Tattersalls Cheltenham to Stage David Maxwell Dispersal at The Showcase Meeting

Following David Maxwell’s recent announcement of his retirement from race riding, Tattersalls Cheltenham will host the complete dispersal of the leading amateur jockey and owner’s racing interests after racing on Friday, 24th October, at the home of jump racing, Cheltenham Racecourse, during its season curtain raiser, The Showcase Meeting.

The standalone dispersal will mark a fitting conclusion to the career of the two-time champion amateur jockey and will feature 17 lots, all to be offered in the Tattersalls Cheltenham sale ring. The catalogue is available online, with race replays, Timeform analysis, and links to each horse’s Racing Post form.

Headlining the dispersal is EL CAIROS, the five-year-old son of NO RISK AT ALL, who finished an eye-catching fifth in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival before going on to take second in a prestigious bumper at the Punchestown Festival. Regarded as a leading novice hurdle prospect, he is already being mentioned as a potential Supreme Novices’ Hurdle contender at next year’s Cheltenham Festival and holds a Timeform bumper rating of 114.

Other standout lots include QUEENSBURY BOY, a novice chaser in the making and officially rated 131 having won a Newbury novice hurdle last season before contesting the Grade 1 Champion Novice Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival won by FINAL DEMAND, and JUST ENNEMI, a dual Auteuil winner by KAMSIN and an exciting prospect for the future.

MONDOUI’BOY has shown plenty of promise in bumpers at Sandown and the Punchestown Festival, while JOKER DE MAI remains a progressive and exciting hunter chaser. OFF THE JURY, a neck second in the EBF Final at Sandown off a BHA mark of 126, now boasts of a BHA rating of 131 and looks a ready-made Saturday horse with high-class form to his name.

Unexposed four-year-old point-to-point winners also make up the dispersal, including MIDTOWN MANHATTAN and RISKY OBSESSION, both highly promising prospects for the future.

David Maxwell, commented: “I have been fortunate to enjoy many unforgettable days in the saddle, particularly at Cheltenham, and I am immensely proud of the string of horses we are offering. With several genuine Cheltenham Festival prospects among them, I hope they will bring their new owners the same excitement and success they have given me. I am grateful to Tattersalls Cheltenham for staging this dispersal at The Showcase Meeting, which provides a fitting conclusion to my riding career and the perfect stage for the next chapter in these horses’ journeys.”

Shirley Anderson-Jolag, Tattersalls Cheltenham Sales Manager, added: “We are honoured that David has chosen Tattersalls Cheltenham for this dispersal. Staging the sale at The Showcase Meeting, at the home of jump racing, provides a fitting tribute to his remarkable career. With horses such as EL CAIROS and QUEENSBURY BOY among the line-up, it presents buyers with a rare opportunity to secure outstanding prospects for the major jumps festivals ahead.”

All lots will be stabled in the Charles Turner Yard and available for inspection from Thursday, 23rd October. For further information, please contact Shirley Anderson-Jolag from the Tattersalls Cheltenham team on +44 7488 708343.

The following horses will remain with their trainers up to the time of sale: AINT THAT A SHAME, JUST ENNEMI, POOKIE HOLLER and QUEENSBERRY BOY. All other lots are available for inspection by appointment with Noel Fehily, who can be contacted on +44 7799 474669.