French Hurdler Tops ThoroughBid December Sale

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Monark Wood (Morpheus) (lot 28) topped the ThoroughBid December Sale at £22,000 on the bid of Max Comley Racing. The French hurdler is a three-year-old.

Consigned by Ecurie Satalia, Monark Wood is a half-brother to graded-winning hurdlers Sticktotheplan (Great Pretender) and Full Of Life (Great Pretender).

The seven-year-old gelding Gentleman Joe (Authorized) (lot 24) brought £20,000 from Matt Crawley Racing, Ltd. From Henry de Bromhead, he is a winner on the Flat and over hurdles.

Of the 37 lots offered, 18 sold (49%) for a gross of £95,000. The average was £5,277 and the median was £2,250.

James Richardson, CEO at ThoroughBid, said, “It's great to round off 2025 with another successful online auction, particularly with the sale of Monark Wood for French trainer, Davide Satalia. We've had some very positive feedback about the ease of using our platform for buying and selling horses from abroad and look forward to doing more of the same in 2026. I'm sure Max Comley will be excited to see Monark Wood arrive over from France, and we look forward to following his progress.

“Consignments from Henry de Bromhead always attract plenty of interest, and Gentleman Joe was no exception, being knocked down to young up-and-coming trainer Matt Crawley for £20,000. We wish him the very best of luck with his new purchase.

“Finally, I would like to thank all of our clients for their support in 2025, which has been our best year to date. We wish them all a very happy Christmas and look forward to working together again in the new year.”

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