Tattersalls October Book 2 Concludes With Gains

Anthony Stroud has proved a hard man to pass at Tattersalls over the last week, particularly when bidding on behalf of Godolphin. However, George Boughey served the leading agent a rare reversal of fortune when landing the Night of Thunder (IRE) colt out of Quenelle d'Or at 800,000 guineas (US$1,128,000, 1 guinea=US$1.41) early in the Oct. 15 final session of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. The youngster is the first foal out of the listed-winning daughter of Golden Horn (GB), who shares her page with Stanley House Stud's most famous graduate Ouija Board. He was sold through New England Stud and bred by Lady Riblat and Stanley House. Boughey, who was standing on the opposite side on the packed gangway of his main market rival, has enjoyed recent success with the progeny of Night of Thunder courtesy of Bow Echo (IRE). Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's homebred was last seen maintaining his unbeaten record in the Royal Lodge Stakes (G2). Wednesday's six-figure signing will now sport the same owner's familiar yellow and black colors. "He's a lovely colt," Boughey said. "We had to go a lot further than we thought we would but we had some stiff competition. It looked like Anthony Stroud over there, and getting the better of him hasn't been easy this week. He's been bought for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid and this horse looks very similar to his Bow Echo. He picked him out and I'm delighted to train the horse for him." Coolmore move for Camelot Colt A bold bit of pinhooking was rewarded when Alex Elliott went to 475,000 guineas to secure the Camelot (GB) colt out of Tigrilla from Stanley Lodge. The youngster, whose dam won a Deauville listed race at 2, saw his value increase markedly against the 80,000 guineas he fetched at last year's foal sales, where the docket was signed by NWC Bloodstock and Highpoint. The colt is a sibling to three winners, including the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes scorer Caburn, and was secured on behalf of Coolmore's M.V. Magnier and Peter Brant's White Birch Farm. "He's been bought for M.V. and White Birch and he's going to go to Ballydoyle," Elliott said. "Paul Shanahan, M.V., and the whole team thought he was the standout colt today. Obviously he's by Camelot out of a black-type mare who's produced a good Twilight Son. He's a gorgeous horse and was extremely well bought by Nick Cope and a couple of other boys. "A lot of the Camelots look like staying types but I think the mare is going to speed this guy up a good bit. You could be looking at anything from 7 furlongs upwards as a 2-year-old then a mile plus as an older horse. We all like the idea of the speed the mare was putting into the mix." Pinhooker Nick Cope, who manages Stanley Lodge, said: "Myself and Tom and David Brickley of Ard Erin Stud buy a few foals together, and sometimes we unearth a couple of nice ones on the way. But this horse was more than that: he's a real deal of a horse. He didn't put in a bad show here and when they do that, you can't ask for much more. When it all works, it's amazing what can happen in this ring." Book 2 Statistics Book 2 concluded with gains in gross and median, with both figures being records for the sale. Excluding private sales, 648 yearlings sold for turnover of 69,657,500 guineas (US$98,217,075), a 1.7% increase over 2024. Median was up 8.6% at 76,000 guineas (US107,160), while average remained fairly stable with just a 0.8% decline. The clearance rate was 90%. Book 3 of the October sale runs Oct. 16-17.