DISPERSAL SEES LAST OUTLAW JOIN APOLLO HORSES FOR £16,500
Feb 28, 2025 · FEBRUARY '25 SALE
Last Outlaw, the full brother to Listed Windsor Castle Stakes winner and Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes third Extortionist, has been purchased by Apollo Horses for £16,500 and will move from Michael Wigham to Michael Keady.
The four-year-old Dandy Man gelding was one of 14 lots consigned by the Racehorse Ownership Club syndicate in a sale that resulted in a 58% clearance rate for the 38 lots offered.
Speaking in reaction to his purchase, Apollo Horses’ Daniel Tuckwell, said: “We were looking for a horse that we could potentially improve through the turf campaign and target something towards the end of the season, possibly on the Ayr Gold Cup card, and we felt he was the standout lot of the sale. At Apollo Horses, we’ve got owners who are based up in Ayr, so while it’s a long way off, that’s the idea.
“He’s won over five furlongs and the cadence data suggests he’ll benefit from running over seven furlongs or a stiff six, while his action tells us he probably like a bit of cut in the ground. He’s lightly-raced, his form stacks up pretty well and we think Michael Keady can improve him. Michael started up in December and enjoyed his first win, which was actually also his first ever runner, with an Apollo Horses runner called Currumbin. It’s a forward-thinking operation with a hunger to do well.”
The Willie Twiston Davies-consigned recent maiden hurdle winner Crying Lightning topped the sale at £36,000, followed by Last Outlaw (£16,500) and then the Gordon Elliott-consigned Paul Collins, who was picked up by Jerry McGrath for £14,000.
James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said: “Dispersals always attract plenty of interest and the 14 lots offered by the Racehorse Ownership Club certainly contributed to a busy session of bidding. Apollo Horses came out on top to secure Last Outlaw, who looks like the pick of the horses from the dispersal, and we look forward to following his Flat campaign for new trainer Michael Keady.
“Away from the dispersal, we’re really pleased to have sold a nice horse of Robcour and Gordon Elliott’s again, this time to Jerry McGrath in the shape of the lightly-raced Paul Collins, while sales were also made for the likes of Ben Pauling and Gavin Cromwell. A clearance rate of 58 per cent is pretty strong in the current climate and we look forward to our next sale, which is on March the 27th. Again, we will be offering risk-free consignment until Monday 17th March – no sale, no entry fee.”
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