14/10/2019. Preview: Goffs Autumn Yearling & HIT Sale, 21 – 22 October // Four horses who will relish Ascot conditions on British Champions Day: The Revenant, Addeybb, One Master, The Tin Man

Preview: Goffs Autumn Yearling & HIT Sale, 21 – 22 October

Goffs Autumn Yearling & Horses In Training Sale gets underway in one week’s time, from Monday 21 to Tuesday 22 October.  455 yearlings will be offered on Monday and Tuesday, followed immediately by the Horses In Training session on Tuesday afternoon. Both catalogues can be viewed online here.
 

Autumn Yearlings:

A consistent source of success and value, the Autumn yearling catalogue features a diverse sire profile that includes Acclamation, Belardo, Bungle Inthejungle, Camacho, Dandy Man, Footstepsinthesand, Golden Horn, Gutaifan, Holy Roman Emperor, Kodiac, Lawman, No Nay Never, Poet’s Voice, Starspangledbanner, Teofilo, Toronado amongst many others. Some particular highlights are:

  • Lot 82      Dark Angel own-sister to Group 3 winner and sire Heeraat, and a half-sister to Scandinavian Stakes winner Ambiance.
  • Lot 92      Kodi Bear colt, half-brother to Group 2 Prix Robert Papin winner Irish Field
  • Lot 104    Ajaya colt, brother to multiple Group race placed Sweet Acclaim
  • Lot 191    Epaulette colt, brother to Group 3 Phoenix Sprint winner Gustavus Weston
  • Lot 224    Harzand colt out of a sister to Group 2 Richmond Stakes winner Golden Horde
  • Lot 231    Fascinating Rock colt, brother to Stakes winner Rizwan
  • Lot 240    Starspangledbanner colt out of a sister to Group 2 winner James Garfield
  • Lot 246    Famous Name filly out of a sister to Group 3 winner Ceisteach and multiple Group 3 winner Steip Amach
  • Lot 345    Lawman filly out of Listed winner and Group 1 placed Luminata.Also a sister to Stakes placed Five Avenue
  • Lot 350    Gatewood filly out of Listed winning mare and sister to Listed winners Il Supremo and Dark Bay
  • Lot 354    Dragon Pulse filly out of a Listed winning dam and sister to a Listed winner
  • Lot 396    Dandy Man colt out of Group 1 placed dam and brother to Group 1 winner North America
 
Autumn Horses In Training:

The Horses In Training section of the Autumn Sale features drafts from many of Ireland’s top owners and trainers, including the Aga Khan Studs, Michael Halford, John Oxx, Johnny Murtagh, Jim Bolger, Ger Lyons, Jessica Harrington, Michael O’Callaghan, Sheila Lavery, and Noel Meade amongst others, and is sure to provide a host of future winners under both codes once again. Among the Horses In Training highlights are: 

  • Lot 469    The Cherokee Kid; brother to Listed winner and Group 3 placed Belle Meade
  • Lot 470    Sperlonga; sister to 9 time winner and listed winner Wovoka, from the family of Champion 2yo filly in Italy Singapore Lilly.
  • Lot 480    Captain Corcoran; Winner on his latest start over 5 furlongs at Navan
  • Lot 481    Borelli; Winner on his latest start over a mile at The Curragh
  • Lot 482    Champers Elysees; Winner on her latest start over 6 furlongs at The Curragh
  • Lot 484    Leadership Race; Winner on his latest start over 7 furlongs at Dundalk.Brother to Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed The Cheka. From the family of dual Group 1 sprinter Regal Parade
  • Lot 494    Irish Agent; brother to multiple Group 1 winner in Hong Kong Irishcorrespondent
  • Lot 495    Fascinating Spirit; placed on latest start at Dundalk over a mile, from the family of Harzand.
  • Lot 507    Red Flower; Winner on second start over 5 furlongs at Redcar
  • Lot 511    Bear Claws; Winner on his latest start over a mile & 2 furlongs at Navan
  • Lot 526    Self Rule; Dam Group 1 winning mare and brother to Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Invincible Army
  • Lot 533    Own brother to Champion Australia stayer Rekindling and Group 3 winner, Group 1 placed Golden Sword
  • Lot 541    Andre Amar; Winner and Listed placed over 5 furlongs
  • Lot 545    Psychedelic Funk; multiple Group 3 winner and Group 2 placed
  • Lot 546    Medicine Jack; Group 2 winner and G1 placed
  • Lot 559    Zarafshan; Dam Group 3 winning mare Zarshana, from the family of Champion filly Zarkava
  • Lot 564    Bashiyr; A two-time winner out of a Group 3 winning dam
  • Lot 568    National Security; own brother to Group 1 Dewhurst winner Parish Hall and Group 2 placed Hall of Fame
  • Lot 570    Clongowes; Winner and Group 3 placed, dam is the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Punctilious
 
 
The sale will commence at 10.00am on both Monday and Tuesday, with the Horses In Training set to commence at approximately 3.00pm on Tuesday afternoon immediately after the yearlings.
 
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Four horses who will relish Ascot conditions on British Champions Day

The Revenant (Pierre-Charles Boudot) finishes clear in the Prix Daniel Wildenstein at Longchamp
The Revenant (Pierre-Charles Boudot) finishes clear in the Prix Daniel Wildenstein at Longchamp
Edward Whitaker
 
By Lewis Porteous  

When the going gets tough, these four soft-ground lovers can be relied on to get going on Qipco British Champions Day on Saturday

The Revenant
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

Already one of the biggest market movers for Saturday’s meeting, The Revenant should relish testing conditions and is now favourite across the board for the Qipco-backed Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, having started Sunday morning as big as 10-1. 

Trained by Francis Graffard, The Revenant was scoring for the sixth time in succession when an impressive four-and-a-half-length winner from Olmedo in the Group 2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein at Longchamp this month and has been confirmed on target for the QEII. 

Although he has won on good ground, four of his eight career victories have come on going described as either soft, very soft or heavy, giving the impression it cannot rain enough before Saturday for this progressive four-year-old.  

Addeybb: rain no pain
Addeybb: rain no pain
Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Addeybb
Qipco Champion Stakes

The wet weather has certainly turned things in favour of Royal Ascot winner Addeybb, who adores testing ground and looks a leading player for the Qipco Champion Stakes.

He powered through the mud to win a Haydock Group 3 with the minimum of fuss last time and was far too strong for his rivals in the Listed Wolferton Stakes on soft ground at Ascot in June. 

If anything he might have preferred to be racing on the currently waterlogged outer track come Saturday, but with a mainly wet week forecast, conditions should still be favourable for him. 

One Master: smart on soft
One Master: smart on soft
Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

One Master
Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes

William Haggas, who trains Addeybb, could be in for a good weekend as conditions are also turning in the favour of One Master in the British Champions Sprint Stakes.

She landed the Prix de la Foret for a second year running at Longchamp on Arc Sunday and, while she will be dropping back a furlong in trip at Ascot, the straight course is currently heavy and the 6f will take some getting.

Conditions at Longchamp were officially very soft and although One Master has run with credit on a number of occasions on quicker ground, she is able to produce her best with conditions become attritional. 

The Tin Man: ground for hope
The Tin Man: ground for hope
John Grossick

The Tin Man
Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes

He is not getting any younger, but The Tin Man is something of a rarity in the Champions Sprint field, as he already boasts a Group 1 victory on heavy ground.

The popular seven-year-old landed last year’s Sprint Cup on heavy going at Haydock and it is worth remembering he was successful in this Group 1 in 2016.

That may seem like an eternity ago, but he only failed by half a length to land the Sprint Cup again last month on soft ground and it is hard to gripe about his current form. 

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