There is opportunity…
A mantra drummed into me by a great financier friend…
We certainly sit in disruptive times. A fragile ceasefire that could tip one way or the other. The IMF informing us that the UK will be most affected by global economic instability. Armed Forces understaffed and underfunded that would struggle to defend Bognor Regis let alone the entire nation. And worst of all, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes appear to have had a row…
So where to find the opportunity when all around is muddle, mess and mayhem….??
Tattersalls Sales grounds in Newmarket a good place to start – obviously…
The Craven Breeze Up Sales have historically been where we watch on with envy as those with the bonkers big wallets flash the cash. Although usually it is the preening peacocks who are very good at flashing other people’s cash….
But yesterday evening, a dose of reality fell upon this gilded sales ring. The Racing Post bloodstock reports that invariably major on the big numbers without diving down into the sometimes brutal reality below the surface are more considered this morning…
“A palpable sense of trepidation hung over day one of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale, with much of the concern centred around the absentees from the Park Paddocks buying bench.
Who does and doesn’t play will be revealed in due course, but while there was a succession of chunky prices for the two-year-olds who hit all the right markers in their pre-sale workout, Tuesday’s trade proved conspicuously all or nothing.”
Where there is disruption….!!
At a Sale where we invariably fail to raise a hand in meaningful bid, we have come home with two immensely exciting young horses. “Value” is an impossible word to apportion to the purchase of racehorses – but many folk were not in Newmarket, and might well be waking up with thoughts of “missed opportunity” swirling around the mind….
A stunning Kodiac filly and a Palace Pier colt will be headed down the M11 to Epsom shortly. Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood written all over them – obviously…
The former half owned by one of the very biggest names in our industry, and fabulous that some very famous colours will be on the place. Half of her is for sale. As is the Colt….
FOR SALE……!! The Summer Of Fun beckons. Come and meet your Royal Ascot horses….!!
