140 Lots Catalogued for the Tattersalls Online June Sale
140 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Online June Sale which takes place on 5 – 6 June. The sale can be viewed at www.tattersallsonline.com and features the second renewal of the Online Breeze Up Session which comprises 51 breeze up entries, as well as 71 Flat and National Hunt horses in and out of training, 8 broodmares, 5 point to pointers, 4 stores and one yearling.
51 two-year-olds are catalogued for the Online Breeze Up Session and the second edition of the unique concept has received widespread support from top breeze up consignors. 39 individual sires are represented by juveniles including ARDAD, COTAI GLORY, DANDY MAN, EARTHLIGHT, KAMEKO, KODI BEAR, PHOENIX OF SPAIN, PROFITABLE and ULYSSES. The 51 lots ‘breezed’ prior to the sale at Chelmsford City Racecourse and Dundalk Stadium, and each will be offered with a Pre-sale Five Stage Veterinary Certificate. The breeze up footage and timings for all lots have been recorded and are available on the Tattersalls Online website.
There are 71 horses in and out of training to go under the virtual hammer with one of the highlights amongst them the top National Hunt performer VINA ARDANZA, consigned by Gordon Elliott’s Cullentra House Stables. The consistent son of CALIFET is a winner over hurdles and fences and placed in the Grade 1 Top Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree and the Grade 1 Champion Novice Hurdles at Punchestown. A half-brother to Grade 2 winner BOTANI, his dam GO NOBLE is a half-sister to the Grade 1 winning chaser LORD SCOUNDREL.
Another highlight is DRAGON ICON, a four-year-old colt by leading sire LOPE DE VEGA who is offered with a current BHA rating of 90 by Roger Varian’s Carlburg Stables. A dual winner from seven furlongs to a mile, he is out of Champion Scandinavian Filly MATAURI PEARL making him a full brother to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner AUNT PEARL.
Baroda Stud will offer a draft of five lots which includes the 87-rated colt RESPECTFUL, a half-brother to Group 3 winner DOCTOR GEOFF and Group 2 placed SHOW RESPECT. The draft also features an unraced daughter of GALILEO who is out of Group 3 winner and dual Group 1 placed WIND CHIMES. Donnacha O’Brien’s Bawnmore Stables present four lots including HUXLEY, a three-year-old son of GALILEO with a current rating of 82 who is a half-brother to CLOTH OF STARS, and STARLINER an 84-rated son of SHOWCASING whose dam is a half-sister to Group 1 French 2000 Guineas winner KARAKONITE.
William Haggas’ Somerville Lodge consign one of four horses in the sale which will be offered on behalf of Rabbah Bloodstock. The 75-rated MONO RIVER presents an exciting prospect after placing second on his two most recent starts over 6f. The three-year-old son of ZARAK is out of Listed Empress Stakes third IMPERIALISTIC DIVA and is a half-brother to Group 3 winner QUEEN OF BERMUDA.
There are five Point-to-Pointers set to feature in the sale. Cormac Doyle’s Monbeg Stables will offer two lots led by four-year-old mare KIARA DU MAZET who placed third in the 4YO Mares Maiden on only her second start at Inchydony on 26th May. Kingsfield Stud consign MYLENO, a six-year-old son of MARTALINE who is a winner of two point-to-points, most recently at Taylorstown on 18th May.
There is much to attract the attention of breeders with 8 broodmares on offer, including two with foals at foot, as well as several attractive breeding prospects amongst the fillies out of training. Barton Sales consign two mares including CHAMBER MAID, a daughter of NATHANIEL who is a sibling to Group 2 performers THE HAPPY PRINCE and ZIEGFIED, offered in foal to up and coming sire EARTHLIGHT. Culworth Grounds Farm will offer INCA QUEEN, a half-sister to Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile winner FANAAR, who is in foal to resident stallion EL CABALLO. Mares are also offered in foal to KING OF CHANGE and LOPE Y FERNANDEZ.
The Tattersalls Online June Sale features consignments from leading trainers and stud farms from Britain and Ireland including Marco Botti, Simon and Ed Crisford , Tom Dascombe, Harry Fry, Jessica Harrington, Charlie Hills, James Horton, Hyde Park Stud, J&N Bloodstock, David Menuisier, New England Stud, San Antone Lodge, George Scott, James Tate, Urloxhey Stables, Ed Walker, Ian Williams and WH Bloodstock.
Details of all lots as well as consignor contact information can be found on the Tattersalls Online website at www.tattersallsonline.com. Prospective buyers are requested to join the sale ahead of the commencement of bidding from 12 noon, Wednesday 5th June with bidding on the first lot scheduled to close from 12 noon on Thursday 6th June.