Edith Pelham (GB), a five-year-old daughter of Blue Bresil (Fr), became the most expensive British-trained point-to-point mare sold at auction after being bought at the Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale for £180,000.
Consigned by Gina Andrews and Tom Ellis of G&T Racing, Edith Pelham was bought by trainer Fergal O'Brien on behalf of owner Jane May. She had previously been picked up as a store for £40,000 and won on debut at Sheriff Hutton in January for Andrews.
“We loved the way she ran, she is coming from a good producer, she has been very well schooled, very well looked after, and is by a good sire in Blue Bresil. We loved everything about her, and she vetted very clean,” said O'Brien.
May added, “This is the first horse we will have with Fergal. We have bred our own horses for a long time, but we are getting too old for that now so we thought we'd come and buy something nice.
“We watched her race, she took her fences beautifully, she ran on well. We have been in the game for 67 years, so we hope we have an idea now.”
With 22 of the 27 catalogued lots sold, seven of which changed hands for six-figure sums, the clearance rate was 86% and the sale also achieved a record median of £80,000.
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