The Tattersalls Cheltenham sale season drew to a close on Thursday with the firm's May Sale, which saw 72% of the lots offered change hands. Five horses made £100,000 or more and an aggregate of £2,341,000 was accrued. The average was £50,891, and the median £45,500. The top lot was Newlands Stables' 4-year-old gelding Largy Fix (Ire) (Notnowcato {GB}) (lot 39), the four-length winner of a point-to-point on May 18. He was secured by Margaret O'Toole for £170,000.
Tattersalls Ireland's Director of Horses in Training Sales, Richard Pugh, said, “Today at Cheltenham the curtain came down on another successful sales season. Undoubtedly it was the best season to date on the track; history was made with graduate Tiger Roll winning back-to-back Grand Nationals, Envoi Allen declared himself one of the most exciting National Hunt prospects when winning the Grade 1 Champion Bumper at The Festival and an impressive 50 black-type races won by our graduates in the 2018/19 season. In the sales ring, the Festival Sale produced its best-ever set of results and provided the highest priced point-to-point mare on record when My Whirlwind sold for £400,000.
“As we break for the season here at Cheltenham, we would like to extend a thank you to our loyal vendors and purchasers and look forward to welcoming you back to this unique venue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale.”
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