A select group of the finest National Hunt foals will be offered for sale at Goffs December National Hunt Sale on Thursday 12th December. The catalogue of 313 foals is available online or by calling Goffs on 045 886600.
The one day sale will be preceded on Wednesday 11th December by the €8000 ITBA National Hunt Foal Show Championship judged by Robert Hall, Tom Malone and Robert Robinson.
The most sought after National Hunt sires are well represented with foals by Ask, Beneficial, Black Sam Bellamy, Court Cave, Flemensfirth, Getaway, Gold Well, Milan, Oscar, Presenting, Robin Des Champs, Scorpion, Shantou, Stowaway, Yeats etc.
A much improved catalogue includes the following highlights amongs many others:
•Lot 27 Flemensfirth colt out of a sister to world record breaker Hurricane Fly
•Lot 43 Flemensfirth own brother to Grand National winner Ballabriggs
•Lot 101 Doyen colt out of superstar mare and five time Grade 1 winner Solerina
•Lot 115 Own sister to Benefficient, Grade 1 winner over hurdles and fences
•Lot 106 Scorpion colt out of a sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Oscar Whisky
•Lot 294 Milan brother to Grade 1 Punchestown Gold Cup winner China Rock
•Lot 294 Milan brother to Grade 1 Punchestown Gold Cup winner China Rock
•Lot 117 Oscar brother to Grade 2 placed Highland Lodge, entered in Hennessy at Newbury
•Lot 45 Flemensfirth colt out of a sister to Grade 1 performers Court In Motion & Bensalem
•Lot 48 Half-brother to Grade 1 winning chaser Bob Lingo
•Lot 78 Kalanisi brother to Grade 1 performer Accordion Etoile and French Accordion
•Lot 108 Ask colt ex sister to Gr1 winners Thisthatandtother & Carlingford Lough
•Lot 179 Flemensfirth colt out of a sister to Grade 1 bumper winner Supreme Developer
•Lot 300 Getaway sister to Grade 1 winning chaser Jessies Dream
•Lot 22 Oscar colt out of a sister to Vic Venturi
•Lot 54 Flemensfirth brother to Grade 3 winner Cailin Annamh
•Lot 307 Stowaway colt out of a daughter of Grade 1 placed mare Blazing Liss
•Lot 254 Kayf Tara brother to Grade 2 winner and Grade 1 placed Junior
•Lot 122 Arakan colt out of the Grade 3 winning chaser Tally Em Up
•Lot 225 Flemensfirth brother to Grade 2 placed Celtic Cailin
•Lot 49 Presenting colt out of a black type mare from the family of Flashing Steel
•Lot 183 Shirocco colt out of the Listed bumper winner Blue Dante
•Lot 120 Sholokhov colt, first foal out of black type mare Taleia
•Lot 262 Presenting colt out of three time Grade 3 placed Beneficial mare Gentle Alice
•Lot 84 Beat Hollow brother to black type winning mare Pepite Rose
•Lot 116 Milan colt out of Grade 3 own sister to Supreme Prince
•Lot 155 Doyen colt out of a sister to Grade 1 Punchestown Gold Cup winner China Rock
•Lot 135 Gold Well brother to Grade 2 performer Hazy Tom
•Lot 145 Stowaway colt out of a sister to Maljimar and Kymandjen
•Lot 264 Getaway colt out of the black type Global Diamond
•Lot 275 Milan colt out of Grade 3 placed dam Here Comes Sally
Commenting on the December National Hunt catalogue, Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said:
“A leading source of National Hunt success and pinhooking potential, the December National Hunt Sale has enjoyed huge growth in the past two years and vendors have reacted to this success by sending more of their best foals to Goffs. This is quite simply the best collection we have ever catalogued for the sale, and by keeping to the popular and convenient one day format, buyers can be assured of quality from start to finish.
We are grateful to the ITBA for their ongoing support, their National Hunt Foal Show has undoubtedly played a strong role in encouraging more select foals to Goffs, and we look forward to capping what has been a great year for Goffs National Hunt in the sales ring and on the track with another strong renewal of our select foal sale”.
Open to all foals in the sale, the €8000 ITBA National Hunt Foal Show Championship will feature two classes, one for colts and one for fillies, with €2,500 to the winner, €1,000 to the second and €500 to the third placed foal in each class.
The show judges will assess pedigree and conformation to select the foals that they believe are most likely to make top class racehorses to follow in the footsteps of December graduates such as Grade 1 winners China Rock, Captain Cee Bee, Brindisi Breeze, Imperial Commander, Peddler’s Cross, Pandorama etc.
The show judges will assess pedigree and conformation to select the foals that they believe are most likely to make top class racehorses to follow in the footsteps of December graduates such as Grade 1 winners China Rock, Captain Cee Bee, Brindisi Breeze, Imperial Commander, Peddler’s Cross, Pandorama etc.
Vendors wishing to enter their foal in the Championship can register by calling Goffs on 045 886600.