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Sells to Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock for 57,000gns on Wednesday
The first day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale was topped by a son of former Haunui Farm shuttler Iffraaj (Zafonic) when bought by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock for 57,000gns on Wednesday.
Offered as Lot 442 by Selwood Bloodstock the colt is out of the winning Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) mare Soryah who has produced one winner to date. The colt’s third dam is Group 3 winner Khalafiya (Darshaan), the grandam of stakes winners Bonus (Cadeaux Genereux), Third Set (Royal Applause) and Georgebernardshaw (Danehill Dancer).
"He is a good-looking horse out of a Shamardal mare and by a top stallion. He is for Pier House Stud and the plan will be to come back to the October Sale next year,” said purchaser Ross Doyle.
Selwood Bloodstock were also responsible for the second top priced lot on Wednesday when one lot later an Oasis Dream (Green Desert) colt was bought by Flash Conroy’s Glenvale Stud for 50,000gns.
Lot 443, is out of winning Royal Applause (Waajib) mare Triple Star who is the dam of one winner to date. The colt’s second dam is Triple Sharp (Selkir) who is the dam of five winners including the stakes placed trip Ellmau (Dr Fong), Nasri (Kyllachy) and Laureldean Express (Inchinor). Further back this is the family of multiple Group 1 winner and former shuttler Canford Cliffs (Tagula).
"He is a nice horse, at the end of the day he is by a proven stallion and he is out of Royal Applause mare so that is speed,"said Conroy. "We keep him there for the year and we will bring him back hopefully in October for Book 2."
Overall on Wednesday 135 of the 201 lots offered were sold at a clearance rate of 67 per cent, with 20 per cent fewer foals sold this year. On the corresponding day in 2019, 168 of the 246 lots offered were sold at a clearance rate of 68 per cent. The aggregate of 1,585,100gns was down only seven per cent from the figure in 2019.
The average of 11,741gns was up 16 per cent from 2019 whilst the median increased 60 per cent from a year ago to 8,000gns.
The sale continues on Thursday.