Orby Sale Spotlight: More highlights from the outstanding Orby catalogue...

In today’s Orby Sale spotlight, bloodstock and pedigree consultant Clive Webb-Carter continues his look through the Orby catalogue, selecting some more highlights among the 472 lots to be offered next Tuesday and Wednesday at Goffs…

With Goffs boasting a remarkable 150 year record of producing Classic winners, this year’s Orby catalogue is full of further potential stars.  Among them is Roundhill Stud’s full-sister to Iffraaj’s Champion two-year-old and Group 1 Coronation Stakes winner Rizeena (Lot 258). Iffraaj, who has enjoyed a particularly good year, has a strong ten yearlings catalogued which also includes The Castlebridge Consignment’s colt out of a close relative to Taghrooda (Lot 37) and a half-sister to the recent Group 3 Atalanta Stakes winner Persuasive (Lot 434) from Owenstown Stud. Roundhill Stud also consigns a stunning Shamardal colt (Lot 398) out of a Listed winning daughter of H.H. The Aga Khan’s Champion filly Behera, while another by the same sire is a half-brother to the Group 2 Prix Hocquart winner Top Trip, offered by Kenilworth House Stud (Lot 319).  Fast Company’s Group 1 Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Jet Setting, who sold for £1,300,000 at the Goffs London Sale, has an own-sister (Lot 153) to be offered by The Castlebridge Consignment.

Galileo’s beautifully bred draft of ten includes a Baroda & Colbinstown Studs-consigned colt out of dual Grade 1 winner Dynaforce (Lot 22), whose Frankel daughter is now a winner. The Castlebridge Consignment also offers a Galileo first foal colt (Lot 119) out of the Prix de Sandringham winner Laugh Out Loud, while Kilcarn Stud has a Galileo half-brother (Lot 179) to the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes winner Banimpire. Galileo’s half-brother, Sea The Stars, is another with a ten-strong draft, which includes a colt (Lot 83), from Clare Castle, out of a half-sister to the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Falco.

Invincible Spirit is represented by eight lots which includes the colt first foal out of the Group 2 Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Sendmylovetorose (Lot 256), which is consigned by Cregg Castle Stud, while the Irish National Stud offers an own-brother to last season’s Group 2 Challenges Stakes winner Cable Bay (Lot 240). Yeomanstown Stud’s Oasis Dream colt, (Lot 80) is an all Juddmonte affair, being out of a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Reefscape.

Other appealing lots by some of Europe’s leading speed influences include a Dark Angel half-sister to the Italian Champion two-year-old Singapore Lilly (Lot 300).  Fellow Italian Champion two year old Hearts Of Fire also has a half-brother in the sale with Herbertstown House’s Exceed And Excel colt (Lot 357), while Tally-Ho offers a Kodiac half-sister (Lot 48) to the Group 1 EP Taylor winner Lahaleeb.

This year also sees a particularly strong roster of first crop sires. Coolmore’s Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes and Group 1 Juddmonte International winner Declaration of War has 22 in the Orby from his only European based crop. A highlight of these is a colt from one of Goffs’ most loyal consignors, Kilcarn Stud, who offer a half-brother (Lot 290) to both Group 2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein winner Echo Of Light and Tocco d’Amore, who topped last year’s Orby Sale at €2,000,000. The War Front’s son also has a filly in the excellent Baroda & Colbinstown Studs draft who is a half-sister (Lot 454) to the Group 1 St Leger winner Rule Of Law, while the Ballyhane team offer a Declaration Of War colt, the first foal out of Group 3 Sapphire Stakes winner Invincible Ash.

The 2,000 Guineas winner and dual Derby winner Camelot has a stellar collection of 21 Orby yearlings. These include the Hollyhill Stud consigned ¾-brother (Lot 138) to the Grade 1 Canadian International winner Joshua Tree. Camelot also has the Airlie Stud offered half-brother (Lot 435) to Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Chelsea Rose, as well as a colt sibling (Lot 16) to the recent Group 2 Prix Kergorlay winner Nearly Caught, who is part of the Irish National Stud draft. 2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach is another strongly represented and has a Glenvale Stud-consigned colt (Lot 185) out the Group 3 Albany Stakes winner Nijoom Dubai, who is a half-sister to the Irish 1000 Guineas winner Samitar. The sole crop of the Champion sprinter Reckless Abandon is likely to be hotly contested and his seven yearlings includes the Whitehall Stud offered half-sister (Lot 305) to Group 3 Acomb Stakes winner Treaty Of Paris and a daughter (Lot 268) out of the Group-placed half-sister to Champion sprinter Pipalong consigned by Yeomanstown Stud.

Other well-bred yearlings by first-crop sires include Banagh House Stud’s Society Rock half-sister to Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes winner Elletelle (Lot 47), a Havana Gold filly from Powerstown Stud who is a ¾-sister to Listed winner Inyourdreams, who is out of the Group 2 Flying Childers winner Wunders Dream (Lot 341), and a Swiss Spirit half-brother to Group 3 winner Waady (Lot 370) from Knocklong House Stud. Darley’s Epaulette is another with a an impressive draft of 12 which includes a half-brother to the Grade 2 winner Permit (Lot 439) from Woodtown House Stud.

The series continues tomorrow with a profile of the Wildenstein Stables Ltd Dispersal yearlings…

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