'Godolphin buying him was a highlight for all involved and a massive compliment'

Much was rightly made of William Buick's power-packed five-timer at Newmarket last Saturday, and of the quintet a particular eyecatcher was the three-year-old losing his maiden tag at the second time of asking.

Sense Of Power appeared well-named in shooting two lengths clear of fellow Godolphin-owned - and odds-on favourite - Royal Parade, and his win was evidently a source of great pride for his breeders, the Irish National Stud Mare Syndicate.

Led by the stud's head of nominations and sales Conor Hyland, also a graduate of the Irish National Stud Thoroughbred Breeding Course, the syndicate was set up to encourage more people into breeding at capped costs.

It is an opportunity that has attracted plenty of interest and one that provides a pathway into a quality selection of stallions and broodmares, as well as membership of a club with like-minded people.

Hyland explained: "We try to do a new syndicate every year so he was actually bred by the first syndicate we started in here and that would have been about €15,000 per share. We dropped in price and this year's share costs €6,000.

"That €6,000 entitles you to one per cent of the whole portfolio of mares and their subsequent offspring. The operation costs per year would be capped at €3,000 per share and so from the get-go people know what they're getting into, it gives them access to a nice bunch of mares and some nice stallions like Dark Angel, Night Of Thunder, Lucky Vega and Nando Parrado."

He added: "We're just trying to get people interested in the breeding side of the game and also offload a bit of the risk for us. We usually sell about 50 per cent of the portfolio of mares and it's definitely something that's gathered a lot of interest."

There is also plenty of interest in Sense Of Power, the gelded son of Invincible Spirit who appears to have a bundle of scope to improve for champion trainer Charlie Appleby.

Sense Of Power after his Newmarket success

Sense Of Power sold to Godolphin for €330,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale and has a pedigree that suggests he ought to have talent, being the second foal out of the unraced Giant's Causeway mare Boldarra, a Wertheimer-bred half-sister to two American Graded stakes winners in Sarach (already the dam of French Listed-placed Saramouche) and All Included.

She was handily picked up from Arqana's December Sale in 2017 by BBA Ireland.

"She comes from a lovely Wertheimer family and we bought her from Arqana for €62,000," said Hyland. "Her half-sister Sarach did well for them out in America.

"Sense Of Power was a belter of a foal, a complete standout from day one and Godolphin buying him was a highlight for all involved and a massive compliment."

There is plenty more for the INS Mare Syndicate to look forward to with the eight-year-old Boldarra, whose younger offspring include a sister to last weekend's Newmarket winner.

Hyland said: "Boldarra has a yearling sister to Sense Of Power who will go to the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, while she has an Acclamation filly foal and she's back in foal to Nando Parrado."

The syndicate also bred Dartman, by Juddmonte's Grade 1 winner Expert Eye out of Teofilo's dual-winning daughter Rickrack, who showed some promise on his debut at Newmarket on Saturday, finishing fifth behind the impressive Highbank.

Dartman, who carries the silks of Manton Thoroughbreds, was purchased by Ballyhimikin Stud for €75,000 when offered by the Irish National Stud at the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2020.

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