Key Information

Sale Date:

23-24 Jul 2025

Sale Start Times:

Wed: 10:00am
Thur: 10:00am

The Final Store Sale of the Year

Launched in 2021, this sale provides a final opportunity for National Hunt purchasers to invest in Store sale stock. The 2024/25 NH Season saw a number of graduates compete successfully, with Captain Cody winning the Scottish National at Ayr, while The Wallpark improved 26lb on official ratings and finished third in the Grade 1 Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

In total 579 have been catalogued for the 2025 July Store Sale, including the first foal of Grade 1 winner Black Tears (Lot 59), a daughter of Mastercraftsman. Also featuring is a son of Grade 1 winner Voler La Vedette (Lot 556), by Hillstar.

The 2024 edition saw a joint-record sale price achieved with a son of Order of St George purchased for €65,000. In total 581 lots were catalogued, and included siblings to some smart performers, including a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Magical Zoe, a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Master Chewy, and a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Indefatigable.

Note: Wildcards (61 lots) can be located by using the Horse Type filter.

Tattersalls Ireland MSL Mercedes-Benz Sales Bumper

All horses catalogued and offered at the 2025 July Store Sale are eligible for the Tattersalls Ireland MSL Mercedes-Benz Sales Bumper, which will be run at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival on December 28th 2026. The vendor of the winning horse will drive away in a brand-new Mercedes-Benz GLC. For the first time, three-year-olds sold 17 months earlier as two-year-olds at the July Store Sale will have the opportunity to participate in an Irish bumper.

The July Show Sale concluded the Store sale season, with a son of Order Of St George topping the sale after being purchased by Jonathan Fogarty’s Gaynestown for €55,000. In total three lots were sold for €50,000 or more, with another Order Of St George being purchased by Darren O’Dwyer for €50,000.

The second highest priced horse of the sale was a son of Harzand out of a half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Labaik, whom Brian Lawless purchased for €52,000.

13 lots were purchased for €30,000 or more, exceeding the same metric recorded in 2024. The leading purchaser across the two day sale was Tomas Janda as he and his clients from the Czech Republic purchased 10 lots.

Irish point-to-point handlers featured heavily on the final purchaser list, with Rob James, Sam Curling, Mark Scallan, Tom Keating and Denis Murphy all securing new additions.

Turnover
€2,617,650
Top Price
€55,000
Average
€8,843
Median
€6,000
€30,000 or more
13 lots