2016 2YO Sales Races part 3

Tattersalls October Auction Stakes

This race takes place at the beginning of October and is run over 6 furlongs. It is open to horses sold at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale the previous year but limited to those lots catalogued in Books 3 & 4 which is inevitably the cheaper end of the market, with weight allowances of up to 6lbs for those horses purchased for less than 15k guineas.

Last year's renewal was won by the David Barron trained Poet's Prize (7/1) from the Richard Hannon trained Receding Waves, a son of FSS Dick Turpin who was sent off the 4/1 2nd fav, and the Dean Ivory trained 2/1fav Twin Sails. The 2nd & 3rd were the 2 highest rated horses coming into the race with ORs of 94 & 99 respectively & the 1st 5 home were both the front 5 in the market & the most favourably treated at the weights.

Richard Hannon, who trained 3 of the final field of 26 was also responsible for the 4th placed horse Skeaping (16/1) as well as Boycie (40/1) who finished 14th, one place ahead of the other representative of a FSS in the field, Vroom (50/1) by Poet's Voice, who along with the Brian Meehan trained The Lillster (33/1) were both the 2 most expensive horses in the field, at £47.25k & £44.1k respectively, as well as the only 2 horses making their debuts in the race.

Newmarket Result
03 Oct 2015

1:45 » £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes

• (Class 2) (2yo) 6f Row Good To Firm
• £81,165.00, £33,210.00, £14,775.00, £7,365.00, £3,690.00, £1,470.00, £1,470.00, £1,470.00, £1,470.00, £1,470.00

			HORSE/SP	AGE	WGT	TRAINER/JOCKEY	OR	TS	RPR	RATED
«	1 10		Poet's Prize 7/1	2	8-11	David Barron	82	*	*	—
			b c Compton Place - La Gessa (Largesse)			Graham Gibbons
			Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out (op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
«	2 19	½	Receding Waves 4/1	2	9-1	Richard Hannon	94	*	*	—
			b c Dick Turpin (IRE) - Welanga (Dansili)			Ryan Moore
			Chased leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, stayed on (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
«	3 24	½	Twin Sails 2/1F	2	8-13	Dean Ivory	99	*	*	—	»
			b c Sir Percy - Atwirl (Pivotal)			Robert Winston
			Held up, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (op 5/2 tchd 2/1)
«	4 5	2½	Skeaping 16/1	2	8-9	Richard Hannon	82	*	*	—
			b c Excellent Art - Gale Green (Galileo)			Cam Hardie
			Held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, not reach leaders (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
«	5 18	½	Puzzled Look 15/2	2	8-6	Ralph Beckett	79	*	*	—
			b f Sakhee's Secret - Funny Enough (Dansili)			Andrea Atzeni
			Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
«	6 8	½	Ocean Eleven 33/1	2	8-9	John Ryan	80	*	*	—	»
			b g Equiano (FR) - Fittonia (FR) (Ashkalani)			Stevie Donohoe
			Prominent, pushed along halfway, not clear and kept on inside final furlong (tchd 40/1)
«	7 2	½	Sakhee's Jem 66/1	2	8-2	Gay Kelleway	67	*	*	—	»
			ch f Sakhee's Secret - Amandian (IRE) (Indian Ridge)			Adam Beschizza
			Held up, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders
«	8 27	1¾	Vallance Road 25/1	2	8-31	Nick Littmoden	72	*	*	—	»
			b f Kheleyf (USA) - Last Romance (IRE) (Last Tycoon)			J F Egan
			Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 28/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1)
«	9 1	nk	Port Paradise 100/1	2	8-11	William Jarvis	68	*	*	—	»
			gr g Paco Boy (IRE) - Yacht Woman (USA) (Mizzen Mast)			Shane Kelly
			Held up, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
«	10 9	hd	Comedy Night 33/1	2	8-11 v	Robert Cowell	72	*	*	—	»
			b c Royal Applause - Acicula (IRE) (Night Shift)			Tom Eaves
			Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
«	11 3	1¼	Remaan 66/1	2	8-7	Stuart Williams	68	*	*	—	»
			ch c Footstepsinthesand - Scorn (USA) (Seeking The Gold)			Saleem Golam
			Held up, ridden over 2f out, not reach leaders
«	12 6	½	Pine Ridge 33/1	2	8-2	Clive Cox	—	*	*	—	»
			b f Elusive City (USA) - Fisadara (Nayef)			Cathy Gannon
			Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong
«	13 15	½	Cherry Kool 25/1	2	8-4	Stuart Williams	70	*	*	—
			b f Kheleyf (USA) - Pretty Kool (Inchinor)			Silvestre De Sousa
			Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
«	14 14	1¼	Boycie 40/1	2	8-7	Richard Hannon	72	*	*	—	»
			b c Paco Boy (IRE) - Eve (Rainbow Quest)			Joe Fanning
			Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
	15 13	¾	Vroom (IRE) 50/1	2	8-11	Charlie Fellowes	—	*	*	—	»
			ch c Poet's Voice - Shivaree (Rahy)			Fergus Sweeney
			Prominent, raced keenly, lost place over 4f out, never dangerous after
«	16 12	hd	Golden Kingdom (IRE) 100/1	2	8-11	William Jarvis	—	*	*	—	»
			b g Elusive City (USA) - Sea Paint (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)			Charles Bishop
			Mid-division, headway halfway, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
	17 28	1¼	The Lillster 33/1	2	8-6	Brian Meehan	—	*	*	—	»
			b f Kodiac - Wind Surf (USA) (Lil's Lad)			Ryan Clark
			Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
«	18 11	½	Jack Carter 100/1	2	8-9 b1	Mark H Tompkins	64	*	*	—
			ch g Medicean - Astrodonna (Carnival Dancer)			Nathan Alison
			Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
«	19 26	1½	Pretty Jewel 66/1	2	8-2	Clive Brittain	—	*	*	—
			b f Aqlaam - Highland Jewel (IRE) (Azamour)			Ryan Powell
			Slowly into stride, never on terms
«	20 7	1¼	Regal Galaxy 200/1	2	8-2	Mark H Tompkins	—	*	*	—	»
			b f Royal Applause - Astromancer (USA) (Silver Hawk)			Jimmy Quinn
			Slowly into stride, outpaced (op 150/1 tchd 200/1)
«	21 16	½	Broughtons Mystery 100/1	2	8-4	Willie Musson	58	*	*	—	»
			b f Sakhee's Secret - Enchanted Princess (Royal Applause)			Joey Haynes
			Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out (tchd 150/1)
«	22 23	½	Strictly Carter 66/1	2	8-7	Alan Bailey	67	*	*	—	»
			b g Multiplex - Compolina (Compton Place)			Robert Tart
			Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
«	23 20	½	Camino 100/1	2	8-2	Willie Musson	63	*	*	—	»
			b f Equiano (FR) - Juncea (Elnadim)			William Carson
			Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
«	24 21	5	Fakeittilyamakeit (IRE) 150/1	2	8-4	David Evans	—	*	*	—	»
			gr f Dark Angel (IRE) - Halliwell House (Selkirk)			Philip Prince
			Mid-division, driven along halfway, weakened 2f out
«	25 22	2¾	Bahamian Bird 22/1	2	8-2	Richard Fahey	—	*	*	—
			b f Bahamian Bounty - Ride The Wind (Cozzene)			Paul Hanagan
			Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
«	26 25	½	Dream Island (IRE) 50/1	2	8-4	James Tate	75	*	*	—
			b f Kheleyf (USA) - Takawiri (IRE) (Danehill)			Chris Catlin
			Soon pushed along in rear, weakened over 2f out (tchd 66/1)

26 ran TIME 1m 11.57s (slow by 1.57s) Total SP 126%
NON RUNNERS: Broughtons Vision, It's The Ice
1st OWNER: Laurence O'Kane BRED: Henry And Mrs Rosemary Moszkowicz TRAINER: David Barron
2nd OWNER: Michael Cohen & Michael Daffey
3rd OWNER: H Robin Heffer and K T Ivory
TOTE WIN £8.50 PL £3.00, £2.00, £1.50; Ex £39.90; CSF £29.43

Neither David Barron nor Richard Hannon have any entries in this year's race that are by FSS but Dean Ivory has a daughter of Harbour Watch entered named Seaview, who in a pleasing piece of symmetry is a 1/2 sister to last year's 2nd Receding Waves. Purchased for the exact same amount as her 1/2 brother was, she is also featured in @DanBriden's list of Two-Year-Olds To Follow & will be my ante-post selection for this race.

The most expensive purchase amongst the entries representing FSS is a Saeed Manana owned £52.5k Famous Name colt in training with Ismail Mohammed, but as a May foal who also has a 2017 Derby entry he doesn't make much appeal for this race. The same owner is responsible for the 3rd most expensive purchase in the field, however, and this James Tate trained £33.6k son of Helmet out of a Listed-placed mare makes plenty of appeal being a 1/2 brother to promising 2015 juvenile Lytham St Annes. Completing the Tricast is the 2nd most expensive purchase by a FSS in the race, a £36.75k son of Sir Prancealot in training with Richard Hughes, who despite being a fairly late foal (April 16th) is also out of a Listed-placed mare & is a 1/2 brother to the John Best trained Mullionheir who has an OR of 94.

One other entry of interest is the Gay Kelleway trained Sayif colt King Of Castilla who is scheduled to make his debut at Saint-Cloud on Thursday. His Juddmonte bred dam was a 5f 2yo winner & his 1/2 sister Dijarvo won over 5f on debut before winning a French Listed juvenile race, but having been purchased for just £9,975 he would qualify for the maximum weight allowance of 6lbs.

2016 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes Tricast

1st Seaview (Harbour Watch Filly x Welanga) Dean Ivory
2nd Unnamed (Helmet Colt x Kerry's Requiem) James Tate
3rd Unnamed (Sir Prancealot Colt x Peyto Princess) Richard Hughes