Day one of the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale returned figures that were up year on year, resulting in a record average and median. The former, up 3%, settled at €54,792, while the latter climbed 7% to €45,000. Of the 197 lots offered, 82% found new homes for an aggregate of €8,821,500.
It wasn't long into the day before the top-priced lot strode into the ring, with lot 22, the unbroken 3-year-old Kayf Tara (GB) gelding Fetch (Fr), bought by Aiden Murphy and trainer Olly Murphy on behalf of Barbara Hester for €250,000.
“He is a lovely, strong, quality horse,” said Olly Murphy. “He looks a racehorse and is by a great sire. He is for Barbara Hester, who has supported me from the start and let's hope he is a good horse. I have a string of lovely young horses for this season.”
The second-top lot was Redpender Stud's 3-year-old Presenting gelding (lot 130) who, as a €40,000 foal, proved a good pinhook at €200,000.
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