Trainer Simon Crisford has hailed Choisya as “an absolute pleasure and a real joy to have in the stable” ahead of her appearance at the forthcoming December Mares Sale at Tattersalls.The daughter of Night Of Thunder is set to be one of the star attractions when Park Paddocks plays host to the second of the two Sceptre Sessions on Tuesday, December 2.An eight-time winner from 23 career starts, Choisya registered her career high when winning April's GI Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, a victory which sets her apart from every other daughter of the champion sire-elect to be offered at public auction.“The extraordinary thing about this filly is that she will be the first Grade I-winning daughter of Night Of Thunder ever presented at sale,” said Crisford. “It's a unique moment, not only for this filly but for Night Of Thunder, too. “I think she is [typical of Night Of Thunder's stock]. We've got a few Night Of Thunders and I always think they start off a little bit slowly but continue to improve and just get better and better with time.”Certainly, the latter comment applies to Choisya, who began life in handicaps from a BHA rating of just 84 in early-2023. It then took her until the August of her four-year-old campaign to make the breakthrough in stakes company, running out a comfortable winner of Haydock's Listed Dick Hern Stakes, before taking her form to another level entirely when making her Dubai debut early this year.“She really surprised us,” Crisford said of Choisya's exploits in the Middle East, which yielded consecutive Group 2 victories in the Cape Verdi Stakes and the Balanchine.“When we got her to Dubai, she absolutely loved training on an oval, flat track. It was going to be interesting to see what level of form she could achieve at Meydan – and she was an absolute revelation. In both races, the Cape Verdi and the Balanchine, she was utterly dominant and her training continued to improve.”He continued, “We felt that she deserved to have a chance in North America. We took her to Kentucky to see how she would perform against the very, very talented North American fillies. Of course, she then won that race [the Jenny Wiley], which was fantastic. It proved that what she had achieved in Dubai was absolutely no fluke whatsoever.“She continued to have a very good summer campaign, actually, but we decided not to race her back in Europe. She should have finished third in the [GI] Diana [Stakes] and she was then placed in her last Grade I effort [when third in the First Lady Stakes], so she's been a thoroughly consistent and admirable racemare.”Crisford who, along with son Ed, trained Choisya for owner Mohammed Al Nabouda, admitted that he will be sad to lose the stable's beloved globetrotter, but pride is the overwhelming emotion as she embarks on the next phase of her career.He summed up, “She's been an absolute pleasure and a real joy to have in the stable. Obviously, we'll be very sorry to see her go, but the time is now right and I think she'll let down into a fantastic mare.“Of course, she's still got racing ahead of her, if that's what people wanted to do. She's a very sound filly and she could race on. But, on balance, she'll be a super mare for somebody. She exceeded all of our expectations and maybe now is the right time for her to be presented for sale.”The post Night Of Thunder’s Choisya to Provide “Unique Moment” at Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.