GOFFS UK hosts the first store sale of the year next week and, while they are in the unenviable position of presenting the first test of the market, the Doncaster venue is fortunate in that it comes off the back of a fine run for graduates of the Spring Store Sale.

The one-day sale takes place on Monday, May 18th, just over a month after graduates completed a Grade 1 double at Aintree. Neil King’s £32,000 buy Storming George was first to strike in the Top Novices’ Hurdle and, 24 hours later, Ryan Mahon’s £50,000 purchase Bossman Jack ran out a commanding winner of the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle.