Further increases on the final day of November NH Foal Sale

A
superb four days’ of foal trade for the November NH Sale produced a
record-breaking average price of €17,223 (+4%).

The 650
sold foals produced an aggregate of €11,195,200 (-4%) compared with 2017’s
turnover of €11,688,200, with a median of €11,500 (-8%).

Today’s
concluding foal session saw an improvement in the average to €10,335 (+8%),
with the median to €6,750 (+4%). There was a decrease in the turnover to
€1,260,850 (-13%).

The
final day’s top-priced foal (Lot 1076) was a son of
the first-crop sire Cannock Chase, winner of the Grade 1 Canadian
International. The
dual-purpose sire Mount Nelson has been popular with buyers all week and the
trend continued with Hugh Bleahen of Clifton Stud giving €46,000 for a colt out
of Eoz, the dam of five winners from seven runners, headlined by the Henry VII
Novice Hurdle (G1) runner-up, Charbel.

“This
colt is a gorgeous individual. He is a great walker, we are lucky to see a foal
like him – he is the stand out today. Mount Nelson is stamping his stock well
and doing a good job,” said Bleahen, adding: “Trade has been very
strong this week.”

Tomorrow’s
sale concluding session of NH broodmares and fillies starts at 11am.