'The catalogue is very strong and the quality is outstanding' - entries out for the Goffs British NH Breeders Showcase Sale

The catalogue for the 2024 Goffs British NH Breeders Showcase sale, featuring foals, yearlings and breeding stock, has been published.

The lots will be offered in Doncaster on Friday, November 1 from midday.

A total of 90 National Hunt horses will be offered this year, comprising 77 foals, seven yearlings and six breeding stock. 

The sire profile for the foals and yearlings includes Blue Bresil (five lots), Crystal Ocean (3), Golden Horn (15), Jack Hobbs (5), Jeu St Eloi (1), Kapgarde (2), Logician (5), Nathaniel (10), Stradivarius (3), Walk In The Park (4) and Walzertakt (9).

As part of the Breeders Showcase, the sale will once again be preceded by a pre-sale foal show that will honour two much missed figures of the British breeding world. 

The colts’ class commemorates Richard Aston from Goldford Stud and the fillies’ class Robert Chugg of Little Lodge Farm. 

Goffs are offering a total prize pool of £10,000 to be shared among the top three colts and fillies. The show, which will be held in association with LH Woodhouse, will be held the day before the sale on Thursday, October 31.

Some of the many highlights to be offered include:

Lot 7, a Walk In The Park colt out of Princess Vega, a daughter of the multiple Grade 1 winner Quevega and a half-sister to the multiple Grade 1 winner Facile Vega

9, a Golden Horn filly out of the multiple Grade 1 winner Put The Kettle On.

24, a Bangkok filly out of the Grade 2-winning and Grade 1-placed mare The Glancing Queen

27, a Walzertakt colt out of the Grade 2-winning mare Toubeera

33, a Nathaniel colt out of the Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed Analifet

37, a Walzertakt half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Adagio

44, a Nathaniel filly out of the multiple Grade 2 winner Colin’s Sister

56, a Logician half-brother to the Grade 2 winner Rapid Response

61, a Golden Horn colt out of the Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed mare Limini

71, a Kapgarde colt out of a half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Nirvana Du Berlais

77, a Blue Bresil filly out of a half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Patricks Park and from the family of Remember Rose

80, a Walk In The Park filly out of the Grade 1-winning mare Bitofapuzzle

82, a Golden Horn half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Redemption Day

The breeding stock section features some outstanding prospects including:

85, Femme En Or, a winning sister to the Grade 1 winner Whisper; she has been covered by Doctor Dino. Her three-year-old Femme Bleue was the impressive winner of the Prix Finot at Auteuil on her only start on 19 September

87, Elusive Belle, a three-time winner and Grade 2-placed, she hails from the family of Soviet Pimpernel, Priory Belle, Mengli Khan etc. and has been covered by Golden Horn

88, Lust For Glory, a five-time race winner and Listed-placed, she hails from the family of Theatre Bird, Flag Of Honour etc. and has been covered by Nathaniel

90, Dr Dolly, a half-sister to the multiple Grade 1 winner Edwardstone, she has been covered by Blue Bresil

Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said: “The 2024 catalogue is very strong and we are delighted with the quality; in fact, it’s outstanding. Last year this sale celebrated its debut with a fantastic set of results and those have not been lost on vendors as they have targeted this with their best stock. 

“The Goffs inspection teams have been more selective this year with the goal of producing a more focused catalogue of top quality, early season foals, and the result is a line-up that reads extremely well.

“This year sees the inclusion of a select number of yearlings and breeding stock, which is an area of the sale we are keen to see grow. The sale is ideally timed for breeders looking to trade breeding stock ahead of the coming season and the mares we have catalogued are top class so we hope they will lay a solid foundation on which to grow this section in the future.”

Kent added: “Given the quality of the sire profile and the pedigrees on offer, we are confident that this will be a not-to-be-missed sale for pinhookers and for those looking to secure early racing or breeding prospects. We look forward to the foal show, and the sale, on October 31 and November 1.”

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