petra celera

 This filly was purchased from the Tattersalls Somerville Sales by Nick Bradley and Karl Burke for 15,000 Guineas.

Inns of Court is a first season sire at the yearling sales in 2022 and has been well represented at the sales to date. As a racehorse he debuted in November as a 2yo over 7 furlongs but finished his career running over 5 and 6 furlongs. This tells us that as a horse he had plenty of speed but wasn't precociously early and that is how many or his progeny have been stamped. Without doubt, this filly is the most precocious looking yearling Nick has seen at the sales.

She is close coupled horse with a good shoulder and hip and looks the type who will be debuting over 5 furlongs in May. She is without doubt the strongest progeny of Inns of Court, Nick has seen to date. Several of the Inns of Court progeny have shown themselves to be good movers, but this filly is different, she looks and moves like a precocious sprinter. 

When she walked into the ring, we expected her to make around double what she made and were probably prepared to pay in excess of double. When vendors sell horses they hope to have two people interested in the horse so they bid against each other to a premium price. When this filly walked into the ring the vendor only had one person bidding on her, so as a result she made the reserve price.

We felt we got this filly for an amazing price and she therefore offers tremendous value for money. 

Nick and Karl have teamed up extremely well in recent years with the likes of Dandalla, Marshman, Honey Sweet, Guilded, Little Kim, Al Qareem and Secret Angel who have all produced victories at the highest level.

Value for Money: 10
Physical: 9