THE European yearling sales season continues next Wednesday, September 2nd, when 272 youngsters are due to enter the Newmarket ring for the Tattersalls Somerville Sale.
This one-day auction has produced over 40 individual group and listed race performers since 2024 and its latest poster boy is Celeron, winner of the Group 2 Railway Stakes at the Curragh, having been bought for just 20,000gns.
The sale has already established an impressive record at Royal Ascot. Its roll of honour is headed by Bradsell, winner of the Group 2 Coventry Stakes and the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes, whilst 9,000gns purchase Havana Hurricane was triumphant in the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes last year.
A further 10 Somerville Yearling Sale two-year-olds have been placed at the Royal meeting in the sale’s short history.
Other recent group race-winning graduates from the sale include 12,000gns purchase Half Sovereign, winner of the Group 3 Prix Miesque, A Bit Of Spirit (75,000gns), who won the Group 3 Solario Stakes for Clive Cox, and El Nasseeb, a dual Group 3 winner in the UAE this year.
This year’s catalogue features own or half-brothers and sisters to 41 group and listed performers, and 34 yearlings out of group and listed-performing mares. Among the highlights are the Mehmas half-brother to the Grade 1 American Oaks winner Lady Prancealot, and the Harry Angel half-sister to Group 2 Richmond Stakes winner Saayerr.
Other lots with smart pedigrees catalogued include the Ghaiyyath filly out of the half-sister to classic winner Cachet, the Kodiac colt out of an own-sister to Group 3 Autumn Stakes winner Military March, and the Bated Breath colt out of a half-sister to Beauly, the dam of Derby winner Christmas Day.
Progeny of high-class mares catalogued include the Sioux Nation colt out of the group race winner Mix And Mingle. He will be joined by the Too Darn Hot half-brother to the Group 3 Sandown Sprint winner and Group 1 Flying Five Stakes third Equality.
The largest draft of yearlings will come from last year’s leading consigner, Tally Ho Stud, with 24 lots catalogued for this year’s sale.
All yearlings catalogued are eligible for the £200,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes, as well as the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes.
The 2026 Somerville Auction Stakes was run last Saturday and won by Night In Vegas, a 60,000gns purchase at Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. His trainer Eve Johnson Houghton bought 10 horses at the Somerville Sale last year, more than any other buyer.
Runner-up Zigazig Ah represented trainer Richard Spencer and owner Phil Cunningham, who was the leading buyer in terms of spend at this sale last year.
Both Johnson Houghton and Cunningham were assisted in their buying by Highflyer Bloodstock.
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Catalogue highlights
Lot 12: Ghaiyyath colt out of listed race winner Lucie Manette.
Lot 22: Filly by Kodi Bear out of listed race winner Maria Branwell.
Lot 33: Sioux Nation colt out of Group 3 winner Mix And Mingle.
Lot 35: Filly by Good Guess, half-brother to Al Karrar, Group 2 placed.
Lot 45: Mehmas half-brother to Grade 1 winner Lady Prancealot.
Lot 50: Filly by Dark Angel, brother to Kumite, Group 3 placed in France.
Lot 51: Native Trail half-sister to Caprice Des Dieux, listed winner in France.
Lot 53: Filly by Shaquille out of listed race winner Newsletter, dam of a German listed winner.
Lot 57: Mohaather half-sister to Redemption Road, Group 3 placed.
Lot 62: Filly by Territories, half-sister to Paborus, Group 3 winner.
Lot 66: Too Darn Hot half-brother to six winners including Group 3 winner Equality.
Lot 74: Filly by Mohaather out of listed race winner Primo Lady, already dam of a French Group 3 winner.
Lot 86: Soldier’s Call colt, half-brother to Betty Clover, listed winner.
Lot 105: Colt by Soldier’s Call, half-brother to Anaisa, listed winner.
Lot 114: Filly by Sioux Nation out of Italian listed race winner Silberpfeil.
Lot 115: Colt by Bungle Inthejungle, brother to Supereroe, listed winner in Italy.
Lot 118: Colt by Harry Angel out of listed race winner Sonnerie, already dam of French listed winner Zoom.
Lot 130: Supremacy half-sister to Happy Power, Group 2 winner.
Lot 144: Bated Breath colt out of half-sister to dam of Derby winner Christmas Day.
Lot 155: Supremacy half-brother to Punita Arora, Listed winner.
Lot 162: Harry Angel half-sister to five winners including Group 2 winner Saayerr.
Lot 165: Colt by Sergei Prokofiev, half-brother to Streamline, Group 3 winner.
Lot 173: Kameko half-brother to Nibras Angel, Group 2 placed.
Lot 176: Mehmas half-brother to Marine Wave, listed winner.
Lot 186: Pinatubo half-brother to Mirage, listed winner.
Lot 192: Filly by Harry Angel, sister to Harry’s Girl, listed placed.
Lot 205: Colt by Dark Angel, half-brother to prolific Popmaster, listed winner.
Lot 220: Kodiac colt out of own-sister to Group 3 winner Military March. Second dam Punctilious won Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks.
Lot 221: Ghaiyyath filly out of unraced half-sister to 1000 Guineas winner Cachet.
Lot 222: Little Big Bear half-brother to Lady Vivian, listed placed.
Lot 228: Modern Games filly out of French listed race winner Coeur Macen.
Lot 230: Lope Y Fernandez half-sister to Ice Max, Group 2 winner.
Lot 252: Colt by Havana Grey out of listed race winner Exceptional.
Lot 270: Havana Grey half-brother to Brunch, listed winner.
Lot 286: Filly by Phoenix of Spain out of listed race winner Jane’s Memory.