The three-day elite sale at Tattersalls ended on Thursday with 19 of the 20 Teofilo (pictured) yearlings offered selling for an average of 116,211gns to make their sire top of the freshmen at this year’s sales yet again.
The star among the Teofilo debutants was Hawthorn Villa Stud’s filly full-sister to Group Three winner Puncher Clynch out of Dance Troupe, who was purchased by Charlie Gordon-Watson for 260,000gns.
Whitsbury Manor Stud consigned a colt out of See You Later from the family of Peak To Creek and Ripples Maid, who sold for 220,000gns, while a bay filly out of Caumshinaun, the dam of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Nightime, sold for 200,000gns. She was one of two yearlings to realise that price, the other being Hascombe & Valiant Studs’ son of Miss Penton, who has already produced the Royal Lodge Stakes winner Leo.
Three Darley stallions posted higher averages than Teofilo, with King's Best, sire of Derby and Arc winner Workforce, responsible for three yearlings changing hands at an average of 130,000gns. Top price of these was the full-sister to Group One winner King’s Apostle, who heads to Japan after being bought for 300,000gns. She was selected by Eishin Farms, who race King’s Best’s Japanese Derby winner Eishin Flash.
Leading second-crop sire Dubawi had seven yearlings knocked down for an average price of 129,429gns, with four of them fetching six-figure sums. Top price was paid for Lynn Lodge Stud’s son of Ribot’s Guest, who is also the dam of Prix de l’Opera winner Kinnaird. Her yearling was bought by South Africa’s Form Bloodstock for 360,000gns.
Three yearlings by Royal Applause also recorded a six-figure average, of 123,333gns, with Shadwell Estate Company opting for the first foal of the Listed winner Blue Echo, consigned by Kirtlington Stud and purchased for 240,000gns.
Shamardal had a whopping 21 yearlings sold through the three days for an average of 66,095gns. No fewer than five sold for 100,000gns or more, with the top price of 140,000gns being paid for The Castlebridge Consignment’s colt out of the Barathea mare Jalousie.
Members of Authorized's first crop averaged more than double their sire’s first-season fee, with 18 selling for an average of 63,333gns. Once again there were a number of six-figure sales, including Lavington Stud’s colt out of Circle Of Love, who fetched 170,000gns, and another colt out of North East Bay, who gave Castlebridge yet another good return when selling for 130,000gns.
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October sale starts on Monday.
