2007 JULY SALE DAY 2 PRESS STATEMENT
STRONG TRADE CONTINUES AT TATTERSALLS JULY SALE
The Tattersalls July Sale continued in strong fashion on the second day with 163 lots sold for 3,175,900 guineas at an average of 19,484 guineas and a median of 13,000 guineas.
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2007 |
247 |
180 |
163 |
3,175,900 |
19,484 |
13,000 |
2006 |
252 |
199 |
184 |
3,216,900 |
17,483 |
11,000 |
The top price during the morning session on the second day was 100,000 guineas
for the three-year-old GRAND LODGE filly FINISHING SCHOOL. The daughter of
the ZILZAL mare BRIGHT FINISH is a half-sister to the Listed winning Group
placed colt SINGING POET and the Australian Group 2 placed colt GOLDTOWN.
The Darley consigned filly saw interest from Blandford Bloodstock’s
Tom Goff and Badgers Bloodstock’s Grant Pritchard-Gordon, but neither
could withstand the effort of locally based agent Richard Frisby. Frisby
indicated that FINISHING SCHOOL was purchased on behalf of Ptarmigan Bloodstock,
the company set up by Frisby and former trainer David Loder as part of the
Enterprise Investment Scheme, and would be mated to southern hemisphere time
before being sent to Australia.
Lot 355: FINISHING SCHOOL
Purchased by Richard Frisby Bloodstock for 100,000 gns
The evening session at Park Paddocks continued following the racing at Newmarket’s
July Racecourse and the large crowd that was present from start to finish
ensured keen competition across all levels of the market. The four-year-old
MONTJEU colt TOPJEU topped proceeding’s for the day when knocked down
to Newmarket based agent Stephen Hillen for 160,000 guineas. Interest in
the colt was keen from the start with agent Gerry Hogan, stood alongside
BEST MATE’s former jockey Jim Culloty, providing the greatest resistance,
but still falling short of Hillen’s bid.
Lot 511: TOPJEU
Purchased by Stephen Hillen for 160,000 gns
TOPJEU was one of four lots to breach the six figure barrier during the evening session with the three-year-old filly PINKABOUT the first of these when knocked down to Kilkenny based breeder Seamus Kennedy for 105,000 guineas. The DESERT STYLE half-sister to the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner CARRY ON KATIE was consigned from John Gosden’s Clarehaven Stables and initial interest came from Brook Stud’s Dwayne Woods and agent Geoffrey Howson, but neither could match Kennedy who indicated that the filly would join trainer Stan Moore at his Uplands Stables base in Lambourn
Lot 436: PINKABOUT
Purchased by Seamus Kennedy for 105,000 gns
Juddmonte Farms’ draft of horses in training are always in high demand
and agent Gordion Troeller had to go to 100,000 guineas to secure the three-year-old
gelding MONZANTE who had an all weather ‘Timeform’ rating of
107. Troeller, working with Californian based agent Jamie Lloyd, purchased
the son of MARIA’S MON on behalf of Californian based owner Jay Manoogian
and indicated that the gelding would go into training with West Coast trainer
Mike Mitchell.
Lot 462: MONZANTE
Purchased by Jamie Lloyd/Gordian Troeller for 100,000 gns
Another Juddmonte offering was the five-year-old KING’S BEST horse
RUNAWAY who was knocked down to DeBurgh Farrington’s Dermot Farrington
for 110,000 guineas on behalf of French-based trainer Rupert Pritchard-Gordon.
Agent Stephen Mahon was also keen on the Listed winner who had been placed
in the Group 2 Prix Neil but was unable to improve on Farrington’s
110,000 guineas bid.
