Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted March 21, 2019 Journalists Share Posted March 21, 2019 Point-to-pointer Sonru (Ire) (Jeremy) (lot 119) took top honours at the Tattersalls Ascot March Sale on Thursday, selling for £50,000 to Melbourne 10 Racing. Consigned by Donnchadh Doyle’s Monbeg Stables after romping by 25 lengths in a maiden at Turtulla on Mar. 10, the bay is out of a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Inistioge (Ire) (Supremem Leader). At the close of sale, 126 of the 154 horses offered sold (82%), with a gross of £936,300. The average was £7,258 and the median was £3,500. “Today’s sale has been well supported by Irish and UK vendors and has offered purchasers the opportunity to buy all categories of bloodstock,” said Tattersalls Director of Horses in Training Sales Richard Pugh. “We welcomed a broad bench of purchasers, both domestic and international with countries represented including Germany, Poland, Sweden, The Netherlands, Jersey and Libya. Today’s results measured well against last years and it was really pleasing to produce a clearance rate of 82% along with a top price of £50,000.” View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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