HAVE you registered online to attend next week’s Goffs Land Rover Sale?
It’s the first ‘on-site’ sale of the year at Kildare Paddocks and it promises to be a lively affair, following high clearance rates at the recent store horse sales in Doncaster and the various point-to-point and horses in-training sales.
Part 1 of the Land Rover Sale has been extended to two days - Tuesday and Wednesday – with 420 stores, and a further 182 lots will be offered in Part 2 on Thursday. Selling starts at 10am each day.
The catalogue includes 14 siblings to Grade 1 winners including Put The Kettle On, Sir Gerhard, Appreciate It, Paisley Park and Fayonagh.
This year’s Cheltenham Festival Grade 1 winners to have been discovered at the Land Rover Sale were Put The Kettle On in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Stayers’ Hurdle winner Flooring Porter, Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle winner Vanillier and Sir Gerhard in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.
Land Rover graduate Belfast Banter also won at Cheltenham and subsequently went on to Grade 1 success at Aintree, while other Grade 1 winners from the sale to have shone last season included Paisley Park, Sporting John and The Storyteller. Cloth Cap, winner of the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury, and the Aintree Grade 2 bumper winner Knappers Hill also came from the Land Rover Sale,
Goffs’ chief executive Henry Beeby said: “Following a decade of extraordinary growth, we decided earlier this year to expand Part 1 of the Land Rover Sale in response to the ever-increasing demand from vendors to send more of their best to Goffs.
“Our selection team of Gerry Hogan, Neil Walsh, Peter Molony and Kevin Ross have worked with those vendors to compile our biggest and best catalogue yet.”
The catalogue features progeny of all the leading National Hunt sires led by Flemensfirth (17), Getaway (29), Milan (36), Mount Nelson (31), Presenting (7), Shantou (16), Soldier Of Fortune (50), Walk In The Park (32) and Yeats (2).
Peter Nolan Bloodstock will offer the largest draft with 44 stores, followed by 35 from Rathmore and a 33-strong lineup from Ballincurrig House Stud.
As ever, all horses offered across the three days are eligible for the €100,000 Goffs Land Rover Bumper at next year’s Punchestown Festival, with the unique addition of a new Land Rover Defender going to the winning vendor.
Beeby added: “The record renewal of the Goffs UK Spring Store Sale at Doncaster bodes well for the Land Rover, as our selection teams worked as one on both catalogues.
“After a season where the quality and value of store horses was never more apparent, headed by 16 winning store graduates at the Cheltenham Festival, the level of interest in this year’s catalogue would suggest that demand will be strong once more at Goffs.
“It is imperative that all those planning to attend the sale pre-register as early as possible; and, while onsite at Goffs, follow all of the Covid protocols in place which will include the now normal temperature checks on arrival, social distancing measures, sanitising stations and the wearing of face covers to ensure a safe and compliant environment for all.”
Eyecatching lots on pedigree
Lot 9: Fulbright half-brother to Sir Gerhard.
Lot 11: Beat Hollow half-brother to Fayonagh.
Lot 22: Blue Bresil half-brother to the dam of Grade 1 winner Feu Follet.
Lot 31: Walk In The Park filly out of a winning sister to Grade 1 winner Wicklow Brave.
Lot 50: Soldier Of Fortune half-sister to Chris’s Dream and Scorpiancer.
Lot 58: Soldier Of Fortune half-brother to Ballymoy
Lot 63: Flemensfirth gelding out of a sister to Best Mate.
Lot 79: Valirann half-sister to Grade 1 winner Lovcen.
Lot 85: Mount Nelson gelding out of a sister to Muirhead and Thomas Darby.
Lot 97: Flemensfirth gelding out of Grade 1 winner Madam Bovary.
Lot 106: Kayf Tara gelding out of a sister to Long Run.
Lot 109: Affinisea gelding out of a half-sister to Outlander.
Lot 123: Walk In the Park gelding out of a sister to Faugheen.
Lot 129: Walk In The Park half-brother to Tornado Flyer.
Lot 132: Valirann half-sister to Put The Kettle On.
Lot 135: Sholokhov gelding out of a half-sister to No More Heroes
Lot 136: Kayf Tara half-sister to Grand National winner One For Arthur.
Lot 137: Walk In The Park half-brother to Goffs Thyestes Chase winner Invitation Only.
Lot 138: Coastal Path half-brother to Taxe Comprise.
Lot 147: Vadamos half-brother to Black Tears.
Lot 166: Saint Des Saints half-sister to Hearts Are Trumps out of an own-sister to Denman.
Lot 193: Joshua Tree half-brother to Balko Des Flos.
Lot 197: Soldier Of Fortune half-sister to Appreciate It.
Lot 203: Shantou own-brother to Airlie Beach.
Lot 211: Walk In The Park half-brother to Penny Jane and Minella Foru.
Lot 215: Shantou own-brother to Jimmy Two Times.
Lot 249: Walk In The Park half-brother to Monalee.
Lot 288: Mount Nelson half-brother to City Island.
Lot 292: Martaline gelding out of a sister to Al Namix
Lot 301: Soldier Of Fortune half-brother to Keeper Hill.
Lot 308: Califet half-brother to Black Op.
Lot 310: Mount Nelson gelding out of Grade 1 winner Airlie Beach.
Lot 316: Walk In The Park gelding out of an own-sister to Rock On Ruby.
Lot 317: Westerner own-brother to Western Warhorse.
Lot 381: Walk In The Park gelding out of a sister to Minella Indo
Lot 392: Shantou half-brother to Polished Steel.
Lot 506: Shantou brother to Dodging Bullets.
Sale info
Sale: Goffs Land Rover NH Sale
Date/time: Tuesday to Thursday, June 8th-10th, starts 10am each day
Lots: 420 in Part 1 (Tues & Wed), 182 in Part 2 (Thur)
Info: All horses and vendors will be on site. All those planning to attend must pre-register by completing the Covid-19 health questionnaire available on the Goffs website.
Tel: 045-886600
Web: goffs.com