Tattersalls Ireland Ascot has proven to be a venue on the rise and the renewal of the April Sale again experienced rises in all the key indicators. The turnover of £304,550 rose 44%, the median finished on £2,050, 2% more that 2015 and the average concluded on £4,479, an increase of 17%.

Top lot on the day was Lambertstown Stud’s Courtinthemiddle (Lot 69), a Court Cave five-year-old who was runner up on his debut at Kirkistown to the recent Bumper winner First Drift. Mr T Faulkner was the successful purchaser who saw out plenty of opposition for the gelding and secured him for £27,000.

Mares took the next two highest prices at the Ascot April Sale. Vulgans Watch, a winning Presenting mare from Laurel Park Stables was bought by trainer David Loder for £22,000 while Stuart Crawford’s Newlands Farm sold the King’s Theatre mare Undisputed, second on her latest start in a bumper for £21,000 to Noel Williams Racing.

Commenting on a successful renewal of the Ascot April Sale, Tattersalls Ireland Director of Horses in Training Richard Pugh said;

“All the sales held so far at Tattersalls Ireland Ascot have shown increases and today was no different. The Ascot April Sale was well supported again by vendors and the results reflected this with growth in all the key indicators including an 80% clearance rate. We now look forward to maintaining this upward trend at Ascot with the May Sale on Tuesday May 31st.” (15:42)

The Tattersalls Ireland Ascot May Sale to be held on Tuesday 31 May at 11am has been further enhanced by the addition of twenty four Wild Card entries to complete a catalogue of over 200 lots.

Vendors have supported the May Sale with a quality collection of bloodstock which will appeal to a wide audience of clients. Consignors include Godolphin with a draft of 15 entries, Dalmer Lodge, Lodge Hill Stables, Low Burntoft Stables, Milestone Stables, Moate Stables, Monbeg Stables, Neardown Stables, Newlands Farm Stables, Park House Stables, Rhonehurst Stables, Shabra Stables, Shanrod Stables, Shade Oak Stud, Shadwell Stud, Thorndale Farm, West Lockinge Farm, Wilsford Stables etc.

Wild Card Entries Include:

Lot 105A Modulus seven-year-old gelding by Motivator: the winner on his latest start of the Open Maiden point to point at Tabley on 22 May.

Lot 135A Lady Robyn six-year-old mare by Robin des Champs: Placed 2nd on her latest start beaten only 2 lengths in the 5&6yo Mares Maiden point-to-point at Dromahane on 10 April. the winner on his latest start of the Open Maiden point to point at Tabley on 22nd May.

Lot 137 Champione six-year-old gelding by Tikkanen: The 8 length winner on his latest start of the 6yo Geldings Maiden point-to-point at Necarne on 14th May.

Lot 138 Almost There five-year-old mare by Tikkanen: Imposing mare, placed on all her 3 starts to date including when placed 2nd beaten only 1 length in the 5yo+ Mares Maiden point-to-point at Maralin on 21 May 2016.

Lot 139 Barney From Tyanee five-year-old gelding by Milan: Maiden with solid placed form including on his latest start when placed 3rd in the 5yo Geldings Maiden point-to-point at Necarne on 13th May.

Lot 139A Carspindle four-year-old filly by Ask: Placed a highly promising 4th beaten only 3 1/2 lengths on her debut run in the INH Flat Race at Sligo on 23rd May 2016.

Lot 140 Reckless Behavior four-year-old gelding by Gold Well: Placed 2nd on his debut run beaten only 1 1/2 lengths in Div II of the 4yo Maiden point-to-point at Maralin on 21st May 2016.

Lot 141 Dulwich Hill four-year-old filly by Milan: Placed 3rd on only her second start in Div II of the competitive 4yo Mares Maiden point-to-point at Dromahane on 22nd May 2016.

Lot 141A West Class five-year-old gelding by Westerner: Placed 3rd on only her second start in Div II of the competitive 4yo Mares Maiden point-to-point at Dromahane on 22nd May 2016.

Lot 163 Lions Charge nine-year-old gelding by Lion Heart: Straightforward, consistent dual purpose horse. Run 10 times in the last twelve months, finishing in the first 4 on 7 out of the 10 runs including 2 wins.

If you require any assistance with regards to the Ascot Sale, please contact any member of the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Team.

Telephone: 0044 (0) 1568 617 724

Email: ascot@tattersalls.com (08:54)

There was exceptional trade at the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot May Sale today as a total of 29 lots surpassed £10,000 or more, 19 more than the corresponding sale last year. The aggregate for the sale rose 43% to £866,200, the median grew from £2,000 to £3,100, a rise of 35% and the average produced an increase of 44% to £6,464. The clearance rate remained at a healthy rate of 75%. Today’s sale achieved the highest price for a National Hunt Horse and a record turnover for a Horses in Training Sale at the Ascot venue.

It was a successful day of trade for Henrietta Knight’s West Lockinge Farm with the highlight coming from Lot 102, the five-time winner Knock House. The ex Mick Channon trained Old Vic gelding was secured by Donald McCain for £110,000. Strong trade continued for the West Lockinge Farm consignment as Cheltenham based trainer Fergal O’Brien secured Lot 100, Viva Steve, a winner of hurdles and fences for £67,000, and in overall terms the West Lockinge Farm consignment successfully offered seven lots for £271,500 at an average of £38,786.

Warden Hill (Lot 99) and Sgt Reckless (Lot 98) also proved attractive in the Ascot Sales ring as Warden Hill, a five-time winner including bumper, hurdle and fence successes fetching £42,000 when knocked down to Rectory Stud. Sgt Reckless, with an impressive CV of seven victories to his name, was purchased by GDP Materna for £20,000.

Monbeg Stables and Donnchadh Doyle, who continue to have success at both Tattersalls Ireland’s Cheltenham and Ascot venues, today sold Lot 140, Reckless Behaviour with a four-year-old Maiden place on his pedigree for £27,000 to GHT Bailey.

The Godolphin offering of Southern States (Lot 77) also proved popular in the ring and it was Lydia Richards Racing who secured the Medaglia d’Oro for £21,000 while Lord Daresbury was the successful bidder on Lot 60, Jaunty Thor, a Norse Dancer gelding with Bumper form from Closcedi Farm for £20,000.

Commenting on the trade of today’s sale at Ascot, Director of Horses in Training Richard Pugh said;

‘Tattersalls Ireland sales at Ascot continue to go from strength to strength and trade at today’s May Sale is further testament to this. The highlight without a doubt today is the sale of West Lockinge Farm’s Knock House to Donald McCain for £110,000 but the consistency of trade throughout the day in general is a major positive for the venue. The team at Tattersalls Ireland Ascot have made remarkable strides in developing Ascot as a reliable source for Horses in Training and we would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the vendors and purchasers who have supported this sale. We now look forward to growing and developing further sales at Ascot starting with the Ascot Summer Sale on 12 July which features a Select Horses in training Session and which has already gathered a substantial entry.’ (19:35)