GIOVEDÌ 15 OTTOBRE 2015 Aste: Book 2 di Tattersalls in lieve calo generalizzato, movimento a £42 milioni circa. La Effevi attiva con 2 acquisti..
Book 2 of Europe’s Largest Yearling Sale
October 12 – 14, 2015
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 Concludes
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale concluded with a son of SIYOUNI topping proceeding’s at 280,000 guineas. The final day saw a total of 223 lots sell for 12,488,000 guineas, at an average of 56,000 guineas and a median of 44,000 guineas. The three-day sale saw 681 lots sell for 42,414,000 guineas, at an average of 62,282 guineas and a median of 47,000 guineas.
The top lot on the final day of Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale was lot 1131, the SIYOUNI colt consigned by Stauffenberg Bloodstock. The son of the ACATENANGO mare NOTRE DAME is a half-sister to the Group 2 Grand Prix de Chantilly winner NOW WE CAN and was knocked down to trainer Simon Crisford for 280,000 guineas.
“We loved him,” said Crisford. “We thought he looked a really racy sort, and the nicest here today.”
| Year | Catalogued | Offered | Sold | Aggregate | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 305 | 272 | 223 | 12,488,000 | 56,000 | 44,000 |
| 2014 | 276 | 254 | 217 | 13,730,500 | 63,274 | 48,000 |
| Year | Catalogued | Offered | Sold | Aggregate | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 915 | 826 | 681 | 42,414,000 | 62,282 | 47,000 |
| 2014 | 828 | 759 | 660 | 42,555,500 | 64,478 | 50,000 |
Mark Richards, representing the Hong Kong Jockey Club secured his second lot at October Book 2 when he landed the KODIAC colt out of the SINGSPIEL mare SINGITTA for 260,000 guineas. Catalogued as lot 1305, the colt was consigned by Rory & Barry Mahon’s Mountain View Stud.
“Kodiac should get horses who are suited to Hong Kong – they are fast & durable,” said Richards after purchasing the colt. “They go on all types of ground.”
“We have just one so far and he sells at the sale in March. This chap has a little more quality than some often have, but that will be a good thing hopefully.”
The Hong Kong Jockey Club have bought five lots across Books 1 and 2 for a total of 1,120,000 guineas.
Simon Crisford, who is in his first year of training secured another high priced lot when the DARK ANGEL colt out of RAYON ROUGE was knocked down to him for 250,000 guineas. Consigned form Paddy Twomey’s Athassel House Stud, the colt is a great-grandson of the Champion mare REBELLINE, winner of the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and was secured by Crisford after he saw off Darley’s Jono Mills.
“Dark Angel is an exceptional sire and we are really pleased to have got this horse” said Crisford. “He is for the same new client as today’s earlier purchase.”
The sale represented a pinhooking triumph for Twomey who purchased him as a foal for just Euros 75,000.
At the conclusion of Book 2 of the 2015 October Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;
“Book 2 of last year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale shattered records across the board, with the average and median soaring 36% and 35% respectively and turnover breaking 40 million guineas for the first time. Records of that magnitude are always hard to match and while all the key indicators have held up well, they have fallen marginally short of last year’s spectacular levels.
“All week buyers have commented that the best yearlings have been very hard to buy, which reflects the quality of the yearlings the vendors have brought to the sale. We have seen a cosmopolitan cast of buyers active throughout the week and competition at the upper end of the market has been the real feature over the past three days. Last year’s wide margin record number of six figure lots has been exceeded, with more than 120 yearlings making 100,000 guineas or more and the obvious highlight was the new record top price of 725,000 guineas for Gestut Fahrhof’s outstanding DUBAWI colt out of GOATHEMALA.
‘It would be wrong, however, to pretend that it has been plain sailing at all levels of the market. After last year’s outstanding sale, demand for places in Book 2 was overwhelming and the extra numbers have not only posed logistical challenges, but also contributed to a market which has at times been selective. Numerically, Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale has long been the largest yearling sale in Europe, but the 915 yearlings we have catalogued this year significantly exceeded the optimum numbers which made last year’s Book 2 such an extraordinary renewal.
“Looking ahead to Book 3 of the October Yearling Sale, we still have plenty of good solid commercial yearlings to sell over the next two days. All Book 3 yearlings are eligible for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes and buyers still have plenty of opportunities to find both quality and value for money.”
Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale starts at 9.30am on Thursday, October 15.
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Ascot: Tutto pronto per il #ChampionsDay. Jack Hobbs partirà dal 12, Cirrus verso il Royal Oak. Gleneagles dichiarato..
Gleneagles wins at Royal Ascot in June – when the going was fast
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Gleneagles shortens for showdown with Solow
DESPITE fears over Gleneagles’ participation in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, punters were prepared to support him in the knowledge their stakes would be refunded after he was declared for a showdown with Solow.
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Although trainer Aidan O’Brien is not expected to rule on the suitability of the going at Ascot until after he has carried out a planned inspection of the surface on Friday afternoon, Gleneagles , who had been available at 7-2 a day earlier, was on Thursday evening no bigger than 9-4 with Betway.
Solow, who had been odds-on favourite, was eased to 6-5 with Coral. The firm quote Gleneagles at 7-4 and suggested the Ballydoyle colt could go off favourite if O’Brien gives the green light to run.
Spokesman David Stevens said: “If Gleneagles does not now run punters would get their money back, so there’s probably a feeling among Gleneagles supporters that if he runs he’s not going to be the price he was.
“It is a perfectly understandable punt. They are only going to run him if they think he can do himself justice and if that is the case he could start favourite.
“It has been the most extraordinary ante-post market because at the weekend when Gleneagles was backed into 7-4 and Solow was as big as 11-8 you’d have thought he was definitely going to line up but then he drifted again. It is one of those occasions when the market really doesn’t know. We are all at the wait-and-see stage.”
Gleneagles’ participation hinges on whether O’Brien thinks the going on the Ascot straight is quick enough. Conditions on Thursday remained good to soft on the straight, and good to soft, soft in places, on the round course.
Clerk of the course Chris Stickels said: “The ground is pretty much the same as yesterday. We had half a millimetre of rain yesterday afternoon but nothing since.
“It has been overcast at times with a cool breeze but no rain. We are still forecast showers at any time.
“I know Aidan O’Brien is coming tomorrow afternoon. Final details are yet to be confirmed. I did speak to Ballydoyle this morning and the intention was that he would still come to walk the course.”
What it means to win on Champions Day: Tom Queally embraces Frankel
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Champions Day: the great British race-off
BRITAIN’S richest day’s racing comes into view at Ascot on Saturday, offering £4.1 million in prizes but also heaps of kudos and endless bragging rights for those fortunate enough to head home as winners.
Qipco British Champions Day has been marked by the appearance of the greatest recent racehorse of them all, Frankel, in 2011 and 2012, and has developed rapidly through its four year lifespan to become the first raceday in Britain to stage four Group 1 races.
In each of them there’s a story waiting to be told – and a question to be answered.
Add in the Group 2 British Champions Qipco Long Distance Cup and £250,000 Balmoral Handicap with 20 runners and there is surely a race for all tastes.
Qipco Champion Stakes 1m2f (3.05pm)
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he big question: Does Jack Hobbs have the toe?
The centrepiece of British Champions Day, with a purse of £1.3 million, and with no less a figure than Frankel on the honours board.
This year’s line up of 13 is the largest since the creation of Champions Day in 2011 and yet there’s a red-hot favourite in Jack Hobbs, smooth winner of the Irish Derby but whose only win at the 1m2f trip was in a handicap.
Opponents circle from Britain, France, Ireland and Germany with especially encouraging noises from the Vadamos camp in Chantilly. His form may have to catch up with his reputation but a low-key preparation in the care of France’s 26-time champion trainer Andre Fabre offers an appealing profile.
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Jack Hobbs is a solid 5-4 favourite with Vadamos the most interesting mover from 8-1 to 5-1 in the past 48 hours, say William Hill.
RACING POST RATINGS PREDICTOR
134 Jack Hobbs
131 Fascinating Rock, Found
127 The Corsican, Tullius
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by Qipco 1m (2.30pm)
Solow: will he face Gleneagles or will the Guineas winner duck out again?
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The big question: Will Solow have a solo mission?
A race rich in history and tradition and, just possibly, a renewal to add another chapter.
Solow has won 11 of his last 12; Gleneagles is more renowed for missing races over the summer due to easy ground but when he does turn out, it’s very much worth watching.
They dominate betting and fingers crossed the Gleneagles team opt to run. He’s finished first in his last eight races, including the 2,000 Guineas in May.
Live contenders at more inflated prices include the well-touted Kodi Bear whose ride Gerald Mosse has come from Hong Kong, and the consistent Territories who beat all bar Gleneagles in the Guineas.
MARKET VIBES
Jack Hobbs and Solow are the ‘Gruesome Twosome’ for bookies and will inflict some serious damage if they both go in, according to Betfred.
RACING POST RATINGS PREDICTOR
135 Solow
134 Gleneagles
129 Integral, Territories
Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares 1m4f (1.55pm)
Pomp and circumstance: this is how they roll on British Champions Day
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The big question: Form in the book or rapid improver?
Two Classic winners, last year’s winner, and the filly who mugged Golden Horn at 50-1.
Covert Love (Irish Oaks), Simple Verse (St Leger), Madame Chiang and Arabian Queen slug it out in a fascinating field of 12 which encompasses French and Irish challengers and a filly representing the red-hot John Gosden-Frankie Dettori combination.
The well-named Journey only managed to win at the fifth attempt but could be already on the black run after a stunning win at Newmarket last month.
MARKET VIBES
The most open of the Group 1 races; Covert Love fending them off at 4-1 market leader but supplementary entry Journey is as short as 7-1.
RACING POST RATINGS PREDICTOR
125 Arabian Queen, Simple Verse
124 Covert Love, Madame Chiang
123 Candarliya
Qipco British Champions Sprint 6f (1.20pm)
Muhaarar: can this season’s outstanding sprinter cap his season at Ascot?
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The big question: Can Muhaarar’s mid-season glory roll on to an Indian summer?
Twenty runners over a straight 6f but one horse dominates.
Muhaarar, who began the year as a miler, is three for three in Group 1 races under Paul Hanagan since owner Hamdan Al Maktoum remodelled him as a sprinter.
He’s won over course and distance, in Royal Ascot’s Commonwealth Cup in June, though on good to firm ground. On form he is 5lb clear but meets some rapid improvers including stablemate Strath Burn, The Tin Man, and the newest Group 1-winning sprinter on the scene, Twilight Son, who has a 100 per cent record and is ridden for the first time by Ryan Moore.
MARKET VIBES
Plenty of money for The Tin Man who is now 7-1 from 8-1, having been 14-1 at the start of the week, report William Hill.
RACING POST RATINGS PREDICTOR
135 Muhaarar
131 Twilight Son
130 Adaay, Gordon Lord Byron, Strath Burn
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Joseph O’Brien sempre più giù di sella. Nei prossimi giorni il primo partente ufficiale in ostacoli. Osin Murphy confermato Qatar
Quanto al “piano” invece la Qatar Racing ha annunciato che sarà Oisin Murphy, già nella batteria di Fahad Al Thani, a prendere in mano la “vast majority” delle monte che Andrea Atzeni lascerà a partire dal 2016. Sarà dunque prima monta in amaranto.
