SEAMUS Hughes Kennedy’s European and Aga Khan mount ESI Rocky (Stakkato Gold x For Pleasure) has been sold to Monaco’s Anastasia Nielson and left his Kilkenny yard on Thursday.

The 10-year-old gelding was the talking horse of the summer with standout performances at the FEI European Championships in A Coruna and a double clear round in the Aga Khan Nations Cup of Dublin.