IF the championship races at next week’s Cheltenham Festival turn out as the market expects then the current boom in prices for Irish point-to-pointers is likely to continue at Thursday’s Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale.

The Grade 1 races on Tuesday and Wednesday are loaded with former pointers, such as Constitution Hill, Jonbon, Honeysuckle, Telmesomethinggirl, Shishkin, Sir Gerhard and Ginto. Festival wins for some of those names should stimulate demand for the recent point-to-point winners who dominate Thursday’s catalogue.

Fifteen pointers form the initial entries for the sale is year’s Cheltenham Festival Sale which will be staged after racing in the winner’s enclosure. All but three of the 15 are from Irish point-to-points.

The hard copy catalogue will be available from Tuesday March 15th at the RDA stables at Cheltenham Racecourse. All lots will be stabled at the RDA stables and available for inspection from Wednesday with courtesy transport available from the racecourse to the RDA stables.

INITIAL ENTRIES

Jet Of Dreams: 4yo g by Jet Away, won Tyrella PTP for Denis Murphy.

Peaky Boy: 4yo g by Kayf Tara, winner of Borris House PTP for Denis Murphy.

Givehimthehonour, 4yo g by Workforce, winner of a Castlelands PTP, from Denis Murphy.

Demandrivingdouvan, 5yo g by Walk In The Park, winner of a Borris House PTP, from James and Ellen Doyle.

Better Days Ahead, 4yo g by Milan, winner of a Lisronagh PTP, from Warren Ewing.

Broughshane, 4yo g by Mahler, winner of a Kirkistown PTP, from Gerald Quinn.

Farnoge, 4yo g by Camelot, finished second in Lisronagh PTP, from Ellmarie Holden.

Affordale Fury, 4yo g by Affinisea, winner of a Ballycahane PTP, from Gary Murphy.

Kap D’Attente, 4yo f by Kapgarge, winner of Brocklesby Park PTP, from Gina & Tom Ellis.

Idalko Bihoue, 4yo g by Balko, winner of Tinahely PTP, from Cormac Doyle.

Stellar Story, 5yo g by Shantou, own-brother to The Storyteller, winner of Castlelands PTP, from Donnchadh Doyle.

Gentle Slopes, 5yo g by Gentlewave, winner of Tyrella PTP for Donnchadh Doyle.

Salt Rock, 4yo g by Soldier Of Fortune, winner of Charlton Horethorne PTP, from Francesca Nimmo and Charlie Poste.

Doc McCoy, 4yo g by Getaway, winner of Great Trethew PTP for Robert Chanin.

Kudasheva, 4yo f by Pour Moi, winner of Ballycahane PTP for Pat Doyle.