Olly Murphy's prolific hurdler Bowling Buddy (Ire) (Ask {GB}) topped Tuesday's Goffs October HIT and Yearling Sale at Doncaster when selling to Adam Nicol for £58,000. Offered as lot 146, he gained his third consecutive success from only four starts under Rules when winning a novice hurdle at Wetherby last week.
Other notable lots included the five-year-old Highly Recommended (GB) (Highland Reel {Ire}), who was consigned by Mel Rowley's Poplar Cottage Stables as lot 149 following his victory in a novice hurdle at Ludlow. He sold to Mary Lewis for £38,000, while the Jamie Railton Sales Agency offered Cossack Chach (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) (lot 129), a four-year-old who shed his maiden tag over fences at Sligo earlier this month. He was bought by Jerry McGrath Bloodstock and Gold Star Promotions for £36,000.
The highest-priced yearling to be sold was lot 209, a Zoustar (Aus) filly from Yapham Manor Stud who went the way of Jason Kelly Bloodstock for £22,000.
From a bigger catalogue than in 2023 the clearance rate dropped by 5% to 65%, with 88 lots being sold for a total of £737,500 (+23%) and at an average of £8,381 (+6%). The median was £4,000 (-20%).
Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “Today's sale acted as an outlet for trainers and yearling vendors to trade stock at all levels of the market and, whilst we are satisfied with the level of trade, we are aware that we need to do something to encourage more vendors to sell a greater number of horses at this sale.
“The October Sale provides a convenient and timely option for those looking to disperse stock and Doncaster never fails to deliver a diverse and busy buying bench, especially when we are given the horses.
“We would like to thank those that supported today's sale and we look forward to returning to Doncaster at the end of next week to offer an outstanding catalogue of NH foals, yearlings and breeding stock in our British NH Breeders Showcase.”
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