JERRY MCGRATH FINDS THE RITE PRICE AT JULY SALE
Jul 31, 2026
Amirite was hammered down to Jerry McGrath for £30,000 at ThoroughBid’s July Sale on Thursday and will head to Hampshire-based trainer Chris Gordon.
A runner in the Grand National this year and placed in the 2025 Topham, the Henry de Bromhead-consigned 10-year-old is the latest high-profile horse to be purchased by McGrath on the platform, following the likes of What Path and Spyglass Hill.
Speaking to ThoroughBid, Gordon said: "He’s a ten-year-old who’s been there and done that, and my client wanted a Saturday horse to go out and have some fun days with. It’s hard to buy a 140-rated horse, so we can go for some really nice days with him. Maybe we’ll have a tilt at something towards the end of the season, something like the Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown. He came fifth in that a couple of years ago, so that might be a nice race to aim for.”
De Bromhead was also successful in selling five-year-old Sea The Moon gelding Sharu, who was knocked down to Darren O’Dwyer for £20,000 and will now be trained by Carroll Gray in Somerset.
Consignments from Gordon Elliott, Ben Pauling and Neil Mulholland also sold well, while Robson Aguiar made his first sale with ThoroughBid, as three-year-old Ubettabelieveit gelding Fate’s Gambit was purchased by leading Flat agent Freddy Tylicki to be trained by Ruth Carr.
James Richardson, ThoroughBid CEO, also noted the level of international bidding at the July Sale: “It was exciting to see several bidders getting involved from across Europe, the Middle East and America. We’re continuing to see notable overseas interests in our online sales, which has been a strong theme since Belfast Banter sold to US connections in one of our first ever sales.
On the July Sale results, Richardson added: “Amirite was a nice horse to have headlining the sale, and he looks to have been well-bought by Jerry McGrath. We look forward to following his next steps as he heads into training with Chris Gordon. We are pleased with results across the board, and are incredibly grateful for the continued support of Gordon Elliott, Henry de Bromhead and Ben Pauling. They’re becoming part of the ThoroughBid furniture now having regularly consigned quality stock with us, and we have been delighted to see that once more.
“It was also excellent to see star up-and-coming trainer, Robson Aguiar, sell with us this month. He’s one of the most exciting young handlers in the game and we were thrilled to have him involved. We now look forward to the August Sale, for which entries close on Monday 17th August.”