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Jim McCartan: snapped up the top lot at Part 2 of the September Yearling Sale | Tattersalls<\/p>\n
FAIRYHOUSE, IRELAND \u2013 Breeder Barry Judge enjoyed his greatest day in the bloodstock business at what proved to be a record-breaking September Yearling Sale at Tattersalls Ireland when his Starman filly went to breeze-up handlers Jim McCartan and Willie Browne [JB Bloodstock] for \u20ac105,000.<\/p>\n
The Thursday crowd was notably up on previous years and the Starman filly led the way on what proved to be the strongest-ever edition of Part 2 of this sale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Turnover climbed by 51% to \u20ac1,871,800 despite the fact that the catalogue had been trimmed back by 44% to just 145 horses. There were sharp rises across the board with the median climbing a massive 150% to \u20ac10,000 and the average by 112% to \u20ac14,074. The clearance rate rested at 92%, which was up 28% on last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Judge was one of the main beneficiaries from the record-breaking trade that saw over \u20ac20 million fly through the air at Fairyhouse over the past few days.<\/p>\n
Judge commented, \u201cThis is the best result we’ve had in the ring. We sold a Space Blues filly here yesterday [Lot 428] for \u20ac45,000 and we’ve had good results in the past, but this is the first time we’ve had a six-figure sale.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cWe bought the dam, Bella Caelia, for 7,000gns at the Tattersalls July Sale, she’s by Showcasing and from a really fast family so I thought she’d make a nice broodmare.\u201d<\/p>\n
McCartan had to hold off a host of breeze-up buyers on the Starman filly, including Tom Whitehead of Powerstown Stud, who underbid the top lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw her a couple of days ago and she was our pick of the Starmans,\u201d McCartan said of the filly from the family of the two-time Group 1 winner Twilight Son. \u201cWe wanted to buy one by the sire, he looks like he could be an exceptional stallion. She is a lovely athletic and strong individual and could be one for the Tattersalls Craven Sale. We have bought three this week \u2013 it has been an expensive sale!\u201d<\/p>\n
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