Walk In The Park Colt Tops The Part 1 Finale Of The Goffs Arkle Sale

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A 2-year-old store by Walk In The Park made €230,000 on the bid of Gerry Aherne to top the Goffs Arkle Sale on Wednesday.

Sold as lot 457 from the Glenwood Stud draft, the colt is out of G2 Warfield Mares Hurdle heroine Sparky May (Midnight Legend), who ran third in the G1 Sefton Novices' Hurdle. Her best produce is Grade 1-winning hurdler and chaser Stage Star (Fame And Glory). He sold for €110,000 to Richard Frisby during the 2023 Goffs December National Hunt Sale.

Leading the 3-year-old stores was a gelding by Nathaniel (lot 389), who sold to Tom Malone and Owen Daley for €200,000. Consigned by Oaks Farm Stables, the bay is a half-brother to Grade 1-winning hurdler Santini (Milan) and Grade 2 victor Rockpoint (Shirocco).

Another 14 lots made or exceeded €100,000 on Wednesday, bringing the total over the first two days to 29. The gross was €18,752,000 (+13%) for 349 lots sold from 415 offered (84%). The average was €53,731 (+11%) and the median was €45,000 (+7%).

Regarding the 2-year-old portion of Wednesday's session, 16 sold from 23 offered (70%) for an aggregate of €838,500. The average and median in this category was €52,407 and €39,000, respectively.

Part 2 of the sale continues on Thursday.

“The Arkle Sale makes the Goffs team especially proud as it is now the first choice for so many of the best 3-year-olds offered each year which, in turn, drives all the leading buyers to the sale,” said Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby. “The two days have returned a mighty trade of sustained demand especially at the top of the market with 29 six-figure lots comparing very favourably with the 16 to pass that milestone last year so clearly demonstrating the quality of the catalogue and the hunger for the best. In addition, the average of €53,731 is a record for the sale whilst an 84% clearance rate underlines the depth of the market.

“Sales ring success has driven vendor support but equally key has been the racecourse performances of Arkle graduates whether at the major festivals or in the point-to-point field.”

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