A 3-year-old daughter of former champion NH sire Flemensfirth (Lot 325) claimed the top price of €50,000 at Tattersalls Ireland's inaugural July Store Sale Wednesday.
“She has been bought as a racing and breeding prospect for on behalf of Niall Flynn and his family,” explained purchaser Michael Tobin. “She is a lovely model with a good mind, a good Flemensfirth. The pedigree speaks for itself and the first dam is still breeding so there is more to come, hopefully. A trainer has not yet been decided.”
Sold by Sunnyhill Stud, the filly is out of Princess Gaia (King's Theatre), a sister to Hatton's Grace Hurdle Grade 1 winner Voler La Vedette (Ire). Princess Gaia is also a half-sister to Hennessy, winner of the G3 Gold Cup H. Chase at Sandown, and to the dam of Shishkin, the dual Group 1 Festival winner of the Supreme Novices Hurdle and the Arkle Challenge Trophy.
Lot 284, a 3-year-old daughter of Saint Des Saints (Fr) went to agent Matt Coleman, who was successful at €45,000.
“She is for Semore Kurdi, who is based in the north of England. He will go back to the farm and be turned out for a year before coming in to be broken,” said Coleman of plans for the Springhill Stud-consigned April-born first foal out of Milanteea (Ire) (Milan).
“Semore was particularly after a Saint Des Saints filly to race and then breed from and this is a lovely, good moving, racy filly. Her dam is a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Identity Thief (Ire), and Saint Des Saints is a phenomenal sire and is a very good broodmare sire, too,” added Coleman.
At the conclusion of Wednesday's single-day sale, a total of 143 head sold for a gross of €1,491,900. The median for the session was €8,000, while the average was €10,433.
Commenting on the July Store Sale, Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said: “It was a shame that the new July Store Sale didn't get to take place on its original date, but we are very pleased with the trade that has been achieved throughout the day and we would like to thank all vendors and purchasers for their participation. It has been encouraging to see so many people descend on Fairyhouse and to see strong demand with a clearance rate of 68% and some good prices. We firmly beleive that this sale has a big future, and we look forward to following our graduates on the track as they fly the flag for the July Store Sale.”
Selling for tomorrow's one-day August National Hunt Sale starts at 10.00am.
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