GRADE 1 winners Airlie Beach and Whiteout are among the top racemares catalogued for the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale.

The recently retired Airlie Beach is in foal to Mount Nelson, but Whiteout is believed to not be in foal despite being covered by Walk In The Park. Both mares are being consigned from the Willie Mullins yard.

Owned by Supreme Racing, Airlie Beach (a seven-year-old by Shantou) won nine races on the track, the highlights being the Grade 1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle last winter and the Listed Oyster Stakes at Galway a month ago.

Whiteout is owned by David Lawlor and she also won nine races.

A six-year-old by the Monsun horse Samu, her big day came at the 2016 Punchestown Festival when she won the Grade 1 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Champion Hurdle.

Daydream Beach, a five-year-old unraced Mahler half-sister to Airlie Beach, is also part of the select consignment coming from Closutton Stables.

TALENTED RACEMARES

Other talented racemares in the catalogue include five-time winner Definite Ruby and eight-race winner Stephanie Frances (in foal to Walk In The Park).

The sale starts on Sunday, November 12th and concludes on Friday, November 17th.

The 1,413 lots include 1,071 foals, 100 potential broodmares, 40 older horses, and 199 yearlings or two-year-olds.

The catalogue features full or half-siblings to 87 graded or listed winners including a Milan half-brother to dual Champion Bumper winner Fayonagh, a Walk In The Park half-brother to Bellshill and a Leading Light half-sister to Yorkhill.

First season sires represented include Altruistic, Gatewood, Hillstar, Kingston Hill, Pether’s Moon, Retirement Plan, Sea Moon, Snow Sky and Telescope. Among the sires with first-crop yearlings are Dunaden, El Salvador, Jet Away, Leading Light, Libertarian, Ocovango, Sagramor and Valirann.

Triple Gold Cup winner Sizing John was a €16,000 purchase at this sale and other notable Grade 1 winners from last season alone to come from the sale include Some Plan, Yorkhill, Willoughby Court, Flying Angel, Cilaos Emery and L’Ami Serge.

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