TAKING place on Arqana Online, the Grand Steeple Sale was participated in by 40 individual bidders on Wednesday evening. Of the seven lots offered, five changed hands for a turnover of €895,000.

Consigned by Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé, it was Doctor Dino’s son Gold Dancer who made the top price at the sale. A winner on his second start over hurdles at Compiegne following a promising debut, the four-year-old gelding was sold for €250,000 to Willie Mullins, Harold Kirk and Pierre Boulard.

The trio also struck for Karia Des Blaises at €130,000. A winner by seven lengths on her debut over jumps, the Emmanuel Clayeux-trained filly is a daughter of Saint Des Saints’ son Jeu St Eloi, and from the Aga Khan maternal family that has already produced the excellent Grade 1 jumps’ winners Karly Flight, Sunny Flight and Golden Flight.

Another of the top lots was Kaleosun who recently won a bumper on his second outing. It was Cécile Adonias of Cava Associates who had the final say at €215,000 for the son of No Risk At All from Alain Couétil’s stable.

Two lots who both sold for €150,000 were the Erwan Grall-trained Batman Girac. bought by Highflyer Bloodstock, and the Haras de Saint-Voir homebred Illiko Des Plans who was purchased by Guy Petit.