ARQANA has published a catalogue of 56 two and three-year-old National Hunt horses in pre-training for the Lumet Show, held in partnership with David Lumet. Organisers have made some changes to the sale on Saturday, July 26th at Ecuries de la Ridaudière in Bécon-Les Granits.

Following feedback from previous renewals, horses can now be inspected the day before as well as on the morning of the sale. On the day of the sale, horses will be shown in all three paces including canter at 2.30pm, and will go under the hammer from 6pm. There have also been changes to the layout, with the ring, catering and exhibitors’ village now located in the arena adjacent to the stables, as close as possible to the horses.

Last year’s renewal suffered declines across the board, with the average falling from €20,200 to €14,000 and the median dropping by 31% to €11,000. That said, it has already produced some notable performers. Maprotegee was picked up by Nicolas Bertran De Balanda for €17,000 and made a winning debut in the Prix Wild Monarch at Auteuil, a race won by Sir Gino in 2023.

Earlier graduates who have ended up in Ireland include Emmet Mullins’ unbeaten Grade 2 bumper winner Jeroboam Machin.

Sold to Vincent Le Roy at the Lumet Show for €10,000, the Joshua Tree gelding was resold a year later by Clifton Farm at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale for €20,000. He made a winning debut for Cormac Doyle at Durrow before joining current connections.

Among the stallions with progeny catalogued next month are Bathyrhon, Chœur Du Nord, Goliath Du Berlais, It’s Gino, Great Pretender, Kapgarde, Masked Marvel Nirvana Du Berlais, No Risk At All and Tunis.

The colts, geldings and fillies hail from families featuring the likes of Apple’s Jade, Asterion Forlonge, Epatante, Klairon Davis, Nickname and Zarkandar.