Anyone looking to have a horse in training for 2009, please telephone the office to discuss your requirements in detail with Mark. Below are the first of his 'Class of 2009' available for purchase now:
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BAY COLT: BY PEARL OF LOVE EX PUSSIE WILLOW
Purchase price: £14,000 (+ VAT)
| UNNAMED Bay colt 2nd April 2007 |
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"A most lovely colt, who has got everything - looks, movement, attitude.
"From the family of Alfie Flits, there is a lot of speed on the dam's side. The sire, Pearl of Love, was a Group 1 winner in Italy, Group 2 winner in Ireland and won the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot. A very tough, genuine horse."
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BAY COLT: BY CAPTAIN RIO EX LAKE POOPO
Purchase price: £11,000 (+ VAT)
| UNNAMED Bay colt 8th May 2007 |
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"Strong, well-grown colt; good loose walker.
"The first second and third dams are all winners and he has got a lot of German blood in the family, which I like. Captain Rio has had a very successful start to his stud career and I'm sure this colt will follow suit."
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BAY COLT: BY NAMID EX SPECIAL DANCER
SOLD
| UNNAMED Bay colt 2nd March 2007 |
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"Very strong real sprint-type. A lovely horse with a great outlook.
"First, second and third dam all winners and a lot of very tough winners in the pedigree. Sire gets plenty of two-year-old winners that train on."
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CHESNUT COLT: BY INDIAN HAVEN EX REBORN
Purchase price: £6,000 (+ VAT)
| UNNAMED Chesnut colt 8th April 2007 |
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"This colt was the best walker at the sales. The last one I bought like this went on to win the Russian Derby, after I sold him!
"From family of Melbourne Cup winner Might and Power. Indian Haven looks to be a top sire in the making (sire of winner of the Somerville Tattersalls Gp 3 and second in the Cheveley Park)."
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CHESNUT COLT: BY PEARL OF LOVE EX MARIMAR
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| UNNAMED Chesnut colt 23rd February 2007 |
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"Strong, scopey type with great movement; typical of the ones I like.
"By the first season sire, Pearl of Love, who unfortunately died last year only having had the one crop so no doubt all his progeny will be talented! The dam is by Grand Lodge, a tremendous horse and the grand-dam is by Nijinsky, my favourite horse of all time."
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CHESNUT FILLY: BY TAGULA EX RED SLIPPER
Purchase price: £16,000 (+ VAT)
| UNNAMED Chesnut filly 16th April 2007 |
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"Good-looking filly with a great walk on her and looks a real racehorse.
"From the family of Red Rita and Foodbroker Fancy, both the second and third dams are Listed fillies. Tagula continues to sire top-classes that are both sound and genuine."
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BAY COLT: BY TRADITIONALLY EX DANGLE
Purchase price: £10,000 (+ VAT)
| UNNAMED Bay colt 12th March 2007 |
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"Well-grown, strong, attractive colt. Has a grand outlook and as soon as his head came out of the stable I knew I liked him.
"From the family of Solid Approach and Snoqualmie Boy. Traditionally is a sire that I've always liked and is now starting to get plenty of winners."
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CHESNUT COLT: BY SOVIET STAR EX DANIELLI
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| UNNAMED Chesnut colt 12th February 2007 |
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Comments to be added as soon as possible.
And below are just some of the 2008 winners
purchased by Mark for his owners:
Smokey Oakey, purchased at the yearling sales 2005, winner of the 2008 Lincoln Handicap and Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Gp 3)
Blimey O'Riley, purchased at the yearling sales 2006,
winner in May, August & September 2008
Cornish Rose, purchased at the yearling sales 2007, winner in June 2008
Dazinski, purchased at Tattersalls Yearling Sales 2007, winner in July 2008
Call It On, purchased at the yearling sales 2007, winner in October 2008
Pacemaker magazine has reported Mark Tompkins to be the top buyer of yearlings at Tattersalls. He attends the major yearling sales every autumn. Once budgets and orders have been agreed, your request can be included in Mark's search for the 'cream of the crop' of young stock.
Below are some of his comments from the News page in the autumn of 2007:
"This last month we have bought some fantastic horses at unbelievably good prices. This is where our hard work has paid off - we have looked at almost every horse at each sale and therefore have managed to find some exciting prospects.
"As I have said here before, the pedigree can sometimes set the price. But the horses we choose have merit all of their own. We buy yearlings that in our opinion must have potential as racehorses - this means we do not buy just the pedigree, even though we get bombarded by all the vendors at the sales giving us updates of what the family of the yearling that you are looking at has done - placed in a Listed race, won a maiden etc. - even horses back in the third generation are mentioned! This never means a jot to us. Athleticism, good-looks, great outlook and correct conformation are what we are looking for - genuine racehorses and potential winners.
"Whether we are spending £2,000 or £200,000 the same selection process is followed. We finally reach our 'to-buy' list - some of which I bought last week, but some of those on the list sold for far more than I thought they were worth. There was only one horse that I was disappointed I did not buy - a colt that made £135,000 - and I would have paid that for him as I thought he was worth every penny! Most of our Irish purchases would have made double or treble in the recent sales - and therefore are great value. So, don't be put off by the ridiculous prices paid by others over the last ten days."
Spending a fortune on horses does not necessarily mean having winners as Mark has shown with his shrewd purchases, including Cool Edge (bought at a cost of approximately £750 and went on to win over £100,000 in prize-money), Babodana (bought for approximately £15,000 and has gone on to win over £200,000 in prize-money) and Steenberg (bought for 12,500 guineas and has gone on to win over £220,000 in prize-money).
To register your interest in any of the horses, please contact the office on 01638 661434.
Please note that the purchase prices of horses for sale named on this page are plus VAT and will increase by £2,000 per month to reflect the costs incurred as each horse is prepared for racing.
For shares in syndicate horses, click here to visit the Syndicate page.