CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL-ENTERED HILLBERRY HILL GOES UNDER ONLINE HAMMER
Jan 23, 2026
Mags Mullins’ Cheltenham Festival-entered Hillberry Hill (Lot 23) is one of over 25 interesting entries in ThoroughBid’s January Sale, which takes place on Wednesday 28th January.
The five-year-old son of Kingston Hill is a very recent hurdles winner at Thurles and has been entered for the three Grade 1 novice hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival, while he is also qualified to run in the €75,000 Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final Turners Novices’ Hurdle.
Speaking about her consignment, Mullins said:“Hillberry Hill is a good-looking horse, all of 16.3hh, and he’ll be a nice chaser in time. He’ll win again over hurdles though; I’d be confident of that. If he’s not sold then I’d like to go for the Red Mills Final in Punchestown, and we’ve given him the three novice hurdle options at the Cheltenham Festival. Probably the 2m5f Turners’ would be most suitable. There’s plenty of time in between those races too, so no reason he couldn’t do more than one.
“He was bred by the partners who are in him with me up in Meath. They’ve bred plenty of good horses before, including Blaze The Way who won a Grade 3 at Cheltenham in December. The option to sell online with ThoroughBid is a really convenient one. It cuts out the time and effort of travelling to England at a time when everyone is busy.”
Racing’s big names fill January Sale catalogue
Among a well-stocked catalogue, attention is drawn to Olly Murphy’s promising filly Broken Vow (Lot 17), who caught the eye with a smart victory on bumper bow this week at Lingfield under a familiar Sean Bowen drive. The Decorated Knight filly looks to have plenty of scope for the future and boasts a smart Cheveley Park pedigree.
The catalogue also contains a who’s who of top trainers consigning stock, including regular ThoroughBid consignors Gordon Elliott, Henry de Bromhead, and Joseph O’Brien. O’Brien has entered three unraced three-year-olds with smart pedigrees (Lots 6, 12 and 21), who all ought to court plenty of interest when bidding begins on Wednesday morning.
Looking forward to the sale, James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said: “We’re thrilled to kick off 2026 with such an exciting January Sale. Eyes are going to be drawn to Hillberry Hill, who looks to be a seriously exciting prospect and holds a Cheltenham Festival entry. Mags Mullins, his consignor, is no stranger to producing a Cheltenham Festival winner, and we expect this Kingston Hill five-year-old to prove popular. It’s great to see the sale supported once again by some of racing’s biggest names. To have Gordon Elliott, Henry de Bromhead and Joseph O’Brien, to name a few, consigning in the catalogue just shows the level of the sale. We look forward to bidding beginning at 9am on Wednesday 28thJanuary, with over 25 lots on offer.”
January Sale bidding commences at 9am on Wednesday 28th January. View the catalogue in full here: https://thoroughbid.co.uk/collection/70