A colt by Jeu St Eloi (Fr) from Jimmy and Eileen Furlong's Thistletown Stud topped the opening day of the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale at €58,000.
The foal, who went through the ring as lot 156, is out of the Listed-placed chaser Molly Childers (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}) and was bought by Brian and Eoghan Murphy of Redpender Stud, who signed as Briown.
“He is a standout today,” said Eoghan. “The sire has done really well and the mare has black-type, too. Hopefully, he will come back to the Derby Sale. Fair play to the Furlongs–they have done a fabulous job with this colt. He cost us more than we thought, but there was plenty of competition and sometimes you need to stretch for the one you want.”
It was a good day, too, for Daniel Berney's Black Gate Farm which was responsible for two of the top five lots. Lot 183, a colt by Crystal Ocean (GB) from the family of Stage Star (Ire) (Fame And Glory {GB}), was sold to Mark Dwyer's Oaks Farm Stables for €30,000, while lot 90, a colt by Order Of St George (Ire), was bought by Mount Eaton Stud for €28,000 (Lot 90).
John Hore of Mount Eaton Stud said, “The plan is to come back to the Derby Sale–it is as simple as that! We have had luck with the sire topping the July Store Sale and this chap is a similar type. That was a little bit more than we wanted to give today, but he is the nicest foal here today.”
The November National Hunt Sale continues at 10am on Monday.
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