It was great to see the first crop of yearlings by Champion Sprinter Starman so well received at the Goffs Premier Sale in Doncaster this week.
Starman accounted for three six-figure lots, including the second most expensive colt who was sold by Tom Hassett's Monksland Stables for £220,000 to Oliver St Lawrence. He is a half-brother to the Listed-placed Assertively and out of Merci Layan, a Kodiac half-sister to Group 1 winner Queen Supreme.
"He stood out for us and was the colt we wanted today," said St Lawrence. "I know we went for the Tasleet[session topper], but this one is a lovely mover. Archie Watson, who may train the horse, liked him. There are some nice Starmans around. They are quite big and some look very big for Doncaster which traditionally has a lot of small horses, but we’ll see. We’re prepared to take a risk on him being a good stallion."
Daniel Creighton also went to £185,000 for our Starman filly out of Lady Aria.
"We came here to buy a horse for Royal Ascot and this one ticked a lot of boxes on her pedigree," he said. "It’s a very fast family with loads of two-year-old winners. I’ve been impressed with the Starmans I’ve seen, but she stood out."
Also impressed with the sire's stock was Peter Fahey, who signed at £105,000 for our colt out of Bellisme with his father Richard. The youngster was one of two Starman colts sold during the day to Musley Bank.
“We were mad about him,” said Peter Fahey. “We bought another by the sire too; they’ve got a bit of size and scope, so we’re fans. They look hardy and tough and Tally-Ho don’t get it wrong very often.”
Overall, Starman returned an average of £52,360 for 25 yearlings sold.
It was also an excellent few days for Mehmas, the sire of four six-figure lots led by a £210,000 colt out of Red Box who was bred by Cheveley Park Stud and sold through Houghton Bloodstock.
Anthony Bromley of Highflyer Bloodstock, acting on behalf of Phil Cunningham, outbid George Scott and Billy Jacksons-Stops for the colt.
Jason Kelly and Ross Doyle also went to £135,000 for our colt out of Clearly Crystal while another from our draft, a colt out of Theophile, fell the way of Oliver St Lawrence at £130,000. Overall, Mehmas returned an average of £72,750 for 16 sold.
Cotai Glory's draft was led by a sister to the high-class sprinter Democracy Dilemma out of multiple stakes producer Majestic Alexander who was sold by her breeder Mountarmstrong Stud to David Evans for £100,000.
Kodiac, meanwhile, returned an average of £65,667 for the two days.
We were delighted to end the sale as leading consignor and wish everyone the best of luck with their purchases.
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