96 Lots Catalogued for Tattersalls Online May Sale

96 Lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Online May Sale on 7 – 8 May which is now available to view at www.tattersallsonline.com. The catalogue features 84 horses in and out of training, 6 point-to-pointers, 3 stores and 3 yearlings.

Drafts from Willie Mullins’ Closutton Stables are a popular feature of Tattersalls Online sales and the dual Champion Trainer offers a quartet of quality performers in this month’s edition which includes the Grade 2 Killashee Handicap Hurdle winner BIALYSTOK. The seven-year-old son of ZOFFANY boasts an impressive career to date having placed second over hurdles at Grade 3 level and previously finished fourth in the Grade 1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle. He is being offered with a current IHRB hurdle rating of 140. 

Also featuring from Closutton Stables is recent Grade 3 Scottish Grand National runner-up KLARC KENT. The highly rated son of SPANISH MOON also previously finished fourth in the Scottish showpiece last year. Black type performer GLENGOULY is another high-class offering in the draft who finished second in the Grade 3 Thyestes Handicap Chase and is offered with a current IHRB chase rating of 139. Completing the quartet is promising hurdle and chase winner AIME DESJY who boasts a current IHRB chase rating of 133.

The Tattersalls Online May Sale also features a host of high-class flat performers including the Group 3 Horris Hill Stakes winner ORNE from John and Thady Gosden’s Clarehaven Stables. The son of ACCLAMATION also finished second in the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock behind subsequent Group 1 Commonwealth Cup winner INISHERIN, with Champion two-year-old VANDEEK in third place. ORNE has featured in some of the world’s most prestigious meetings including when runner-up in the Al Rayyan Mile at Doha in Qatar and boasts a current Timeform rating of 100.

Another classy entry sure to garner plenty of interest is the 104 Timeform-rated DESTRUCTIVE. Consigned by Michael Bell’s Fitzroy House, the son of MORE THAN READY was an impressive winner of the valuable AWC Mile Trial Handicap at Lingfield in February and previously finished fourth in the Listed Al Bastakiya at Meydan. 

Bringing French flavour to the catalogue, Mathieu Brasme makes his Tattersalls Online debut with promising three-year-old colt SESTINI. The son of TERRITORIES was a dominant winner of a 2500m contest at Nort-Sur-Edre on his most recent start where he defeated his rivals by a 4-length margin. Elsewhere, Tim Donworth offers well-bred three-year-old filly ALEGRIA MIA on behalf of Ms Kirsten Rausing. 

A highlight of the six point-to-point entries is exciting four-year-old gelding THEREYARE. Consigned by Jamie Codd’s Churchland Stud, the son of JET AWAY finished second on debut at Ballysteen last weekend and is from the family of BIG BAD BOB and ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL. Also featuring is recent winner CARRICK HILL from Pat O’Rourke’s Belmont Stud. The son of OCOVANGO made use of his experience to run out a two-length winner at Belclare in March. Meanwhile, Brian Hamilton’s Ballynoe Stables will consign two-time winner YEWTREE HILL. 

Amongst the three yearlings on offer is a filly by CATURRA whose half-brother by HAVANA GREY realised 650,000 guineas at the recent Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale when sold by Bansha House Stables to Godolphin. Other sires represented by yearlings in the sale include ARDAD and WITHOUT PAROLE, whilst the trio of stores catalogued are by FLAG OF HONOUR and PASSING GLANCE.

The Tattersalls Online May Sale has received widespread support from 71 individual consignors from Great Britain, France and Ireland including Andrew Balding, Baroda Stud, Ed Bethell, Harry Charlton, Henry de Bromhead, Brian Ellison, Richard Fahey, James Ferguson, Jessica Harrington, Richard Hannon, Richard Hughes, Martinstown Stud, James Owen, Jamie Snowden, James Tate and Roger Varian.

Details of all lots as well as consignor contact information can be found on the Tattersalls Online website at www.tattersallsonline.com. Prospective bidders are encouraged to join the sale now ahead of the commencement of bidding at 11am Wednesday 7^th May with bidding on the first lot scheduled to close from 11am on Thursday 8^th May.