![]() “We got him from here for £15,000 and won the Swinton Hurdle with him a couple of months later. “We had a bit of a success with N’golo, who we bought off Willie Mullins last year,” he said. “We’ve got a nice group of horses to go to war with after getting Ganapathi and Faron earlier,” said Jardine, who tasted success as an owner with a previous Doncaster horses in training buy when N'golo landed the Grade 3 Swinton Handicap Hurdle. Jardine was busy earlier in the session too having landed four-time winner Ganapathi from Mullins’ Closutton Stables draft at £38,000, while the dual scorer Faron was sourced from Joseph O’Brien’s Carriganog Racing at £27,000. ![]() Royal Creek is the third foal out of Canto Creek, a Beat All sibling to Listed-winning chaser Crossbow Creek and the Grade 2 Kelso Novices’ Hurdle scorer Mwaleshi. She’ll be aimed at a couple of those nice mares’ bumpers at places like Aintree.” They wanted a nice filly and she ticked all the boxes. She’s been bought for Red Armoury, Ann’s yard sponsor, and Alan Duffus. “She’s been bought for a new owner in the yard who’s only recently got involved but has really got the bug. “The Mullins horse who was in second is a good filly and we got feedback that Willie Mullins tried to buy Royal Creek privately a couple of days ago. “We were advised to buy her by a friend that knows the filly very well,” said Jardine. The four-year-old was knocked down to Kevin Jardine and will now join the stable of Ann Duffield, whose assistant Pat Neville will eventually take charge of the filly once his training licence has been granted. ![]() This wasn’t the first time that the daughter of Getaway, who was bred, sold and trained by Edmond Kent of Ballyhampshire Stud, had sprung a surprise as she made a winning debut in a Ballinrobe bumper at odds of 40-1, where she denied Willie Mullins’ odds-on shot Little Soiree. There was a late twist at the Goffs UK September Horses in Training Sale in Doncaster on Wednesday as a session that had been dominated by Gigginstown House Stud-consigned lots witnessed the once-raced bumper winner Royal Creek bring £90,000 six from the end. ![]()
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