Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale Catalogue Now Online
The catalogue for the opening Store Sale of the year, the Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale is now available to view online. The sale will take place on the new date of 30 May, and there will be 265 lots offered in total.
Graduates of the May Store Sale include Grade 1 winners Slade Steel and Jango Baie. Slade Steel provided owners Robcour with a memorable win in the Grade 1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, and the Henry De Bromhead trained six-year-old is a hugely exciting prospect for the future. He was purchased at the 2021 May Store Sale from Jossestown Farm by Galgystown Stables for €30,000, and he will bid to follow up his Cheltenham win in Grade 1 company at the Punchestown Festival.
Telmesomethinggirl is another high quality Henry De Bromhead inmate to have been sourced at the May Store Sale. The nine-year-old mare was a 2018 May Store Sale graduate, and secured a Grade 2 success in the 2021 Mares Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Jango Baie is another Grade 1 winning graduate this season from the May Store Sale. The Nicky Henderson trained five-year-old secured Grade 1 success in the Tolworth Hurdle at Aintree. He is a graduate of the 2022 May Store Sale when he was purchased from Lakefield Farm by Matt Gahan.
The 2024 catalogue features well-related siblings to black type performers. A DIAMOND BOY (Lot 116) half-sister to dual Grade 3 winner ROBIN DE CARLOW is catalogued, while a TELESCOPE (Lot 132) half-sister to Grade 2 winner KILLALA QUAY will be offered. Also catalogued is a SHIROCCO (Lot 224) half-sister to eight-time winner COURT MAID, a JET AWAY (Lot 63) half-brother to five-time winner FUTBOLISTO, and an ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL (Lot165) half-brother to five-time winner DIFFERENT GRAVEY.
The progeny of smart mares are included, among them, a WALK IN THE PARK (Lot 117) gelding out of Grade 1 winner LA SEGNORA, and another WALK IN THE PARK (Lot 245) gelding out of four-time winner TIARELLA.
The catalogue boasts a strong sire profile with entries from stallions including BLUE BRESIL, JEU ST ELOI, WALK IN THE PARK, SHIROCCO, JET AWAY, DOCTOR DINO, COKORIKO, AFFINISEA, KINGSTON HILL, GETAWAY, NO RISK AT ALL, JACK HOBBS, MAHLER, WESTERNER, MAHLER, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE AND ORDER OF ST GEORGE.
The progeny of some well-related dams feature heavily throughout the catalogue. Among those entered are a BLUE BRESIL gelding (Lot 164) out of a half-sister to three-time Grade 1 winner GO NATIVE, a HARZAND gelding (Lot 238) out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winner ROKSANA, a DOYEN filly (Lot 191) out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winning novice chaser KALASHNIKOV, and a VADAMOS gelding (Lot 209) out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winning novice chaser DEDIGOUT.
Also featuring are a POET’S WORD gelding (Lot 118) out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winner WEAPON’S AMNESTY, a MAXIOS gelding (Lot 189) out of a half-sister to dual Grade 1 winner L’AMI SERGE, a SUCCESS DAYS gelding (Lot 179) out of a half-sister to three-time Grade 1 winner Bob Olinger, and a VADAMOS filly (Lot227) out of a half-sister to dual Grade 1 winner THE NEW ONE.
Commenting on the May Store Sale, Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said:
“The profile of the May Store Sale has shot to prominence with the exploits of our Grade 1 graduates Slade Steel and Jango Baie. These results instil confidence in our clients that there is quality to be found at the opening Store Sale of the year. The catalogue has attracted the progeny of sires that are in demand by National Hunt purchasers, while also attracting a nice blend of well-related siblings and the progeny of smart race mares.”
All horses catalogued for the May Store Sale are eligible for the €100,000 Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper 2025.