Sloan looks to equal flying start on the track at Cheltenham December Sale

A new name makes his debut consigning in the Tattersalls Cheltenham ring on Friday - but Jamie Sloan will be representing an operation very familiar in National Hunt circles.

The former point-to-point rider recently took over the reins at Ian Ferguson’s Northern Irish stable, having spent a few years assisting in an operation which produced the likes of future Cheltenham Festival star Simonsig as well as well as Zemsky, who took the Foxhunter at the meeting in 2011.

Under Loughanmore Farm, Sloan will be offering Gallyhill, who won as his very first runner between the flags in a maiden point at Kirkistown late last month. The son of Getaway, from the family of the high-class hurdler Tarxien, is owned by the stable's significant owner Wilson Dennison.

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"He just took a bit of time to grow into his frame, he’s a big scopey horse but he’s been very straight-forward to train, there’s no badness in the horse or anything like that," said Sloan. "He did exactly what you’d want to see in his point, especially with the way the Getaways are running.

"Things are going as well as can be. I took the licence out towards end of the summer. I’ve run Parkgate a couple of times for Ronnie Bartlett, I’ve got a Fame And Glory for the boss to come out in the spring, who is taking longer to get fit, and there’s a Simonsig half-brother to run as well."Gallyhill is one of a catalogue which currently stands at 56 for the December Sale, which is held after racing on Friday from 4.45pm. Last year's event was topped by the £295,000 made by Irish point scorer Chantry House, who made a successful debut under rules for Nicky Henderson and JP McManus at Warwick in March.

A number of late entries were made with recent pointing form such as Liz Doyle’s Valleres, a son of Coastal Path who impressed on his debut at Tattersalls Farm, as well as Donnchadh Doyle’s Ahead Of The Field, who scored at the same track.

There are offerings from a diverse variety of backgrounds such as Henry Oliver’s Louis’ Vac Pouch, a six-time winner who was second in Grade 2 novice chase company at Ayr, and Le Bateau, a son of Le Havre who was third on his debut in a bumper for Richard Hughes.

Gordon Elliott is also consigning two at the end of the session, with the recently seen Jimmy Jimmy and Ascaria Ten being offered in order to dissolve a partnership.

There is a French flavour to what is The International meeting with Francois Nicolle entering Kalkas, who caught the eye on his debut at Fontainebleau.

Few can boast a pedigree quite like Dominique Bressou’s Doctor Dino four-year-old Doctor Squeeze, either. Henri Devin trained his family-bred sister Golden Legend to finish second in the Grade 1 EP Taylor Stakes in Canada, while this four-year-old won a Listed hurdle at Auteuil a fortnight ago.

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