AT last year’s Irish Draught sale in Cavan, the top three prices were paid for mares. At this year’s renewal, which was held last Friday week, there were few broodmares forward and little interest was shown in those that were.

However, in a repeat of 2024, Brendan Keown again secured the top-priced lot when going to €7,000 for James Hoare’s Dowdstown Supreme (Lot 289), a two-year-old filly from the third crop of Moylough Supremacy, champion ID stallion at the Dublin Horse Show for the past two years.