elusive truth

This filly was purchased by Nick Bradley at the Goffs Sportsman Sale on 30th September for 55,000 Euros.

The Goffs Orby sale was very strong but as had happened in previous sales this year, the market dropped dramatically in the second half of the sale and there were many bargains to be had.  

This filly was a stand out in the sale and was a better model than the majority of horses who sold in the Orby Sale itself. She is a strong filly with an excellent action and has nearly faultless conformation. This was one of the best models in the sale and Nick was determined to purchase her.

Her pedigree makes plenty of sense with her being out of the mare Lost Icon who has already produced a Stakes performer in Elusive Beauty. The breeder of the horse approached Nick after the hammer had gone down and told him that she was a better horse than Elusive Beauty and that he wanted to buy a 25% share back from Nick. 

Elusive Beauty, our filly's full sister won a Fairyhouse Maiden at 2 over 6 furlongs and went on to achieve a career high rating of 94. She sold for 185,000 as a broodmare which bodes well for our filly if she can follow in her sibling's hooves.

We expect this filly to debut over 6 or 7 furlongs in June and could be one for Royal Ascot. She joins Karl Burke who Nick has combined with in 2021 with the likes of Dandalla, Guilded, Fast Response, Honey Sweet and Sophie's Star to name just a few of the Stakes fillies they have excelled with.