THE continuation of the dispersal of Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud racing interests was a major draw for buyers to this year’s Doncaster September Hunt Sale conducted by Goffs UK on Wednesday, though the anticipated star lot, Battleoverdoyen, was withdrawn.

Worries when O’Leary announced his intention to leave jump racing that the market would be hugely impacted have proven not to be the case, and his principal trainer, Gordon Elliott, would appear to have as many horses as ever in his Cullentra Stables, and he was again a very active buyer this week.