IT was only five lots into the Goffs Yorton Sale on Thursday when the fireworks happened. Coincidentally, it was also the fifth staging of this sale at the Futter family-run Yorton Farm in Wales.

The two-year-old No Risk At All gelding Brisky Dancer set a new high when he sold for a sale record price of £165,000 to Ian Ferguson and Dai Walters. A half-brother to the Grade 3 winners Al Dancer and Tzar’s Dancer, the gelding was the subject of a prolonged bidding dual between Ben Pauling and Ian Ferguson, with the latter emerging the victor. The price beat the previous record of £105,000, also set by a No Risk At All two-year-old bought by Walters, at the inaugural sale in 2019.