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A frites maison faux pas, more Stroud stalking and the cursed correspondent claims his latest victim – life’s anything but a beach in Deauville
Sales correspondent James Thomas reports on his eventful few days at the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale
Horses are led up to Deauville racecourse ahead of the Arqana breezeCredit: Zuzanna Lupa
Thursday, May 9
I arrived in Deauville with a grand plan. Like so many grand plans in this game, it soon went out of the window.
Producing a serviceable sales preview is a bit like baking a cake. That is to say, it may look simple but if you get your measurements or timings wrong, what should be a delight can quickly become bland. Or worse.
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James ThomasSales correspondent
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more inSales reports
- 'I've never seen breezes as good as this year' - high hopes for consignors heading into Tattersalls Ireland Sale
- 'We're going to be concentrating on the stallion ranks' - Mossy Fen Park fetches £235,000 as Clipper Logistics sells off National Hunt string
- Henderson and McGrath see off rival bidders as Minella Premier's wow factor sends price soaring to £400,000
- Inglis buys online auction house Wanamaker’s to enter billion dollar North America bloodstock market
- 'When they look like her, that's what they cost' - Bolt D'Oro filly blossoms into $1.25 million sale-topper