2006 DECEMBER FOAL SALE DAY 2
PRESS STATEMENT
SON OF KYLLACHY TOPS SECOND DAY OF TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE
The Tattersalls December Foal Sale continued in robust fashion on the second
day headed by a son of KYLLACHY as 173 lots were sold for 3,286,100 guineas,
a rise of 56% on last year’s Wednesday session with the clearance rate
at a hugely impressive 86%. The average of 18,995 guineas was up 94% whilst
the median rose 131% to 15,000 guineas.
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Cat |
Off |
Sold |
Agg |
Average |
Median |
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2006 |
229 |
201 |
173 |
3,286,100 |
18,995 |
15,000 |
2005 |
371 |
325 |
216 |
2,110,600 |
9,771 |
6,500 |
* Comparing Day 2 this year with Day 1 last year |
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The progeny of Cheveley Park Stud’s KYLLACHY were in great demand on the second day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale following the racetrack performances of his exciting first crop led by the Listed winners BLUE ECHO and SADEEK. Leading the way was the colt out of the HALLING mare HASTE who was consigned from Stephen and Louise Kemble’s Elms Stud and who realised 72,000 guineas to the bid of Irish pinhooker Ger Hourigan. Dublin based bloodstock agent Peter Doyle and the BBA Ireland’s Eamonn Reilly both made bold bids to secure the great walking colt, but neither was willing to up the ante against Hourigan who landed the colt and indicated that he would be reoffered at the 2007 Tattersalls October Yearling Sales.
LOT 725: KYLLACHY - HASTE
Purchased by Gerard Hourigan for 72,000 gns
PIVOTAL’s son KYLLACHY was also responsible for the second highest price for the day when the colt out of the PIPS PRIDE mare SELKIRK ROSE was knocked down to Yeomanstown Stud’s David O’Callaghan for 62,000 guineas. The three parts brother to the Listed Hilary Needler Trophy winner MISS MEGGY was consigned from Peter Balding’s Throckmorton Court Stud and also looks destined to make a reappearance at the yearling sales next year.
LOT 563: KYLLACHY - SELKIRK ROSE
Purchased by Yeomanstown Stud for 62,000 gns
Another foal to realise 62,000 guineas was the colt by XAAR out of the ROYAL
ACADEMY mare VEILED BEAUTY who was knocked down to Paul McCartan, Stud Manager
at Denis Brosnan’s Croom House Stud. McCartan had to withstand the
efforts of Yeomanstown Stud’s Gay O’Callaghan to secure the Beechgrove
Stud consigned colt who hails from an outstanding Juddmonte family that includes
the Classic winners ZAFONIC and REAMS OF VERSE. The son of XAAR will be reoffered
as a yearling next year.
