OCTOBER has been a busy month for the team at Goresbridge and, following the foal renewals and the select show jumping showcase, the focus now turns to a three-day sale of sport horses. This will be the penultimate fixture of the year at the Co Kilkenny complex and, with the Go For Gold sale in Co Wexford yet to come, hopes are high for a strong conclusion.

The catalogue is numerically larger than it was 12 months ago but, remaining over three days, is a stout one. Featuring among the older stock on day one is a wealth of proven competition horses and hunters and while Thursday’s session of four-year-olds also looks attractive, it is the younger age group that really stands out.