Peaky Boy Tops Goffs January Sale

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The promising young chaser Peaky Boy (Ire) (Kayf Tara {GB}) (lot 44) will continue his racing career with Jonjo and AJ O'Neill after he achieved the top price at Tuesday's Goffs January Sale.

Offered by Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows, the seven-year-old was led out of the ring not sold at £195,000, before being purchased privately by O'Neill Racing for an undisclosed, six-figure sum.

The horses-in-training session featured a nine-strong draft from Coolmeen Farms, with their five-year-old Johnny's Jury (Ire) (lot 22) proving the most expensive of the day's other lots. A son of Jukebox Jury (Ire) and a half-brother to the multiple Grade 1 hero Appreciate It (Ire) (Jeremy), Johnny's Jury was bought by Tom Malone and Jamie Snowden for £75,000, having finished third on his first start over hurdles at Ffos Las earlier this month.

The sale also offered a selection of National Hunt breeding stock and weanlings. The mares were topped by Baroda Stud's Listed winner Misty Whisky (GB) (Stowaway {GB}) (lot 163), who was offered in foal to Golden Horn (GB) and was purchased by Ashfield House for £60,000. The weanling session was headlined by Cobhall Court Stud's Kapgarde (Fr) colt who went through the ring as lot 129, with J.P. McGrath Bloodstock striking the winning bid at £30,000.

Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “The January Sale opens the European sale circuit each year and it has been incredibly satisfying to start the year with some good prices across all categories today.

“The highlights of the horses-in-training section were the dispersals from Oliver Harris and Coolmeen Farm and it was therefore pleasing to see Johnny's Jury realise £75,000. Whilst it was disappointing that Peaky Boy did not sell in the ring, we were delighted to get him sold privately for an undisclosed six-figure, sale topping sum, to O'Neill Racing.”

He added, “The trade for the NH Mares and Foals followed trade at similar sales towards the end of last year. Whilst we were hopeful of sustained demand for this category, there is no denying that trade was selective and it was tough for some breeders. Whilst we can all celebrate the high prices, we recognise the challenging nature of the NH market away from the headlines and how tough it can be if you don't have exactly what the market wants.”

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