LAST year’s Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale will long live in the memory of stalwart consignors Malcolm Bastard and Willie Browne, who both sold colts for record prices.

They weren’t the only vendors celebrating - the average price of 158,017gns was almost 10% up on the previous high set in 2017 and, when including private sales, turnover totalled 19,234,000gns - 23% clear of the 2023 figure.