THERE is a long way to go before J.P. McManus knows whether the £570,000 he spent on Jonbon (Walk In The Park) was value for money. A then record priced point-to-pointer when he was sold at the Goffs UK November Sale held at Yorton Farm in 2020, the price being matched weeks later, Jonbon remains unbeaten after three starts, winning a point-to-point, a bumper and now a maiden hurdle.

At the time of his sale I reported as follows. “Jonbon. Remember the name. The four-year-old full-brother to Douvan burst onto the scene last weekend when winning a point-to-point at Dromahane by 15 lengths. On Thursday he sold for a record £570,000 to J.P. McManus at the Goffs UK November P2P Sale which was held at Yorton Stud in Wales. The son of Walk In The Park is the most expensive point-to-pointer ever sold at public auction.