NEXT Friday’s sale of point-to-pointers at Cheltenham will be (we hope!) the final on-site throughbred sale of the year in Ireland and Britain.

Taking place after racing, this sale has produced 10 Grade 1 winners in its relatively short lifespan. Its most recent top-level winner is Farren Glory, victorious in last Sunday’s Grade 1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle on his third start over hurdles. The six-year-old was bought just 12 months ago for £60,000 by Mouse O’Ryan and Gordon Elliott after finishing second in a maiden point-to-point at Turtulla for handler Matt Collins.

Hermes Allen, a 2021 graduate of this sale (£350,000) and already a Grade 1-winning hurdler, took the step up to chasing in his stride when successful on his fencing debut in Newbury’s Grade 2 John Francome Novices’ Chase last week, while his stablemate Stay Away Fay (£305,000 in 2021 and winner of the 2023 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle), also won on his chasing debut and was due to run in yesterday’s Grade 2 Esher Novices’ Chase at Sandown. Also declared for that Sandown race was the Lucinda Russell-trained Giovinco, bought for £85,000 at this sale in 2022 and winner of four of his first five starts for connections.

The 31 initial entries for next Friday includes 23-winning and placed four-year-old point-to-pointers, six five-year-old point-to-point winners, and two-winning and placed bumper horses.

Matthew Flynn O’Connor’s Ballycrystal Stables, consignor of Stay Away Fay, offers the winners of both divisions of the four-year-old maiden held at last weekend’s Lingstown meeting – Going Live (Doyen) and Tumuch (Buck’s Boum), who won his race by 12 lengths and was given a favourable write-up by point-to-point expert Eogháin Ward (see page 49).

While Farren Glory was winning at Fairyhouse last Sunday, his stable companion Machismo won a point-to-point at Borris House and looks a potential star.

Another very interesting lot is the Ray Cody-trained Ma Shantou, who was a 33/1 shot when he finished third to horses trained by Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott in a Fairyhouse bumper last Sunday.

Wildcard entries will be open until after this weekend’s Irish point-to-points at Kirkistown, Boulta and Tattersalls, and the British meeting at Larkhill where the maiden is now open to four-year-olds.

Preliminary entries

Lot 1: Carved In Stone, 3yo g by Mastercraftsman. Won a Doncaster bumper on December 2nd, his second start. From Hugo Palmer’s Manor House Stables.

Lot 2: Theatre Light, 5yo m by Leading Light. Winner of Lingstown PTP on November 26th, her third start. From Paul Pierce’s Blackhall Stud.

Lot 3: My Forever Annie, 4yo f by Champs Elysees. Winner of Lingstown PTP on November 26th, her only start. From Paddy Turley’s Kingsfield Stud.

Lot 4: Eaton Anne, 5yo g by Golden Lariat. Winner of Boulta PTP on November 25th, his only start. From Finbarr Cowman.

Lot 5: Lep Around, 5yo m by Jet Away. Winner of Ballindenisk PTP on December 3rd, her third start. From Marie Harding’s Glen Stables.

Lot 7: Chancernotadancer, 5yo m by Malinas. Winner of a Quakerstown PTP on November 18th, her second start. From Tom Keating’s Nicholastown Stud.

Lot 8: Tumuch, 4yo g by Buck’s Boum. Winner of Lingstown PTP on December 2nd, his only start. From Matthew Flynn O’Connor’s Ballycrystal Stables.

Lot 9: Backmersackme, 4yo g by Getaway. Winner of Moig South PTP on November 26th, his second start. From Michael Griffin’s Knockacool Stables.

Lot 10: Star Walking, 4yo f by Jukebox Jury. Winner of Turtulla PTP on November 19th, her only start. From Colin Bowe’s Milestone Stables.

Lot 13: Ma Shantou, 4yo g by Shantou. Placed third in Fairyhouse bumper December 3rd, his only start. From Ray Cody’s Raheen Stables.

Lot 14: Califet En Vol, 4yo g by Califet. Placed second in a Lingstown PTP on December 2nd, his only start. From Sean Doyle’s Monbeg Stables.

Lot 17: Holly Brook, 4yo f by Mount Nelson. Won Borris House PTP on December 3rd, her only start. From Paul Cashman’s Glenview Stables.

Lot 18: Belliano, 4yo g by Black Sam Bellamy. Won Boulta PTP on November 25th, his only start. From Terence O’Brien’s Woodstock Stables.

Lot 19: The Pooka, 5yo g by Walk In The Park. Won Quakerstown PTP on November 18th, his only start. From Riceal Dunne’s Ballyorney Stables.

Lot 22: Going Live, 4yo g by Doyen. Won Lingstown PTP on December 2nd, his third start. From Matthew Flynn O’Connor’s Ballycrystal Stables.

Lot 23: Rock On Jet, 4yo g by Jet Away. Placed second in Moig South PTP on November 26th, his only start. From Michelle Gannon’s Bally Spellan Stables.

Lot 24: Split In Two, 4yo f by Jet Away. Placed second in Borris House PTP on December 3rd, her only start. From Sean Doyle’s Monbeg Stables.

Lot 25: Mountain Molly, 4yo f by Mount Nelson. Won Boulta PTP on November 25th, her only start. From James Doyle’s Baltimore House Stables.

Lot 26: The Long Point, 4yo g by Kingston Hill. Placed third in Boulta PTP on November 25th, his only start. From Marie Harding’s Glen Stables.

Lot 27: Jackstell, 4yo g by No Risk At All. Placed third on both starts in PTPs Oct-Nov 2023. From Denis Murphy’s Ballyboy Stables.

Lot 30: Snowrocco, 4yo f by Shirocco. Placed third in Borris House PTP on December 3rd, her second start. From Aidan Fitzgerald’s Cobajay Stables.

Lot 31: Just A Rose, 4yo f by Saint Des Saints. Won Chaddlesley Corbett PTP on December 3rd, her only start. From Gina and Tom Ellis.

Lot 32: De Kingpin, 4yo g by Kingston Hill. Placed second in Borris House PTP on December 3rd, his second start. From James Doyle’s Baltimore House Stables.

Lot 33: Jim The Wolf, 4yo g by Joshua Tree. Placed second in Tattersalls PTP on October 29th, his third start. From Colin McKeever’s Loughanmore Farm.

Lot 34: Machismo, 4yo g by Ocovango. Won Borris House PTP on December 3rd, his only start. From Gordon Elliott’s Cullentra House Stables.

Lot 35: Dangerous Touch, 4yo g by Vendangeur. Placed second in Ballindenisk PTP on December 3rd, his only start. From Ian Power’s Ballymountain Stables.

Lot 36: Jack To Bat, 4yo g by Jack Hobbs. Finished second to Machismo in Borris House PTP on December 3rd, his second start. From Aidan Fitzgerald’s Cobajay Stables.

Lot 37: Kingston James, 4yo g by Kingston Hill. Won Great Trethew PTP on November 19th, his second start. From T. Dennis’ Thorne Farm.

Lot 38: St Olan’s Well, 4yo g by Mount Nelson. Placed second in Boulta PTP on November 25th, his second start. From Denis Ahern’s Ballyknock Stables.

Lot 39: Darcy’s Friend, 4yo g by Elusive Pimpernel. Placed third in Chaddesley Corbett PTP on December 3rd, his only start. From K. Woods.

Lot 41: Majestic Force, 5yo m by Workforce. Won Lingstown PTP on December 2nd, his only start. From Robert Tector.

Lot 42: Neon Diamond, 4yo f by Westerner. Placed second on both PTP starts November 2023. From Colin Bowe’s Milestone Stables.

Sale info

Sale: Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale

Date/time: After racing at Cheltenham, Friday, December 15th

Lots: Approximately 50

Tel: 0044 1638 665931

Web: tattersallsjcsales.com