THE three-year-old trade at Goresbridge in September is rarely predictable, but few would have anticipated that last week’s renewal would yield the best age group clearance of the entire flagship sale, as well as the highest for over a decade.

Closing on par with the older stock and one point less than the ponies, the three days of trading saw a very satisfactory 66% (57% in 2023 and 2024) of those forward changing hands while capping the division, a total of 17 lots (five lots in 2024) realised in excess of €10,000.