AN improved and satisfactory edition of the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale came to a close on Tuesday afternoon with a set of figures that comfortably bettered those from 12 months ago.

The 2018 edition of this sale was trying affair and witnessed a clearance rate of just 60% but that figure rose to a vastly more respectable 77% this time around as a host of overseas purchasers made their presence felt over the course of the two days.