Tinkler's reign ends with fire sale An owner no more: Nathan Tinkler. Five years ago, mining magnate Nathan Tinkler burst onto the Australian racing scene, spending millions on breeding and racing stock to herald the arrival of his goliath Patinack Farm racing and breeding operation. This week, though, the majority of Tinkler's bloodstock interests will be sold at the Magic Millions complex on the Gold Coast, ironically the same venue at which his famous buying spree began in the summer of 2008. With the business unable to be sold as yet in its entirety, buyers have the chance to pick the eyes out of Tinkler's shop in an unreserved fire sale of 470 horses. "It's hard to price his horses because of the nature of the sale," a leading bloodstock agent said. Every broodmare buyer in the country is here, and with some of [the horses] like Nechita, there's no telling what they could go for. He won't get it all back obviously, but he'll get a bit back. Among the Patinack lots to be sold on Wednesday are group 1 winners Nechita, Pear Tart, and group winners Longport and Pane In The Glass. ■ Champion jumper Black And Bent and rising star Kirribilli Gold will tackle flat assignments at Sandown this weekend rather than the Australian Hurdle and Australian Steeplechase, respectively.