SUCCESS at the previous week’s Galway Festival propelled the Aga Khan Studs-consigned Hasanabad to the top of most short lists for the Goffs UK August Sale and the four-year-old did not disappoint when he sold for a sale-topping £230,000 to agent Richard Ryan.

The purchaser, who is also an agent for the sales company, did not reveal the name of the new owner but indicated that the son of Nathaniel would likely be trained in Britain. The 92-rated colt has now won two of his five starts, and Ryan ultimately saw off the challenge of Ben Haslam for the former inmate of Dermot Weld’s yard. Connections have been patient with the son of the listed-winning Kalanisi mare Hasanka.

Later in the day Ryan added to his buying list when he paid £72,000 for the best of the draft from Kevin Ryan’s Hambleton Lodge Stables. This was the five-year-old Pivotal gelding Everything For You and this three-time winner could now face a dual-purpose career with Ian Williams. He won on his latest start at Ripon last month.

Another highlight among the Aga Khan Studs’ draft was the well-bred Hasankey who was placed again at Galway last week. The son of Mastercraftsman out of a Group 3-placed half-sister to Harzand will now join Laura Morgan after he sold for £52,000. This was the more expensive of Morgan’s buys on the day and she paid £43,000 for the best of the Shadwell Stud consignment, the four-year-old Dansili gelding Motaraabet who has been placed a few times.

Gordon Elliott and Aidan O’Ryan combined to secure a couple of the top lots, headed by their purchase of Denis Murphy’s pointer The Bosses Oscar for £75,000. The son of Oscar was placed on both his outings, in March and May, and was runner-up to Largy Fix, who subsequently sold for £170,000, on his last start at Loughanmore.

That price was matched later in the day with Iain Jardine Racing’s five-time winner Marnie James selling to Jedd O’Keeffe. His £75,000 sale price was a little less than what the sprinter has accumulated on the racetrack, and O’Keeffe indicated that the gelding might be next seen at York.

Elliott and O’Ryan also took home Geraldo, winner of his only start in a point-to-point at Stowlin, and the son of leading sire Jeremy looks to be good value. The €27,000 Goffs Land Rover Sale graduate last year was offered from Ellmarie Holdin’s Coolmeen Stables and this time sold for £66,000.

Richard Ryan at Goffs UK

Charlie Mann was on the mark when he paid £55,000 for the Flemensfirth five-year-old Robaddan, winner of a point-to-point on his debut at Ballyarthur in March and subsequently runner-up in bumpers at Listowel and Wexford. He was trained by Declan Queally for Con Hickey and is out of the four-time winner Tiarella.

Queally also trained the five-year-old Getaway mare Eva’s Diva for Greg Carroll and she was placed on both her starts this year in bumpers. She left the sale ring with a valuation of £48,000 following her sale to Christy Mews. Set to continue his racing career in Italy is the Poet’s Voice four-year-old gelding Poet’s Prince who won four times when trained by Mark Johnston and who cost Alessandro Marconi £46,000.

Micheal Fahy’s recent Sligo bumper winner Last Golden Ticket, a son of Sholokov and half-brother to Boychuk and Golden Chieftain, sold to Highflyer Bloodstock for £42,000, while there was a plethora of sales at £40,000. They included a trio of horses trained in Ireland, the Tom Mullins duo of Lucky Icon and recent Galway winner Bercasa, and the Stuart Crawford-trained Largy Mouth.

The sale also offered the second and final instalment of the Grech and Parkin dispersal, with their seven lots including the listed winning chaser Pumped Up Kicks, by Glenview Stud’s new stallion Blue Bresil, who was sold with a colt Pether’s Moon colt foal at foot, for £36,000. The mare’s two-year-old Blue Bresil daughter sold to Stuart Parkin for £38,000.

Goffs UK managing director Tony Williams commented: “We have enjoyed a solid day’s trade in the ring today with strong demand throughout, demonstrated by an 85% clearance rate and a full complex of buyers from across Europe.

“The obvious highlight of today’s sale was the Aga Khan Studs-consigned Hasanabad who was destined to attract plenty of interest in the ring following his smart win at last week’s Galway Festival.

“We once again attracted a number of pointers from Ireland and it’s pleasing to see this sector of the sale continue to grow, as it was to see point-to-point trainers on the buyers’ sheet for the stores early in the day.”