Dates released for Fairyhouse, Ascot and Cheltenham 2018 sales

Tattersalls Ireland has released the provisional dates for its 2018 sales, including those staged at its Ascot and Cheltenham venues.

The list features the two-day May Store Sale, a new addition to the Fairyhouse calendar dedicated to three- and four-year-old stores.

The November Flat Foal and Breeding-Stock Sale has been extended to a two-day auction.

The Ascot breeze-up retains its position as the curtain-raiser to the breeze-up season, but has been pushed back by a day to accommodate Easter Monday, while the date for Cheltenham's January Sale, entries for which have been impacted in recent years by the weather, will be confirmed in due course.

Tattersalls Ireland Fairyhouse sales dates:

February NH Sale: February 6 - 7
May Store Sale: May 15 - 16
Derby Sale: June 27 - 28
August NH Sale: August 14 - 15
September Yearling Sale: September 25 - 26
September Yearling Sale Part II: September 27
November Breeders Flat Sale: November 7 - 8
November NH Sale: November 9 - 17

Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham sales dates:

January/February Sale: January 27/February 15
Festival Sale: March 15
April Sale: April 19
May Sale: May 31
November Sale: November 16
December Sale: December 14

Tattersalls Ireland Ascot sales dates:

March Sale: March 29
Breeze-Up Sale: April 4 (breeze) - 5
June Sale: June 5
July Sale: July 17
August Sale: August 21
Yearling Sale: September 11
November Sale: November 8
December Sale: December 10