Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale

A yearling colt by G1 Irish Derby hero Santiago topped the one-day Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National Hunt Stale at Fairyhouse on Tuesday. Sold as lot 72 from Monroe Stables, the bay son of Regal Empress (Presenting) brought €42,000 from Gerry Aherne bidding on behalf of his family's Prospect Stables. A half-brother to Grade 2 hurdle winner Kazansky (Milan) who was runner-up in a Grade 1 on Monday, the colt is also a half-brother to the multiple graded-placed hurdler Knockanard Lady (Fame and Glory). His dam is a half-...

The 2026 sales season at Tattersalls Ireland gets underway with the Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale, with 158 lots set to go under the hammer at the sale where the multiple Grade 1 winner Champ Kiely changed hands for just €5,800 in 2017. The catalogue is made up mostly of National Hunt-bred yearlings, with the sale scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 3. Among those going through the ring will be the progeny of several leading National Hunt sires, including Walk In The Park, Affinisea, Poet's Word, Blue...

A colt by Walk In the Park (Ire) proved the most popular during the one-day Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale on Tuesday. Sold as lot 58, the bay son of Glasgow Allen (Fr) (American Post {GB}) commanded €50,000 from Coolmore's Gerry Aherne. His dam is a half-sister to Muhtathir (GB)'s multiple Grade 1-winning jumper Envoi Allen Fr). After purchasing the yearling from from The Beeches Stud, Aherne said, "The sire continues to break records and this is a very well-bred horse who comes from a great nursery....

A total of 182 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale, which takes place on Tuesday, January 28. Formerly known as the February National Hunt Sale, the catalogue still consists predominantly of National Hunt yearlings and mares, but for the first time this year Flat-bred stock will also be offered. Champ Kiely (Ire) (Ocovango {GB}), a Grade 1 winner as a novice hurdler, is a notable graduate of the sale, having fetched €5,800 as a yearling in 2017, while Dan Skelton's recent G2...