Canyon City (Lot 85) proved a popular commodity attracting leading National Hunt trainers and agents from Ireland and Great Britain. There was lively bidding from Nick Taylor representing Tom Malone but it was Oliver Murphy who signed the docket at £85,000 on behalf of trainer Neil King. A three-year-old by Authorized and consigned by Godolphin, the colt has been placed on all of his six starts and is closely related to leading sire Kayf Tara in the second dam.

The second highest price of the day was the Fforrest Farm Stables consigned Cornish Warrior (Lot 147). Placed three times out of his four starts, the Oscar gelding was knocked down to trainer Neil Mulholland for £26,000. Consistently the Godolphin draft is popular at Ascot and today was no different providing 5 of the top 10 lots and selling at an aggregate of £175,800. John O'Shea of Elton Racing purchased the third highest price of the day. Lot 91, Cape Dignity, a lightly raced Teofilo colt who was placed on both of his two outings, was knocked down to O'Shea for £20,000. Dark Magic, another Godolphin consigned lot (Lot 90) was the next lot. An Invincible Spirit two-year-old gelding, he is out of Listed winner DARK PROMISE and was secured by Dean Ivory Racing for £14,000 to continue his career. Offered by trainer David Loder, The Groove, a lightly raced gelding by Azamour, was also the subject of trainers' attention today and was knocked down to Fergal O'Brien for £11,500 (Lot 113). Today's sale at Ascot concludes a progressive year for the sales venue for 2016. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the Two-Year-Old Breeze-Up held in April which saw vibrant trade and considerable increases including a 120% rise in the aggregate and 100% rise in the median. The June Sale witnessed the highest price for a National Hunt horse at the venue when KNOCK HOUSE was sold for £110,000. With improved trade at Ascot in 2016, Tattersalls Ireland now look forward to further enhancing sales in 2017 with the first sale, the March Sale on 23 March 2017. (09:32)

Wild Card entries include:

Lot 80: Delface 4yo gelding by Della Francesca: The winner of the Maiden Hurdle at Wexford on 17 March, from only three runs.

Lot 81: Maguire's Glen 9yo gelding by Craigsteel: The winner of his last start over fences over 2m 4f at Clonmel on 2 March.

Lot 102: Where You Proposed 5yo gelding by Black Sam Bellamy: Placed 2nd in the 4,5,6 & 7yo Maiden point to point behind SANTINI who subsequently sold for £150,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham Festival Sale. The 3rd placed horse is also a subsequent winner.

Lot 103: Nellie Pledge 5yo mare by Dubai Destination: The 6 length winner of the 5yo+ Mares Maiden point to point at the Horse and Jockey on 12 March.

Lot 105: Real Warrior 6yo gelding by Tikkanen: The winner of the 6yo+ Maiden point to point at Lingstown on 12 March.

Lot 120: M Seven Seven Gus 5yo mare by Ask: Placed 2nd beaten only 1 length in the NH Flat Race at Sedgefield on 14 March.

Lot 135: Babytaggle 6yo gelding by Brian Boru: The 2 1/2 length winner of the 6yo+ Geldings Maiden point to point at Bandon on 26 February.

Lot 136: Ka Maresco 5yo gelding by Maresca Sorrento: Placed 2nd on his latest start in the 5yo+ Confined Maiden point to point at Horse and Jockey on 12 March when novice ridden.

Lot 138: Cockle Bay 5yo gelding by Milan: The winner of the 5yo Geldings Maiden point to point at The Pigeons on 19 March with the 3rd horse a further 20 lengths behind.

Lot 139: He Is Rosy 5yo gelding by Helissio: The winner of the 5yo Adjacent Maiden Novice Riders point to point at Dromahane on 19 March.

Lot 140: Breaking Ground 5yo gelding by Echo Of Light: The winner of his Maiden point to point at Kilworth on 12 March and placed 2nd, also 3rd twice in 4yo Maidens including to EMPIRE BURLEQUE who sold for £92,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham December Sale and subsequently won his bumper for Gigginstown & Gordon Elliott.

Lot 141: Quick Pick 6yo gelding by Vinnie Roe: The 5 length winner of the 6yo+ Maiden point to point at Ballyragget on 19 March and 2nd on his previous start beaten only 1 1/2 lengths at Borris House on 26 February.

Lot 142: Pauls Hill 5yo gelding by Marienbard: Placed 2nd in the 5yo Geldings Maiden point to point at Ballyragget on 19 March. (12:19)

The Tattersalls Ireland Ascot March Sale got 2017 off to a strong start at the Ascot sales venue with an impressive set of returns produced for the first sale of the year. The decision to strategically place the sale the week after the Cheltenham Festival and to consolidate the sales previously held in February and April proved be a fruitful one with the aggregate resulting in £972,300, the median finishing on £4,500 and an impressive average of £8,171. A golden opportunity arose for the bloodstock industry to gain a much sought after individual when the Godolphin consigned LOST DIAMOND (Lot 77) entered the sales ring. A daughter of Dubawi and a half-sister to Group 2 Great Voltigeur winner CENTENNIAL and Listed winner SIREN'S SONG, the three-year-old filly proved popular among agents around the ring but it was Johnny McKeever of McKeever Bloodstock who signed the £70,000 docket and indicated that the filly will now travel to Australia. Agent Tom Malone, who was active at the Cheltenham Festival Sale last week, also made his presence felt at Ascot today when purchasing five lots for a total of £154,000. The most expensive of his purchases was Lot 121, SCORPION SID. The son of Scorpion displayed an eye-catching performance on his debut to finish second behind Western Honour (sold for £120,000 at last week's Cheltenham Festival Sale) in a five-year-old maiden. Offered by Newlands Farm, the gelding was secured by Malone for trainer Jamie Snowden for £50,000. The next three top lots were also purchased by Malone; Lot 80, DELFACE, a winner over hurdles just last week for Liz Doyle, was knocked down for £30,000. The Godolphin consigned MARIAN HALCOMBE, an unraced daughter of Bernardini was purchased for £30,000 and Lot 138, COCKLE BAY, the five-year-old was a winner at the Pigeons and offered by Colin Bowe's Milestone Stables was knocked down to Malone and Lucinda Russell for £28,000. Godolphin, consistently the leading Ascot Sale consignors ,again produced the leading draft at this venue when selling 26 lots for a total of £329,100 at an average of £12,658. At the conclusion of the sale, Director of Horses in Training Sales at Tattersalls Ireland, Richard Pugh commented; "The decision to consolidate the Ascot February and April Sales and strategically position the Ascot March Sale to the week after the Cheltenham Festival has proven to be the right one and the new date has been very well supported by vendors. The success of today's sale, which saw robust demand for Point to Pointers and the expected and anticipated trade for the exclusive draft from Godolphin, has demonstrated again that Ascot is a viable alternative for all categories of bloodstock. Today's sale has produced positive statistics with 13 horses selling for £20,000 or more and we now look forward to the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Breeze-Up Sale on 4 and 5 April which saw the aggregate increase by 120% in 2016." (17:36)

Significant improvements have been made to the sales complex. The breeze up will also benefit from a large screen and a new one way system for the breeze up along with new catering facilities opposite the track adjacent to the grandstand.

Internationally recognised as a source of winners The Ascot Breeze Up Sale has year on year grown in stature producing two-year-old Group winners from Royal Ascot to Longchamp.

Purchasers have been rewarded for supporting the sale with the winners of fifty one races from last year's sale and past graduates having won for their new connections at home and abroad including in:- Austria, Bahrain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Qatar, Sweden, Spain, USA etc.

Overseas clients will benefit from Ascot's close proximity to London Heathrow Airport and Air fare assistance available subject to purchase.

This year's catalogue offers some choice pedigrees with siblings to or progeny out of black type performers incl. Al Fareej, Alarme Belle, Angel Meadow, Another World, Ares Choix, Aria Di Festa, Be Glad, Customary, Damask Rose, Double Bluff, Dubai Princess, Esloob, Eva Kent, Force It, Gemini Diamond, Grizzle, Final Frontier, General Election, Heart Of Fire, Kondakova, Lady Sybil, Look Busy, Lucky, Mega Back, Mujas, Polly Perkins, Power Of Light, Ravenel, Ready's Echo, Rivabella, Shersha, Shining Hour, Touche Eclatante, Umneyati, Up In Time, Wadaat & Wend.

There are some outstanding sires with progeny on offer including;

First Season Sires; Epaulette, Havana Gold, Lethal Force, Planteur, Reckless Abandon, Red Jazz, Society Rock, Style Vendome, Swiss Spirit & Worthadd

Proven Sires; Acclamation, Approve, Arcano, Arch, Bahamian Bounty, Bated Breath, Camacho, Canford Cliffs, Dandy Man, Dark Angel, Delegator, Dream Ahead, Dutch Art, Equiano, Fast Company, Footstepsinthesand, Harbour Watch, Helmet, Intikhab, Kodiac, Kyllachy, Lawman, Mayson, More Than Ready, Paco Boy, Panis, Raven's Pass, Requinto, Royal Applause, Sakhee's Secret, Showcasing, Silver Frost, Sir Prancealot, Street Cry, Wootton Bassett, Zebedee & Zoffany.

Sales Programme

Tuesday 4th April 12.00pm Breeze Up will also be videoed & available to view online in the afternoon.

Wednesday 5th April 12.00pm Sale Commences (09:47)

The Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Breeze-Up Sale made another stride forward on the back of considerable rises last year delivering an increased aggregate of £2,041,600 (+7%). For the first year on record, the sale pushed past the £2million turnover barrier and delivered a robust clearance rate of 80%. Headlining the sale was the Mocklershill consigned Worthadd colt out of two-time winning dam Malayan Heights (Lot 15). By The Irish National Stud's first season sire, the colt was knocked down for £130,000 to Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock, who were leading purchasers at the sale. Agent Alex Elliott dug deep and went to £100,000 to secure the only Street Cry offering of the sale. The colt (Lot 91), offered by Lynn Lodge Stud, is a half-brother to dual American track performer Force It and closely related to Black-Type performers NEBRASKA TORNADO and CORNHUSKER. Stroud Coleman were active at the Ascot Breeze-Up Sale purchasing the next two leading lots of the sale. Cool Silk Partnership whose familiar colours were carried to victory in the 2016 Norfolk Stakes at the Royal Meeting, hope to emulate that success when teaming up with Matt Coleman of Stroud Coleman Bloodstock to purchase Lot 5. By French sire Panis, the Bansha House Stud offering was sold for £75,000. Lot 57 also matched the price of £75,000. By the fashionable and sought after stallion Kodiac, Stroud Coleman also secured this colt, who is closely related to Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed ASPEN DARLING from Tally Ho Stud. Commenting on another successful sale at the Ascot venue, Tattersalls Ireland Director of Horses in Training Sales Richard Pugh commented; "In advance of the sale and based on the success of last years' sale which saw increases in the aggregate of 120%, we were cautiously optimistic that there would be strong demand at today's auction. This sentiment has been justified by breaking through the £2million barrier the first time on record for this sale and it has also been pleasing to produce an increased clearance rate of 80%. We would like to thank all those that supported the sale and we will endeavour to make further strides forward with this sale in 2018." (16:10)

Wildcard entries include:

6 winning and placed flat horses including a dispersal from John Ryan Racing with horses rated over 100 on the Flat.

11 winning and placed NH form horses

22 winning and placed Point to Pointers (09:34)

The Tattersalls Ireland Ascot July Sale to be staged at 10.30am on Tuesday 18 July has attracted a wealth of winning and placed Flat and National Hunt horses and Point to Pointers.

Flat Consignors include: Michael Appleby, Andrew Balding, Michael Bell, Karl Burke, Henry Candy, Paul Cole, Tim Easterby, Clare Ellam, Brian Ellison, Peter Fahey, Richard Fahey, Godolphin, John Gosden, Richard Hannon, Charlie Hills, Richard Hughes, Dean Ivory, Gay Kelleway, Ismail Mohammed, Gary Moore, Amanda Perrett, Richard Spencer, Nigel Tinkler.

Lot 34: He's A Toff 3yo gelding: Placed 3rd last start beaten only 3/4 length in 1m handicap at Wetherby.

Lot 38: Bridge Of Sighs 5yo gelding: 5 wins and placed 10 times from 7f - 1m 4f.

Lot 39: Our Kylie 5yo mare: 6 wins including her last start over 1m 4f at Ripon.

Lot 40: Kerrymerry 5yo gelding: 2 wins and placed 7 times including 2nd beaten a short head in 1m 6f handicap last time out.

Lot 42: Instant Karma 6yo gelding: 6 wins on the Flat and over hurdles and 2nd in the William Hill L at Ascot.

Lot 43: War Of Succession 3yo gelding: BHA Rating 84 (Flat), 89 (AWTFlat). Placed twice in Maidens over 7f.

Lot 44: Rail Dancer 5yo gelding: The winner of his last 3 starts over 1m 2f and 1m 4f. BHA Rating 75.

Lot 45: Keswick 3yo colt: Winner of his second start a 1m 2f Maiden at Lingfield Park BHA Rating 80.

Lot 46: Black Orange 2yo colt: Winner over 5f at Ripon and 2nd twice including beaten a nose in the Lily Agnes Stakes at Chester. BHA Rating 86.

Lot 50: Missguided 4yo filly: Winner of the 1m 2f handicap at Down Royal on her latest start.

Lot 55: Dubai Art 3yo colt: Winner over 7f at Lingfield Park BHA Rating 75.

NH & Point to Point consignors include: Kim Bailey, Colin Bowe, William Codd, Pat Coffey, Gavin Cromwell, Sam Curling, Stuart Crawford, David Dennis, Gordon Elliott, Harry Fry, Michael Goff, Chris Gordon, Denis Hogan, Tom Keating, Alan King, Donald McCain, Monbeg Stables, Joseph O'Brien, Ronnie O'Leary, Dan Skelton.

Lot 81: Oath Breaker 5yo gelding: Placed twice over hurdles in 2017 over 2M in Ireland.

Lot 88: Lostock Hall 5yo gelding: Winner of his penultimate start of a 2m Novice Hurdle at Exeter.

Lot 90: Sandblast 6yo gelding: Winner over hurdles and placed 3rd in a Novice Chase 2017. BHA Rating 115 (Steeple) Rated 115 (Hurdle).

Lot 95: Brotherly Company 5yo gelding by Vinnie Roe: Winner over hurdles and placed 4 times. BHA Rating 122 (Hurdles).

Lot 100: Ask The Tycoon 4yo gelding: Winner of 4yo Maiden point-to-point at Ballingarry.

Lot 101: Letitbeso 4yo mare: The 6 length winner of the 4yo Mares Maiden point-to-point at Kinsale.

Lot 102: Starozov 4yo gelding: The debut winner of the 4yo Geldings Maiden point-to-point at Kindle.

Lot 103: Cheer's Delboy 4yo gelding: Placed 2nd beaten only a neck in the 4yo Maiden point-to-point at Curraghmore.

Lot 104: O'Hanrahan Bridge 5yo gelding: The 5 length winner of the 5yo Geldings Maiden point-to-point at Kinsale.

Lot 106: Belharbour Two 5yo gelding: The 6 length winner of the 5yo Maiden at Necarne.

Lot 107: Anytime Now 5yo gelding: Placed 2nd on his debut run in a bumper beaten only a head.

Lot 108: Mythical Prince 5yo gelding: Placed 2nd beaten only 2 1/2 lengths in a Hexham bumper.

Lot 110: Ken's Well 6yo gelding: Placed 2nd in a bumper and 2nd in a 16 runner Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park.

Lot 117: Soleglad 5yo gelding: The impressive debut winner of a Stratford bumper.

Lot 118: Eneko 3yo gelding: The winner of a 1m 4f (WFA) Flat Race at La Roche-Sur-Yon in France.

Lot 124: Touchy Subject 4yo gelding: Placed 2nd on his debut run beaten only 1 1/2 lengths in the 4yo Maiden point-to-point at Tralee. (10:03)