Wootton Bassett Half-Sister to Gstaad and Vandeek Entered for Tattersalls December Foal Sale

The WOOTTON BASSETT half-sister to Classic and Group 1 winners GSTAAD and VANDEEK is to be offered for sale at this year’s Tattersalls December Foal Sale, which takes place from Tuesday 24^th to Saturday 28^th November. Bred and offered by Kelly Thomas’ Maywood Stud, the beautifully bred filly will be joined in the draft by a HAVANA GREY colt out of LADY KHELEYF, the half-sister to GSTAAD and VANDEEK, making the colt a three-parts brother to the latter. 

Sold by Kelly Thomas’ Maywood Stud for 450,000 guineas to M V Magnier at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, GSTAAD has never finished out of the first two in all ten of his starts. A commanding winner of the Group 1 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas, Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf and Group 2 Coventry Stakes, he has finished runner-up in six Group 1s; beaten just half a length by BOW ECHO in a vintage Sussex Stakes on his latest start.

Also sold at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale by Maywood Stud, VANDEEK was unbeaten at two, winning the Group 2 Richmond Stakes before tasting success in the Group 1 Prix Morny and Group 1 Middle Park Stakes. Third in the Group 1 July Cup at three, the son of HAVANA GREY now stands at Cheveley Park Stud.

Maywood Stud will also offer the STARSPANGLEDBANNER yearling out of LADY KHELEYF, a three-parts brother to GSTAAD, at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale as lot 74.

Maywood Stud’s Kelly Thomas commented on the three:

“We’re excited to be offering three outstanding individuals at Tattersalls from a family that has already proven themselves at the very highest level.

“Gstaad has established himself as one of the best milers of his generation and Vandeek was an exceptional two-year-old who has become a flagbearer for Havana Grey, so to be bringing a Wootton Bassett half-sister to both as well as a three-parts brother to Vandeek to the December Foal Sale is something that we’re very much looking forward to.

“Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale is the ideal stage for a colt of the quality and pedigree of the Starspangledbanner three-parts brother to Gstaad, and we’re excited to present him to buyers from around the world. Tattersalls continues to attract the deepest international buying bench, and we’re looking forward to showcasing all three in Newmarket in the hope that they can follow in the footsteps of their high-class relations.”

Tattersalls Managing Director Matthew Prior added:

“We are delighted that Maywood Stud have chosen Tattersalls to offer these exceptional individuals. The Starspangledbanner three-parts brother to Gstaad is a tremendous addition to Europe’s premier yearling sale, whilst the Wootton Bassett filly and Havana Grey colt are exactly the calibre of foals that buyers from across the world expect to find at Europe’s premier foal sale, the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. All are closely related to elite Group 1 performers and represent some of the most exciting current sire lines in Europe. 

“Maywood Stud consistently presents horses of exceptional quality, and we greatly appreciate the confidence they continue to place in Tattersalls. We have no doubt that these three horses will attract significant domestic and international interest and further strengthen what are already shaping up to be outstanding renewals of both Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale and the December Foal Sale.”

Entries for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale are now open and close on Friday 4th September. Entries can be completed online at www.tattersalls.com.