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has real potential. His profile should suit Australian racing perfectly.” Trainer Amy Murphy, who started training in France in 2025, purchased Recollect for € 120,000 from Gavin Hernon. A winner over 1600m at Chantilly, the three-year-old is from the Aga Khan family of Harzand and will also have Australian interest, having been bought on behalf of Asfoora’ s trainer Henry Dwyer.“ I’ ve bought him for Henry Dwyer, with whom we have worked for a long time,” commented Amy Murphy.“ He caught his attention and was strongly recommended by his trainer, Gavin Hernon. We are confident he has the potential to succeed in Australia, and we look forward to following his progress.”
TATTERSALLS FEBRUARY ONLINE SALE – 18 FEBURARY Northwest Passage, an improving son of Ulysses, topped the Tattersalls February Online Sale, selling to trainer Ivan Furtado for 31,000 guineas. An easy winner at Sailsbury, the grey has also been tried over hurdles and represents an interesting dual-purpose proposition. Consigner Crimbourne Bloodstock have achieved good results when using the online sales platform, having sold Black-Type broodmares Barbados Blue and Vegas Blue prior, and will continue to use the service going forward.“ We were very happy with today,” said Charlie Parker.“ We have been very lucky with Tattersalls
Online, much luckier than we have been in the ring! I just thought he might stand out on there and he did. The last knockings were quite exciting with the time extending at the end and we have done quite well out of it again this time. We are really pleased and this platform is a really good way of doing it.”
GOFFS GO FEBRUARY ONLINE SALE – 18 / 19 FEBRUARY Launched in July 2025, the Goffs Go online sale platform has proved popular and the sale of Glance At Midnight during the February Online Sale exemplified the service’ s increasing popularity. A bumper winner and over hurdles, the son of Passing Glance holds multiple entries at the Cheltenham Festival and represented an attractive proposition for trainer Dan Skelton, who bought alongside Ryan Mahon.“ He’ s a nice horse with a nice pedigree,” said Mahon.“ We’ ve done well with Passing Glance in the past. He’ ll go back to Dan’ s, and we’ ll have a think about the best route with him. He’ s got a nice profile and hopefully he’ ll be a nice horse over fences.” Mahon added:“ GoffsGo was straightforward to use and very clear. There’ s plenty of information available— good videos, good detail— and it gives you confidence. I actually went to see the horse in person as well, but everything you need is there.”
TATTERSALLS CHELTENHAM FEBRUARY SALE – 20 FEBRUARY The Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale achieved their highest price tag since 2023 when Uncle Pad sold for £ 310,000. A five-year-old son of Vadamos, Uncle Pad was an impressive ten length victor on his sole point-to-point start and he attracted exceptional support with bids coming from Tom Malone, Dave Phelan and A J O’ Neill. It was trainer and consignor Terence O’ Brien’ s best success in the sales ring, and he was delighted with the result.“ He did an exceptional piece of work a couple of weeks before his point-to-point, and I recommended him then; I have never recommended one before he has even run!” said O’ Brien.“ I bought him at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale from the late Hugh Mulryan,” he added.“ I think this horse is exceptionally good, I have never had a horse at this stage do what he can do, it was just a relief when he won,” he said, adding:“ There’ s a few lads involved in this horse, and my 14-year-old son Billy had five per cent for a month’ s work in the yard, and then wangled another one per cent from another week’ s work – it is a good start for him with his first horse!” Gordon Elliott was the successful bidder, saying:“ Terence does not put many forward, so you take note when he does, and especially when he gives us one before he has run. He is a big horse and will be one for next year.” AKTEM Online
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