Strong Early Entries for the Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale

An exciting draft of nine early entries have already been taken for the Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale due to take place on Friday, 20 February.

The sale, in its tenth year and an established and proven source of National Hunt talent, as highlighted by last year’s Grade 1 Arkle Novice Chase winner, Gold Cup hopeful and February graduate JANGO BAIE, sees the new generation of four-year-olds hit the sale ring. The early signs indicate that a talented group of young jumping stars will be available for purchase in two weeks’ time.

The well-bred Jet Away gelding CODE NAME CUBITT, the first four-year-old point-to-point winner of 2026, impressively successful on debut at Bellharbour for handler Ian Donoghue, is a tantalising prospect.

The gelding has a fine pedigree to back up his performance, being out of the Grade 3-winning Saddlers’ Hall mare Bambootcha, and a sibling to five winners, including his own-sister the Grade 1 hurdles winner Brandy Love.

Terence O’Brien’s UNCLE PAD made the perfect start to his career when coming home the easy ten-length winner on debut at Ballyvodock on February 1. A five-year-old by Vadamos, he is out of the French Grade 3-winning chase mare Knock Down (Oscar), a half-sister to Murchu, winner of a Grade 3 chase, and to the Grade 1 John Sefton Novice Hurdle third Buachaill Alainn.

Regular Tattersalls Cheltenham consignor Sam Curling’s Skehanagh Stables has entered CRYSTAL WAVES (Crystal Ocean), who was fourth on debut as a four-year-old at the end of December and then made that experience count when winning Cragmore’s five-year-old mares’ maiden by six lengths on 25 January.

The five-year-old JERRY THE DREAMER was a winner on that same weekend successful at Dungarvan for Alan Ahern. By Blue Bresil, he is a half-brother Highway One O Two and Doctor Harper, both graded hurdle winners.

Another with great family credentials is MALINAS PARTY, runner-up on debut at Ballyvodock. She is a five-year-old Malinas own-sister to the Listed-winning hurdler Rucker Road and out of a half-sister to Countrywide Flame, winner of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle (G1) and the Triumph Hurdle (G1), and an own-sister to Party Boss, a Listed winner on the Flat.

The Largy Bloodstock-owned LARGY SILVER (Sholokhov) and WINGS OF AYRTON (Wings Of Eagles), owned by Jamie Sloan, finished first and second on debut at Tyrella  in January, a one-two for handler Stuart Crawford.  

The Tattersalls National Hunt team will be at this weekend’s Irish point-to-points at Kirkistown, Ballinaboola, Tallow, Comea and Punchestown and the following weekend at Oldtown, Nenagh, and Knockanard.

In the UK, the team will be at this weekend’s point-to-points at Higham, Friars Haugh and Larkhill, and the meeting on 15 February at Duncombe Park.