Selling your quality bloodstock
Brightwells Cheltenham is the country's leading venue for selling your finest bloodstock.
New Brightwells' Sales Arena
Now the phenomenal support of trainers, owners and the Cheltenham management along with the superb facilities of Cheltenham Racecourse and its Centaur Arena has been enhanced with the opening of the new Brightwells' Sales Arena. Here we will hold a number of sales each year complementing our Centaur events.
The new all weather Breeze-up track installed in 2008 is also a very important asset in safely portraying your valuable stock to potential buyers.
If you have a potential entry for any of the Cheltenham sales please contact the Bloodstock
office on +44 (0)1568 619777 or click the icon on the right hand side to make your nominations.
Entry procedures and information
The following section outlines all procedures and information needed to ensure that you can register entries with ease.
Commission
Vendors will be charged a standard commission of 3% + VAT on sold lots. Proceeds of the sale less deductions are normally forwarded to vendors 28 days after the sale.
Reserves
Unless written instructions are lodged with the auctioneers, lots will be sold without reserve.
Private sales
All private sales made on the sale day must be booked through the auctioneers.
Pass-outs
No lots will be allowed to leave the racecourse stables until a pass has been obtained from the sales office.
Horse passports
Passports must travel to the sale with the entry and will be surrendered to the auctioneers on arrival at the stable office. This passport will be given to the new purchaser or returned to the vendor if not sold.
Vaccinations
All horses attending the sale must be fully vaccinated against equine influenza in accordance with
The Jockey Club requirements.
Delivery and stabling
All horses will be stabled in the Irish Yard and the Charles Turner Yard. All auction horses must be removed from the stables by 12 noon on the day following the sale.
Contact
For further information contact: Brightwells, Bloodstock Dept., Easters Court, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0DE. Tel: 0044 (0)1568 619777 Fax: 0044 (0)1568 619710 Email: bloodstock@brightwells.com.
Location
Sales are conducted at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 4SH. See
map. Cheltenham train station is 2 miles away, Bristol airport is 45 miles away and Birmingham airport is 50 miles away.
Car parking
Clients wishing to attend the sales may use the members car park, but this does not entitle entrance to the day's racing during
sale days.
Accommodation
A list of local hotels can be downloaded from here.