Fortune favors the brave and in the case of Grove Stud’s Brendan Holland, the decision to buy Coolmix’s Cracksman Ringfort Stud filly from Coolmix for 95,000 gns at last year’s Tattersalls December Foal Sale has its fruits in Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale.

The athletic filly drew many admirers around the Park Paddocks sales pitch ahead of her date with fate in the ring, but even Holland admitted he didn’t expect a sale price of 410,000 gns. off her hook, despite notable updates to her stepbrother’s page. Fearful.

Holland reflected on Friday: “She was a very good physique and it was quite a bit of money back then, but I was lucky and her brother is a very good two year old.

“He won a Listed and was placed in a Group in the meantime, so she was nice when she was born and was nice when I sold her.

By the time Book 1 came out, Fearby had added to his Dragon Stakes success with places in the Molecomb and Mill Reef Stakes, while he had also finished a good second in the precious Tattersalls October Auction Stakes earlier this month- this.

Holland added: “There were a lot of people interested in her and she checked out, but I had no idea what kind of money she would make.”

Sire Cracksman, Frankel de Darley’s first son, of course has plenty of reasons to recommend him on paper, being a two-time winner of the Champion Stakes and co-world champion with Winx in 2018, and Holland was impressed with the first yearlings of the four-time winner of Group 1.

“We are delighted with it. From the minute we bought it here last year of @RingfortStud she was remarkable. She is one of the best people I have ever had.

Brendan Holland @grovestud on lot 457 by #Cracksman, sold for 410,000gns at @ArthurHoyeau @ Tattersalls1766. pic.twitter.com/B9QfbuOuHN

– Darley in Europe (@DarleyEurope) October 7, 2021

He said: “I have two more for sale by him that are nice guys and I saw a few more by him for sale. In Book 1 you really only look at beautiful horses so I m ‘would expect to see beautiful ones.

“It’s still too early to tell, but he was a top class racehorse himself and he now looks like a very good stallion so it would be disappointing if he couldn’t have good riders.”

There’s no rest for the bad guys when it comes to Holland, and his attentions now turn to next week’s books 2 and 3 in Newmarket, where his County Cork farm will offer established sire yearlings.

He continued, “We have four in Book 2 and one in Book 3. They are all good guys by proven trading bulls like Le Havre, Camelot, Kodiac and Sea The Moon. They are all good individuals by good guys. bulls. “

While the lack of investment in Shadwell’s Book 1 has not gone unnoticed, Holland believes Book 2 will continue to see vibrant trade and the majority of yearlings will find new homes.

“Everyone is probably a little worried about Volume 2 without major participation from Shadwell, but I would still be surprised if it weren’t for some really good trading next week,” he said. .

“The only hallmark of sales so far has been the good liquidation rates, while the median has held steady and increased as well.”

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FIRST POSTED 18:13, 8 OCT 2021