2007 JULY SALE DAY 3 PRESS STATEMENT
TATTERSALLS JULY SALE CONTINUES IN BUOYANT FASHION
The Tattersalls July Sale continued in bouyant fashion on Wednesday with 166 lots sold for 2,613,700 guineas at an average of 15,745 guineas and a median of 9,000 guineas. Demand was strong across the boards with the clearance rate an almost unheard of 95%.
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2007 |
256 |
175 |
166 |
2,613,700 |
15,745 |
9,000 |
2006 |
260 |
203 |
190 |
3,354,300 |
17,654 |
10,500 |
The top lot for the day was lot 731, the three-year-old colt EL DECECY who
was consigned from John Dunlop’s Castle Stables in Arundel on behalf
of Shadwell Estates who realised 125,000 guineas. Rated 84 by ‘Timeform’ the
winning son of SEEKING THE GOLD out of the DANZIG mare ASHRAAKAT is bred
in the purple and amongst those interested in the colt was McKeever St Lawrence’s
Oliver Gaisford-St. Lawrence who made much of the running but was unable
to match the efforts of owner Willie McKay who was stood alongside jockey
John Egan. McKay indicated that the horse would return to his Martin Grange
Stables in South Yorkshire where former Singapore trainer Danny Murphy looks
set to take over.
Lot 731: EL DECECY
Purchased by Willie McKay for 125,000 gns
The second highest price for the day was 85,000 guineas for lot 762, the
three-year-old colt SHABAHAR consigned from John Oxx’s Currabeg Stables
in Ireland. The son of HERNANDO out of the KAHYASI mare SHARA hails from
the family of the infamous Debry winner SHERGAR and carried a ‘Timeform’ rating
of 91 following his maiden win at Thurles. Sussex based agent Paul Naughton
secured the colt on behalf of owner Pat Gallagher and indicated that the
colt was set to go jumping.
Lot 762: SHABAHAR
Purchased by Paul Naughton for 85,000 gns
Moments earlier Richard Frisby went to 80,000 guineas to secure lot 750, the three-year-old GREEN DESERT filly TOBERMORY. Consigned from Michael Jarvis’ Kremlin House Stables, the daughter of the Group 3 Cherry Hinton Stakes winning DIESIS mare KERRERA, is a half-sister to the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches second FIRTH OF LORNE and having won her maiden at Nottingham, is rated 83 by ‘Timeform’. Frisby secured the filly after seeing off the efforts of Anthony Stroud Bloodstock’s Matt Coleman and David Redvers and indicated that she was purchased on behalf of an English breeder.
Lot 750: TOBERMORY
Purchased by Richard Frisby Bloodstock for 80,000 gns
Well bred fillies have certainly been popular during the July Sale and two
lots before TOBERMORY sold for 80,000 guineas, the three-year-old filly
OCHRE (lot 748) sold for 75,000 guineas to the bid of Emerald Bloodstock’s
Brendan Gallagher. The daughter of DIKTAT out of COX ORANGE, the Group
3 winning TREMPOLINO mare and half-sister to Group 1 winner AMONITA, is
an own sister to the Listed winner VISTA BELLA who was also third in the
1000 Guineas at Newmarket two years ago. Gallagher secured the filly after
seeing off the determined efforts of local trainer Willie Musson and Matt
Coleman and indicated that she was purchased on behalf of an Irish breeder.
