A brother to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth headlines a superb selection of National Hunt foals that will be offered at this year’s Goffs December National Hunt Sale.
The sale will takes place on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 December and has expanded its reach to include yearlings and mares, in addition to foals, and a strong emphasis on quality over quantity should ensure that this year’s catalogue really packs a punch from start to finish.
The ITBA will once again sponsor the popular pre-sale Foal Show Championship with a prize fund of €8000.
Along with Bobs Worth, siblings to a host of other Grade 1 stars are catalogued including Oscar Whisky, Alfa Beat and Organisedconfusion among others.
Foal highlights include:
- Brother to Grade 1 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth, by Stowaway
- Brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Oscar Whiskey, by Mahler
- Brother to dual Grade 1 Kerry National winner Alfa Beat
- Brother to Grade 1 Irish National winner Organisedconfusion
- Brother to Goffs Thyestes winner Whinstone Boy
- Brother to Grade 1 placed and Grade 3 winner Ninetieth Minute, by Doyen
- Brother to Grade 1 placed a Grade 2 winner Carthalawn, by Doyen
- Sister to Grade 2 winner and multiple Graded placed Fox Appeal, by Getaway
- Sister to Grade 3 winner Baily Rock, by Fame And Glory
- Brother to Grade 3 winner The Last Stand
- A colt out of Grade 1 placed and twice Grade 2 winner Pomme Tiepy, by Flemensfirth
- A daughter of Grade 2 and Grade 3 winner Sesanta, by Fame And Glory
- A colt out of Grade 3 winner and Grade 2 placed Bambootcha, by Arcadio
- A son of Grade 3 winner Back Of The Pack, by Milan
- Brother to Grade 1 placed and Grade 2 winner Junior
- Brother to Thyestes winner Whinstone Boy
A filly by Golan out of a winning sister to Grade 1 winner Glencove Marina sets the standard for the yearlings, while the mares are also well represented. Little Green, a Grade 2 winner herself will be offered in foal to Frozen Power; a sister to Grade 1 and Grade 3 winner Whisper will be offered in foal to Milan; and a sister to Grade 2 winner Mwaleshi, Grade 3 winner Crossbow Creek, and from the immediate family of Grade 1 winner Bacchanal will be up for grabs and is in foal to Dubai Destination.
Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said:
“This sale just gets better and better. It has transformed over the past three years in terms of quality and results. We are indebted to the Irish NH breeders who have once again put their faith in Goffs to deliver, and we are delighted with the substantial pedigrees filling this year’s December National Hunt sale catalogue. Last year’s figures illustrated a clear demand and we have achieved our goal in providing purchasers with a two day sale of real quality.”
The Goffs December National Hunt Sale will take place on 10th and 11th December.