Ten Sovereigns Fillies Top Last Session of Tatts Book 3

Ten Sovereigns ’ progeny were in high demand during the concluding session of Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in Newmarket Oct. 14 as a pair of fillies by Coolmore’s first-crop sire occupied prominent spots in the market.

The filly out of Oakgrove Stud’s Lady Grace topped proceedings having drawn a bid of 90,000gns (US$105,651) from Jo Stone of Rabbah Bloodstock. “She’s for trainer Ismail Mohammed," said Stone. “We’ve been trying all week and last week and really wanted a filly. She’s a really nice type and by a good first-season sire."

The filly boasted one of the session’s most black type-laden pedigrees as her listed-winning dam has bred two stakes performers and four winners from as many runners. The mare’s second foal is Penmaen, winner of a Hoppegarten listed contest, while her fifth produce is the two-time scorer Glencadam Glory, who also ran second in the listed Lingfield Derby Trial.

Another daughter, Darling Grace, bred the Wilshire Stakes (G3T) winner Simply Breathless , while Lady Grace is also a sibling to the group 3 scorer Gracefully , who in turn produced five stakes performers at paddocks, headed by the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (G1)-winning Giofra .

“I think it was a good sale and it’s likely that she was a standout on the day,” said Oakgrove’s stud manager David Hilton. “She was very attractive, a good-moving filly with a great temperament, so whilst we’re delighted with the price I’d say she was probably worth it as well.

"I’ve not had a horse that busy in this part of the sale before. We had a queue of people this morning at half past seven waiting to see her!”

Later in the session Amanda Skiffington went to 50,000gns ($58,695) for the Ten Sovereigns filly out of Almoner bred and offered by Deer Forest Stud.

“She’s going to Jane Chapple-Hyam," said the agent. “She’s very athletic, it’s a family I like very much and I have liked the progeny by the sire too.”

The filly is out of a winning Oasis Dream  sister to the listed-winning and multiple group 2-placed Dux Scholar, while the group 1-winning siblings Creative Force, who is set to defend his crown in Saturday’s QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1), and Persuasive, dam of the 1,000,000gns ($1,188,622) Dubawi  colt bought by Godolphin in Book 1, appear beneath the third dam.

Ten Sovereigns won the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (G1) and Darley July Cup (G1) during his time at Ballydoyle and covered his debut book at a fee of €25,000. The son of No Nay Never ’s first yearlings have fetched up to €500,000 and, prior to Friday’s session, were averaging €82,171 for 62 sold.

Just as was the case at Books 1 and 2, the two days of Book 3 of the October Yearling Sale generated record returns right across the board.

Turnover was up by 9%-on-year at 11,554,600gns ($13,563,945), while the average also rose by nine points to 24,428gns ($28,676). The median climbed by 11% to 20,000gns ($23,478), having been 18,000gns ($21,130) 12 months ago. The clearance rate was 86%, identical to 2021, as 473 sold found a buyer from an offering of 553.

The October Yearling Sale concludes on Saturday with Book 4 starting at 9:30am local time.