GOFFS UK hosts the first store sale of the year next week and, while they are in the unenviable position of presenting the first test of the market, the Doncaster venue is fortunate in that it comes off the back of a fine run for graduates of the Spring Store Sale.
The one-day sale takes place on Monday, May 18th, just over a month after graduates completed a Grade 1 double at Aintree. Neil King’s £32,000 buy Storming George was first to strike in the Top Novices’ Hurdle and, 24 hours later, Ryan Mahon’s £50,000 purchase Bossman Jack ran out a commanding winner of the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle.
Joseph O’Brien’s Grade 1-winning novice Talk The Talk was sourced by Highflyer Bloodstock at the sale for £70,000 - the highest price paid for any of the sale’s graded winners so far in 2026.
Monbeg Stables are among the most successful bargain hunters, with their buys Klub De Reve (£16,000) and White Noise (£25,000) each landing a Grade 2.
Twelve graduates made winning debuts in point-to-points in 2026 and the sale’s recent record for producing impressive pinhooking results will be another draw for point-to-point handlers.
Among the pinhooks promoted by Goffs UK in the run-up to next week’s sale were four horses who resold for £300,000 or more, having cost between £24,000 and £42,000.
Seven two-year-olds complete a catalogue of 211 lots next week, featuring leading sires, such as Affinisea, Buck’s Boum, Crystal Ocean, Doctor Dino, Golden Horn (10), Great Pretender, Harzand, Jack Hobbs (7), Jeu St Eloi, Jukebox Jury, Kapgarde, Maxios, Nathaniel (11), Nirvana Du Berlais, No Risk At All, Order Of St George, Poet’s Word (7), Sea The Moon and Walk In The Park.
Stores purchased can be entered for the £100,000 Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper at Newbury
Money well spent
Selling will get underway at 10am and, following a day’s break, many buyers will switch to consigning for the Spring HIT/PTP Sale.
The second sale will also begin at 10am, with point-to-pointers offered on Wednesday, May 20th, followed by horses in training on Thursday, May 21st.
The Spring HIT/PTP Sale has also enjoyed a successful few months, with six graduates gaining high-profile wins so far this year.
Jimmy Fyffe bought Supremely West at last year’s sale for £24,000 and, sent to Dan Skelton, the Westerner eight-year-old went on to bag the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival.
Colin Bright paid even less - £10,000 - for Ooh Betty and the Westerner mare has rewarded connections with six wins, including a Grade 2 success at Ascot. Dream Shadow is another who has worked out well, with Ger Hannon’s £100,000 purchase beating White Noise in a listed mares’ novices’ hurdle.
This year’s Scottish Champion Hurdle winner Dedicated Hero, Peter Marsh Chase victor Imperial Saint and Grade 3 winner Western Diego each cost £40,000 at previous renewals.
Supplementary entries were added to the catalogue late this week, with further wildcards being accepted from this weekend’s point-to-points.
The full catalogue and further wildcard entries will be available to view at www.goffs.com
Lot 5: No Risk At All filly out of a half-sister to Ballyadam
Lot 7: Nathaniel gelding out of a dual listed winner. Half-brother to Diana Trial heroine Romina Power and to the dam of Prix Jean Prat victor Puchkine
Lot 17: Affinisea half-brother to the Grade 2 winner Siog Geal
Lot 56: Nathaniel half-sister to four blacktype horses, out of a listed-winning hurdler
Lot 74: Doctor Dino half-brother to two Grade 3 hurdlers
Lot 91: Logician half-sister to a blacktype hurdler, out of a half-sister to Grade 1 scorer Prince Of Scars
Lot 100: Golden Horn half-brother to Grade 3 winner and Grade performer Luccia, out of a Group 3-placed mare
Lot 111: No Risk At All gelding out of a Grade 1-placed full-sister to Grade 1 winner Feu Follet
Lot 139: Golden Horn half-brother to listed winner and Grade 2 runner-up Llandinabo Lad
Lot 147: Gentlewave half-brother to Grade 2 hurdler Intense Approach, out of a Grade 2-winning mare
Lot 159: Jack Hobbs half-brother to Cabaret Queen, winner of both the Kerry National and Munster National
Lot 161: Great Pretender gelding out of a half-sister to l’Ami Serge
Lot 162: Nathaniel gelding out of dual Group 2 winner La Pomme d’Amour, making him a half-brother to Irish Champion Stakes victor Economics
Lot 205: Nathaniel filly out of a Grade 1-placed half-sister to Grade 1 Arkle Chase winner Trifolium
Lot 209: Two-year-old Beaumec de Houelle half-sister to Irish Grand National hero and Grade 1 hurdler Burrows Saint. Out of a listed-winning full-sister to Grade 1 scorer Lagunak
Lot 370: Bielle Biarrey, a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Lagunak, made a promising debut at Ballysteen last month, having fallen when leading at the final fence
Lot 383: Paul McAleese’s Jet Away gelding Eazy Breezy built on a debut third to win a five-year-old maiden at Tattersalls, where the first two finished clear of the remainder
Lot 386: Island Jetaway, a four-year-old Jet Away filly out of a blacktype mare, made a perfect start in a flat race at Larkhill for Myles Osborne
Lot 387: Robert Tector’s Harzand gelding Lastbutnotleased won a five-year-old maiden at Lisronagh by 10 lengths
Lot 394: Rockatansky, a four-year-old Maxios gelding out of a graded performer, made a winning debut at Charm Park for Chris Barber
Lot 395: Five-year-old Montmartre gelding Ludois won his second start at Dromahane for Michael Mangan
Lot 408: Maxios five-year-old Glendaars Prince built on debut third to win at Stowlin for Stephen Carlin
Lot 424: Chasing Good Times was a five-length debut winner at Eyton-on-Severn for Chris Barber
Lot 427: Maxi Twist was a four-length winner of a four-year-old maiden at Ballindenisk on debut for Rob James
Lot 432: Moltenblue won a four-year-old maiden at Fairyhouse on his second start for Denis Murphy
Lot 436: Linda’s Lad four-year-old Ocean View won at Dingley for Gina Andrews
Lot 437: Four-year-old Jet Away mare Lake Nagambie scored by five lengths on debut at Ballindenisk for Susan O’Gorman
Lot 443: Tony Costello’s wildcard entry, the well-bred Kaiser Ball, impressed in a bumper on debut last February and returned at Christmas to finish third to King Rasko Grey on his hurdle bow
Lot 448: Poet’s Word four-year-old Velvet Outlaw had every chance when falling at the last on debut at Dromahane for Alan Doyle
Lot 453: Sean Doyle’s seven-year-old Jet Bob made all to a seven-length win in the Bishopscourt Cup at the Punchestown Festival
Lot 454: Mirage d’Alene landed a four-year-old maiden at Toomebridge by four lengths on debut for Stuart Crawford
Lot 459: Walk In The Park mare Scintillo, who cost €60,000 as a store, drew 10 lengths clear in a mares’ maiden at Dromahane for Anthony Black
Lot 460: Port Glen One was a six-and-a-half-length winner on debut at Toomebridge for Gerald Quinn
Lot 477: Paul Pierce’s Walk In The Park mare Park Hall made winning debut at Dawstown
Lot 649: No Risk At All five-year-old Risky Obsession won a point-to-point on debut and followed up for Dan Skelton in a Warwick bumper in December
Lot 652: Five-year-old Cracksman gelding Caspari won his last two starts over hurdles for Nicky Henderson
Lot 684: Ray Hackett offers progressive seven-year-old Nowwhatdoyouthink following a fine third in the Grade 1 Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown. The Mount Nelson gelding won a Grade 3 on his previous start