HAVING opened the year promisingly, and hoping for more of the same, Cavan stages its second performance sale next Wednesday. The catalogue is somewhat reduced from that of 12 months ago, but despite this, the edition appears strong with some notable performance stock holding entries.

The younger age groups also look stout on paper, while the ponies - which are always solid sellers - are well supported. In the stallion ranks, the two heavy hitters OBOS Quality and Sligo Candy Boy are well represented throughout, with a total of nine lots between them.