'She has a huge future ahead of her' - Irish Oaks heroine You Got To Me to be sold at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale

This year's Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me will be sold at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, heading a stellar line-up for the third edition of the Sceptre Sessions. 

A daughter of Newsells Park Stud's Nathaniel and owned in partnership with Valmont and Bloodstock 24, the three-year-old will be the first Irish Oaks winner sold at Tattersalls in the year of her victory in over 40 years. 

You Got To Me won on her two-year-old debut at Kempton last September and landed Lingfield's Oaks Trial on her seasonal comeback for Ralph Beckett. After fourth-placed finishes in the Oaks and Ribblesdale Stakes, she defeated Content in the Irish Oaks before finishing a fine second to that rival in the Yorkshire Oaks. 

The filly was bred by Dullingham Park Stud and Sarabex out of the stakes-winning Medicean mare Brushing and was bought by Alex Elliott for 200,000gns from Glenvale Stud at Tattersalls Book 1. She had also been a graduate of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, making 62,000gns to BBA Ireland from the National Stud. 

You Got To Me on her way to Irish Oaks victoryCredit: Patrick McCann

Beckett said: "As my first Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me will always be special. She is a gorgeous filly who has always been a pleasure to train and without doubt she has a huge future ahead of her both as a race filly and ultimately as a prized broodmare. She has already given her owners Valmont and Newsells Park Stud Bloodstock 24 enormous pleasure and whatever happens at the Tattersalls December Sale it would be wonderful if she were to return to Kimpton Down to race on."

Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony added: "It is very rare for Classic-winning fillies to be offered for sale in the year of their Classic triumphs and You Got To Me will be the first Irish Oaks winner to grace the December Sale stage as a three year old for a very long time. 

"She is by a wonderful sire in Nathaniel from a fabulous Moyglare Stud family and not only does she have all the credentials to be an outstanding broodmare, she also looks set to be among the very best of her generation as a race filly on the global stage next year."

The sale takes place from December 2-5, with the Sceptre Sessions being held on December 2 and 3. 

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