ON Tuesday, December 11th, arguably the finest collection of National Hunt broodmares and potential broodmares offered for sale by one vendor will come under the hammer at Arqana’s December Sale in Deauville.

It comprises 28 lots and includes a large number of recognisable names, plus many others from exceptionally well-known French and Irish jumping families. One might well ask why the owners, Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, would choose to sell such a collection of gems, given their considerable commitment to National Hunt racing in Ireland, Britain and France.