Tattersalls Ireland graduates lead the way at the Cheltenham Festival with seven winners

Tattersalls Ireland graduates secured an impressive seven Cheltenham Festival wins over the four days. The Derby Sale proved it is consistently the best and produced more Championship race winners at this year's Cheltenham Festival than any other Store sale.

The headline act was HONEYSUCKLE, the queen of Cheltenham. Declaring herself as one of the greatest jumps horses of the modern era and maintaining her flawless record of 16 out of 16. The Derby Sale graduate wrote herself into the record books when becoming the first mare to win the Grade 1 Champion Hurdle for the second consecutive year.

ENERGUMEME proved himself the top-class chaser he was believed to be when winning the Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase. The Derby Sale graduate always has looked like a star since his first public appearance over fences, providing trainer Willie Mullins his first victory of the prestigious contest.

HONEYSUCKLE

Winner of the Grade 1 Unibet Champion Hurdle

Sold: 2017 Derby Sale by The Glanvilles Stud to Mark O’Hare for €9,500

ENERGUMENE 

Winner of the Grade 1 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase

Sold: 2017 Derby Sale by Moanmore Stables to Tom Lacey for €50,000

CONSTITUTION HILL

Winner of the Grade 1 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 

Sold: 2017 November NH Sale by Throckmorton Court Stud to Warren Ewing and Barry Geraghty for €16,500

THE NICE GUY

Winner of the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle 

Sold: 2015 November NH Sale by Kilbarry Lodge Stud to Hit The Diff Syndicate for €33,000

STATTLER

Winner of the Grade 2 Ukraine Appeal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Chase

Offered: 2016 February NH Sale by Ennel Bloodstock

COMMANDER OF FLEET

Winner of the Grade 3 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle

Sold: 2014 November NH Sale by Egmont Stud to Mount Eaton Stud for €35,000

BANBRIDGE

Winner of the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Sold: 2017 November NH Sale by Springhill Stud to Ian Ferguson for €36,000