The catalogue for the four-day Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is now online, taking place from Monday 26th to Thursday 29th October. There are 1587 lots catalogued for the world’s largest horses in training sale, including the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains second JONQUIL and some high-class entries from the Exors of the Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid.

Rated 117 by Timeform, the beautifully bred son of LOPE DE VEGA out of DUBAWI mare JOVIAL, JONQUIL was a debut winner at two, before landing the Group 3 Greenham Stakes on his seasonal reappearance at three. Trained by Andrew Balding, the Juddmonte-owned colt subsequently finished second in the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains on his next start before winning the Group 2 Celebration Mile Stakes at Goodwood later that summer. 

Joining him as part of Juddmonte’s 18 horse draft will be the last time out winners SHIPBOURNE and EXPOSURE, who are Timeform rated 104 and 100 respectively and ACCREDIT, a twice winning son of ENTITLE, the half-sister to champion mare ENABLE. 

Enthusiasts of the ever-popular Godolphin consignment will be well catered for with 56 lots catalogued including some high-profile offerings on behalf of the late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid. They include the high-quality Listed winners LIBERTY LANE and BOILING POINT, both boasting Timeform ratings of 117 and the Group 2 Celebration Mile winner ICE MAX who is Timeform rated 116.

Coolmore, consignors of multiple Group 1 winner SIR DELIUS in 2024, have a 41-lot draft on offer this year including two top-class sons of WOOTTON BASSETT. Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner TENNESSEE STUD and Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint second BRUSSELS are both catalogued. Also set to be offered is the evergreen Group 1 Lockinge Stakes winner AUDIENCE who has been placed at Group level on five occasions this year for trainer David O’Meara. The son of IFFRAAJ is rated Timeform rated 111 and will be consigned by Baroda Stud.

The largest consignment comes from the Castlebridge Consignment who are set to offer 230 lots including Saturday’s Cambridgeshire winner PIERRE ROYALE and the John & Thady Gosden-trained WARRANT HOLDER, who was third in the Group 3 September Stakes behind PRIDE OF ARRAS on his most recent start and holds a Timeform rating of 116. Castlebridge also consign the highly rated two-year-old SCYTHE who won on debut before being beaten a short head in the Group 3 Tattersalls Prix Eclipse at Chantilly earlier this month. The highest rated two-year-old in the catalogue is the 107-rated HELL OF A SPIN, the Adrian Keatley-trained son of NAVAL CROWN who was a narrow third in the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes following on from placings in the Group 2 Gimcrack and Group 3 Molecomb Stakes. He will be offered by Consign Ltd. 

The largest trainer’s consignment comes from Andrew Balding’s Kingsclere Training Stables with 48 lots followed by Charlie Johnston’s Kingsley Park with 38 lots. William Haggas’ Somerville Lodge has 37 lots catalogued including the unbeaten three-year-old FRANKEL colt MATINS who boasts a Timeform rating of 117p following an impressive 5 ½ length victory at Epsom on the weekend. The Somerville Lodge draft also includes the multiple black-type performer ARABIAN FORCE who has a Timeform rating of 110 and Balmoral Handicap winner CROWN OF OAKS who was second in the Listed Fortune Stakes at his most recent start.

Commenting on the 2026 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale catalogue, Tattersalls Managing Director Matthew Prior said:

“Each year, Tattersalls Horses in Training purchases make headlines around the world, and since 2022 they have won an extraordinary 290 Group and Listed races globally, including multiple Group 1 winner Sir Delius, who topped this sale in 2024.

“The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is the largest sale of its kind in the world, and this unique fixture attracts a huge number of domestic and international buyers to Park Paddocks in Newmarket, drawn by the compelling combination of quality and value for money on offer.

“This year’s catalogue looks particularly strong, with real quality and depth throughout, and we look forward to welcoming the typically diverse cross-section of buyers from both the Flat and National Hunt spheres to Tattersalls.”

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale will take place from Monday 26th to Thursday 29^th October. Catalogues are online now at www.tattersalls.com and will be available from Tattersalls and Tattersalls representatives from Monday 12th October.