Petit Active At Arqana

The second session of Arqana's Autumn Sale featured a session of juvenile stores, as well as National Hunt-bred yearlings. Bloodstock agent Guy Petit shelled out a combined €165,000 for the most expensive pair of juveniles on Tuesday–lot 442 and lot 442B, a gelding, and filly, respectively, by Karaktar (Ire) and Saint Des Saints (Fr).

The former, already named Monticello (Fr), was consigned by Haras des Pierres Follets. He brought €85,000 and is from the family of Grade 3-winning jumper The Reader (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) and the listed jumper Vintage (Fr) (Nickname {Fr}).

Part of Haras de Clairefontaine's draft, the April-foaled filly, Kupka Vallis (Fr), is an €80,000 half-sister to fellow AQPSs Chirico Vallis (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}) and Fidelio Vallis (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), with the former a Grade 3-placed chaser and the latter twice second at the listed level over both hurdles and fences.

Petit would eventually sign for a combined eight stores and yearlings for €244,000, the most of any buyer on Tuesday. The clearance rate increased to 70% for this portion of the sale, but the average did decrease to €21,566.

Leading the National Hunt-bred yearlings on Tuesday was lot 542, a €130,000 son of Goliath du Berlais (Fr). The chestnut is out of No News (Fr) (Gentlewave {Ire}), a half-sister to group winners Messagere (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) and Paradiso (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}), consigned by Haras des Sablonnets.

“He's a lovely horse, with good size,” said trainer Davide Satalia. “He's from a great family and has everything going for him.”

Doctor Dino (Fr) was the sire of record of lot 557, a colt out of the winning mare Polimka (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}), who went to Highflyer Bloodstock for €90,000. The Channel Consignment offered the relative of dual Group 3 winner Ardoon (Ire) (Track Spare {Ire}).

Rounding out the day's top five lots and third-highest priced yearling was lot 561, another son of Doctor Dino. Presented by Haras de Montaigu, the colt is a son of Listed Prix Bernard Secly heroin Presidente Line (Fr) (Martaline {GB}). She was snapped up by Spincourt Bloodstock for €85,000.

Roughly one-third of the 228 National Hunt-bred yearlings have passed through the ring already, with 73% marked as sold for a gross of €1,120,500. The average is €23,734 and the median is €14,000.