Hope springs eternal Kirtlington Stud
Chris Budgett says: “We are selling in Books 1, 2 and 3, and have a really nice filly by Nathaniel out of Tingling [Storm Cat] in Book 1. I spotted her at Arqana in December and felt she was too good to leave behind at the money she was fetching, so I put in a bid and bought her for €26,000. She’s a half-sister to four winners from the Bosra Sham family.” Ed Player: ‘We’ve had a great year’
Anything with a slight issue or which is just short on sire power will be harder to shift, but that’s the way it’s been for some years. We’ve had a great year on the track, and hope that as a result people will support our draft.”
Breeze-up consignor’s view
Thomond O’Mara says: “There were too many breezers on offer in the spring and results suffered, but I don’t think that will impact heavily on the yearling market. The horses that were bought as yearlings with a view to selling as breezers were sold – it was the unsold yearlings that were harder to shift [at the breeze-up sales].”
Bloodstock agent’s view
Geoffrey Howson says: “I think there will be some good value in Book 1, because not every horse will tick all the boxes. There are a lot of horses to get through in Book 2, and I think the first day of Book 3 will be competitive. I envisage trainers waiting for that session in the hope of getting a horse at a price that suits their budget. Overall it will be a sale where buyers can be selective.”
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Ed Harper says: “We have been ultracareful about the horses we have selected for Book 2. We have seven for that catalogue, including four Showcasings that would be as nice as any by the sire that we have sold – both on pedigree and as individuals. Among them is an exceptional colt out of Belatorio [Oratorio] from the family of Gilt Edge Girl and Arcano. He should go down very well. Among our draft in Book 3 is a Showcasing filly who is a half-sister to four winners, and a couple of nice Due Diligence colts.”
Genesis Green Stud
Michael Swinburn says: “We have 18 in Book 1 and about 12 in Books 2 and 3. We have a particularly nice Siyouni colt in Book 1 – he’s a half-brother to Aidan O’Brien’s Group 2-winning filly I Can Fly. We are also offering a couple of Frankel colts for Rabbah Bloodstock, and there is a Shamardal colt from the ‘Silca family’ who I think will be popular. At Book 2 one who could do well is a good-looking Al Kazeem colt – the sire has had an interesting year and a good number of winners for a sub-fertile horse.”
Llety Stud then she will be highly prized. Being a daughter of Gleneagles is no hardship, judged on early sightings of his stock.
David Hodge says: “We have halfbrothers and sisters to plenty of winners in Books 2, 3 and 4 – winners of between 130 and 140 races – and if someone wants to buy a racehorse they will be there. Our sole Book 2 yearling is a
Camacho filly whose two-year-old halfsister Wedding Date won at the Chester May meeting. In Book 3 we have a close relation to Soldier’s Call [the Llety Studbred Windsor Castle and Flying Childers Stakes winner], being out of his grandam [Thicket]. In terms of pinhooks we have a Dawn Approach filly that was bought at the December Sale [8,000gns] and is a half-sister to a winner out of a stakes winner. She’s powerful, a lovely type.”
Mickley Stud
Richard Kent says: “At Book 1 we have a colt by Golden Horn that we bred in partnership with Lady Lonsdale, who raced the mare [Listed winner Delizia]. We are very pleased with him. He is being consigned by Norris Bloodstock – we felt Liam and Jenny Norris had done very well at Book 1 and would do a good job with the horse. Under our own name we are selling one, a Kyllachy filly, at Book 2, plenty at Book 3, but nothing at Book 4 – we get homesick and need to get back to the stud by the Saturday. Heeraat [who is resident at the stud] has had 67% winners and placed horses to runners in his first season, but they have been bigger and not quite as precocious as we hoped. We’ll be hoping he can have three or four more winners leading up to the sales.”
Whatton Manor Stud
Ed Player says: “We have 33 horses for Books 1, 2 and 3, and a mix of homebreds, horses to sell for clients and some pinhooks. Among the colts in Book 2 is a Kingman out of Overturned, whose second foal has just gained black type, and a son of Dark Angel out of Minwah, while among our fillies is a daughter of Invincible Spirit out of Darysina in Book 1. Also in that catalogue we have a Shamardal colt who looks smart, and a Siyouni filly whose halfbrother was fourth to the 2.6m guineas horse [Prince Eiji] in an Ascot maiden.”
Lot 422 from New England Stud Filly by Dubawi – Jacqueline Quest (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Guineas ‘winner’ Jacqueline Quest gained consolation for being denied Classic victory in the stewards’ room by visiting Galileo four times. In 2016 she rerouted to Dubawi. A queen always dines at the top table.
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