WHEN I first started working at Goffs almost 30 years ago, the only breeze-up sales in England were at Doncaster and Ascot. Others have got in on the act since but the sale at Doncaster is the only one to have continued in an unbroken run since 1977.

In 2016 four graduates of the sale won at Royal Ascot which, make no mistake, would be a remarkable achievement for any sale, most of which offer a much larger number of horses annually.