SHADWELL Estate and the father and son duo of Peter and Ross Doyle together were responsible for one-fifth of the total amount spent at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale this week. With a slightly smaller catalogue this year, the company failed by a whisker to match last year’s turnover, but it did record increases in the average and median.

Also pleasing for the sales company was the fact that the top price of £280,000 equalled the best ever at the sale, achieved twice previously and matching last year’s best.