Quality horses in training and winning point-to-pointers are the main features of the sixth Cheltenham May National Hunt Sale conducted by Brightwells, the Leominster auctioneers who have been running the Ascot Sales since 2000.

Including some still unknown wild card entries, Brightwells will have a catalogue of about 60 lots for their Cheltenham May Auction, to be held on Thursday, May 29th, starting at 1.30pm. The sale takes place in the magnificent new Brightwells arena close to the grandstand on Cheltenham racecourse. Entries were still being accepted when this preview went to press but details of the wild cards may be found on the web at www.brightwells.com a few days before the sale. In the last three years, the May Sale has had an outstanding strike rate of winning and placed horses, with 75% winners and placed horses at the 2013 sale, including top class performers Gods Own (Grade 1 Ryanair Chase at Punchestown) and Josses Hill (Grade 2 Top Hurdle at Aintree). In previous years Monksland (Grade 2 Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown), Road To Riches (Grade 3 Cork Stayers Hurdle), Clondaw Court, etc., were sold at this sale.