but which had gone unclaimed for substantial periods of time by the firm's clients). In Morley v Tattersall (1938), the English Court of Appeal held that such sums were not to be treated as profits for the purposes of income tax. In Ireland, a yearling Sadler's Wells filly, who would be named Liffey Dancer, set a new world record price of $5,330,000 at the October Tattersalls Book 1 sale. (The previous sale record price was set at the 2000 Keeneland yearling sale for Moon's Whisper at $4.4 million.) Liffey Dancer, out of the mare, Brigid, was sold to mobile-phone executive, Craig Bennett. She is a full sister to 2000 Irish champion juvenile filly, Sequoyah and to the 2007 Group I winning filly called Listen. In 2014 Tattersalls Ltd announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Osarus; a bloodstock-sales company based in the South West region of France which has been rapidly establishing itself within the French market since its founding in 2007. The purchase was a reflection of the French racing and breeding industry at the time, which (according to Tattersalls chairman) is respected and admired throughout the world. Continuing in this trend, Tattersalls Ltd, announced the completion of its purchase of the bloodstock auctioneering business of Brightwells Ltd in October 2015. It planned to promote the former Brightwells Bloodstock division as the Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham and Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Sales. See also George Tattersall (1817–1849), a son of the second Richard Tattersall, who was a well-known sporting artist. Tattersall, a type of cloth named after the business, used commonly in modern shirts. During the 18th century at Tattersall's horse market blankets with this checked pattern were sold for use on horses. References External links Official site Tattersalls Ireland HM Revenue & Customs: Unclaimed Balances Horse racing organisations in Great Britain London auction houses Horse auction houses Newmarket, Suffolk