year-old is from the family of Noble Truth (Kingman), Stacelita (Monsun), Sauterne (Kingman), and Soul Stirring (Frankel), among others. Also among the 108 lots are: Frisella (Frankel) (lot 15), the dam of the stakes-placed Grand Scoop (No Nay Never) in foal to Blue Point; two half-sisters to G2 Prix...

A 10-strong dispersal of owner/breeder Niall Farrell's stock is the highlight of the Goffs Doncaster Summer Sale. The mixed NH sale, consisting of 134 lots will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 21 at Doncaster. Farrell's dispersal will be handled by Mill House Stud, with Protektrice (Turgeon), a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Protektorat (Saint Des Saints) in foal to Jack Hobbs with a Golden Horn filly at foot, one of the star attractions. Lot 122 is followed by Bitumen Belle (Oscar)(lot 123), a half-sister to the...

A bay gelding by Poet's Word caught the eye of Ballyboy Stables' Denis Murphy and was knocked down for €52,000 to top the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale Part II on Friday. This year marked the first time the Derby Sale Part II had been staged since 2017. Sold by Drumloose Stables, the gelding just the second lot in the ring, and Murphy said, "I know this pedigree well and I love Poet's Word - this is the first by him that I have bought, I have not been able to...

Coolmeen Farms shelled out €190,000 for lot 133, a son of No Risk At All, who topped the first day of the Goffs Arkle Sale on Tuesday. Consigned by Sluggara Farms, the 3-year-old gelding is out of a full-sister to stakes winner Bonne Gargotte (Poliglote) and a half-sister to Trait De Genie (Diamond Prospect). Trainer Ellmarie Holden bought the half-brother to Flat listed winner Syrita (Siyouni) with her father Paul under the Coolmeen banner. They previously pinhooked two-mile chaser Jonbon and sold him to JP McManus for £570,000 at the...

   Kingston Pride (Kingston Hill) (lot 673) topped the final day of the Goffs Spring HIT/PTP Sale at Doncaster, when selling to Olly Murphy for £285,000. The 6-year-old gelding was one of four lots to make six figures on the day. Offered by Nicky Henderson, Kingston Pride won a Kempton novice hurdle by five lengths in March. Henderson acted as underbidder on Thursday, having paid €200,000 two years ago at the Goffs Punchestown Sale for Kingston Pride. "He's a lovely individual, all quality," reported Murphy. "Fingers crossed he'll have a...

Maiden winner Starzand (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) (lot 6) became just the third horse to clear the £200,000 barrier at the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale when selling to former NH jockey Richard Johnson for £230,000 on Saturday. Secured for Dave Lewis's Gwent Holdings, the 5-year-old gelding is bound for the yard of Philip Hobbs and Johnson White. Formerly a €21,000 store at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, Starzand was consigned by James Doyle's Baltimore House Stables and his price is the second-highest ever recorded at the sale. "Dave is keen to...

Damian Tiernan signed for lot 5, Heron In The Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) for a sale-topping £280,000 during the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale on Friday. The 4-year-old filly is a winner after breaking her maiden in a point-to-point over three miles at Borris House on Dec. 1. She is also a half-sister to Glory And Fortune (Ire) (Fame And Glory {Ire}), a listed winner of a NH Flat race, who won the G3 Betfair Handicap Hurdle and was second in Kemptons G1 Christmas Hurdle. She was consigned...