Easing of Irish travel restrictions will see Orby sale moved from Park Paddocks

Tattersalls has moved to clarify the situation around the Irish yearling sales and their relocation - or otherwise - to Park Paddocks, Newmarket.

Ongoing difficulties with travel to and movement in Ireland as a result of the Irish government's Covid-19 rules have led to the Goffs Orby sale and Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling sale being transferred to Britain, to the bitter frustration of the sales houses given the Land Rover and Derby sales took place where they were supposed to, albeit issues with British visitors surrounding the latter surfaced at the eleventh hour.

On Friday, Tattersalls saw fit to issue a statement, in the name of chairman Edmond Mahony, which read: "In light of the recent date and location changes for the forthcoming Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale which we announced earlier this week, we are emailing to clarify that, if the current restrictions on travel into Ireland continue, the sale will take place at Tattersalls Park Paddocks on Tuesday 14th - Wednesday 15th September, to accommodate the date and location changes of the Orby Sale.

"If, however, travel restrictions into Ireland are lifted in the coming weeks, the Orby Sale will not take place at Park Paddocks and the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale will return to its original scheduled dates of Tuesday 21st September - Wednesday 22nd September while remaining at Park Paddocks in Newmarket.

"Vendors who do not wish to sell yearlings at the relocated sale will be accommodated in the Tattersalls Ireland Flat Sale, which will take place at Fairyhouse on November 13th and 14th."

The statement added: "We hope that the above confirms the position regarding the recently announced changes to the 2021 Irish yearling sales calendar and, as ever, we regret any inconvenience caused by the continued Covid-related issues which so disrupted our recent Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale.

"We would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding as we continue to work collaboratively to explore every option to provide a vibrant and accessible marketplace at all of our sales, either at Tattersalls in Newmarket or Tattersalls Ireland in Fairyhouse."

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