Four Further Wildcards Added to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale
Four further wildcards have been added to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, in addition to the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac winning two-year-old VERTICAL BLUE, ZERO GRAVITY, the dam of outstanding Group 1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes winner KALPANA, and two mares in foal on Southern Hemisphere covers to TOO DARN HOT led by BLESSED TRUTH, the half-sister to the dam of Group 1 winner SWITZERLAND.
The additional wildcards are led by THE PALACE GIRL, who will join VERTICAL BLUE in the Sceptre Session on Tuesday 3rd December. Consigned by Kevin Coleman’s Slievebrook House, the two-year-old was a hugely eye-catching second at the Curragh behind subsequent Group performer and Classic contender GISELLE on her only start to date and is a half-sister to brilliant Gr.1 Sun Chariot Stakes winner and dual Classic placed TAMFANA. THE PALACE GIRL is by multiple Gr.1 producing sire and broodmare sire AREION out of the ZOFFANY mare TRES MAGNIFIQUE and comes from the excellent German family of Gr.1 Beverley D Stakes winner SEA CALISI.
The second wildcard added to the Tuesday session is CALIYZA who will be offered in training by John McConnell’s Rockview Stables. The half-sister to the brilliant six length Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes winning three-year-old CALANDAGAN, beaten just half a length into second in the Group 1 Champion Stakes and a length second behind Champion CITY OF TROY in the Group 1 Juddmonte International, CALIYZA is out of the Group placed SINNDAR mare CALAYANA from an excellent Aga Khan family. The lightly raced daughter of LE HAVRE is a dual winner and Timeform rated 91 from seven starts.
Group 1 producing broodmare THE PARIS SHRUG, whose first foal is the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes winning filly DENY KNOWLEDGE will be consigned by Jamie Railton on Monday. The daughter of MANDURO is a half-sister to the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup winner BIG ORANGE from the excellent international family of Shadwell’s outstanding filly and producer AL BAHATHRI, the dam of Champion HAAFHD and ancestress of Group 1 winners GLADIATORUS, MILITARY ATTACK and RED CADEAUX. THE PARIS SHRUG is offered in foal to promising first season sire KING OF CHANGE, already the sire of Listed winner LADY WITH THE LAMP.
Completing the wildcard lots is the black type SEA THE STARS filly INVISIBLE FRIEND, a three time winner for Kevin Ryan and Highbank Stud. Third in the Listed Gillies Stakes on her most recent start, the lightly raced mare is out of a half-sister to Group 1 Irish Oaks and Prix de l’Opera winner COVERT LOVE and will be offered by the Castlebridge Consignment with a Timeform rating of 95.
The Tattersalls December Mares Sale will take place Monday 2nd December to Thursday 5th December with the Sceptre Sessions on Monday 2nd December and Tuesday 3rd December. The catalogue for Europe’s premier breeding stock sale numbers 997 lots and can be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com.