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Figures show large gains with aggregate up 45 per cent from a year ago.
The top lot of the final session of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale since 2012 was the Shadwell Estates consigned Adaalah (Oasis Dream) who was sold for 82,000 guineas. The daughter of Oasis Dream (Green Desert) out of the Dansili (Danehill) mare Muteela, was knocked down to Najd Stud's Saud Al Qahtani after he saw off underbidder Ted Durcan in a protracted bidding dual.
Sold in-foal to the Nunnery Stud-based sire Eqtidaar (Invincible Spirit), having had a filly foal by the sire this spring, Al Qahtani is at Tattersalls bidding on behalf of the purchaser Prince Faisal Bin Khalid Bin Abdulaziz's Najd Stud.
"We don't know plans yet, I need to call Saudi and find out," said Al Qahtani. "She may stay here with other mares or she may ship to Saudi. We have also bought Under The Stars on Tuesday, who is in-foal to Frankel. They may stay with Ted Voute, who of course reared this year's champion Mishriff. This mare is by Oasis Dream, which was very attractive for us, he is a good broodmare sire. She has had a very nice foal this year by the same stallion."
Of wider plans, Al Qahtani added: "We are hoping to build a significant operation in Europe."
Over the four day sale 788 lots sold, up from 735 a year ago. The aggregate was up a staggering 45 per cent to 62,412,700 guineas. The median was up 30 per cent to 26,000 guineas while the average rose 35 per cent to 79,204 guineas.
At the conclusion of the 2021 Tattersalls December Mares Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;
"Beginning with Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, the 2021 Tattersalls sales season has consistently outperformed expectation and the global demand throughout this week's December Mares Sale has seen the momentum sustained to the very end.
"Record medians at both the December Yearling Sale and December Foal Sale demonstrated the extraordinary depth in all sectors of the market and we have seen that replicated over the past four days with buyers from throughout the world all contributing to a sale which has not only comfortably surpassed last year's returns but also the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. "The 2021 Tattersalls December Mares Sale has produced turnover well in excess of 60 million guineas, 45% higher than last year, wide-margin gains in average and median, an impressive clearance rate above 80% and an unprecedented 164 fillies and mares which have sold for 100,000 guineas or more. Annual turnover at Tattersalls has leapt from 260 million guineas in 2020 to more than 320 million guineas this year, a figure bettered only twice and a clear demonstration of a wider industry which has quickly regained confidence and vibrance after the rigours of last year.
"The four outstanding seven figure lots, WALDLIED, CAYENNE PEPPER, SUNDAY TIMES and FLOTUS, all paid tribute to the consistent demand for bloodstock of the highest quality which has been the feature of the 2021 Tattersalls sales season, but the real highlight has been the opportunity to welcome back so many international buyers to Park Paddocks. The Tattersalls December Mares Sale showcases the very best breeding stock to be found in Europe, and the easing of travel restrictions has seen the return of the uniquely international atmosphere to this historic fixture with international buyers competing at all levels of the market. Buyers from America, Australia, France and Japan have been particularly prominent and the throng of overseas participants have faced strong competition throughout from their British and Irish counterparts.
"As well as recognising the massive contribution from the buyers we must also pay tribute to the consignors who every year make the Tattersalls December Sale a highlight of the international bloodstock sales calendar. The major consignments from Godolphin, Juddmonte Farms and Shadwell Estates, as well as the dispersal of Sir Robert Ogden's fillies and mares, proved to be hugely popular and the support of the top consignors from Britain, Ireland and France has yet again been rewarded with the unrelenting global demand which has long been the hallmark of Europe's premier sale of breeding stock."
