Eagerly awaited in the ring, PRUNAY was subject of a lot of interest, however it was Toby Jones that came out the winner at €240,000. Offered by Jean-Marie Callier as a Wild Card, the Prince Gibraltar gelding, trained by Sylvain Dehez, most recently finished third in the Prix Aguado (Gr.3) on his second outing over jumps.
I’ve bought him for one of my long-standing clients. He’ll go to Ireland, said the agent. He really stood out - he’s a good-looking individual and is still a maiden that could go over fences. He really ticks all the boxes.
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Young stallion Mehmas has made an impression with his progeny both at the races and in the sales ring. Following on from the unbeaten METHOD’s win in the Rose Bowl Stakes (L.) at the weekend, this two-year-old colt was offered by Ecurie LV before being knocked down for €100,000. From the rich black-type winning family of VALE OF YORK and BATSHOOF, it was Nicky Bertran de Baland that had the final say. He commented:
He’s a lovely colt. His sire was a good juvenile and his offspring seem to be following in his footsteps, with another good winner this weekend. He’ll go into training with Francis-Henri Graffard.
The juvenile is the first horse consigned by Laura Vanska (Écurie LV). A Darley Flying Start graduate and previously assistant to Nicolas Clement, Laura started out on her own less than two years ago near Chantilly and specialises in breaking and pre-training.
He arrived with us in November and has been working with our other horses, explained Laura Vanska. He’s a colt that has not stopped improving! We were meant to offer him at the Breeze-Up in May, but for logistical reasons, we waited for this sale. I was confident in his breeze, and thought he wouldn’t disappoint us. I’m really happy for all my team.
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