Tattersalls July Sale
This week saw the July Sale at Tattersalls in Newmarket. Our team have kept a careful eye on the horses in training at this sale and have highlighted some of the key data from some of the more notable lots to go through the ring. Here are their 5 sales to note;
This son of Kodiac has been on the TPD radar since running out an impressive winner of a handicap at Southwell in February. As you can see from the data in the graphic above, he did everything right that day under Hayley Turner and came out first in all of our speed metrics once the race got underway. His form became slightly patchy after that success, but he bounced right back to form when making every yard to win the Doug Johnston Memorial handicap at York in the middle of June. An open ing furlong of 13.98s got him to the front from stall 1 and he quickly asserted with the fastest furlong in the race when he ran 10.60s for the 3rd furlong. Once in front, he was barely troubled as he ran out a comfortable winner in a time of 1:21.92. Sold for 100,000 gns to TY Equine, he goes into training with Stuart Williams for his new connections and from a mark of 92, he should be able to use his early speed to remain competitive in some of the better handicaps this season.
A winner at Windsor at the end of June for Harry Charlton. Grand Karat is 3 time winner by Gleneagles and the data from TPD would suggest that this latest victory at Windsor was his best performance to date. Tracking the pace under Oisin Murphy, he travelled strongly into the latter stages of the contest before being drawn into the centre of the course to make his challenge in the final furlong. One asked for his effort, he quickened clear, recording both the highest top speed (42.75 mph) and run-out speed (34.62 mph) in the field. An average stride length of 24.90 ft allowed him to travel into the latter stages of a race that recorded a winning time of 1:10.43, 0.32s below the TPD expected time for the grade under those conditions at Windsor. On the back of a career best performance, it was no surprise to see him fetch 200,000 gns to JS Bloodstock.
A lightly raced 3-year-old by Pinatubo, his earlier form with the likes of Maranoa Charlie and Amiloc has worked out well and as we can see from the data above, there are plenty of reasons for optimism from his 5th placed finish in the Golden Gates Handicap at Royal Ascot. Caught slightly wide the in the early stages, the first-time cheekpieces clearly helped him to concentrate and he found himself in front at the 2-furlong pole. Although he couldn’t sustain the lead, he recorded the highest top speed figure in the race at 42.33 and given that his average stride length of 22.87 ft was ranked 14th of 15, we can upgrade this run. An average stride frequency of 2.35 per second was the highest in the field and this data, along with his top speed, might suggest that he could be equally effective over a mile trip. Sold to Jassim Ghazali for 220,000 gns and he is reported to be aimed at the Qatar Derby.
Although he only has a Yarmouth maiden victory on his CV, Green Storm has reached a high level of form, including a 2nd placed finish in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in October. He was last seen finishing 5th in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot, 4-lengths behind the impressive winner Amiloc. A top speed of 39.59 mph was faster than the winner and he hit the line well, running 12.26s for the final furlong (ranked 1st) and recording a run-out speed of 35.52 mph. At 24.97 ft, his average stride length was the longest in the field and given the way he finished the 12-furlong trip at Ascot, there is every reason to believe that there is more improvement to come over a longer distance. He was also purchased by Jassim Ghazali, selling for 380,000 gns.
The winner of the Golden Gates Handicap at Royal Ascot was also sold at the July sale, with Quai de Bethune reaching 775,000 gns to Blandford Bloodstock. He will be joining the Wathnan Racing ranks and given the way that he finished the race at Ascot, it’s easy to see why. Last of the 15-runners as the field turned for home, he made his way through the field. eventually switching wide to run the fastest final furlong in a time of 12.07s to get his nose in front on the line. A run-out speed of 36.33 mph was a clear best and there should be a lot more to come from this son of Persian King who set a sales record for the July sale at Tattersalls.