DEREK Iceton of Tara Stud chaired the panel in the middle section of the seminar’s proceedings which comprised leading breeze-up consignor Con Marnane, Tinnakill Stud’s Dermot Cantillon, broadcaster and breeder Kevin Blake, National Hunt breeder and consignor, Peter Nolan, John McEnery of Rossenarra Stud, and CEO of Horse Racing Ireland Brian Kavanagh.

Going through the statistics of last year’s sales it was obvious that the average breeder was having a “torrid time” was the introduction by Derek Iceton and why there was “no magic bullet” they had come together to make a series of suggestions.