Battleoverdoyen (Ire) (Doyen {Ire}) (lot 24), offered by Gordon Elliott Racing, was purchased for £13,000 during ThoroughBid's October Sale. Sold to trainer Max Comley, the 11-year-old gelding has nine wins to his name, including Grade 1s over hurdles and fences.
Comley, who saddled 22 point-to-point winners in the UK last season, said, “We always flick through the ThoroughBid catalogues, and in this instance, I had an owner who was looking for an older horse, so Battleoverdoyen fitted the bill nicely. We agreed on the price we wanted to go to and were delighted to have got him for that.
“He's an older horse but all the form is in the book and he's obviously a quality animal. He won quite well two starts back at Galway, so I do think he's got a bit left in the tank. I'd like to think we can have a bit of fun with him if we place him well–veteran's chases and hunter chases will be the sort of thing we'll be looking at.”
Game Line (Ire) (Sandmason {GB}) (lot 39) also cracked the £10,000 mark, making £18,000 from Ross Williams. Sold by Roggie Crew, the 10-year-old gelding is from the same family as Grade 3 chase winner Colnel Rayburn (GB) (Un Desperado {Fr}).
Overall, 26 lots sold from 46 offered (56%), for a gross of £104,350. The average was £4,013 and the median was £2,750.
CEO of ThoroughBid, James Richardson, said, “There was plenty of interest in the October Sale and it was a busy session of bidding. We were delighted to be entrusted with the draft from Gordon Elliott, and 12 of them finding new homes, including Battleoverdoyen, was a great result.
“Max [Comley] is an exciting young trainer to follow, and we wish him all the best with Battleoverdoyen. He won a nice race at the Galway Festival in August and will hopefully have some big days ahead of him for his new trainer.”
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