Tattersalls Cheltenham

Gordon Elliott Racing snapped up debut winner Monster Truck (lot 29) for a record £530,000 to top the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale after racing on Thursday. The four-year-old gelding is the highest-priced horse ever sold in the Tattersalls Cheltenham sale ring. The son of Goliath Du Berlais won his only start, a three-mile point-to-point at Lingstown on March 8. Consigned by Cormac Doyle's Monbeg Stables, he is out of the winning Carmen Lady (Authorized) and is a half-brother to the winning hurdler Le Yacht (Buck's Boum). Granddam Shining Sea (Anabaa...

Charismatic Kid (lot 28) headlined Friday's Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale when bought by trainer Gordon Elliott for £300,000. Consigned by Colm Ryan Racing, the son of Affinisea was an impressive winner of a Navan bumper last week. "He looks a nice horse," said Elliott after outbidding Tessa Greatrex for the gelding. "We were at the races when he won and he won well. Colm has done a great job with him, so fair play to him. The horse won't jump a hurdle this season. We will see if he is...

Mags O'Toole bought point-to-pointer Dawn Of Light (Mahler) for a sale-topping £370,000 at the Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale on Friday evening. Sold as lot 23, the four-year-old daughter of Genifique (Nickname) was consigned by Busher Bloodstock and is a half-sister to talented jumper Bravemansgame (Brave Mansonnien). She won a Quakerstown point-to-point at second asking earlier this month. The other lot to make £300,000 or more was Minella Yoga (Study Of Man) (lot 52) who caught the eye of Highflyer Bloodstock and Paul Nicholls at £360,000. Minella Racing consigned the three-year-old...

Following the recent retirement of David Maxwell from race-riding, Tattersalls Cheltenham will host the complete dispersal of the leading amateur jockey and owner's racing interests at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday, October 24. Headlining the dispersal of 17 lots is the five-year-old El Cairos (No Risk At All), who finished an eye-catching fifth in the G1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper at this year's Cheltenham Festival, plus the six-year-old Queensbury Boy (Doyen), a dual winner as a novice hurdler when he also finished fifth in the G1 Champion Novice Hurdle at the Punchestown...

The 5-year-old gelding Crystal Island (Ire) (Crystal Ocean {GB}) (lot 29) topped Thursday's Tattersalls Cheltenham April Sale when selling to JP McGrath Bloodstock for £205,000. He won on debut going three miles at Rathcannon and was consigned by Mossy Fen Stables. A €60,000 store purchase, his family features top-level winner J'Y Vole (Fr) (Mansonnien {Fr}). One of two lots to equal or clear the £200,000 mark, the point-to-pointer was joined at that tier by £200,000 buy The Irish Avatar (Ire) (Poet's Word {Ire}) (lot 7). The son of graded winner...

The final catalogue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale is now available online, featuring 30 lots to be offered after racing on the penultimate day of the Cheltenham Festival (Thursday, March 13). Among the 17 entries added following last weekend's racing are the four-year-old Katkoriko (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) (lot 8), a debut winner at Kirkistown for Philip McBurney, and Midnight Jukebox (Ire) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) (lot 11), another four-year-old whose debut success for Sean Doyle's Monbeg Stables came at Castlelands. Lots will be stabled in the RDA yard and will...

The Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale will be held after racing on Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival, Mar. 13. There are a total of 12 initial entries in the catalogue that was released on Wednesday. Of the dozen lots so far, 11 are winners, 10 of them winning on debut and seven scoring on their first starts as 4-year-olds. Clondaw Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) is one of the highlights, as she ran out an eight-length debut winner at Lisronagh on Feb. 23. Trained by Mick Goff, she...

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...

A total of two dozen point-to-pointers have been catalogued for the Feb. 21 Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale, which begins at 1 p.m. It is the first sale of 4-year-old point-to-pointers of the year and features a quartet of debut winners. Hitintheheadlines (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) won by 14 lengths at Tallow, while Taurus Bay (Ire) (Poet's Word {Ire}) landed a Comea point-to-point. Kanzler (Fr) (Tai Chi {Ger}) scored at Kirkistown by seven lengths, and the final debut winner is Lion Rose Sivola (Fr) (Victory Song {Ire}). To view the catalogue, or...

Maiden winner Starzand (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) (lot 6) became just the third horse to clear the £200,000 barrier at the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale when selling to former NH jockey Richard Johnson for £230,000 on Saturday. Secured for Dave Lewis's Gwent Holdings, the 5-year-old gelding is bound for the yard of Philip Hobbs and Johnson White. Formerly a €21,000 store at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, Starzand was consigned by James Doyle's Baltimore House Stables and his price is the second-highest ever recorded at the sale. "Dave is keen to...

A total of 33 lots have been catalogued for Saturday's Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale after a further six point-to-point winners were added over the weekend. The full catalogue is available to view here, with selling set to start at the conclusion of racing at Prestbury Park. In addition to the 29 horses who have either won or finished placed point-to-points, Karate Kid (Ire) (lot 10) features among a quartet of four-year-olds who have already won under Rules. The son of Spanish Moon was the subject of this TDN feature on...

A total of 22 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale, which takes place after racing at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday, January 25. The full catalogue is available to view here. The five-year-old Starzand (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}), consigned by James Doyle's Baltimore House Stables, features among a selection of exciting point-to-point graduates, following his 25-length success in a four-year-old maiden at Dromahane last month, while the catalogue also includes a quartet of four-year-olds who have already won under Rules. They are headed by Colm Ryan's Karate Kid...