2008 BREEZE UP SALE DAY 2 PRESS STATEMENT
DAY 2: RECORDS TUMBLE AT TATTERSALLS CRAVEN BREEZE UP
The fireworks continued on the second and final day of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale with records across the board and a top price of 540,000 guineas for a daughter of MR GREELEY. The second day saw 52 lots sold for 5,407,000 guineas, a rise of 48% on 2007 with the average rising 45% to 103,981 guineas and the median rising 21% to 67,500 guineas. Over the two days of the sale 116 lots were sold for 11,884,000 guineas, at an average of 102,448 guineas and a median of 70,000 guineas, all records for a European breeze up sale and rises of 35%, 40% and 27% respectively on 2007. A total of 16 lots sold for 200,000 guineas or more, compared to only 5 last year whilst no fewer than ten lots sold for 300,000 guineas or more.
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2008 |
194 |
158 |
116 |
11,884,000 |
102,448 |
70,000 |
2007 |
213 |
190 |
120 |
8,795,000 |
73,292 |
55,000 |
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2008 |
94 |
75 |
52 |
5,407,000 |
103,981 |
67,500 |
2007 |
105 |
91 |
51 |
3,657,000 |
71,706 |
56,000 |
It was late in the evening when lot 189, the bay filly by MR GREELEY out of
the SILVER HAWK mare SILVER KESTREL entered the ring. There was no shortage
of admirers for the filly by the sire of Group 1 winning fillies FINSCEAL
BEO and SAOIRSE ABU with agents David Metcalfe, Marc-Antoine Bergracht, Anthony
Stroud and James Delahooke all making play’s for the filly, along with
Jamie McCalmont, but the group was usurped by Newmarket based agent Kerri
Radcliffe who had the filly knocked down to her for 540,000 guineas on behalf
of a UK based client. The sale provided a huge pinhooking success for Willie
Browne’s Mocklershill Stables who had purchased the filly for a mere
62,000 guineas at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Mocklershill
Stables ended the sale as the leading consignor, with 18 lots sold for 3,197,000
guineas.
Lot 189: MR GREELEY - SILVER KESTREL
Purchased by Kerri Radcliffe for 540,000 gns
It was to prove a night to remember for Norman Williamson’s Oak Tree
Farm who consigned the second and third highest priced lots for the day and
sale. Lot 158, the DANSILI colt out of the RED RANSOM mare RED BRAVO had impressed
in his breeze and attracted the interest of Marc-Antoine Bergracht and Jamie
McCalmont, but as the price passed 400,000 guineas the pair were upstaged by
Sir Robert Ogden who finally secured him for 490,000 guineas. The colt is set
to join Newmarket trainer Jeremy Noseda, who trained the top class filly SANDER
CAMILLO for Ogden, at his Shalfleet Stables base. The sale represented a huge
pinhooking result for his owners who purchased him as a yearling for €140,000.
Lot 158: DANSILI - RED BRAVO
Purchased by Sir Robert Ogden for 490,000 gns
Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm also consigned lot 135, the colt by INVINCIBLE SPIRIT out of the ROBELLINO mare NEED YOU BADLY who was knocked down to Newmarket trainer John Gosden for 440,000 guineas at the expense of London based agent Jamie McCalmont who has endured a frustrating two days. Once again the result proved a windfall for his owners, having purchased him as a yearling for 50,000 guineas. Oak Tree Farm sold 5 lots over the two days of the sale for a total of 1,255,000 guineas.
Lot 135: INVINCIBLE SPIRIT - NEED YOU BADLY
Purchased by John Gosden for 440,000 gns
At the conclusion of the 2008 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Tattersalls Chairman
Edmond Mahony commented;
“There has been understandable apprehension in the lead up to the Breeze Up season but even without the prevailing economic uncertainties we would have to be pleased with the way the Craven Breeze Up has gone this week. The sale has broken records across the board and an average over 100,000 guineas would have been unthinkable a few years ago. As ever the sale’s success is a massive tribute to the vendors and it is their support and professionalism which continues to attract top owners from throughout the world in ever increasing numbers. The number of lots which have sold for 200,000 guineas or more has leapt from five last year to 16 this year and demand for quality two year olds has been unprecedented.
“The combination of a strong catalogue, a huge number of eye-catching ‘breezes’ at the Racecourse and outstanding racecourse results from last year’s sale has been the key to the record breaking demand. Last year’s Craven Breeze Up produced more Group winners than any other two year olds in training sale in the world and the consistent success of graduates from this sale at Group 1 level has driven the sale to new heights. It has been wonderful to see so many vendors rewarded for their confidence in the sale and many of them will also be well represented in our Guineas Breeze Up which follows in just over two weeks time.”