Tattersalls Ireland November Sale sets record foal average
Tattersalls Ireland's November National Hunt Sale closes with a record €21,384 foal average, despite fewer lots sold, as a Walk In The Park filly tops the final day at €80,000.
Tattersalls Ireland's November National Hunt Sale concluded on Wednesday with a record foal average of €21,384, extending the strength of trade seen at Fairyhouse despite a smaller offering and a slight decline in turnover.
Across the three days, 407 foals changed hands for €8,703,350, compared with 432 in 2025. The aggregate fell by two per cent, but the average rose four per cent and the median held at €15,000. The clearance rate improved to 69 per cent from 68 per cent, with 587 foals offered against 632 a year earlier.
Tuesday's session provided the strongest indication of demand, with three foals reaching six figures and the Doctor Dino half-brother to Willie Mullins' novice chaser Anzadam topping the day at €115,000. Bought by Kevin Ross Bloodstock and Killeen Glebe, the colt had the benefit of a timely pedigree update following Anzadam's winning chasing debut at Naas on Sunday.
The final session was headed by a Walk In The Park filly consigned by Clonmult Farm, bought for €80,000 by Ryan Mahon. She is the first foal of Miss Tapley, a Phoenix Of Spain mare and half-sister to the dual Grade 2 winner Third Intention. Mahon described her as a sizeable, scopey individual with an attractive pedigree and said she had been purchased for a client to race, with immediate plans still flexible.
A Jeu St Eloi filly from Ballyreddin, out of the Grade 3-winning mare Purple Mountain, made €70,000 to Paul Cashman of Rathbarry Stud. An Authorized colt from the family of champion chaser Politologue was another notable transaction, selling for €68,000 to Richard and JJ Frisby.
Tattersalls Ireland reported that 15 foals sold for €70,000 or more during the sale, five more than last year. Three reached six figures. The middle session established new single-day National Hunt foal-sale records for turnover, average and median, although the sale company's final summary and its earlier daily release gave slightly different turnover and average figures for that session.
Chief executive Simon Kerins pointed to the depth of competition from Irish and British buyers, including pinhookers, as an encouraging feature of the market. He noted that a reduced catalogue had nevertheless produced a near-match for last year's aggregate and a stronger average.
The figures suggest that buyers remain prepared to compete vigorously for foals they regard as outstanding prospects. They also show why aggregate turnover alone gives an incomplete picture when fewer horses are presented for sale.
By TP Editorial
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