Lord Tops Goffs October HIT And Yearling Sale At £70,000

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The Goffs October HIT and Yearling Sale at Doncaster on Tuesday was topped by up-and-coming hurdler Lord, who sold to Donald McCain for £70,000.

Sold as lot 58 by trainer Olly Murphy, the three-year-old son of Best Solution is on a three-race winning streak over hurdles after finishing second on his hurdling debut.

The dual placed hurdler King John Oliver (Karaktar) (lot 95) was offered by Rahinston Stud and caught the eyes of Olly and Aiden Murphy for £54,000. Rounding out the top three was the bumper-placed Answer That (Holy Roman Emperor) (lot 91), who changed hands for £30,000 to Highflyer Bloodstock from Anthony McCann.

The yearling portion was topped by a daughter of Mehmas and Never Say Never (No Nay Never) at £40,000. Yapham Manor Stud consigned the relative of G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp heroine Gilt Edge Girl (Monsieur Bond), who sold to Bond Thoroughbred, Ltd.

Of the 92 horses offered, 67 sold (73%) for a gross of £839,500 (+10%). The average rose 52% to £12,530 and the median increased 150% to £10,000.

Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “These sales are designed to serve as an outlet at the end of the summer and after the major yearling sales and we would like to extend our thanks to the Brookhouse family for selecting Goffs to offer their dispersal. Their draft was well received and we are grateful for the support from others including Kevin Ryan who sent a large draft to Doncaster. However, we could always do with more horses as we have proved time and again that we get the prices if given the chances and this is something that we must continually remind our clients when selling horses of any sector – there is an alternative, and we are it.

“We now look forward to returning to Doncaster at the end of the month for the NH Breeders Showcase plus, for the first time this year, we are holding a new dedicated online yearling sale on our new online sales platform – GoffsGo. Entries for this new sale are due by 6 November and the sale will be held on Thursday, 13 November.”

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