Willie Mullins-trained Cheltenham Festival winner sold for €200,000

Cheltenham Festival winner Concertista was sold for €200,000 at Goffs' December National Hunt Sale on Thursday.

Previously trained by Willie Mullins for owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, the eight-year-old won the 2020 Mares' Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival at odds of 9/2 a year after finishing second in the same race at 66/1. She also finished runner-up in the Mares' Hurdle at the 2021 meeting.

Concertista was retired at the end of last season and was last seen pulling up behind Klassical Dream in the Champions Stayers' Hurdle at Punchestown.

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Also among her five wins for Mullins were graded successes at Fairyhouse, Leopardstown, Cork and Limerick.

She has been sold to Jayne McGivern of Dash Grange Stud near Cheltenham, who also owns 2015 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Golden Horn.

Concertista (PA)

Elsewhere at Thursday's sale, Grade 2 winner Royal Kahala, who was heavily fancied for last season's Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham, was sold to Robert McCarthy of The Beeches Stud for €180,000. The seven-year-old is in foal to Group 1 winner Crystal Ocean.

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