A son of Affinisea topped Part 2 of the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale when selling to John Staunton on behalf of Basil Holian.
Sold for €80,000, lot 502 was consigned by Clock Tower Stud. The gelding was pinhooked for €15,500 at the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale. He is out of New Sensation (Kayf Tara), a relative of G2 River Don Novices' Hurdle heroine Diamant Noir (Sir Harry Lewis).
A total of 149 lots sold from 184 offered (81%) for €2,814,500 (41%) during Friday's session. The average was €18,889 (+7%) and the median was €16,000 (N/C).
Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, “After two days of spectacular trade, the demand has followed through to today's Part II. We did expect demand to be healthy with many having outstanding orders to fill, but it exceeded our expectations with buoyant trade from early morning.
“Turnover for the day was an impressive €2.8 million, an excellent 40% increase on last year's sale. There was also a significant increase in the average which showed a rise of 7%, while the median of €16,000 mirrored last year's equivalent figure and there was a healthy clearance rate of 81%.
“We saw strong activity from point-to-point handlers whose ambition and drive for success means demand for stores at all levels is as strong as ever.
“I am hugely appreciative of the support from our vendors, and without their support we would not witness these figures. We do not take anything for granted and we will continue to work hard and improve on the spectacular success of this week.
“We thank everyone that has contributed to the past three days and look forward to seeing these horses excel in the seasons ahead.”
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