Izzy Bizu tops Leopardstown sale Goffs Champions Sale in association with Brown Thomas got Irish Champions Weekend off to a great start at Leopardstown today as a strong catalogue of 10 horses in training went under the hammer in the winner’s enclosure before racing. Trade was topped by Izzy Bizu, a two year old winning filly consigned by Mark Johnston’s Kingsley House Stables, who sold to Tom Malone and daughter Casey Malone for 290,000 euro. BBA Ireland were very busy at this boutique sale securing five lots headed by the Sheila Lavery-trained juvenile winner Burgundy Boy who sold for 260,000, while another highlight was the sale of Massif Central to Michael Halford for 200,000. Massif Central was due to run for John Murphy in the Group 3 Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon but has been taken out after this sale. Commenting on trade at the Champions Sale, Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said: "Goffs Champions Sale once again proved to be a truly international affair with buyers from the UK and Ireland competing with international interest from China and Hong Kong. "We have received great support from vendors this year and again insisted that the Goffs Champions Sale is all about quality. The sale acts as the perfect curtain raiser to Longines Irish Champions Weekend and we are extremely grateful to the Leopardstown team for their support." A total of nine horses were sold to produce an aggregate total of 1.275 million euro.
