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18 initial entries for the Goffs Aintree Sale, which will be held after racing on Thursday 3 April at Aintree’s Randox Grand National Festival, are now available to view online. Further entries will be released following this weekend’s racing.
Now in its eighth year, the Goffs Aintree Sale is well established as a world-class source of Grade 1 winners – having produced six since its inception in 2016, with four of those Grade 1 winners having won at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals. The sale’s most recent star is the highly promising chaser and dual Grade 1 winner CROKE PARK (pictured above). Trained by Gordon Elliott for Gigginstown House Stud, the son of Walk In The Park has won three of his chase starts with victories in the Gr.1 Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse and the Gr.1 Long Distance Novice Chase at Leopardstown.
The 2025 sale will be held in the winners’ enclosure after racing on Thursday 3 April and inspections will be open from Wednesday 2 April from 1pm. An additional, and final, batch of entries will be released online next Monday 31 March. The current 18 entries are:
• Lultimatom (4YO G by Cokoriko), the eight-length winner of his debut PTP for Patrick Turley at Portrush.
• Seeitoldya (4YO G by Walk In The Park), winner of his debut PTP for Ellmarie Holden at Ballycrystal.
• Soomaroy (4YO G by No Risk At All), the four-length winner of his debut PTP for Jim O’Neill at Ballyragget.
• Smokehouse (4YO G by Maxios), winner of his debut PTP for Andrew Slattery at Belclare.
• Lancelot Du Large (4YO G by Kapgarde), winner of his debut PTP for Cormac Doyle at Knockanohill.
• Ring Of Kerry (5YO G by Affinisea), winner of his debut PTP for Cian Collins at Portrush.
• Brecharnon (4YO G by Goliath Du Berlais), winner of his debut bumper for Tom Weston at Chepstow.
• Minella Apprentice (5YO G by Jukebox Jury), winner of his debut PTP for John Nallen at Ballyragget.
• Eclat de Marvel (5YO G by Masked Marvel), placed second on his debut PTP for Denis Murphy at Ballycrystal.
• Crafted Pearl (4YO F by Kingston Hill), winner of her debut PTP for Garrett Murphy at Durrow.
• Follow Your Luck (4YO G by Mahler), winner of his most recent PTP for Michael Murphy at Durrow.
• Jackomy (5YO G by Doyen), fell at the last after looking set for victory on his debut PTP for Andrew Slattery at Lisronagh.
• Dig Deep (4YO G by Poet’s Word), placed second on his debut PTP for Liam Kenny at Daramona House.
• Daydream Nation (5YO G by Doyen), the 16-length winner of his most recent PTP for Colin Bowe at Durrow.
• Oldschool Outlaw (5YO M by Walk In The Park), placed second on her debut bumper for Garry Caldwell at Leopardstown. She carries an entry for the Goffs Nickel Coin Mares’ Bumper at Aintree on the day of the sale.
• Tip Of The Wings (4YO G by Wings Of Eagles), the four-length winner of his debut PTP for J.P. Berry at Daramona House.
• Bonny Success (4YO G by Success Days), placed second on his debut PTP for Tom Keating at Durrow.
• Beep Beep Becky (4YO F by Feel Like Dancing), placed second on her debut PTP for Harley Dunne at Ballyragget.
Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent commented:
“We market the Goffs Aintree Sale as world-class as it has proven, time and again, its ability to produce Grade 1, festival quality horses. The inaugural sale produced the multiple Grade 1 winner Samcro, who went on to claim two Cheltenham Festival victories, and he is one of four graduates to have claimed wins at the much-coveted Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals. With only seven boutique catalogues offered since the sale’s debut in 2016 – the sale has an outstanding strike rate for producing horses of the highest calibre.
“The initial entries for next week’s sale make for another quality renewal and we expect to add more top-class UK and Irish point-to-point winners following the 12 point-to-point meetings in the UK and Ireland this weekend. The final entries will be released online next Monday and we look forward to seeing everyone at the Randox Aintree Grand National Festival.”
The Goffs Aintree Sale will be held after racing at Aintree’s Grand National Festival on Thursday 3 April. For more information on the sale, please contact the Goffs UK team on +44 (0)1450 372222.
