THE catalogue for the 2022 Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up and Horses in Training Sale has been distributed and can now be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com.

Almost two-thirds of the catalogue comprises over 200 two-year-olds, and there are a further 120 horses in training. The sale will take place on Thursday, April 28th, starting with the older horses who will immediately be followed by the two-year-olds. The latter will breeze on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile racecourse on Tuesday, April 26th, starting at 9am.

The success of any sale is measured by the prices realised in the ring, but also by the racecourse performances of the graduates. In the case of the latter cohort, graduates of the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale enjoyed an excellent year on the racecourse last year, with international group and graded success in Britain, France, Germany and the USA.

This roll of honour was led by Grade/Group 1 winners Shantisara and Trueshan, purchased for 10,000gns and 31,000gns respectively. They have won more than £600,000 and £1.1 million and have both made good starts to their 2022 campaigns. The sale has produced a remarkable 46 individual blacktype performers since 2017, with five already from last year’s sale. They include Hierarchy, beaten only a head when runner-up in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes.

Stellar sires

No less than 46 of the stallions with two-year-olds catalogued have already sired classic or Group/Grade 1 winners, including Acclamation, Australia, Exceed And Excel, Iffraaj, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Make Believe, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Oasis Dream, Sea The Moon, Showcasing, Starspangledbanner, Wootton Bassett, Zoffany and Zoustar.

A strong contingent of overseas sires are represented by juveniles, and they include the French-based duo Galiway and Zelzal, US sires Astern, Caravaggio, First Samurai and Stormy Atlantic, and the German three-time champion sire Soldier Hollow.

Several sires who made a favourable impression with their first crop of runners in 2021 feature prominently with a total of 32 lots catalogued by Ardad, Caravaggio, Churchill, Cotai Glory, Galileo Gold, Profitable, Time Test and Zarak.

In addition there are 18 first-crop sires with two-year-olds catalogued, including Group 1 winners Cracksman, Expert Eye, Harry Angel, Havana Grey, Hawkbill, Lightning Spear, Roaring Lion, Saxon Warrior, U S Navy Flag and Sioux Nation, a number of whom are already off the mark with their first winners.

Owners and trainers looking to benefit from additional incentives will be catered for with 18 fillies registered for the Great British Bonus Scheme and 14 two-year-olds qualified for French Owners’ Premiums. Three juveniles are entered in the 2022 Swedish Derby and Oaks Series and three are entered in the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, with one lot additionally entered in the £100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes.

Promising lots

The horses in training section of the sale has been a consistent source of high-class performers. This renewal features several promising three-year-olds led by the progressive Belardo colt My Little Tip. Timeform-rated 95 following wins on his last three starts in 2021, he will be consigned by George Boughey’s Saffron House Stables.

The listed-placed More Than Ready colt Kaboo is another highly rated three-year-old colt to feature with a Timeform rating of 101. He will be consigned from Karl Burke’s Spigot Lodge Stables, and will be joined by Grenoble and John The Baptist, rated 96 and 93 and consigned by Somerville Lodge and The Castlebridge Consignment respectively.

Several older performers with recent winning form catalogued including Night On Earth, Sanaadh and Whittle Le Woods. The consignment of five lots from Juddmonte Farms looks certain as always to attract interest, including the three-year-old War Front colt Fraction out of Group 1 winner Proportional, who ran with promise on his only start at Deauville in November.

The draft also features several well-bred unraced colts, including Winterscape, a Frankel own-brother to Group 1 Nassau Stakes winner Winsili, and Polemon, a son of Frankel and a half-brother to Group 1-placed Weekender.

A number of the lots entered have won since the catalogue was printed, and they include the three-year-olds Music Banner, impressive Chelmsford five-furlong debut winner Bear Profit, and Ermin Street.

Looking forward

Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony is looking forward to the sale this week. He said: “The Guineas Breeze Up Sale enjoyed yet another outstanding year on the racecourse, led by the champion stayer Trueshan and the US Grade 1 winner Shantisara, both of whom illustrate the quality, diversity and value for money that buyers have come to expect from the sale.

“This year’s Guineas Breeze Up Sale has been very well-supported by consignors, and we are confident the selection of two-year-olds will appeal to domestic and international buyers in all sectors of the market, alongside the second largest horses in training section in the sale’s history.”

The breeze will be shown live on the Tattersalls website www.tattersalls.com