The final part of the dispersal of the late Peter Magnier's Brittas House Stud stock formed the cornerstone of the Tattersalls Online March Sale, filling six of the top seven lots of the single session.
The well-bred listed winner We Are Ninety (Ire) (Thewayyouare) was the predictable eye-catcher among the select consignment, and she topped the list with a bid of 75,000gns from Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland. The 8-year-old mare (lot 4), from the family of Group 1 winners Listen (Ire) and Henrythenavigator, was sold with a filly at foot from the first crop of Calyx (GB) and she became the first mare in foal to new Coolmore stallion Sottsass (Fr) to be sold at public auction.
“We Are Ninety was an obvious pick,” said Donohoe. “She was a smart performer herself from a very good family, she has a nice foal and it's an exciting cover. The Tattersalls Online platform worked seamlessly and it's a format we are all becoming increasingly comfortable with.”
We Are Ninety's six-week-old half-sister by Ten Sovereigns, who was offered for sale as lot 3 with a foster mare to be returned after weaning, was bought by Sam Sangster for 31,000gns.
Donohoe was also the successful bidder for lot 6, Zee Zee Gee (GB), the unraced Galileo (Ire) half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Izzi Top (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and a great grand-daughter of the influential Meon Valley Stud foundation mare Reprocolor (GB). Now 16, Zee Zee Gee has produced five winners, including the Group 3-placed Farzeen (GB) (Farhh {GB}) and was sold in foal to No Nay Never for 48,000gns. Her May-foaled yearling filly by the same stallion was offered as the preceding lot (5) and sold for 45,000gns to Whitehall Stables.
In total, the six horses offered by Brittas House Stud brought 266,000gns to the sale's aggregate of 354,100gns for 19 lots sold of 29 offered. The average price was 18,637gns and median 6,000gns, with bidders engaged from 16 different countries including Australia, America, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
“The final instalment of the dispersal from the late Peter Magnier's Brittas House Stud always looked set to be the highlight of the Tattersalls Online 23rd March Sale and so it proved,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “We were delighted at the confidence placed in the Tattersalls Online platform and each of the six Brittas House Stud lots attracted widespread interest and competitive online bidding. This is only the third Tattersalls Online Sale and the positive response from both vendors and purchasers is encouraging for the future development of Tattersalls Online Sales which have already clearly demonstrated their appeal to domestic and international buyers.”
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