Flemensfirth tops the bill as Coolmore release National Hunt fees

Coolmore have released the tariff for their 17-strong National Hunt stallion roster in 2019, with the mighty Flemensfirth topping the bill.

The son of Alleged will stand his second consecutive season at a fee of €15,000 at The Beeches Stud.

Flemensfirth, rising 27 years old, is responsible for 16 Grade 1 winners, including celebrities such as Flemenstar, Imperial Commander, Tidal Bay and Waiting Patiently, as well as rising stars like Relegate and Tornado Flyer.

His progeny duly proved in high demand at the sales once again this year, with a gelding out of Keep Face topping the Goffs Land Rover Sale at €325,000 when bought by Paul Nicholls, and winning pointer Dundrum Wood fetching £270,000 from Aiden and Olly Murphy at the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale.

Grange Stud stalwart Milan is the joint second-most expensive advertised name on the Coolmore National Hunt roster at a fee of €8,000.

The sire of Grand National hero One For Arthur and exciting novice chaser Santini shares his price with up-and-comer Soldier Of Fortune, who was the busiest sire in Britain and Ireland for the third successive year in 2018, having covered 290 mares, following books of 353 and 304 in 2017 and 2016.

Both Milan and Soldier Of Fortune's fees remain unchanged, as does Walk In The Park, with the sire of Douvan and Min standing on a private basis for the fourth year in a row since his transfer from Haras des Granges.

Wings Of Eagles: the Derby winner will stand for €6,500Credit: Coolmore

Joining the more established names are Derby hero Wings Of Eagles, a son of Pour Moi, and formidable stayer Order Of St George, by Galileo. Both have been introduced at a fee of €6,500, with the former to take up residency at The Beeches Stud and the latter standing at Castlehyde Stud.

Two stallions have had their fees trimmed ahead of the 2019 breeding season, namely Dylan Thomas - who will be available at €4,000, having been €5,000 - and Leading Light, whose price has been clipped in to €3,000 from €4,5000.

COOLMORE NATIONAL HUNT FEES 2019

Stallion - 2019 price (2018 price) Location
Dylan Thomas - €4,000 (€5,000) Castlehyde Stud
Flemensfirth - €15,000 (€15,000) The Beeches Stud
Getaway - €7,500 (€7,500) Grange Stud
Imperial Monarch - €2,500 (€2,500) The Beeches Stud
Kingston Hill - €5,000 (€5,000) Castlehyde Stud
Leading Light - €3,000 (€4,500) Grange Stud
Mahler - €5,500 (€5,500) The Beeches Stud
Milan - €8,000 (€8,000) Grange Stud
Ocovango - €3,500 (€3,500) The Beeches Stud
Order Of St George - €6,500* Castlehyde Stud
Pour Moi - €5,000 (€5,000) Grange Stud
Sans Frontieres - €2,500 (€2,500) The Beeches Stud
Soldier Of Fortune - €8,000 (€8,000) The Beeches Stud
Walk In The Park - Private (Private) Grange Stud
Westerner - €6,000 (€6,000) Castlehyde Stud
Wings Of Eagles - €6,500* The Beeches Stud
Yeats - €5,000 (€5,000) Castlehyde Stud

*New for 2019

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