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The second edition of the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale was successfully staged at Newbury Racecourse tonight in the Owner’s Club and was topped by the debut winning Irish pointer Kindly Prince which sold for £320,000.
The second edition of the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale was successfully staged at Newbury Racecourse tonight in the Owner’s Club and was topped by the debut winning Irish pointer Kindly Prince which sold for £320,000.
The sale offered a total of 16 horses this year and it was Jonathan Fogarty Racing’s much talked about Kindly Prince that took top billing after producing a superb performance on his debut at Lingstown just days in advance of the sale. The four-year-old son of Great Pretender was knocked down to David Mullins for £320,000.
Other lots to feature were Sam Curling’s Real Quartz who won his debut at Boulta and was sold to Ryan Mahon and Dan Skelton Racing for £190,000, and Colin Bowe’s Suburban Legend, who won his most recent maiden at Quakerstown and was sold to Tom Malone and Paul Nicholls for £160,000.
In all, four Irish Pointers realised six-figure sums, with the quartet completed by Stuart Crawford's Jackpot Cauveliere who was knocked down to Gerry Hogan for £100,000 after his debut success at Lingstown.
In all, four Irish Pointers realised six-figure sums, with the quartet completed by Stuart Crawford's Jackpot Cauveliere who was knocked down to Gerry Hogan for £100,000 after his debut success at Lingstown.
Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent commented:
“Following on from last year’s successful debut sale here at Newbury Racecourse, there was a high level of anticipation coming into this year’s edition and the racecourse results ensured that we had a strong catalogue going into today’s sale.
"Because of that, inspections were busy across both days of racing at the Coral Gold Cup Festival with many positive remarks about the improved facilities which included using the racecourse stables and moving the auction to Newbury’s Owner’s Club. These changes helped the sale to enjoy a unique atmosphere and other than a few on-site technical issues, the event was a success.
"Because of that, inspections were busy across both days of racing at the Coral Gold Cup Festival with many positive remarks about the improved facilities which included using the racecourse stables and moving the auction to Newbury’s Owner’s Club. These changes helped the sale to enjoy a unique atmosphere and other than a few on-site technical issues, the event was a success.
“Racecourse results are what drive any sale and the impressive victory of Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Man in yesterday’s Grade 2 John Francome Novices’ Chase was a timely reminder of what can be bought at the Goffs Point to Point Sales.
"This helped drive a clearance rate of 88% and a sale topping price of £320,000 which is a significant increase on last year. We would like to thank our loyal vendors for their support today and also wish the buyers the best of luck with their new recruits. We look forward to following their progress in the hope of unearthing the next The Jukebox Man, Jonbon or Constitution Hill.”
"This helped drive a clearance rate of 88% and a sale topping price of £320,000 which is a significant increase on last year. We would like to thank our loyal vendors for their support today and also wish the buyers the best of luck with their new recruits. We look forward to following their progress in the hope of unearthing the next The Jukebox Man, Jonbon or Constitution Hill.”
Offered: 16
Sold: 14 (88%)
Aggregate: £1,510,500 (-30%)
Average: £107,893 (-9%)
Median: £90,000 (-18%)
