AS the autumn sales season moves into top gear, the seven-day international renewal at Goresbridge will get underway next Tuesday. Running over seven days and sporting a bumper catalogue of around 1,200 lots, the flagship fixture opens with a dedicated sale of ponies, which will also feature the popular sector for performance Connemaras.

Wednesday’s dispersal of older stock includes numerous horses with competition form, as well as a selection of proven hunters and leisure stock. In recent years, this division has proved the banker of the opening week, but the concluding sessions of four-year-olds are also likely to have an impact. There are many well-related offerings in this group, many of whom already have form.