A €75,000 son of Mehmas, who was one of the last lots into the ring on Friday evening, headed an opening day of the Goffs November Foal Sale which couldn’t match the corresponding figures from 12 months ago.

One of many sales this year that have been forced to shift position in the calendar, this sale found itself at the tail end of the foal sales season with the result that buyers perhaps approached the opening day in a more selective manner than would normally be the case.