THE year at Tattersalls Ireland drew to a low-key close last Saturday with the company’s one-day November Flat Foal & Breeding Stock Sale producing a top lot of €50,000 and set of results that were broadly similar to last year.

The sale produced an aggregate of just under €550,000 which was a near 8% drop on last year although this was in large part down to a catalogue that was smaller than the one from 2018. The median of €3,000 matched last year’s figure and the €6,442 average increased by 4%. The clearance rate improved slightly from 50 to 55%.