A FIVE-day run that witnessed some activity that was reminiscent of the pre-recession era, a strong appetite for quality stock and an overall improved level of demand for stock resulted in a decent set of returns from the Tattersalls Ireland National Hunt Sale on Thursday evening.

Over the course of the all-encompassing sale both the top-priced foal and yearling were the most expensive to come under the hammer at this sale for a dozen years and they played their part in an aggregate of just over €12.1 million which was a 6% decline on last year. This was one of the lower aggregates of the last six years but this year’s catalogue was some 14% smaller than that of 2018.