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[email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU ITALIAN NEWS | KEENELAND | STALLION PARADE | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES TATTERSALLS IRELAND CHELTENHAM REPORT by CARL EVANS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com went up 4% to £65,871, while the median rose 2% to £50,000. It should be borne in mind that last year’s event included a group of breeze-up horses, but they were absent yesterday having been moved back to the December Sale, when the MARVELLOUS NIGHT FOR adjacent race meeting is a quieter affair than yesterday’s Countryside Day with its many other attractions. MURPHY AND FRIENDS At the sale’s conclusion, Richard Pugh, Director of Horses-in- One year on from making its Cheltenham debut, Tattersalls Training Sales for Tattersalls Ireland, said: “It is great to be back at Ireland returned to Prestbury Park yesterday evening for its Cheltenham for the beginning of our second sales season at this November Sale and created a celebration for a trio of Irishmen. unique venue. As always we are reliant upon vendors to supply us Trainer Denis Murphy and pinhookers Joey Hogan and Alan with the calibre of horse which this sale is adept at rewarding. Harte traded two point-to-pointers who netted a magnificent Realising prices such as £300,000 and £250,000 reinforces the £550,000, putting a glow through a chilly sales ring.