TOP PRICED THREE-YEAR-OLDS.

  • MBF Sporthorses’ MBF Shadow, three-year-old gelding by Mees VD Watermolen (dam by Hoolagan De Rosyle) €60,000 (Goresbridge Go For Gold).
  • Trade Horse Ltd’s Ravensdale Mr Blue, three-year-old gelding by Chacoon Blue (dam by Ustinov) €50,000 (Goresbridge Go For Gold).
  • Tomy Considine and Alan Morgan’s Serran de Bun, three-year-old colt by VDL Douglas (dam by Tangelo Van de Zuuthoeve) €46,000 (Goresbridge October Select Show Jumping sale)

    • THE year’s sale-topping honours at a heady €60,000 fell once again to the Waterford based team of MBF Sporthorses. Selling at the Goresbridge Go For Gold sale, this return went to MBF Shadow, a KWPN registered gelding by Mees VD Watermolen out of the Selle Francais-bred dam Rhoole Gana Du TIY by Hoolagan De Rosyle. Sourced privately in Belgium the previous year, the well-marketed chestnut was a stand out of the day, and was knocked down to British event horse owner and staunch Irish horse supporter Karla Wheatcroft. A little later on the same evening Trade Horse Ltd’s much admired Ravensdale Mr Blue realised an impressive €50,000 when secured by Ian Barrett. Bought as a foal, the son of Chacoon Blue was bred by Cliodnha Breen and is out of the well-related Bfalke (Ustinov) who is a sibling to Dondoctro (1.55m) and Cingdoctro (1.50m).