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2010 CRAVEN BREEZE UP SALE

April 13 - 15

TATTERSALLS CRAVEN BREEZE UP CATALOGUE OUT NOW

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale is out now and can be viewed online here. Europe’s premier breeze up sale takes place from April 13 – 15 and features 166 lots including half-brothers and sisters to 85 Group/Listed performers.

2009 Champion British and Irish sire DANEHILL DANCER is well represented as are all of the other top 10 active GB/IRE sires of last year including CAPE CROSS, DALAKHANI, DANSILI, GALILEO, HIGH CHAPARRAL, OASIS DREAM, MONTJEU, PIVOTAL and SHAMARDAL while top European and USA based sires with two-year-olds catalogued include ARCH, ELUSIVE QUALITY, GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, GONE WEST, MEDAGLIA D’ORO, MONSUN, MR GREELEY, SMART STRIKE and STREET CRY.

Classic and Group 1 winning first crop sires also feature prominently including ARTIE SCHILLER, BLUEGRASS CAT, FIRST SAMURAI, GENTLEWAVE, HENNY HUGHES, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR and POMEROY while successful first crop sires of 2009 AZAMOUR, DUBAWI, FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND, ORATORIO and SHAMARDAL all have two-year-olds from their second crops catalogued.

Numerically the largest consignment comes from Willie Browne’s Mocklershill Stables with 22 two-year-olds catalogued whilst Con Marnane’s Bansha House Stables has 16 catalogued in what looks a top-class renewal of Europe’s leading breeze up sale.

Commenting on the 2010 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“The 2009 renewal of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale has proven a vintage one with the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner VALE OF YORK and the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner PASSION FOR GOLD both graduates of the sale, as were their fellow Group winning two-year-olds SAND VIXEN and SILVER GRECIAN. The catalogue for this year’s sale looks full of quality and the Racing Post Breeze Up Bonus Scheme, in its second year, is a welcome addition and will only strengthen the appeal of the sale to buyers from throughout the world.”

More than half of the two-year-olds catalogued are also eligible for the Racing Post Yearling Bonus Scheme and there are also several lots eligible for the £1,750,000 Tattersalls Millions. The catalogue can be viewed online here and is available directly from Tattersalls and all Tattersalls overseas representatives.

The ‘breeze’ will take place at Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse on Tuesday 13th April starting at 9.00am and will be broadcast live on Racing UK (Sky Channel 432, Virgin Media Channel 536). Video’s of the ‘breezes’ will also be posted on the Tattersalls website. The sale commences at 5.45pm on Wednesday 14th April with the second and final session on Thursday, 15th April. 

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SOLID TRADE AT TATTERSALLS CRAVEN BREEZE UP

The own sister to the Rockfel Stakes winner LAHALEEB was the highlight on the second and final day of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale which saw 53 lots sold for 3,824,000 guineas, at an average of 72,151 guineas and a median of 70,000 guineas. Trade over the two days saw 115 lots sold for 8,561,000 guineas, at an average of 74,443 guineas and a median of 60,000 guineas. Whilst the average and median dropped 27% and 14% respectively, these were second only to last year’s record breaking figures in the history of the sale. It is significant to note also that a further 20 private sales were completed totalling 752,500 guineas.


FULL SALE COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Catalogued
Offered
Sold
Aggregate
Average
Median
2009
183
163
115
8,561,000
74,443
60,000
2008
194
158
116
11,884,000
102,448
70,000

DAY 2 COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Catalogued
Offered
Sold
Aggregate
Average
Median
2009
90
78
53
3,824,000
72,151
70,000
2008
94
75
52
5,407,000
103,981
67,500


Lot 147, the chesnut filly by REDBACK out of the BLUSHING FLAME mare FLAMES looked one of the more attractive prospects in the catalogue with the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes winner LAHALEEB and the Listed winning PRECOCIOUS STAR as siblings and an impressive ‘breeze’ on Tuesday only added to her lustre. Consigned from Tony and Roger O’Callaghan’s Tally-Ho Stud, the filly attracted the attention of numerous agents including Jeremy Brummitt, Peter and Ross Doyle and trainer Brian Smart. However, none were able to match the efforts of Tadcaster trainer Tom Tate who secured the filly with his bid of 210,000 guineas on behalf of Dubai based owner Jim Hay. The sale represented a spectacular pinhooking triumph for the O’Callaghan’s who purchased the filly as a yearling for £25,000.


Lot 147: REDBACK - FLAMES
Purchased by Tom Tate for 210,000 gns


The other lot to top the 200,000 guineas mark for the day was lot 135, the KINGMAMBO colt out of the BROAD BRUSH mare SPEED OF THOUGHT who was consigned by Normal Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm. The colt, whose sire KINGMAMBO’s progeny have won Classics and Group 1 races across the globe, was knocked down to agent Hugo Lascelles for 200,000 guineas after he saw off the efforts of Oliver St Lawrence and French based trainer Richard Gibson. Lascelles indicated that the colt was for an existing client and would stay in England.


Lot 135: KINGMAMBO - SPEED OF THOUGHT

Purchased by Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock for 200,000 gns

One of the colts who had attracted a lot of attention on the back of his impressive ‘breeze’ was Lot 129, the son of FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND, the 2,000 Guineas winning son of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY whose first crop are now two year olds. The Jamie Railton consigned colt, who is out of the UNFUWAIN mare INNOCENCE, is a half sister to dual Group 1 winner JEUNE. BBA Ireland’s Eamonn Reilly made a bold attempt to land the colt but could not withstand the efforts of agent Hugo Merry whose bid of 175,000 guineas proved successful. Merry indicated that the horse would go into training with Brian Meehan at Manton.


Lot 129: FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND - INNOCENCE

Purchased by Hugo Merry Bloodstock for 175,000 gns


At the conclusion of the 2009 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;

“We are all fully aware that 2009 is likely to be testing but in the context of the current challenging economic conditions we would have to be satisfied with the results at this year’s Craven Breeze Up. Last year’s sale took everyone by surprise producing what could only be described as outlandish figures which would have been almost impossible to match even without the dramatic economic downturn. To have the sale return to the levels of 2007 and 2006, and well in advance of 2005 levels, is no mean achievement and proof that the Craven Breeze Up continues to attract the leading owners from throughout the world. We have welcomed buyers from throughout Europe and further afield, Japanese buyers have been active at the top end of the market and we were delighted to have the Hong Kong Jockey Club making a major contribution at this sale for the first time. A clearance rate in excess of 70% compares very favourably with similar sales in the Northern Hemisphere this year and has been another positive. There have also been a significant number of private sales which brings the clearance rate above the 80% mark.

“Time after time people have remarked this week on what a superb display the two year olds put on at the Breeze on Tuesday and I am confident we will see this mirrored by equally impressive racecourse results in the coming months. The breezes were a tribute to the professionalism of the consignors who should also be commended for their collective energy and enthusiasm in putting together the £500,000 ‘Breeze Up Bonus Scheme’. The scheme has without doubt caught the imagination of buyers and should continue to have an impact at our forthcoming Guineas Breeze Up in two weeks time."

DAY 1 PRESS RELEASE: STRONG START TO TATTERSALLS CRAVEN BREEZE UP

The Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale got off to a positive start on the opening day with 62 lots selling for 4,737,000 guineas at an average of 76,403 guineas and a median of 56,000 guineas, results that were down on last year’s record opening day, but more than respectable given the current economic climate. (More)