THE demand from racehorse owners for Irish point-to-pointers with form showed no signs of abating at Thursday's Goffs UK Aintree Sale when 24 horses sold for an average price of £122,000.

Topping the sale was Nativehill, a winner last Saturday at Loughanmore for local trainer Colin McKeever and owner Wilson Dennison. The Flemensfirth five-year-old is a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Bellshill and fetched £260,000, to the bid of agent Ian Ferguson who was acting on behalf of owner Ronnie Bartlett.