Snowmane heads cracking session for Qatar Quartet

The pick on price proved to be the Ger Lyons-trained Snowmane (pictured, Lot 714), who moves to Britain after being knocked down to Matt Coleman for 210,000gns; the David Brown-trained Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes runner-up Mind Of Madness (Lot 715) joins Qatar trainer Ibrahim Al-Malki after making 110,000gns; Yenhaab (Lot 716) leaves William Haggas bound for Australia with a 140,000gns valuation after being bought by James McHale, and Pearl Flute (Lot 717) leaves Francis Graffard bound for the Dubai Carnival after a 75,000gns offer from Anthony Stroud.

Sheikh Fahad's racing and bloodstock manager, David Redvers, said: "The resale market is very strong and I am very happy with the prices, but they were four lovely horses and should all go on to win Stakes races for their new owners."

Royal Ascot runner-up Mind Of Madness
prepares to enter the ring


Snowmane will go into training with James Given and race for owner Peter Swann, said Coleman, who added that the three-year-old's recent all-weather success at Dundalk had caught his eye. Having shown his aptitude for Polytrack a Winter Derby challenge could be on the horse's agenda.

The sale continues today, starting at 9.30am, when there will be further opportunities to buy horses from the Qatar Racing draft - they are being consigned by Jamie Railton. At the same auction last year Qatar Racing sold G Force, who went on to land the Gr.1 Haydock Sprint Cup.