Monbeg Stables

A total of 32 lots feature in the initial catalogue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale, which is due to take place on Friday, November 15, after racing on the first day of Cheltenham's November Meeting. All lots catalogued are winners or have finished second in Irish point-to-points. They include 15 four-year-old winners, 10 of whom won on debut, and four five-year-old winners. Leading point-to-point consignors are also strongly represented, including Colin Bowe's Milestone Stables and the Doyle family's Monbeg Stables. Further entries will be taken for the Cheltenham November...

A three-year-old filly already named Lady Blackmore (Fr) (Bathyrhon {Ger}) (lot 188) brought a sale-topping bid of €45,000 from Milestone Bloodstock and James Kenny at Thursday's Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale. Consigned by Galbertstown Stables, Lady Blackmore is out of the five-time winner Pennsylvanie (Fr) (Dadarissime {Fr}), a half-sister to the dam of Jango Baie (Fr) (Tiger Groom {GB}), the winner of last December's G1 Formby Novices' Hurdle and a previous graduate of the May Store Sale. "We have bought her with Colin Bowe," said Kenny. "I love her--she has...

Sean Doyle pulls Monbeg Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) out of his stable and says proudly, "That's the type of horse the likes of Willie Mullins and Eddie O'Leary want to buy."  It begs the question, why is Monbeg Park lining out for Doyle and not any of the powerhouse stables in Sunday's G1 Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle? After all, Doyle has earned a reputation for selling future stars rather than racing them and can count a Cheltenham Festival-winning graduate to his roll of honour almost every...

The first Tattersalls Cheltenham Preview Panel will be available for viewing on YouTube and Facebook at 7:30 p.m. on Mar. 10, Tattersalls announced on Monday. Hosted by Vanessa Ryle, Richard Pugh, and Jamie Codd, the trio will be joined by guests Paul Nicholls, Anthony Bromley, Tom Malone, Cormac Doyle (Monbeg Stables) and owner John Dance. There will also be insights into the runners in the build up to the Cheltenham Festival on Mar. 16-19, as well as bloodstock analysis on some Cheltenham hopefuls.

CHELTENHAM, UK—A captive audience of some of jump racing's leading owners, along with their trainers and bloodstock agents, gathered in the parade ring after the final race of Wednesday's card for the Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham Festival Sale, which saw 15 young point-to-pointers sold for a total of £2,195,000. Donnchadh Doyle's Monbeg Stables enjoyed a good evening, consigning two of the top three lots, including the most expensive horse of the sale, Killer Kane (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}), who was sold for £300,000 to Ross Doyle on behalf of trainer Colin Tizzard,...