Honeysuckle’s success powers trade for mares The first foal of her unraced Presenting dam, Miss Agusta’s grandam was the six-time winning mare Lady Zephyr who was runner-up to Grade 1 winner No Refuge in the Grade 2 Leamington Novices’ Hurdle and beaten two lengths by Ladalko in another Grade 2. It points again to Gordon Elliott’s regard for the winner that he secured the Mag Mullins’ trained Miss Agusta, also part-owned by the trainer, for an owner in his yard. She, along with Absolute Notions, were the two wild card entries, and she was sold moments before her conqueror brought the sale proceedings to a close.Ī four-year-old daughter of Kedrah House Stud stallion Well Chosen, Miss Agusta attempted to make all in the Goffs Land Rover Bumper, and she finished a clear second-best on the day.

In addition, as the consignor of the race winner he will now get to sit behind the wheel of a Land Rover!Ī further hint to the possibility that the sale-topper might be back in Cullentra came with the comment from Gordon Elliott that “I think Absolute Notions could be top-class.” That was said after he purchased the runner-up to Absolute Notions on Tuesday, Miss Agusta, for €235,000. When he was reoffered from the Conaghan family’s Evergreen Stud at the Land Rover Sale last year, Micheál retained him at €60,000, a wise move in light of subsequent events. He had purchased the son of Milan for €29,000 as a foal, a price befitting the son of a mare whose siblings include the Grade 1 winning hurdler Chief Dan George. With a rich history of successful graduates, buying the winner of the Goffs Land Rover Bumper makes sense, and Absolute Notions won Tuesday’s renewal of the race by six and a half lengths in the colours of Micheál Conaghan.

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