Tattersalls Cheltenham

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...

Damian Tiernan signed for lot 5, Heron In The Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) for a sale-topping £280,000 during the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale on Friday. The 4-year-old filly is a winner after breaking her maiden in a point-to-point over three miles at Borris House on Dec. 1. She is also a half-sister to Glory And Fortune (Ire) (Fame And Glory {Ire}), a listed winner of a NH Flat race, who won the G3 Betfair Handicap Hurdle and was second in Kemptons G1 Christmas Hurdle. She was consigned...

Kovanis (Fr) (Tunis {Pol}), one of 10 lots to bring £100,000 or more during Friday's Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale, topped proceedings at £330,000 to Gordon Elliott Racing. Consigned by Gerald Quinn's Caherty Stables, lot 8 won on debut in a Portrush point-to-point and is from the same family as Friday's G2 Cheltenham Schloer Chase hero Jonbon (Fr) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) and Grade 3 hurdle winner Discover D'Auteuil (Fr) (Mistigri {GB}). "He is a nice horse, he has come well recommended and he travelled in his race like a...

A total of 32 lots feature in the initial catalogue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale, which is due to take place on Friday, November 15, after racing on the first day of Cheltenham's November Meeting. All lots catalogued are winners or have finished second in Irish point-to-points. They include 15 four-year-old winners, 10 of whom won on debut, and four five-year-old winners. Leading point-to-point consignors are also strongly represented, including Colin Bowe's Milestone Stables and the Doyle family's Monbeg Stables. Further entries will be taken for the Cheltenham November...

Tattersalls Cheltenham has appointed Ger Hannon as its Irish-based bloodstock representative for its point-to-point and horses-in-training sales. Hannon, who runs the County Clare-based Ralahine Stud and is a successful producer of store horses, is well-known on the Irish point-to-point circuit as a commentator. He also sources point-to-pointers for British and Irish trainers, many of his graduates having gone on to enjoy Graded success under Rules. "I am delighted to be appointed as bloodstock representative for Tattersalls Cheltenham," said Hannon. "I have a great passion for National Hunt and point-to-point racing...