TATTERSALLS Ireland’s Cheltenham Sale, scheduled to be held last month but deferred until Thursday, produced a satisfactory set of results, though most of the key figures showed a decline on last year’s sale. The median did increase.

Nine of the 32 lots offered remained unsold and six of these were at prices ranging from £58,000 to £95,000, indicating that some reserves may have been a little optimistic. Nonetheless, four lots realised six-figure sums and 10 of the 23 lots sold made £50,000 or more. All but one of these were sold from Irish yards.