A NEW record top price of £380,000 was achieved at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale at Doncaster on Tuesday.

The previous sale record of £280,000 had been achieved on three occasions, two of which were by horses who went on to become group winners; the Royal Ascot Group 3 Jersey Stakes winner and now sire Gale Force Ten, and current three-year-old Yafta, who won the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes in July.

Consigned by Newsells Park Stud, the sale-topping colt (Lot 20) is from the first crop of Gleneagles and was billed as a highlight in the build-up, with Julian Dollar stating before the sale that “he is in my top five of yearlings I’ve ever been involved with at Newsells.”

The colt lived up to those high expectations when selling to the SackvilleDonald agency, whose Alastair Donald commented: “He’s the standout horse in this sale and the nicest horse I’ve seen at Doncaster in many a year.”

Other highlights from Tuesday’s opening session, which saw a clearance rate of 89%, included Abbeville Stud’s Exceed and Excel filly (Lot 256), who was sold to Oliver St Lawrence for £200,000, and Trinity Park Stud’s Acclamation filly (Lot 265) who turned heads late in the evening when selling to Joe Foley for £185,000.

A total of 19 yearlings sold for six-figure sums, with others including two colts who were sold for £150,000 apiece; Norris Bloodstock’s Oasis Dream colt (Lot 175) who was knocked down to the Hong Kong Jockey Club, and Rathbarry Stud’s Acclamation colt (Lot 92) who was sold to BBA Ireland and Richard Knight.

ANOTHER HIGH-CLASS FILLY

Creighton Schwartz Bloodstock and John Dance, who purchased Laurens from this sale in 2016, purchased another high-class filly when going to £140,000 to secure Houghton Bloodstock’s Gleneagles filly (Lot 259).

Phoenix Thoroughbreds, who have enjoyed Group 1 success this year with Advertise, purchased a Camacho colt (Lot 134) with Dermot Farrington for £125,000.

Shadwell were also active, purchasing six yearlings including a £120,000 colt from the first crop of Muhaarar (Lot 21).

The second and final day of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale at Doncaster will commence on Wednesday at 10am.

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Offered:254

Sold: 226 (89%)

Aggregate: £10,183,000 (-4%)

Average: £45,058 (-16%)

Median: £35,000 (-5%)

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