Racing genius dubbed ‘King Con’ makes mind-blowing profit on measly £9,500 horse
A RACING genius dubbed 'King Con' has made a life-changing profit after selling his measly £9,500 horse.
Con Marnane is one of a kind when it comes to spotting a cheap horse with masses of untapped potential.
And his latest move has been to sell the previously unheralded Givemethebeatboys for a whopping £1.1million.
After buying the two-year-old colt in November last year, Marnane, who runs Bansha House Stables in Ireland, watched him when his first two races in style.
The second of which was a Group 3 win at the Curragh in Ireland last month, a victory worth £32,000.
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The Jessica Harrington-trained horse was then sent to Royal Ascot where he finished a respectable fourth in the Coventry under Frankie Dettori.
It's tricky to say whether or not the amount spent on the horse by property developers Con and Neil Sands will turn out to be a shrewd investment.
But there is no doubt it was an unbelievable return for Marnane - who with the sale landed one of the biggest touches in racing history.
Marnane, who was speaking after the hammer came down at the Goffs London Sale, told the : "I can't describe how I feel at the moment.
"I’m just so happy. Goffs have done an incredible job.
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"I had no figure in my mind but I knew a lot of people wanted him.
"He’s very special. You don’t get horses like him going to Ascot that are not already owned by the big powerhouses.
"This is a very special day. This is up there with the biggest I’ve had."
Marnane made clear it was his daughter Amy who originally saw the horse's untapped potential.
He added: "Amy was the one who bought him for £9,500.
"We tried to buy him in Doncaster [at the Premier Sale] and it didn’t happen as he got a bit of a stone bruise and they took him home.
"I just want to thank Jessie Harrington and all her team, and my own team at home that broke him and pre-trained him.
"My daughter, Olivia, is in college in Dublin and she rides out most mornings so she rides this horse out a lot. I’m just so proud of everybody."
One of the new owners, Neil Sands said: "When you look at his pedigree, the way he’s won his two races, he’s incredibly genuine, so we expect that he’ll keep progressing long after Ascot."
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