The headline horse on the final day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale was the Siyouni colt out of Moonlit Garden who was knocked down to Shadwell Estates’ Angus Gold for 600,000 guineas.
Consigned by Barton Stud on behalf of breeders’ Biddestone Stud, the son of the Listed placed EXCEED AND EXCEL mare is a sibling to the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes placed MOKAATIL and the Listed placed DAN.
Topseller – the Siyouni colt
Gold secured the stunning colt after seeing off the efforts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Michael Kinane and agent Alex Elliot.
Breeder Tim Bostwick said; “That is the biggest sale we have had – we got 450,000 guineas last year, you don’t dare to dream of 600,000 guineas.
“We reorganised everything a couple of years ago – we sold the stud and put together a new team including Barton Stud, Tom Blain and Olivier St Lawrence; it is the best decision we have made. Tom produces the horses so well.”
Gill continued; “This mare is fabulous – you can just trust that she will always throw to the stallion. She was one of the first mares that we bought rather than inherit after we had taken on Biddestone.
“We have a breeding right in Siyouni and we thought his body, walk and speed would superimpose well on a foal from the mare.”
Bostwick added; “Moonlit Garden had a Muhaarar foal this year and her daughter Dream Dreamer had a super Showcasing, who will come here next year.”
See the Book 2 sale results here
There have been some spectacular pinhooking triumphs during Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale and one of the best was the NO NAY NEVER colt consigned from John Foley’s Ballyvolane Stud who realised 325,000 guineas, having been bought as a foal for just 54,000 euros.
The good-looking son of leading second-season sire NO NAY NEVER attracted plenty of attention from the buyers’ benches and in the end was knocked down to Rabbah Bloodstock for 325,000 guineas.
The No Nay Never colt
The colt, who is out of LADY SOLDIER, a daughter of the KINGMAMBO sire EREWHON and the Grade 3 Natalma Stakes winner LUSH SOLDIER, was purchased by Foley in association with the Flannerys of Egmont Stud.
Foley said; “He has always been a gorgeous horse. He came back as a lovely yearling, by a popular sire and he really went the right way. We’ve been very lucky.”
