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[email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU GERMAN NEWS | PINHOOKING TABLE | SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS IRELAND EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com ROBUST TRADE AT AUGUST NH SALE A pair of €42,000 lots shared the limelight as the two-day Tattersalls Ireland August National Hunt Sale ended with a set of A daughter of Notnowcato (Lot 517), purchased by Tom returns that comfortably bettered those from twelve months ago. Malone for €33,000, joined day one’s top filly by Fame And This sale marked the conclusion of the summer’s National Hunt Glory (Lot 257) as the best-priced fillies sold over the two days. store sale swing and it followed suit with the other major auctions by gaining ground in key areas. Back in June the Land Rover and Derby Sales played host to some landmark trade and the latest €9,839 improved by 19 points, while the biggest gain came in the edition of this sale was able to step forward too as the figures all median, which increased by 30 per cent to €6,500. finished well ahead of those from 2016. Even though quite a few horses were unable to find buyers this Of the 545 horses offered, 383 were sold for a clearance rate of week, 2017 has been a very positive year for the store market and 70 per cent (up three points) and an aggregate of over €3.7m, events of the last few months bode well for when the focus which was a 25 per cent improvement on 2016.