Sales Circuit ›› Goffs Land Rover Sale
Jump racing’s appeal to wealthy owners who yearn to see their horses racing at the major spring festivals was heavily underlined at this, the first of two major store sales held in Ireland. The sale’s previous best price of €215,000 was reduced to a memory at the first of two sessions, which was headed by a fabulous-looking son of Flemensfirth consigned from Ballincurrig House Stud. He made €325,000, a remarkable sum for a gelding who has yet to be broken in. However, he had the stature and looks of a future Cheltenham Festival horse, and given that he had made €110,000 as a foal the market had already given him one healthy vote of confidence. Paul Nicholls, who had been involved in the sale of high-value horses at a number of spring auctions of jumpers or potential jumping stock, is set to train the gelding for his landlord, Paul Barber, who will share ownership with Paul Vogt, reported agent Tom Malone. Nicholls’ interest in the horse will have been heightened by a catalogue page which
The Flemensfirth gelding from the family of Master Minded set a new store record at Goffs
showed he was foaled by Keep Face, an unraced half-sister to his brilliant twomile chasing champion Master Minded. Geldings by the late Saddler Maker (€235,000 to join Henry De Bromhead) and Camelot (€230,000 on his way to a place with Nicky Henderson) also achieved prices beyond the sale’s previous best, but there was a sense of
circumspection too. Very big prices and the hype they create can invoke caution in buyers who fear the market is too strong, and that it might be prudent to wait for things to cool down. Pinhookers in particular cannot afford to be lured into a bull run, and if they take a cautious view of the middleto-lower tiers of a sale the result is a fall
Goffs’ Land Rover Sale Top lots Sex/Breeding
Vendor
Price (€)
Buyer
G Flemensfirth - Keep Face (Poliglote)
Ballincurrig House Stud
325,000
Paul Nicholls
G Saddler Maker – Uvanana (Dom Alco)
Oak Tree Farm
235,000
Henry de Bromhead
G Camelot – Scandisk (Kenmare)
Yellowford Farm
230,000
Highflyer Bloodstock
G Kayf Tara - Alina Rheinberg (Waky Nao)
Glenwood Stud
210,000
Aiden Murphy/Olly Murphy
G Jeremy – Allthewhile (Old Vic)
Rathmore Stud
190,000
Highflyer Bloodstock
G Beat Hollow - Corskeagh Shadow (Beneficial)
Manister House Stud
170,000
Aidan O'Ryan/Gordon Elliott
G Presenting - Bonnie Parker (Un Desperado)
Parkville Stud
150,000
Tom Malone/Colm Donlon
G Flemensfirth – Annalecky (Bob's Return)
Glenvale Stud
140,000
Aiden Murphy/Kim Bailey
G Milan - Babies Present (Presenting)
Ballincurrig House Stud
120,000
Gordon Elliott
G Shantou – Backtothekingsnest (King's Theatre)
Loughmore Stables
120,000
Gerry Hogan Bloodstock
G Stowaway - Hats And Heels (Flemensfirth)
Kilmoney Cottage Stud
120,000
Aidan O'Ryan
Five-year tale Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2018
393
13,570,800
34,356
25,000
325,000
2017
380
12,270,500
32,291
28,000
175,000
2016
448
11,770,600
26,274
20,000
165,000
2015
437
11,722,500
26,825
20,000
155,000
2014
418
11,557,000
27,648
22,000
200,000
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