The success of the Land Rover Sale this week had absolutely nothing to do with me, but it was like watching a baby that I had nurtured developing into a very successful adult.

In 1996, after some years of struggling to establish a foothold in the sector, the National Hunt team that I led at Goffs came up with the idea of a store sale for 250 lots, with the horses sold being eligible for a £50,000 bumper. It was innovative and many said it was a mad idea.