HOT on the heels of some largely vibrant yearling sales on these shores, a notice released this week from the Hong Kong Jockey Club served as a timely reminder of just how highly valued Irish bloodstock can be.

The powerful Asian racing authority published a list of 11 horses who have just been transferred to the jurisdiction from multiple European racing nations - the majority of which hailed from Ireland. One of the Irish transfers was an unraced two-year-old by Churchill but the remainder were all either maiden or conditions race winners who most likely changed hands for impressive sums after opening their account domestically.