THERE was much speculation this week from the Sunday to Thursday on what price Douvan’s brother Jonbon would make after his easy debut win between the flags.

The four-year-old had the pedigree, the looks and the easy victory to put him in the rarefied air among the highest-priced pointers and he topped anything we’ve seen to date at £570,000 in the Goffs UK sale at Yorton Farm when bought by J.P. McManus.