Goffs UK Hosts Reformatted Autumn Sale

Selling returns to Doncaster Oct. 22 as a bumper edition of the Goffs UK Autumn Sale gets underway at 10 a.m. local time.

The 308-lot catalog comprises three sections, namely Autumn Horses-in-Training (Lots 1-195); the Silver Yearling Sale, which has been rescheduled from its traditional post-Premier Sale pitch (Lots 196-254); and the Autumn Yearling Sale (Lots 255-308).

Recent editions of the Autumn Sale have featured a selection of point-to-pointers, but this section of the catalog has been reduced this year, with horses with point-to-point form instead bound for the new Goffs UK November Point-to-Point Sale, which is dedicated to pointers, bumper performers, and select form horses.

The November Point-to-Point Sale takes place at Yorton Farm Nov. 11 in a venue and date change necessitated by the lockdown in Doncaster that starts Saturday. 

Among the National Hunt runners on offer at the Autumn Sale with recent winning form are Clonguile Way (Lot 92, consigned by Gavin Cromwell's Danestown House Stables), Ferrobin (Lot 158, consigned by Dan Skelton's Lodge Hill Stables), and Jorgie, who made a successful hurdles debut for Jim Goldie (Lot 173).

The session also features some talented flat performers, notably Confide (Lot 49), a son of Lope de Vega and Confidential Lady who has won two of his four starts for David O'Meara and Cheveley Park Stud, and Vasco Da Gama (Lot 77), a €300,000 (US$343,140) yearling son of Dansili who won a Vichy maiden on his second outing for Henri-Francois Devin and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid.

Among the stallions with yearlings cataloged to come under the hammer are the likes of Adaay, Bated Breath, Belardo, Havana Gold, Tamayuz, and Ulysses. Past graduates of the Silver Yearling Sale include Abel Handy, Pleaseletmewin, and the group 1-winning Quiet Reflection. 

Goffs UK's managing director, Tim Kent, said: "This year hosts a different format compared to the traditional Autumn Sale with a notable addition, the Silver Yearling Sale, and a significant absence in the full point-to-point/form horse session.

"The inclusion of the Silver Sale will give buyers access to more commercial yearlings, and both yearling sales have proven their ability to produce group 1 horses with the likes of Quiet Reflection and Mabs Cross coming from their ranks.

"The shifting of the sale's point-to-point/form horse session away from this date, to a stand-alone sale Nov. 11, means we can offer point-to-point handlers and buyers a dedicated P2P Sale. That being said, this sale has some smart performers cataloged, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to Doncaster."