Goffs chief executive Henry Beeby has said that Part 2 of the Goffs Arkle Sale lived up to its billing after turnover climbed 7% on last year to €3,333,500. The average also climbed 10% to €19,725 with the median up 6% to €17,000 while the clearance rate dropped 3% to 79% with 169 of the 215 lots offered finding new homes.
Beeby said, “Our record-breaking Part 1 of the Arkle Sale could have been a hard act to follow but today's Part 2 has very much kept up the momentum with another strong set of results. This is especially pleasing when last year recorded a 59% rise, so to build on that is quite something.”
“As with Part 1 we are indebted to our vendors who chose Goffs for another fine bunch of potential NH stars and it is gratifying that Arkle Part 2 is also very much a first-choice sale for increasing numbers. Indeed, the three days have clearly demonstrated that Kildare Paddocks has been the focus of the NH world with a huge influx of buyers from home, the UK and further afield as they now recognise that Goffs Arkle provides a significant portion of the best bred and best looking 3YOs to be offered each year.”
He added, “In fact, last year the Arkle Sale (as the Land Rover) sold the biggest share of select store horses which is quite some evolution and testament to the work of our superb NH Team who have liaised closely and diligently with NH breeders to make this sale unmissable for buyers of NH quality. It is also very pleasing that so many of our sale graduates perform at the highest level on the racecourse and at the season's biggest meetings year after year. Once again, the closeness of the average and median prices has pointed to a sale of consistency, strength and depth and we salute our vendors for reading reading the market so well and extend sincere thanks to every buyer for their patronage.”
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