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Flemensfirth defined the Beeches Stud for two decades, in that time siring a Gold Cup winner in Imperial Call, an Arkle and Lexus winner Tidal Bay, multiple Grade 1 winner Flemenstar and current star Topofthegame among a galaxy of shining offspring.
Time catches up with everyone, and so it was for the Group 1-winning son of Alleged who was retired this year at the age of 28. And so with only two foals from his final crop offered at Goffs on Thursday, frenzied bidding was guaranteed for the collectors’ items.
A bold bidding strategy helped Peter Molony nab the first of the Flemensfirth foals to come under the hammer, a filly from John Dwan’s Ballyreddin Stud who was one of the early lots on Thursday morning.
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