Local handlers were once again to the fore in this afternoon’s Tattersalls Sale at Cheltenham.

Colm Bowe’s recent Cragmore winner, Brandy Love, from the first crop of the Artic Tack based, Jet Away (GB), was a £200,000 purchase for Willie Mullins, the 4yo mare is a half-sister to four winners. Bowe’s, Milestone Stables sold four horses for a total of £590,000 Sterling (€704,513), Glenglass (IRE) £155,000, Star Gate (IRE) £140,000, and Velvet Elvis (IRE) £95,000.

Denis Murphy’s, Guardino (FR), a runner-up in Oldtown was a £170,000 purchase for Ben Pauling, his Ballyboy Stables also sold, Poppa Poutine (IRE) £100,000 and Brooksway Fair (IRE) £80,000.

Wexford Handlers at Cheltenham this afternoon
9 Fashion Nova (IRE) 2015 Gr.M. BY Flemensfirth (USA) EX Fashion’s Worth (IRE) Monbeg Stables, Ireland (D.Doyle)- Fergal O’Brien Racing £42,000

13 Star Gate (IRE) 2016 B.G. BY Imperial Monarch (IRE) EX Supreme Judge (IRE) Milestone Stables, Ireland (C. Bowe)- Evan Williams £140,000

16 Brooksway Fair (IRE) 2016 B.G. BY Mahler (GB) EX Brook Style (IRE) Ballyboy Stables, Ireland (D.P.Murphy)- Evan Williams (P.S.) £80,000

20 Supreme Jet (IRE) 2016 B.G. BY Jet Away (GB) EX Pollys Leader (IRE) Moulisha Stables, Ireland (P.J.O’Farrell)- Lot Not Sold £95,000

23 Sambezi (FR) 2016 B.G. BY Rajsaman (FR) EX Tunis (FR) Ballyboy Stables, Ireland (D.P.Murphy)- Marcus Collie / Oliver Signy Racing £50,000

25 Glenglass (IRE) 2016 Ch.G. BY Ocovango (GB) EX Funny Times (GB) Milestone Stables, Ireland (C.Bowe)- Aidan O’Ryan / Gordon Elliott £155,000

23 Sambezi (FR) 2016 B.G. BY Rajsaman (FR) EX Tunis (FR) Ballyboy Stables, Ireland (D.P.Murphy)- Marcus Collie / Oliver Signy Racing £50,000

26 Guardino (FR) 2016 B.G. BY Authorized (IRE) EX Monicker Ballyboy Stables, Ireland (D.P.Murphy)- Highflyer Bloodstock / Ben Pauling Racing £170,000

27 File Illico (FR) 2015 B.G. BY Cokoriko (FR) EX Noryane (FR) Moate Stables, Ireland (M.Goff)- Stroud Coleman Bloodstock/Jonjo O’Neill £58,000

32 Orbys Legend (IRE) 2016 B.G. BY Milan (GB) EX Morning Legend (IRE) Ballydaragh Stables, Ireland (L.Kenny)- Tom Malone Bloodstock £80,000

36 Timeless Beauty (IRE) 2015 B.M. BY Yeats (IRE) EX Love Divided (IRE) Monbeg Stables, Ireland (S.Doyle)- McNeill Family £100,000

37 Poppa Poutine (IRE) 2016 B.G. BY Sholokhov (IRE) EX Sherchanceit (IRE) Ballyboy Stables, Ireland (D.P.Murphy)- Ian Ferguson £100,000

39 Bebraveforglory (IRE) 2016 B.G. BY Fame And Glory (GB) EX Brave Betsy (IRE) Ballycrystal Stables, Ireland (M.Flynn O’Connor)- Select Racing Bloodstock / T Vaughan £82,000

41 Brandy Love (IRE) 2016 B.F. BY Jet Away (GB) EX Bambootcha (IRE) Milestone Stables, Ireland (C.Bowe)- Harold Kirk / WP Mullins £200,000

44 Home Farm House (IRE) 2015 Bl.M. BY Winged Love (IRE) EX Recession Lass (IRE) Rathsilla Stables, Ireland (K.Roche)- Tom Malone Bloodstock £24,000

47 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 2016 Br.G. BY Shirocco (GER) EX Treen (IRE) Milestone Stables, Ireland (C.Bowe)- John McConnell Racing £95,000

49 Walking The Walk (IRE) 2015 B.G. BY Imperial Monarch (IRE) EX Iconic Events (IRE) Murbery Stables, Ireland (J.P.Berry)- Lot Not Sold £38,000