Siblings to stars of recent seasons among the standout lots in the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale

Tattersalls Ireland has released online the catalogue for next month's November National Hunt Sale, which will take place from November 10-13 and features some of the stars of the National Hunt foal crop.

Among the anticipated highlights are half-siblings to Grade 1 winners including recent Kerry National hero Flooring Porter, Sir Gerhard, Master McShee, Fiddlerontheroof and Coney Island, while the catalogued foals include the offspring of Grade 1 winners Relegate and Skyace.

The leading National Hunt sires in Ireland, Britain and France are represented in the catalogue, which features the progeny of No Risk At All, Doctor Dino, Jeu St Eloi, Blue Bresil and Poet's Word. 

Among the 35 foals catalogued by reigning champion National Hunt sire Walk In The Park are Hillview Farm's half-brother (lot 277) to multiple Graded-placed Lunar Power and a half-brother (591) to the Grade 3 winner Dancing On My Own out of Morning Supreme, and a filly (389) whose dam is a half-sister to King George winner Bravemansgame offered by the Furlong family's Thistletown Stud.

From the draft of Burgage Stud comes a Blue Bresil (474) half-brother to Impervious, who looked destined for a stellar last season but for an injury. Colm Murphy and JP McManus's multiple Grade 2 winner is a granddaughter of Aintree's Anniversary Four-Year-Old Hurdle winner Balboa.

Blue Bresil is also the sire of a very well-bred colt (823) from Barbara Fonzo and Mark Dreeling's Coole House Farm, who consigned Altior's Camelot half-brother at this sale when bought by Republic of Ireland star Kevin Doyle for €155,000. 

This colt is a half-brother to the Listed-placed Top Dog, out of the Grade 2 New Stand Handicap Hurdle winner Princess Leya, who is an Old Vic half-sister to the brilliant Altior.

Ronnie O'Neill with Affinisea at Whytemount StudCredit: Patrick McCann

Sheridan House Stables consign the Crystal Ocean half-brother (563) to the dual Stayers' Hurdle hero Flooring Porter, who could have the Grand National on his agenda this season following his thrilling triumph at Listowel last month.

Affinisea is the sire of two half-brothers to Grade 1 winners entered in the sale: 731 is a half-brother to Cheveley Park Stud's dual Cheltenham Festival hero Sir Gerhard from the draft of Ruthstown Stables, while Ballyreddin and Busherstown consign the half-brother (756) to Tolworth Hurdle winner Fiddlerontheroof, who is a graduate of this sale and the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale. At the 2024 Derby Sale, the full-brother to this colt was sold for €80,000 to Frank Berry by Castledillon Stud.

No Risk At All's progeny is always popular in the Tattersalls Ireland Sales ring and the final day of the sale sees a filly out of the Grade 2 winner Violin Davis (661) and a son (673) of Zarkareva, who was fourth in the Grade 1 Colliers Novice Chase at Punchestown.

Respected vendors Ballincurrig House Stud consigned the filly whose granddam is a full-sister to Arthur Moore's brilliant chaser Klairon Davis, while the Mariga family sell their homebred black colt, who is the first foal out of the Grade 3 winner Zarkareva from the family of the great Zarkava.

Foals dominated the catalogue but the sale begins with a selection of yearlings and ends with broodmares and breeding prospects. Previous mares to come up for auction at the November National Hunt Sale include Benie Des Dieux, who cost €350,000 at the 2021 sale.

The catalogue is available to view here.

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