Four-year-old Maidens set for action this weekend

This coming
weekend marks the start of the 2019 four-year-old point-to-point season in
Ireland with fixtures scheduled at Ballinaboola and Belharbour both having
attracted high class entries.

In tandem with the
start of the four-year-old programme the first Tattersalls Cheltenham sale of
the year will be staged on Thursday 21^st February.

Last year’s sale
saw the unbeaten Envoi Allen realise £400,000 when selling to Tom Malone after
taking the corresponding Ballinaboola Maiden for trainer Colin Bowe and Walter
Connors.

Subsequent Sandown
Grade 2 Ballymore Winter Novices’ Hurdle winner Alsa Mix was also offered at
last year’s renewal, selling to Highflyer Bloodstock and Alan King for £65,000.

Last Spring also
saw Andy Dufresne the impressive winner of his bumper at Down Royal, make a spectacular
winning debut in his Maiden at Borris House before selling to J P McManus for
£330,000 at the Cheltenham Festival Sale.

Last year’s February sale returned
an aggregate turnover of £3,063,000 at an average of £105,621 with a top price
of £410,000.

Selected Point to
Pointers and Form Horses are now being accepted for this year’s sale.