RICH WEEKEND FOR TATTERSALLS IRELAND GRADUATES HIGHLIGHTED BY GRADE 1 VICTORY
ROAD TO RICHES was sold at the 2008 February NH Sale by his breeders’ Sunnyhill Stud for €8,000 to Captain Simon Walford.
Derby Sale graduate COLE HARDEN saw off some stiff competition to win the Grade 2 West Yorkshire Hurdle at Wetherby. The five-year-old, who was second in the most recent renewal of the Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at the Aintree Festival, won the Grade 2 event by a margin of eight-lengths. COLE HARDEN was sold at the 2012 Derby Sale by Ballyhampshire Stud on behalf of his breeder, Mrs Josephine O’Callaghan for €13,000 to Grove Stud.
The highly talented MENORAH kicked off his 2014/15 campaign with a blitzing win in the Grade 2 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. MENORAH, a multiple Grade 1 winner, was sold at the 2005 November NH Sale by Lismortagh Stud for €48,000 to Kennycourt Stud.
WHAT A WARRIOR enjoyed Grade 3 success when landing the Grade 3 Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Ascot for brothers Dan and Harry Skelton. WHAT A WARRIOR was sold at the 2010 Derby Sale by Cloughultagh Stud for €17,000 to Highflyer Bloodstock. Prior to this, the son of Westerner was sold as a yearling at the 2008 November NH Sale by Rathbritt Stud to John Banville for €15,000.
Also celebrating Grade 3 success this weekend was PERFECT GENTLEMAN who won the Grade 3 EBF Novice Chase at Cork. PERFECT GENTLEMAN was sold at the 2005 November NH Sale by breeder David Hyland’s Oghill House Stud for €24,000 to Hill Stud.
Tattersalls Ireland graduates also had wins in Listed races in Ireland and the UK with Derby Sale graduate SIGN OF A VICTORY winning the Listed Handicap Hurdle at Ascot and November NH Sale graduate MANY CLOUDS winning the Listed Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase at Carlisle.
SIGN OF A VICTORY was sold at the 2012 Derby Sale by Mount Eaton Stud for €42,000 to Willie Browne. MANY CLOUDS was sold at the 2007 November NH Sale by Windward House Stud for €6,000 to Highflyer Bloodstock.
The November NH Sale starts next week commencing on Monday November 10th at 10am. The sale is preceded by the second running of the National Hunt Yearling Show in association with the ITBA on Sunday 9th November commencing at 11.00am. All information about the November NH Sale including updates, withdrawals and the catalogue can be found on the Tattersalls Ireland app.