TAKE your seats in the Cheltenham sales arena quickly after the last race next Friday. The venue was full to capacity for the November Sale, an auction that saw 48 horses sold for just over £4.1 million.

A similar number is expected to be offered for sale next Friday once this weekend’s point-to-point and racecourse runners get the opportunity to be entered as wildcards.

Already the catalogue includes 16 winning and placed four-year-old point-to-pointers, 11 winning and placed five-year-old point-to-pointers, four winning and placed bumper horses, and one juvenile hurdle winner.

The December Sale has produced the likes of Shishkin, Sir Gerhard, Chantry House, Fayonagh and three Grand National winners in Tiger Roll, Noble Yeats and One For Arthur.

Last year’s graduates are only getting going but already include Lost In Transit, the impressive winner of his bumper last weekend for Donald McCain (purchased for just £40,000) and Hermes Allen, the runaway winner of the Grade 2 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham November meeting.

CATALOGUE SO FAR

Lot 1: The Churchill Lad, 3yo gelding by Churchill. Trained by Rebecca Menzies. Has won two of his three starts over hurdles.

Lot 2: Shinji, 3yo gelding by Kingston Hill. Won Fakenham bumper for Roger Varian.

Lot 3: Elogio, 3yo gelding by Aclaim. Trained by Richard Bandey. Won junior bumper at Aintree in November.

Lot 4: Kutaiba, 3yo filly by Golden Horn. Trained by Rae Guest. Won Huntingdon bumper.

Lot 11: C’Est Bleu, 4yo Blue Bresil filly. Trained by Chris Barber. Finished second in a PTP bumper at Ffos Las.

Lot 12: Zaidi, 5yo Born To Sea gelding. Trained by Ellemarie Holden. Won PTP at Moig South and finished second in Fairyhouse bumper.

Lot 13: Ah Whisht, 5yo Getaway mare. Trained by Ross O’Sullivan. Won Necarne PTP on debut.

Lot 14: On Cloud Nine, 4yo Cloudings filly. Trained by Liam Kenny. Finished second in Lingstown PTP.

Lot 15: Simple Getaway, 4yo Getaway gelding trained by Donnchadh Doyle. Won Lingstown PTP.

Lot 16: Giovinco, 5yo Walk In The Park gelding. Trained by Michael Griffin. Won Dromahane PTP.

Lot 17: One Big Bang, 4yo Masked Marvel gelding. Trained by P. Tobin. Won PTP at Moig South.

Lot 18: The Hero Next Door, 4yo gelding by Jet Away. Trained by Paddy Turley. Won Kirkistown PTP.

Lot 19: Dare To Shout, 5yo gelding by Martaline. Trained by Mick Goff. Won PTP at Knockmullen House.

Lot 20: Charming Fortune, 4yo gelding by Soldier Of Fortune. Trained by Cian Hughes. Second in Lingstown PTP.

Lot 27: Kerryhill, 4yo by Soldier Of Fortune. Trained by Colin McKeever. Second in Kirkistown PTP.

Lot 28: Rockwiththetimes, 5yo Shirocco gelding. Trained by D. Murphy. Won Boulta PTP.

Lot 29: Chatshow Tv, 4yo gelding by Soldier Of Fortune . Trained by Denis Murphy. Second in Lingstown PTP.

Lot 30: Slate Lane, 4yo Ask gelding, trained by R. Beresford. Third in Moig South PTP.

Lot 31: Double Digits, 4yo Mastercraftsman gelding. Trained by Michael Goff. Second in Kinsale PTP.

Lot 32: Quantum Storm, 5yo Fame And Glory gelding. Trained by Terence O’Brien. Second in Dromahane PTP.

Lot 33: An Cailin Ciuin, 4yo Imperial Monarch filly. Trained by Mags Mullins. Third in Lingstown PTP.

Lot 34: Hey Brother, 5yo Ballingarry gelding. Trained by Ian McCarthy. Second in Boulta PTP.

Lot 35: Boston Town, 4yo Flemensfirth gelding. Trained by Colin Bowe. Won Tinahely PTP.

Lot 36: Pinot Rouge, 4yo Vendangeur filly. Trained by James Doyle. Won Dromahane PTP.

Lot 43: Chatshow Host, 5yo Soldier Of Fortune mare. Trained by Denis Murphy. Won two Tinahely PTPs.

Lot 44: Definite Dream, 4yo Mahler filly. Trained by Michael Goff. Second in Knockmullen House PTP.

Lot 45: Castle Ruby, 5yo Presenting mare. Trained by Paul Cashman. Placed in three PTPs.

Lot 46: James Jet, 5yo Yeats gelding. Trained by D.G. Murphy. Won Lingstown PTP.

Lot 47: Farren Glory, 5yo Fame And Glory gelding. Trained by M. P. Collins. Second in Turtulla PTP.

Lot 48: Getoverthathill, 5yo Getaway gelding. Trained by Maike Magnussen. Won Moig South PTP.

Lot 49: Solly Attwell, 4yo Vendangeur gelding. Trained by P. Flood. Third in Kirkistown PTP.

Lot 50: Endless Supply, 4yo Westerner filly. Trained by G. L. Murphy. Third in Knockmullen House PTP.

Sale info

Sale: Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale at Cheltenham Racecourse

Date: 4.15pm, Friday, December 9th

Lots: 32 (up to 18 more may be added)

Tel: 0044 1638 665931

Email: cheltenham@tattersalls.com

Web: tattersallscheltenham.com