2003 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE PART 2
DAY 3 PRESS STATEMENT

PART 2 OF TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE CONTINUES RECORD BREAKING SEQUENCE

Part 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale concluded in spectacular style with a further three yearlings breaking the record price set only yesterday and new records for aggregate, average and median at the end of the three day sale. The third day saw 100 lots sold for 991,600, taking the three day total to 3,520,800 guineas, a massive 117% up on last year's record breaking total. The average of 9,121 guineas represented a rise of 39% on last year's figures, whilst the median was up 16% to 5,200 guineas.

2003 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE PART 2 COMPARATIVE FIGURES
	Catalogued	Offered	Sold	Aggregate	Average	Median
2003	635	555	386	3,352,800	9,121	5,200
2002	418	358	247	1,624,300	6,576	4,500

2003 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE PART 2 DAY 3 FIGURES
	Catalogued	Offered	Sold	Aggregate	Average	Median
2003	167	141	100	991,600	9,916	5,100

The bay filly by Darley's first season sire XAAR out of the Stakes placed GREEN DESERT mare HAMSAH always looked to be one of the highlights of the catalogue and her physical presence did nothing to diminish that. The half-sister to the Stakes placed SPARKLING OUTLOOK saw initial interest from Cheveley Park Stud's Chris Richardson before bloodstock agent Gill Richardson and trainer William Haggas locked horns. It was Haggas who eventually prevailed at 92,000 guineas, on behalf of owner Tina Miller, creating a new record price for the filly who was consigned by Kingwood Stud on behalf of Lady Herries' Angmering Park Stud.

LOT 1639: XAAR - HAMSAH

Purchased by Mr William Haggas for 92,000 gns

Only six lots later a brown colt by PIVOTAL also broke last night's record price when Irish Breeze Up specialist Willie Browne went to 60,000 guineas to secure the son of DISTINCTLY NORTH mare HEMACA, herself a three parts sister in blood to the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes winner KAHIR ALMAYDAN. The Bloomsbury Stud consigned colt is set to return to Park Paddocks with Browne's Mocklershill Stables consignment at next year's Tattersalls Breeze Up Sale.

LOT 1645: PIVOTAL - HEMACA

Purchased by Willie Browne for 60,000 gns

The next lot in also broke last night's record price when local bloodstock agent Dwayne Woods went to 60,000 guineas to secure the bay colt by DESERT STORY out of the ELA-MANA-MOU mare HERONWATER. Consigned from Liam McAteer's Woodtown House Stud, the sale represented a pinhooking triumph for McAteer, who purchased the colt as a foal for only €9,000. Woods, who outlasted local agent Linda Tate, indicated that the colt would go into training in Newmarket.

LOT 1646: DESERT STORY - HERONWATER

Purchased by D Woods for 60,000 gns

At the conclusion of the third consecutive record breaking Tattersalls yearling sale this month, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;

“ We have experienced three momentous yearling sales this month, and this week’s newly branded ‘October Yearling Sale Part 2’has been just as successful in its way as its more glamorous counterparts, the Houghton and October Part 1. We have seen records across the board, and without doubt the crucial feature has been the new date for the fixture. We have always found this week to be a great week for a yearling sale and moving the sale from its traditional position at the end of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale has been a resounding success. British and Irish trainers and agents have been here in unprecedented numbers, and European buyers, including a party from Serbia and Montenegro following a recent promotional visit, have all contributed to the resounding success of the last three days.

“ In total we have catalogued more than 50% more yearlings this week than at the same sale last year, but just as with the Houghton and Part 1 of the October Yearling Sale, we have been delighted by the overall standard of the catalogue, and again, despite the numbers, the quality has not gone unnoticed by the buyers. As well as wide margin records for average, median and turnover, we have had nearly 50 yearlings sell for 20,000 guineas or more, compared with 13 at this sale last year, and a top price of 92,000 guineas, almost double the 47,000 guineas top price in 2002. Demand for quality individuals has been sustained from start to finish, which is the hallmark of a successful yearling sale, and a tribute to the changes made to the date and format of the sale.”

 

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