2005 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE PART 1 DAY 2 PRESS STATEMENT

FILLIES IN HIGH DEMAND AS TATTERSALLS OCTOBER CONTINUES IN STRONG FASHION

Fillies were in high demand as the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part 1 continued in strong fashion on the second day as 132 lots were sold for a total of 15,091,000 guineas, at an average of 114,325 guineas and a median of 75,000 guineas. One of the features of trade on the second day was the clearance rate, which stood at a remarkable 89% whilst fillies filled five of the top six prices for the day.

Cheveley Park Stud, who have enjoyed great success recently with Group 1 victories from NANNINA and PEERESS, purchased multiple Group 1 and Classic winner RUSSIAN RHYTHM in this ring in 2001 for 440,000 guineas and the team, fronted by General Manager Chris Richardson and Stud Manager John Marsh have been on the lookout fillies this week. The pair, who were underbidders on yesterday's top priced MONTJEU filly, had their eye on what looked to be one of the most attractive fillies in the catalogue, Lot 320, a bay filly from the last crop of DANEHILL out of the GENEROUS mare JIVING who hails from one of the best families in the Stud Book. JIVING, a dam of the Listed placed EXCUSEZ MOI, is a half-sister to HASILI, Juddmonte Farms' phenomenal mare who is the dam of Group 1 winners INTERCONTINENTAL, HEAT HAZE and BANKS HILL and DISSEMBLE, dam of multiple Group 1 winner and current favourite for the Breeders' Cup Mile, LEROIDESANIMAUX. Consigned from Eddie O'Leary's Lynn Lodge Stud on behalf of Dr Tony Ryan's Lyon Demesne, the filly saw early interest from Adena Springs' Frank Stronach, who has made several purchases on his inaugural visit to Tattersalls. Worcestershire based bloodstock agent Michael Youngs entered proceeding's along with Richardson and the pair went head-to-head as the price passed the half million guineas mark, finally stopping at 575,000 guineas with Richardson successful.

LOT 320: DANEHILL - JIVING

Purchased by Cheveley Park Stud for 575,000 gns

The second highest priced lot for the day went to another filly, Lot 310, the daughter of SADLER'S WELLS out of the Group 1 winning mare INFAMY who was purchased by Herve Barjot of Pegasus Farms for 475,000 guineas. Consigned by Mark Dwyer's Oaks Farm Stables, the filly is an own-sister to the Group 2 winner MOON QUEEN and Listed winning Group 2 placed ROSTROPOVICH and a half-sister to Group 2 winner INNUENDO and Group 3 winner BARAFAMY. Stronach was again prominent in bidding along with Horse France's Robert Nataf, but the pair were soon eclipsed by Henri Bozo who was standing alongside Lady O'Reilly, and Barjot. It was the latter who finally secured the filly when O'Reilly was unwilling to increase her bid of 450,000 guineas.

LOT 310: SADLER'S WELLS - INFAMY

Purchased by Pegasus Farms for 475,000 gns

Late in the evening, another filly to hit the headlines was Lot 329, the daughter of ALHAARTH out of the THATCHING mare KHAMSEH. The half-sister to Group 3 winner BONUS was consigned to the sale by Timmy Hyde's Camas Park Stud and interest in the attractive filly came from London based bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson and Shadwell Estate's Angus Gold. The pair traded bids as the price rose past 300,000 guineas and Gold looked to have secured the filly when Gordon-Watson failed to answer his bid of 380,000 guineas, but the pair were usurped by Coolmore's Demi O'Byrne who was successful with his one and only bid.

LOT 329: ALHAARTH - KHAMSEH

Purchased by Demi O'Byrne for 400,000 gns

One of the best pinhooking efforts for the day came with the sale of Lot 246, a bay colt by MONTJEU out of the SAUMAREZ mare FUNSIE consigned by Voute Sales. Purchased at last year's Tattersalls December Foal Sale for 95,000 guineas, the colt rewarded his owner with a massive pinhooking success after he was purchased by Newmarket based trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam for 400,000 guineas. Chapple-Hyam saw off the efforts of Robert Nataf who was stood with Marc du Chambure and Pau based trainer Jean-Claude Rouget.

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