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    I wonder who the under bidder was?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonjers View Post
    Absurd. 620k for Interconnected.
    Crazy days we live in
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perpetual View Post
    I wonder who the under bidder was?
    JP.

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    You sure Bonjers?
    Kieran was there in person today and the underbidder was on the phone to Nick Nugent.

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    The talk from people there ( on twitter) is that the underbidder was JP as well.




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    Interesting starter lot at the Land Rover Sale:
    https://www.goffs.com/sales-results/...er-sale-2019/1
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    Quote Originally Posted by archie View Post
    Interesting starter lot at the Land Rover Sale:
    https://www.goffs.com/sales-results/...er-sale-2019/1
    Do Supreme let you know in advance if they plan on purchasing at the sales?
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Usually, although I think they're moving away from stores because it's hard to syndicate a horse that you know won't run for the best part of a year.
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    Who does their buying mostly? they are remarkably good at spotting affordable horses
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by granger View Post
    Who does their buying mostly? they are remarkably good at spotting affordable horses
    Willie sources all SHR horses, usually via the two people described in an old article from the Guardian:

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    With Pierre Boulard, Kirk is one of two bloodstock agents on whom Mullins has come to rely for a constant flow of equine talent into his yard. “The best analogy is that they’re like a couple of football scouts,” the trainer says. “They keep an eye on the horses around and if there are any to be bought, they can go and have a look for me and weigh up the value on offer.” Kirk rode against Mullins decades ago and set up as a trainer at about the same time as the other man but gradually moved into bloodstock. “He was based in the north of Ireland,” Mullins says, “and, in the days when motorways weren’t so good, I used to use him to look at horses there instead of trying to go up myself. He always had a good eye and it suited me to have someone I could trust.”
    Pierre Boulard
    Bloodstock agent, France


    Mullins’s man in France also provides a treasured link to the past and to the most famous horse ever trained by a Mullins, Dawn Run. When she was sent over to race in France by Mullins’s father, Paddy, Boulard was working in the Parisian stable where she stayed and his good English led to him becoming the main point of contact. “He and Harold work together and come back to me when they have something,” Mullins says. Boulard once sent over a three-year-old filly so small that Mullins jokes about how she got off the lorry and ran between his legs. He immediately called Boulard, “though I knew my money was spent. ‘Ah, Pierre, this mare … She’s not real big.’” “Ah, but she’s got a real big heart,” Boulard replied. It was Quevega, who became a six-times Festival winner.
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    Thanks for that. Know the 2 boys well but didn't know Willie's input into Supreme purchases
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Derby sales are on

    Martin Brassil the top lot today - must be for the Mulryan's

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    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    It's noticeable that Sean Mulryan is buying more and spending good money again. He was quiet for a good while.

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    The good times are back; he has bought a Curragh stables and set up Martin Brassil so the future is bright for now at least.
    Nothing like a Festival to get the juices flowing and pockets opened.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maruco View Post
    It's noticeable that Sean Mulryan is buying more and spending good money again. He was quiet for a good while.
    Brassil spent 90k on a son of Beat Hollow today

    Eddie is right, the good times must be back
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstoc...by-sale/387791

    Gigginstown's withdrawal from store acquisition maybe not as catastrophic as some thought. No purchases by Gordon or Willie by the look of it.
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    At Doncaster today there seemed to me a notable absence of some of the major players, and probably prices on the whole reflected this, in what from my experience of this sale, was overall poor quality. Gordon Elliot should get someone else to bid for him as he's paying inflated prices because everyone knows who is he. I believe he was genuinely pushed today to go higher than he really wanted as everyone knew who he was when he joined the bidding, and he paid, in my humble opinion , way over what the horses would have gone for if it had not been him bidding.
    Interesting to see Stuart Parkin buying back some of his stock including a very nice mare, Pumped Up Kicks and her fabulous young foal, who was an absolute star, bless him.
    Equally, a fabulous 8 year old Presenting mare who had a stunning filly foal only went for £6000, which was unbelievable. If I had the means to keep them, I would have bought them in a shot at that price.
    As a post script, what a nice charming young man Dan Skelton is.
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    Donny yesterday: very mixed.
    Really also think your luck as a seller depends on which auctioneer you get landed with as there is a huge gap between the very good and the downright 'can't be bothered'. ( I got him when my yearling sold).
    A friend selling was pessimistic early on, and came out with some a very telling comment about the sale that "Not sure the sale knows what it’s trying to be, 2yo types or a competitor to Tatts Book 2...".
    Personal opinion: people take the weight of the page rather than what is actually walking round in front of them as their basis for bidding. And it really, really annoys me.
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