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The Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Nicky Henderson set to wave goodbye to 21 horses as owners decide it's time to move on
A GRAND total of 21 Nicky Henderson-trained horses are set to be put up for sale later this month - as owners decide it's time to move on. Doncaster's Spring HIT/PTP Sale will see a whole load of Seven Barrows runners go under the hammer. Among them is Grade 2 winner Shanagh Bob, owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly of State Man, Sir Gino and Lulamba fame. The lovable seven-year-old never reached the same heights as his owner's other superstars. But he closed out his time with Henderson with one final victory - his first since December 2023 when he scooped the Graded race at Cheltenham - in a match race at Ludlow on Sunday. Hendo said: "He's always been a lovely horse and is very straightforward to train. "It's fair to say he's not quite been as nice as we thought he'd be but he won well and he's still got a bright future. He'll go to the Doncaster sales now." Also up for sale is First Street, owned by billionaire Lady Bamford. First Street, an eight-year-old gelding, actually finished second to State Man in the 2022 County Hurdle. The future Champion Hurdle winner was famously thrown in that Grade 3 handicap race off a ridiculous mark of 141. He would go on to be rated a best 169. First Street gave State Man 1lb that day and went down just over a length at 16-1 under Nico de Boinville. Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, who own the likes of Impaire Et Passe, have also listed their five-year-old gelding Katana as being for sale. This many horses going under the hammer doesn't mean owners are leaving Hendo, just that these particular runners may do better elsewhere under a different ownership. Henderson, who also recently saw £1.2million world-record jumps horse Palladium leave his yard, endured a tough end to the season when stable star Constitution Hill imploded yet again at Punchestown. The former Champion Hurdle king jumped poorly in the Grade 1 Boodles Champion Hurdle, finishing 27 lengths behind winner State Man. He fell in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham and again capsized a few weeks later at Aintree. But he could be seen again next month after being given an entry in Ascot's Gold Cup. And there is real hope for the future with the likes of Lulamba. He made amends for his narrow Triumph Hurdle defeat at the hands of 100-1 Poniros with victory in the Grade 1 Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown. The Willie Mullins-trained Poniros, owned by Brighton boss Tony Bloom, finished four lengths behind in second. List of Nicky Henderson horses due for sale at Doncaster Broxy Music Hooper Marengo Bay Jasmin Bellevue (withdrawn) Uptown Lass Raffles Nobu Timetoshine Attacca Soldier Saint Captain Morgs Shanagh Bob Nativehill First Street Sutherland Katana Inneston Bo Zenith Kingston Pride Haddex Des Obeaux Diyaken Minella Premier Willmount Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who:
News.com.au
07-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Superstar mares Bella Nipotina and Amelia's Jewel headline lots at black-tie Inglis Chairman's Sale
Michael Christian, the owner-breeder of The Everest winner Bella Nipotina, admitted he will be feeling the full gamut of emotions when super mare enters the auction ring at the Inglis Chairman's Sale at Warwick Farm on Thursday night. 'I'll be feeling nervous, excited, anxious – and very sad when 'Bella' goes up for sale,'' Christian said. 'We bred the mare and have enjoyed the most incredible and unbelievable ride that anyone could imagine with her. 'We were keen to hold on to the mare to breed but our partners in the horse decided they would like to sell. 'So, the only fair way to do that is to bring her to public auction which is what we are doing.'' • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. The Ciaron Maher -trained Bella Nipotina was retired earlier this year after an outstanding race career where she won 11 of her 57 races, with four wins at Group 1 level including The Everest, for a staggering $22.7m prizemoney, second only to all-time great Winx on $26.4m. Understandably, Bella Nipotina is the headline act among 96 lots due to go under the hammer at the Chairman's Sale, a black-tie event that has become one of Inglis' most signification annual auctions. • The catalogue also include outstanding fillies and mares like Group 1 winner Amelia's Jewel, I Am Me, Makarena, Estriella, Too Darn Lizzie, Tiz Invincible and Semana, plus a share in exciting young stallion Alabama Express will also go under the hammer. At last year's Chairman's Sale, 59 lots were sold for an aggregate of $35,335,000 with an average price of $598,898 (median of $400,000) with the top priced lots including $3.4m for She's Extreme, $3.2m to Tutta La Vita and $2.2m for Kimochi. But with the bullish Australian racing and breeding industry, Chairman's Sale records are set to be smashed on Thursday night. 'It's going to be a really fun night,'' Inglis chief executive Sebastian Hutch said. 'This year's Chairman's Sale especially is a celebration of the careers of some of the best race fillies and mares.'' • Free membership, $1000 bar tab if Rosehill sale goes ahead Hutch said the Chairman's Sale is like no other thoroughbred auction anywhere in the world. 'It's effectively a cocktail party with a horse sale added, everyone is dressed up, there's pre and post-sale entertainment – this year being duelling pianos based off the Las Vegas phenomenon,'' Hutch said. 'The sale itself is all over in just three or four hours, it really is globally unique and it's here in Sydney.'' The highest-priced for a mare sold at auction was the $6.6m paid for Imperatriz last but although bidding for Bella Nipotina is not likely to reach those dizzying heights, it is expected she will go for more than $3m. 'My brother and I will be bidding to a price to see if we can keep 'Bella','' Christian said. 'Whether that is enough to buy her is another question but we will wait and see.''
