THE Goffs December Sale is almost exclusively for National Hunt foals. Because there are also some yearlings, broodmares and stores this year, there are 423 lots due to be offered at Kill, 110 more than last December, so Goffs have been obliged to extend the sale to two days, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 10th and 11th. The sires of the foals include Arcadio, Fame And Glory, Flemensfirth, Getaway, Gold Well, Mahler, Milan, Oscar, Presenting, Robin Des Champs, Scorpion, Stowaway, Westerner and Yeats.

There have been some top-class jumpers changing hands at this auction, notably Imperial Commander, winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Lancashire Chase, as well as the 2011 Aintree Grand National hero Ballabriggs, Little Josh, Captain Cee Bee, Peddlers Cross, China Rock and Present View.