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Gelding by former shuttler Showcasing tops Tattersalls July Sale
Pawpaw - a gelding by former Haunui Farm shuttler Showcasing (Oasis Dream) - was the top-lot on the second day of the Tattersalls July Sale on Friday after he was Tattersalls Marketing Director Jimmy George for 62,000 guineas on behalf of dual-purpose trainer Paul Webber.
Offered by trainer Clive Cox, Pawpaw, who was raced by China Horse Club International Limited, was last seen breaking his maiden at Lingfield on June 20.
"Paul has been up here all week doing the hard yards, I have just stood here and waved!" smiled George. "He should be a fun dual-purpose type for Paul."
Catalogued as Lot 607, the gelding is out of Papya (Teofilo), who is herself a half-sister to Group 1 winner Lend A Hand (Great Commotion) and the dam of AR Creswick Stakes (Listed, 1200m) winner Liveandletdie (Street Cry).
The gelding’s third dam is dual Group 2 winner Triple First (High Top), who produced Group 2 winner Third Watch (Slip Anchor), Group 3 scorers Richard Of York (Rainbow Quest) and Maysoon (Shergar).
Triple First also produced Group 2 winner Sea Wave (Sadler’s Wells) and Group 3-winning pair Tamure (Sadler’s Wells) and Three Cheers (Slip Anchor).
At the conclusion of the 2020 Tattersalls July Sale, the auction house reported that on day two they sold 144 for an aggregate of 1,768,900gns at an average of 12,284gns. Throughout the sale 330 of the 344 lots offered had sold for 5,940,900gns at an average of 18,003gns and median of 10,000gns. At the 2019 sale 535 of the 578 lots offered sold for 12,748,800 at an average of 23,830gns and median of 12,000gns over the three day sale.
Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said he was pleased with the results over the past three days.
“For a bloodstock sale conducted under normal circumstances to register a clearance rate in excess of 95 per cent is quite an achievement,” said Mahony.
“To do so in the current climate and with the prevailing Government travel regulations preventing so many regular buyers from attending this week’s sales is little short of phenomenal.
“There have been four COVID affected sales which have taken place at Tattersalls in the past three weeks and the clearance rate at every one of them has exceeded 80 per cent. Not for a moment are we pretending that it has been plain sailing at all these sales, but they have all exceeded expectations and have all demonstrated an extraordinary resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges and an enduring appetite for British and Irish bloodstock at all levels of the market.
“Over the two days of the Tattersalls July Sale we have sold horses to buyers from nearly 20 different countries, most of whom have had to explore unconventional ways in which to participate at the sale. Our recently introduced live internet bidding platform has added a new dimension and has been consistently used by international buyers, with many others using the telephone bidding service provided by our team on the ground. While the catalogue may understandably have lacked a little of the usual quality and quantity, demand for horses in training and in particular well-bred fillies and mares has given some cause for encouragement in uncertain times. We must thank vendors and purchasers alike, all of whom have shown a determination to keep the wheels of the industry turning in the face of considerable adversity."
