Goffs Introduce Select Foal Day In December NH Sale Goffs December National Hunt Sale takes place from the 4th ? 7th December and this year will include a select day of foals. The bumper catalogue is now available, and opens with a day of older horses and yearlings, followed by the select foal day on Tuesday 5th. Foals are also on offer over the Thursday and into Friday morning, and the sale concludes with breeding stock on Friday afternoon. Among the 230 top quality lots on offer in the select sale are some very well related foals by all the leading National Hunt sires. Old Vic is represented by seven foals including Lot 311, a filly out of the listed winning mare I Can Imagine and Lot 323, Ballincurrig House Stud's colt out of a half sister to GVA Ireland. The hugely popular Flemensfirth has 23 foals entered and among these are a half brother to listed winner Gemini Lucy from the family of Jodami (Lot 318), Ballyhampshire Stud's colt foal out of a half sister to Silvery Birch (Lot 430) and Chancery Stables' filly from the family of Better Times Ahead. Two sons of champion stayer Milan that look to be very interesting prospects are Lot 254 from Ardkeenagh Stud, whose dam is a half sister to Go Ballistic and Lot 284 who is out of a half sister to Risk Accessor. King's Theatre accounts for nine foals in the select sale including Lot 365 ? a colt out of the dual winning and listed placed mare Miss Poutine and Lot 366, a colt out of a half sister to Ottowa and Calling Brave. Of twelve Luso offerings Lot 459 in the select sale, a son of an own sister to Vol Solitaire, Lot 481 ? a half brother to listed winner The Screamer, and Thistletown Stud's colt out of a half sister to Fota Island from the family of Black Jack Ketchum will surely attract plenty of interest. Other highlights in the select session are a Classic Cliche half brother to six time winner and Royal & Sun Alliance Novice Hurdle runner up Racing Demon, from the family of Merry Gale (Lot 474); a Revoque half brother to dual winner and grade two placed Woodys Deep Ocean (Lot 460); and a son of Dushyantor out of a half sister to top race mare Opera Hat (Lot 450). Accordion, Anshan, Beneficial, Definite Article, Moscow Society, Oscar and Presenting, together with the above sires, are strongly represented in all sections of the sale. Selling commences at 11am on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th, and the final two days kick off at 10am. Commenting on the December NH Sale, Goffs Managing Director Matt Mitchell said: 'This is the first time we have held a select foal sale, and we are very encouraged by the quality of foals which have been seen by our selection team. There is quality and depth in the sale and given the strength of the market, we expect that quality foals will have no shortage of potential purchasers. Also cataloguing alphabetically by dam ensures that the quality is spread throughout the day and is particularly fair to all vendors'.
