RACING

Joanne Fox

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The €100,000 Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper was won last weekend by Castello Sforza and, in doing so, provided Sheikh Fahad Al Thani with his first National Hunt winner in Ireland, running in the colours of his own Pearl Bloodstock. Castello Sforza, trained and ridden by the father-and-son partnership of Willie and Patrick Mullins, won the contest ahead of Sunni May and Death Duty.

Castello Sforza was sold at the 2014 Derby Sale by Ballybrennan Stud for €65,000 to Rathmore Stud. Sunni May was also sold at the 2014 Derby Sale by Galbertstown Stud for €62,000 to Jessica Harrington.

Death Duty was sold to the late Dessie Hughes at the 2014 Derby Sale for €145,000 by Morning Star Stud.