Entries Online for the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale

Initial entries are now online for the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale and can be viewed, alongside individual race replays, at www.tattersallsjcsales.com.

The sale is due to take place after racing on Festival Trials day at Cheltenham  racecourse, Saturday, 27th January with a scheduled start time of 4.45pm.

The sale acceptances so far include seven winners of Irish and British point-to-points from leading consignors, including Colin Bowe's Milestone Stables, Ellmarie Holden's Coolmeen Stables, Pat Doyle's Suirview Stables, Chris Barber's Boundary Stables and Rob James Racing.

This winter Deafening Silence has flown the flag for the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale winning December's Grade 2 Winter Novices' Hurdle for trainer Dan Skelton. A successful British-trained point-to-pointer, the son of Alkaadhem was sold at the 2022 sale by G & T Racing, purchased by Ryan Mahon. Defeaning Silence currently holds two Grade 1 novice hurdle entries at the Cheltenham Festival.

The top two lots from last year's January Sale have been impressive bumper winners this season – the Gordon Elliott-trained Wingmen for owner Bective Stud, and Sao Carlos, trained by Olly Murphy for the ownership quartet of Sir Alex Ferguson, Ged Mason, John Hales and John Diver.

Last month's Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale rounded off a record-breaking auction year for Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales, and the success has continued on the racecourse.

Over the Festive period three horses were victorious in Grade 1 races – Found A Fifty, Grangeclare West and the exciting five-year-old Jango Baie – while Master Chewy won the Grade 2 Wayward Lad Novices' Chase. There were also a further 25 winners between Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Last weekend saw that success continue with nine Saturday winners, headlined by Wetherby's Towton Novice Hurdle (G2) victor Colonel Harry, trained by Jamie Snowdon and a graduate of the 2022 Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale when sold by Patrick J.O. Farrell's Moylisha Stables to Snowdon and Tom Malone.

The Emma Lavelle-trained My Silver Lining, consigned by Donal Hassett's Coogane Stables at the Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale 2021 and purchased by Gerry Hogan, won Warwick's Premier Classic Handicap Chase.

There was also INH Flat race victory on Rules debut at Fairyhouse for Romeo Coolio. The son of Kayf Tara was a joint top lot at last spring's Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale and he is now an 8/1 chance for the Grade 1 Weatherbys Champion NH Flat Race behind current race favourite and fellow Cheltenham Festival Sale top lot Jalon D'Oudairies. The five-year-old gelding by No Risk At All won at Leopardstown on 29th December for owner Gigginstown House Stud.

Further entries for next Saturday's sale will be taken through to Monday, 22nd January with point-to-points due to take place this weekend in Britain at Larkhill, Revesby Park, Cocklebarrow, Friars Haugh and Chipley Park. In Ireland, there are point-to-points scheduled at Ballycrystal and Carrigarostig.