IF I told you that I had a filly by Canford Cliffs (Tagula) out of a winning Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) mare, out of a listed-winning Darshaan (Shirley Heights) mare, for sale, you would consider I had a potential runner on the flat, or a flat breeding prospect. Not so.

Bred by John Adams with his wife Marjery, Panic Attack was offered for sale three times at Tattersalls Ireland in the space of 12 months, and failed to find a buyer. As a foal, she was retained at €8,500, and was unsold a few months later at the February Sale at €8,000. She was offered again as a yearling and, even with a reduced reserve, could not find a buyer.