IT is week seven for the first year Godolphin Flying Start Trainees and spirits are high as we have just spent the best part of a week shadowing some of Europe’s best bloodstock agents at Ireland’s premier yearling sale – the Goffs Orby. I am sure that my fellow trainees will agree that it has been a very informative and educational number of days and that collectively, we have never before inspected so many horses in such a short space of time!

With course commitments continuing in Ireland, we will not be able to attend the yearling sales in Newmarket, however we are very much looking forward to the thrill of the purchase once again when we link back up with agents for a second time for the mare and foal sales in Newmarket in a few short weeks.