ThoroughBid October Sale

Battleoverdoyen (Ire) (Doyen {Ire}) (lot 24), offered by Gordon Elliott Racing, was purchased for £13,000 during ThoroughBid's October Sale. Sold to trainer Max Comley, the 11-year-old gelding has nine wins to his name, including Grade 1s over hurdles and fences. Comley, who saddled 22 point-to-point winners in the UK last season, said, "We always flick through the ThoroughBid catalogues, and in this instance, I had an owner who was looking for an older horse, so Battleoverdoyen fitted the bill nicely. We agreed on the price we wanted to go to...

Wildcard additions to ThoroughBid's October Sale catalogue include three-time bumper winner and Grade 2-placed Shearling (GB) (Rail Link {GB}-Casual {GB}, by Nayef), in-foal to Stradivarius. Also listed placed on the Flat, the 10-year-old mare, offered as Lot 43, is a half-sister to G1 Australian Cup winner Harlem (GB) (Champs Elysees), and is the first mare in-foal to Stradivarius to be listed for sale in a public auction. Also added as a wildcard is the Sophie Leech-trained Maillot Vert (GB) (Dunaden {Fr}-Santoria {Fr}, by Limnos {Jpn}), Lot 14, who has placed...