What They Said

“I would say that trade was well beyond our expectations. There were several new buying syndicates in action and at what foals are costing you would expect the prices for three-year-olds to advance as well. If you had a well conformed foal there was a demand there at all levels of the market and that probably the most satisfying aspect of the week.” Michael Moore, Ballincurrig House Stud.

“It’s been an extremely strong sale. It’s the strongest I’ve seen it since I first started consigning here. This year we had a good bunch of foals but even so a lot of them exceeded expectations and it was good to see that there was plenty of trade there for a good filly.” Peter Nolan, Peter Nolan Bloodstock.

“It’s been strong trade all week and you can see that from the average which has been up significantly every day. Any nice foal that you were following in you had to be prepared to give at least €5,000 more than would have been the case last year.” Kevin Ross.