Cooper reaps rewards after return to Book 1 as vendor
Her Dubawi colt was snapped up by John Ferguson
They say less is more, and so it proved for Normandie Stud at Tattersalls on Tuesday, as Philippa Cooper's operation parted with three yearlings to generate receipts totalling 3,150,000gns.
The highlight of the draft was the Dubawi colt out of Cooper's Coronation Stakes heroine Fallen For You who went the way of Godolphin’s John Ferguson for 2,600,000gns - the highest price paid for a yearling anywhere in the world this year - while a New Approach half-brother to Fallen For You brought 420,000gns from John and Jake Warren on behalf of Al Shaqab Racing, and a Shamardal colt out of Deborah also went the way of Ferguson for 130,000gns.
Having suffered a forgettable experience when last offering yearlings back in 2006 - when Cooper bought back her subsequent Irish St Leger winner Duncan - the overriding emotion for her on Tuesday was one of relief.
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