BATTLEOVERDOYEN SELLS TO TRAINER MAX COMLEY
Oct 25, 2024
Friday 25th October, 2024 – Battleoverdoyen will head across the Irish Sea to Max Comley’s Gloucestershire stable having sold for £13,000 at ThoroughBid’s October Sale on Thursday.
The 11-year-old Grade 1 winner, who was last seen getting his head in front at the Galway Festival in August, was one of 12 Gordon Elliott-trained horses sold at the online auction, and will continue his career in the hands of rising point-to-point handler Max Comley.
Commenting on the buy, Comley, who saddled 22 point-to-point winners in the UK last season, said:“We always flick through the ThoroughBid catalogues, and in this instance, I had an owner who was looking for an older horse, so Battleoverdoyen fitted the bill nicely. We agreed on the price we wanted to go to and were delighted to have got him for that.
“He’s an older horse but all the form is in the book and he’s obviously a quality animal. He won quite well two starts back at Galway, so I do think he’s got a bit left in the tank. I’d like to think we can have a bit of fun with him if we place him well – veteran’s chases and hunter chases will be the sort of thing we’ll be looking at.”
CEO of ThoroughBid, James Richardson, said: “There was plenty of interest in the October Sale and it was a busy session of bidding. We were delighted to be entrusted with the draft from Gordon Elliott, and 12 of them finding new homes, including Battleoverdoyen, was a great result.
“Max [Comley] is an exciting young trainer to follow, and we wish him all the best with Battleoverdoyen. He won a nice race at the Galway Festival in August and will hopefully have some big days ahead of him for his new trainer.”
The mixed sale resulted in a 57% clearance rate. Full results: https://thoroughbid.co.uk/collection/50