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Sells at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale for 330,000 Guineas while figures decline

The third and penultimate day of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale saw continued strong trade with the Godolphin consigned filly Bespangled (Dubawi) the headline act at 330,000 guineas, bringing the total number of fillies and mares to make 100,000 guineas or more to a record level and turnover to over 61,000,000 guineas.

The session topping Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) filly sparking a flurry of bids from around the sale ring before John Davis and agent Billy Jackson-Stops settled into a protracted bidding duel with the latter, bidding from the stairwell, emerging triumphant with a successful bid of 330,000 guineas.

Jackson-Stops was acting on behalf of Elwick Stud and commented:

"The team at Elwick Stud was very keen on her, she was an obvious standout in this session. They have had a lot of good horses along the way, they are revamping the stock and this is one for them. She is a very good individual, she is by Dubawi and there are some nice horses coming along behind her. The pedigree stands out and she will go to the straight to the breeding shed."

Elwick Farm belongs to the Turnbull family and notable successes include the two Grade One wins of young stallion Mondialiste (Galileo) and two Group One wins by the perennially popular Lord Glitters (Whipper).

An unraced daughter of the Listed winner Pure Diamond (Street Cry), Bespangled is a half-sister to the promising two-year-old Symbol Of Light (Shamardal), an impressive winner of two of his three starts for Charlie Appleby earning an official rating of 91. Pure Diamond also has a yearling filly by Frankel (Galileo) and foaled a colt by Kingman (Invincible Spirit) this year. 

Overall on Wednesday 227 lots sold for 4,374,000 guineas. This figure was down 18 per cent from a year ago when 200 lots sold. The average fell 27 per cent to 19,269 guineas and the median was down 21 per cent to 11,000 guineas.