Irish pointer Caughtinyourtrance (Ire) (Ocovango {GB}) (lot 84G) topped the single-session Goffs October HIT and Yearling Sale at Doncaster on Tuesday.
Sold to Mills Racing for £40,000, the Ballycrystal Stables-consigned 4-year-old was a four-length maiden winner at Toomebridge recently. Out of the Daylami (Ire) mare Loyalty Card (Ire), the bay gelding is from the extended family of G3 Juvenile Hurdle winner The Last Stand (GB) (Vettori {Ire}).
Hands Off (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}) (lot 60) was next at £36,000 on the bid of Valueracingclub.co.uk. The 5-year-old placed gelding was part of the Seven Barrows draft and is a half-brother to the listed winner Two's Company (Ire) (Soviet Star).
Equalling that price was lot 90, a juvenile filly by Walk In The Park (Ire) and Shanon Du Berlais (Fr) (Turgeon) from Molland Ridge Stud, who was picked up by Edward James.
From a more select catalogue in 2023, 76 sold from 109 offered (70%) for a gross of £600,800. The average dropped eight points to £7,905, but the median increased by 11% to £5,000.
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