Annual Curtain Up at Goffs as February Sale Gets Underway

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From Havana Grey (GB) to Blue Bresil (Fr), the whole gamut of sires is represented among the youngsters on offer at the Goffs February Sale, which takes place this Wednesday and Thursday. 

Flat and National Hunt yearlings, stores, horses in training and broodmares will all come under the hammer, with one of the earlier offerings including an unraced Shaman (Ire) half-sister to Group 3 winner and G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas runner-up A Lilac Rolla (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}), who is consigned for breeder John Cullinan by Baroda Stud as lot 27.

Spurred on by a decent result at this sale last year, Whatton Manor Stud is taking just one horse to Ireland: a yearling colt from the first crop of Baaeed (GB) out of the three-year-old winner Anasheed (GB) (Frankel {GB}).

“Under someone else's name we sent a Havana Grey colt last year out of How High The Sky and he came close to topping it,” said Ed Player of Whatton Manor Stud. “Our clients were keen to give it a go. He's a lovely horse who has really pulled himself together in the last few weeks and there are a lot of people looking so hopefully he can shine and sell well.”

He continued, “The other thinking was that a lot of pinhookers were short on numbers last year and this was an opportunity with a sexy sire. His brother last year, a gorgeous colt by Night Of Thunder, made 260,000gns as a yearling so they've got a chance of an update so we just thought we'd test the market.

“We're all for trying to think outside the box a bit more and hopefully it will work. Obviously my brother-in-law Nick [Nugent] is here and we love trying to support Goffs, they do a great job. Most of ours get sold at Tattersalls but we like to support Goffs as well.”

Also of note from the Castlebridge Consignment is a colt (lot 239) by European champion sire Camelot (GB) who is a half-brother to three-time Group 3 winner Shamida (Ire) (Australia {GB}). Meanwhile, Ballynure Park Stud offers a yearling colt by Ghaiyyath (Ire) as lot 104, whose dam Entertainment (GB) (Halling) was runner-up in the Listed Cheshire Oaks and is a half-sister to the GI Arlington Million winner Debussy (Ire) (Diesis). 

Moyglare Stud Farm is the breeder and consignor of the sole yearling by Study Of Man (Ire) in the sale, lot 267, a colt out of the Listed-placed Titanium Sky (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) who has already produced the two-year-old winner and G3 EBF Naas Juvenile Sprint Stakes runner-up Sparkling Sea (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). Moyglare also consigns a colt by Blue Point (Ire) from the immediate family of Classic winner Homeless Songs (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) as lot 266.

The dual Derby winner Harzand (Ire) was represented by his first Grade 1 winner over hurdles at the Dublin Racing Festival over the weekend when Hello Neighbour (Ire) won the Spring Juvenile Hurdle, and there will doubtless be some interest in the yearling colt by the stallion (lot 100) who is offered by The Glebe Farm. The late May foal is out of the eight-time winner and Grade 2-placed hurdler Ejayteekay (GB) (Big Bad Bob), who is herself out of a half-sister to the GI Yellow Ribbon Stakes winner Janet (GB) (Emperor Jones).

A colt from the second crop of Space Blues (Ire) features as lot 230 from Charel Park Stud and he is well related to some decent National Hunt runners, notably the multiple Grade 1-winning hurdler Appreciate It (Ire) (Jeremy).

Action gets underway at Goffs at 11am on Wednesday and 10am on Thursday. 

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