MICKY Cleere from Co Tipperary sold one of the top lots at this week’s Osarus Breeze-Up Sale at La Teste de Buch in south-west France.

The sale saw 44 of the 67 lots offered sold at an average price of €16,705, down 15% on last year. Total spending on the day was €678,500, down 14%.

Selling under M.C. Thoroughbreds, Cleere sold a colt by first season sire Chemical Charge (a son of Sea The Stars trained by Ralph Beckett for Qatar Racing) for €42,000 and a colt by Dream Ahead for €20,000. The Chemical Charge colt was owned by Conor O’Donnell and had been picked up for €16,000 at the Arqana October Yearling Sale.

Other Irish vendors involved in the sale included John Bourke’s Hyde Park Stud (sold 10 horses) in Westmeath, Tom and David Brickley of Ard Erin Stud in Coolrain, Co Laois, and Dermot Kilmartin’s Kildallan Farm in Westmeath.

The top-priced lot was €60,000 for a filly by Zelzal. She was purchased by Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International and will be trained by Christophe Ferland. De Watrigant also bought the second top lot, a colt by Starspangledbanner, for €56,000 and he joins trainer Simone Brogi.

Brogi’s name appeared a few times on the purchasers’ list and he is also set to train the colt by Recorder bought for €31,000 by Middleham Park Racing.

Osarus Breeze-Up Top Lots

Franciscaine, 2yo f by Zelzal out of Falcolina: purchased by Mandore International, €60,000

2yo c by Starspangledbanner out of Lady Tamayuz: purchased by Mandore International, €56,000

2yo c by Le Havre out of Ideal World: purchased by Yann Barberot, €43,000

2yo c by Chemical Charge out of Dercia: bought by Simone Brogi, €42,000

Goupil, 2yo c by Recorder out of Red Vixen: purchased by Middleham Park Racing, €31,000