CLONGEEL Stud and the Vaughan family have a long tradition of serving breeders in Munster, and nationwide, with stallions, and this year Edmund and Marita Vaughan are offering two new stallions, both possessing exceptional pedigrees.

A listed winner at Chester over a mile and a half, placed at group-level in England, and stakes-placed also for Jamie Osborne in Meydan, Alignak was well regarded by his trainer, who said of him: “His attitude to life and work was astounding. He didn’t miss a beat and was a pleasure to train. He would have gone close to winning the [Group 2] Dubai Gold Cup if it had been run at a true gallop.