Dan De Champ (Old Persian) (lot 15) was sold for a record price of €210,000 to top Thursday's Tattersalls Ireland May Point-to-Point and Horses-in-Training Sale.
Offered by Redbridge Stables, the four-year-old won on debut at Ballindenisk on May 17. He caught the eye of Tom Morgan for Damian Tiernan's CDL Racing.
“I have bought a few from Redbridge before and I always tell Michael [Murphy] that if he has a nice one to let me know,” said Morgan. “I respect his judgement because he always buys a nice foal and works hard at it. I watched the video of this horse and liked what I saw–he jumped great. He will have a break now and we will look to getting him back for the autumn. There looks to be plenty more to come, and he goes to Emmett Mullins.”
Overall, 55 lots sold (68%) from 81 offered for a gross of €2,208,000. The average was up 8% to €40,145, while the median dropped by 20% to €24,000. Seven horses sold for six figures or higher.
Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, “Following the success of the first two editions of this sale, once again there are plenty of positives to take from today's trade. It was encouraging to see the heightened demand for graduates from the Irish point-to-point field. There was quality across both sections of the catalogue, and those that had the form horses were well rewarded.
“We've seen a record seven lots sell for €100,000 or more, a record top lot with Dan De Champ being sold for €210,000. And it is also encouraging to see the average rise to €40,145, an increase of 8% on 2025.
“We are grateful to our vendors for supporting the sale, and to our Irish and UK purchasers. The May-Point-to-Point & Horses in Training Sale has quickly established itself as an important addition to the National Hunt sales calendar, and it gives Irish vendors the opportunity to sell on home soil, at a key time of the year. We hope we can build on this progress made next year.”
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