Defence Missile (Ire) (Sottsass {Fr}) (lot 33), a half-brother to group winners Speak Of The Devil (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Morando (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), topped the Tattersalls Online September Sale for 41,000gns on Thursday.
Consigned by Dullingham Park and purchased by Paul Corrigan, the bay placed in three starts this season and is out of the winner Moranda (Fr) (Indian Rocket {GB}).
Paul Corrigan said of the 78-rated colt, “Sam [Haggas, bloodstock agent] said the time of his run at Salisbury was pretty quick so he could be rated higher than he is. I spoke to Eve, the trainer, and she didn't want to lose him and he looks like he'll be better as a 3-year-old from his pedigree. He'll go to Linda
Perret and I'll try to get a run into him with cut in the ground in October, before gelding him and putting him away for the winter.”
Mohammad Al Owaimar shelled out 35,000gns for Mighty Nebula (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) (lot 67) from Roger Varian's Carlburg Stables. A winner on the all-weather, he is a grandson of star racemare and blue hen Serena's Song (Rahy). Malbay Madness (Ire) (Wings Of Eagles {Fr}) (lot 65) also found a new home, selling from Friars Lough Stables to Alan Smith for 20,000gns.
The sale's top-priced yearling was a daughter of Starman (GB) and Single Thought (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) (lot 142), who was knocked down for 14,500 to Green Road Bloodstock from the draft of Riverside Bloodstock, Ltd.
A total of 70 horses were marked as sold for a gross of 386,700gns. The average was 5,524gns and the median was 2,700gns.
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