THE top price of €5,200 was one of 14 lots to break the €4,000 barrier at Goresbridge last week, and while prices were modest overall, the one-day renewal delivered a workmanlike trade. As is usual for this early season fixture, the catalogue was a small one, but despite that, it attracted buyers from Hungary, Sweden, Germany and France as well as those from the UK and home soil. These customers contributed to a number of lively exchanges which produced a 64% clearance rate (70% in 2017) together with an average of €3,060 (€3,176).