The bloodstock market can often prove immune to economic troubles and, thankfully for vendors, proved so at Thursday’s Goffs Aintree Sale, which saw eight horses sell for £200,000 or more, with a total of 16 fetching six-figure sums.

Startling demand produced record highs across the board, with turnover totalling £3,873,000, returning record average and median prices of £148,962 and £127,500 respectively.