Tattersalls Gold Cup Hero White Birch Headlines Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale

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White Birch, who holds an entry in Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp, headlines the newly-published catalogue for the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, which takes place at Park Paddocks from Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31.

Trained by John Murphy, the son of Ulysses is already a winner at the top level, having defeated dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin in last year's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh. Last seen finishing fifth in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, he possesses a Timeform rating of 120+ and will be offered by trainer John Murphy's Highfort Stables as lot 709.

Of the 1,627 lots, the Castlebridge Consignment will offer the largest draft of 234 horses in training, including the G3 Renaissance Stakes winner My Mate Alfie (Dark Angel) (lot 715), while the select consignments from Coolmore and Juddmonte also promise to attract plenty of interest. The Coolmore offering includes the dual Group 2 winner Tower Of London (Galileo) (lot 667), the recent G1 St Leger third Stay True (Galileo) (lot 673) and this year's G3 Classic Trial scorer Swagman (Wootton Bassett) (lot 674).

Progressive three-year-olds Calla Lagoon (New Bay) (lot 1043) and Pinhole (Frankel) (lot 1045) feature as potential highlights of the Juddmonte draft, while the juveniles set to go under the hammer include the G3 Solario Stakes winner A Bit Of Spirit (Palace Pier) (lot 1080) from Jamie Railton and Ed Walker Racing's Do Or Do Not (Space Blues) (lot 1016), who has finished placed in the G2 Coventry Stakes, G2 July Stakes, G2 Vintage Stakes and G2 Gimcrack Stakes.

Deira Mile (Camelot) (lot 302), who finished fourth in both the Derby and St Leger last year, is another accomplished performer set to be offered at the five-day sale, along with the unexposed three-year-old Push The Limit (Le Havre) (lot 1078) – one of 21 horses in training featuring in the Imperium Sales draft – and the Listed scorer Military Academy (Fastnet Rock) (lot 1121), another from the Castlebridge Consignment.

Last year Coolmore's Delius (Frankel) topped the sale when purchased by De Burgh Equine, McKeever Bloodstock and Go Bloodstock for 1,300,000gns. Now trained in Australia by Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse under the name of Sir Delius, he recently struck gold in the G1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield and is among the leading contenders for the G1 Melbourne Cup.

Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said, “The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale has a remarkable record of producing winners at the highest level, with purchases winning no less than 168 Group/Listed races since 2022.

“Leading the way is last year's record-breaking 1,300,000 guineas sale-topper Sir Delius, who won the Group 1 Underwood Stakes, and Poniros, who won the Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

“That continued success is the key to the sale's enduring appeal and this year's catalogue looks set to cater to the usual diverse cross-section of domestic and international buyers, both Flat and National Hunt.”

The catalogue also features a yearling section following the conclusion of the Autumn Horses in Training on Friday, October 31. The session features 104 commercially-bred yearlings, all of which are eligible for both the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes and the £200,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes.

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