WHAT a summer of store sales ... it’s been spectacular!

Finally, after two years our sales returned to where they belong on the sales calendar and each one of them told their own hugely successful story.

This week’s July Store Sale firmly cemented its position in purchasers’ diaries and the significant increase witnessed in turnover, average and median justifies the move from an August date.

There have been so many highlights over the last three months. The May Store Sale welcomed the first store sale spend of 2022 with turnover surpassing the 2018 and 2019 sessions while also achieving a record clearance rate of 80%.

The Derby Sale celebrated another phenomenal record-breaking renewal for the second year in a row. It just keeps getting better, year-on-year.

It was an outstanding sale that saw the highest-priced National Hunt store sold this year at €310,000, a whopping 93% clearance rate, as well as a record average just shy of €58,000 and a record median of €50,000.

All these stats and achievements couldn’t be reached if it wasn’t for our vendors who supply the goods.

It has been simply incredible what we have witnessed at Tattersalls Ireland this summer and it is a true reflection of the superb quality of National Hunt horses being produced by Irish and British breeders and consignors.

We are extremely grateful to our vendors who have entrusted us with their top-class stock and our returns this year only proves that we deliver.

Likewise, our thanks must also go out to each purchaser who flocked to Fairyhouse and dug deep to fill their stables!

There was an extensive range of buyers involved across each sale and at every level. Horses were bought in numbers by Irish, English, and French trainers and agents as well as new Irish and British-based owners.

Most noteworthy were the point-to-point handlers who sat at the top of the purchaser table for each of our store sales and it was a different stable taking top honours each time.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the team for their hard work and Charles O’Neill and the ITM team for all their support.

We can now look forward to following the careers of our new graduates and get back on the road searching for the class of 2023!