A FEATURE of this sale in recent years has been the consistent offering of blue chip breeding stock from Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud which produced a landmark moment in National Hunt history with the sale of Apple’s Jade last year.

This time it was the turn of another Gordon Elliott-trained Grade 1 winner to take centre stage as Shattered Love sold to Justin Owens of Mountarmstrong Stud in Donadea, Co Kildare, for €260,000.