A SELECTION of graded jumpers and a group of well-related foals are among the standouts of a three-day mixed sale at Cavan next week. Marking the end of the sales year at the venue, the renewal has attracted a sizeable entry in all three sectors, which kicks off with the performance sale on Wednesday.
As usual, Thursday’s youngstock is highlighted by the ‘Winter Foal’ collection, confined to foals with especially stout bloodlines. Friday meanwhile is devoted to the Irish Draught enthusiasts, and this popular day has drawn an entry of 88 lots of foals, yearlings, ridden horses and broodmares.
Performance sale
Lot 33 Mexx Van Het Groene Dak, reg 13 yo bl g 163cm by I’m Special de Muze out of Esprit (Vincenzo Van’t Merelsnest). A perfect schoolmaster for a young rider, this Belgian-bred gelding has a career total of 55 SJI points in classes up to 1.30m level. A very forgiving individual who will look after himself, he has been ridden by an amateur for the past few years.
Lot 37 Centadel Rose, reg 13 yo ch g 170cm by Centadel out of Charon Z (Calvados). German bred, this schoolmaster has competed in Europe up to 1.40m level. On home turf, he has clocked up 60 SJI points, most recently gaining a top-10 finish in the Cavan 1.35m class last month. Described as suitable for an amateur or a young rider.
Lot 38 Action Candy, reg 12 yo ch m 169cm by Sligo Candy Boy out of Action Molly (Actinium). A well-related amateur horse with 104 SJI points, this mare is a sibling to the highly-rated young event horse Monbeg Can Do (Max Warburton).
Lot 40 Rebecca Mills, reg 9 yo gr m 162cm by Ars Vivendi out of Five Bar Cruise (Cruising). A forward-going mare with future paddock potential, Rebecca Mills has show jumped (1.15m) and evented (CCI2*) to win 20 EI points. Described as a cross-country machine, she is thought an ideal prospect for a competitive, confident rider looking for their next international event horse.
Lot 55 Tra Houston, reg 7 yo ch m 165cm by Luidam out of Killard Moonlight (Felin de Bneville). The winner of 113 SJI points, this competitive mare has competed in the RDS young rider qualifiers this year, and also at Balmoral.
Lot 65 Rosscarberys VIP, reg 6 yo b g 170cm by Quidam Junior 1 out of Rosscarberys Weep No More (Coevers Diamond Boy). A horse with a future in any discipline, Rosscarberys VIP has competed to 1.20m level to win 50 SJI points.
Hunters and all-rounders
Lot 34 Cliff, reg 11 yo gr g 168cm by Lisatara Warrior out of Lisatara Finney (Golden Cliff). This seasoned hunter has carried the Master for five seasons. He will go first or last and is quiet and genuine in every way.
Lot 62 Hollyrock Dannyboy, reg 6 yo ch g 169cm by Mountain Diamond out of Biggeras Crest (Sea Crest). The winner of numerous working hunter championships, as well as the performance Irish Draught class at Balmoral last year, this gelding has also taken part in riding club activities, hunter trials, hunting and show jumping. He performs a beautiful dressage test, and was placed in the top three in his last one-day event in September.
Four-year-olds
Lot 86 Sweet Like Candy, reg 4 yo gr f 168cm by Sligo Candy Boy out of LCC Candy (Pacino). Out of a useful 1.30m-level jumping mare, this filly will have competed at training shows at time of sale.
Lot 98 Klarimo Rocket, reg 4 yo b g 170cm by Clarimo out of Annyalla Black Rocket (Kannan). A well-bred gelding from a performance family, which features the bloodlines of Cavalier Royale, Clover Hill and Cruising, as well as the 1.60m Nations Cup horses HHS Figero, HHS Fortuna, HHS Sevenhouses (1.55m) etc. The dam won her RDS loose jumping qualifier.
Lot 114 KBS Flash Fiction, reg 4 yo b f 165cm by Lagans OBOS Quality out of Global Faerlie Flashy (Primitive Faerie Tale). This top competition prospect is out of the British-bred event mare Global Faerlie Flashy (CCI4*), who represented Holland under Sabine De Jong. She has competed successfully all year, jumping clear in Millstreet Discovery.
Lot 116 Lady Gina, reg 4 yo b m 165cm by Mr Quincy B out of LadyLay (Cavalier Royale). A well-related, home-bred sister to two graded jumpers out of a Grade A jumping mare (1.40m).
Three-year-olds
Lot 136 Skylark Action, reg 3 yo b f 168cm by Vivant Van de Heffinick out of Diamond Society (Nigrasine). Combining thoroughbred blood with jumping lines, this filly is a sibling to the American-based Swift Action (1.40m), while the dam is a sister to All Action (1.60m).
Lot 146 Caltra Flame of Erin, reg 3 yo b f 164cm by SIEC Livello out of Caltra Flame (Sligo Candy Boy). This well-related filly is out of a sister to the event horse Caltra Western Dream (CCI3*), as well as Caltra Western Boy (1.55m).
Youngstock Thursday
Premier collection (25 lots)
Lot 241 Unnamed, reg b c f by Chilli B out of MMF High Society (Nazar). A colt with a dual-purpose pedigree out of a sibling to the dam of the smart event horse Cooley Flight (CCI4*) and from the immediate family of Ashdale Cruise Master (CCI5*). On the jumping side, the second dam Implied Moments is a sister to Master of Moments (1.40m).
Lot 243 Fados Past The Dawn, reg bl f f by CSF Castlelawn Emerald out of Loa Z Erna (El Dorado Van de Zeshoek). Sire is by Emerald, while the dam is a full-sister to the Simon Schroeder-ridden Kobaldy (1.50m), as well as to Nazerna (1.30m).
Lot 244 Unnamed, reg b c f by Jericho de Hus out of May Johnson (OBOS Quality). A well-related colt from a very stout family, whose dam is a sister to Queensway Royal (1.60m), ridden by Jason Smith, and to the event horses Night Quality (CCI4*) and JSC Bucketlist (CCI4*), as well as to June Johnson (1.35m).
Lot 245 Unnamed, reg b c f by Diarado out of Cullen Aphla (Courage). Sporting an immediate pedigree, the dam competed to 1.30m and has already bred Hold Up (1.50m), ridden by Jane Arnett, as well as MBF Mandino (1.45m) and D Cullen Dominator Z (1.40m).
Lot 248 Unnamed, reg b c f by Baloutaire PS out of Casslanda VDH (Cassini 1). A half-brother to Carlando PS (1.40m) and Quisino PS (1.20m), while the dam is a half-sister to Thomas Ryan’s Quite Zero (1.60m), Casiro 1 (1.50m), Classic Europa (1.50m) and Caplander (1.50m).
Lot 252 Creevyquin Eclipse, reg c f by Emerald out of Galwaybay Annika (Kannan). This colt is a half-brother to the Jack Ryan-ridden Galwaybay Jim (1.30m). The dam is a sibling to Galwaybay Penelope, who Shane Goggins piloted to 1.50m level, as well as to Evita S (1.50m), Chablis S (1.40m) and Galwaybay Dynamite (1.40m).
Lot 259 Unnamed, reg b c f by Castlefield Kingston out of Castlefield Rose (Conthargos). A well-related colt whose dam is a sister to London’s Bella (1.55m) and from the family of Oh Chic (1.50m).
Lot 263 Unnamed, reg gr c by Conthargos out of Kinlough Jess (Dakar VDL). The 1.50m performer Kashino counts as a sibling to the dam, as well as Rhonda (1.30m).
Lot 266 Unnamed, gr f f by Nixon Van’t Meulenhof out of Leestone Key to Cruising (Cruising). An instantly recognisable pedigree, the dam is a sibling to Leestone My Lord Trumps (1.55) and also the Captain Michael Kelly-partnered Mullentine Loughgall (1.50m) and Crusilier (1.30m).
Foals
Lot 217 Unnamed, reg b c f by Amigo B out of Princess Chit Chat (Ceide Prince). Together with his dam, this foal qualified for the All-Ireland championship at Iverk, and was placed fourth in the championship at Scarriff. A well-related individual, he is by a son of Heartbreaker out of a half-sister to the event horse Six Hills Sapphire (CCI4*), as well as to Miss Waterside (1.40m).
Lot 258 Unnamed, ch c f by Another Pleasure out of Maryville Damerthal (Amaretto Darco). A show-winning colt foal who headed his class at Moate, and was placed runner-up and reserve champion at Scariff.
Lot 262 Unnamed, reg b f f by One Step Closer out of Glidawn Delight (Glidawn Diamond). A sibling to the former HOYS-winning middleweight champion Bloomfield Tetrarch, and also to both the All-Ireland two-year-old champion Bloomfield Distinction and the Balmoral Champion Corgrigg Joules.
Irish Draughts Friday
Lot 349 Tulcon Irish Mist, reg gr c f by Dunbeggan Grey Mist out of Tulcon Dawn (Gurrane Zidane). A half-brother to the Balmoral, RDS and Red Mills champion Tulcon Hero.
Lot 359 Unnamed, reg gr f f by Offaly Clover out of Derradda Mist (Gurraun Zidane). This filly is a sibling to the Class 1 stallions Cloncastle Ambassador and Cloncastle Squire.
Lot 363 Edenagor JJ, reg ch c f by Dunsandle Diamond out of Edenagor Lilly (Gentle Diamond). From a RDS championship-winning family hailing from the Gold Merit mare Marie Dancer.
Lot 392 Unnamed, reg gr f f by Tors Gentleman Farmer out of Castlegate Perfect Illusion (Barnaview Grosvenors Star). Second dam was the prolific show winner Fuerty Princess, who was the RDS champion mare in 2019 and reserve champion in 2024. The dam, meanwhile, is herself a three-year-old All-Ireland champion and was reserve at the RDS.
Lot 394 Fuerty Failte Flagmount, reg gr c f by Moylough Supremacy out of Fuerty Failte (Welcome Flagmount). From a sale-topping vendor, this colt is out of a performance mare who competed at the RDS on two occasions and won 26 SJI points. His two older siblings are both approved Class 1 mares, one of which is a full-sister to this colt foal.
Lot 410 Ormondstown Bruno, reg 1 yo colt by Carrabeg Glengarriff out of Callows Luna (Comet Gold). Hailing from a Class 1 dam and sire, this yearling has been successfully shown and is believed to have stallion potential. As a foal, he won the John Magnier Coolmore Stud Cup at the IDHBA Tipperary show and was placed third at the RDS.
Lot 420 Dawns Diamond Clover, reg 11 yo gr m by Keamore Diamond Clover out of Banog Girl (Sea Crest). This smartly-bred mare has enjoyed a successful showing career. She has already bred six foals (four colts and two fillies) and is currently in foal through (AI) to WGS Irish Rajah.
Sale details
Address: Cavan, Co Cavan.
Telephone: 049-4332017
Fax: 049-4331400
Email: info@cavanequestrian.com
Web: www.cavanequestrian.com
Wednesday, November 19th: Performance Sale (164 lots).
Thursday, November 20th: Young sport horse stock (including Winter Foal Collection) 127 lots.
Friday, November 21st: Irish Draught stock (88 lots).
Time: 10am.
Top lots 2024
Performance sale: Willie Craig’s Fyfin Glen Boy, seven-year-old gelding by Luidam (dam by Porsch) €23,500
Young stock: Ciaran Ward’s filly foal by Chacoon Blue (dam by Cavalier Royale) €7,000.
Irish Draughts: Tullaghansleek Stud’s Timmys Gire, five-year-old mare by Fintan Himself (dam by Sir Rivie) €6,600.