A daughter of the 2000 Derby winner SINNDAR topped proceedings on the opening
day of the Tattersalls December Sale. A total of 187 yearlings went through the
ring with 103 sold for a total of 1,997,000 guineas, at an average of 19,388
guineas and a median of 8,500 guineas.
The top lot for the day was Lot 172, the bay filly by SINNDAR out of the
DARSHAAN mare ALASANA who was knocked down to agent Liam Norris for 170,000
guineas. The filly is a sister to ALASHA, the Sir Michael Stoute trained filly
who was third in the Group 1 1000 Guineas in 2002. Consigned to the sale from
David and Diane Nagle`s Barronstown Stud, the filly was purchased by Norris
after he saw off the efforts of agent Charlie Gordon-Watson and will go into
training with Sussex based trained William Knight.
LOT 172: SINNDAR - ALASANA Purchased by Norris/Huntingdon for 170,000 gns
Late in the afternoon Gill Richardson signed for the smashing colt by MIZZEN
MAST consigned by agent John Troy. The daughter of the Listed winning TAUFAN
mare MILLIE`S CHOICE is a half brother to the Grade 3 winning and Grade 1
placed MILLIE`S QUEST and was secured by Richardson on behalf of Dubai based
businessman Jaber Abdullah after she saw off the efforts of John Ferguson and
Willie Browne. Richardson and Abdullah have enjoyed success at the Tattersalls
December Yearling Sale previously, with the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes winning
filly NAHOODH a 19,000 guineas graduate of the 2006 renewal of the sale.
LOT 191: MIZZEN MAST - MILLIE`S CHOICE Purchased by Gill Richardson for
140,000 gns
John Ferguson had earlier signed for a KING`S BEST filly for 100,000
guineas after outlasting the BBA Ireland`s Michael Donohoe. Consigned from
Bill and Tara Dwan`s The Castlebridge Consignment, the filly is out of the
Listed placed SADLER`S WELLS mare CHAMELA BAY, the half-sister to the
incomparable RAFHA. A winner of the Group 1 Prix Diane Hermes, RAFHA is also the
dam of the Group 1 winning sprinter and successful stallion INVINCIBLE SPIRIT as
well as a further six black-type horses.
LOT 145: KING`S BEST - CHAMELA BAY Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock for
100,000 gns
The Tattersalls December Foal Sale commences at the revised time of 11am on
Tuesday, November 25.
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