ONE of the best performers over longer distances in recent years, Sans Frontieres was the champion older stayer in Ireland and England in 2010, rated on 120 in the world rankings. This well-bred son of champion sire Galileo stood his first stud season at The Beeches Stud in Co Waterford in 2013, so his first crop are now five-year-olds and they made a big impression at last year’s sales, with four of them fetching prices between €90,000 and €56,500, while another 11 sold for €15,000 or more.