THE sport horse equivalent of the thoroughbred store sales, week two at Goresbridge, focuses on the three-year-olds. An important date in the calendar, and of course a benchmark for the subsequent foal sales, breeders and consignors will be hoping for a positive trade.

Running over three days, the stout catalogue features blacktype pedigrees in abundance, both for the show jumping and eventing disciplines. Among them are siblings to five-star performers, as well as close relatives to the Olympic medal-winning event horse Imperial Cavalier. On more contemporary lines meanwhile, there are a host of current and impressive show jumping bloodlines.