THE first horse sold by Eamonn Doyle under the banner of Mossy Fen Stables topped Thursday’s Tattersalls Cheltenham April Sale at £205,000. Smart debut winner Crystal Island will head to Nicky Henderson, after agent Jerry McGrath bought the four-year-old on behalf of owner Tony Barney and a group of friends.

Barney’s red and white silks have twice been carried to Grade 1 glory by Jango Baie, who McGrath bought from Mick Goff at the Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale for £170,000. On their latest acquisition, McGrath said: “We saw this horse at the end of January, and this horse stood out then. He is a very likeable sort and the sire is doing well.”