Always looking for the next big thing - the Gold Cup dream now moves on to Gerri Colombe
Selling horses out of Irish point-to-points has been a significant aspect of the National Hunt industry for many years now.
While sustaining a large volume of winners is essential in order to build confidence with purchasers, this is an industry built on specific dreams, dreams that surpass a mere handicap hurdle winner on a midweek card. Recent foal sales show the hunger that exists to discover that elite horse.
Champion point-to-point sire Mahler and champion jumps sire Yeats are being outperformed by sires of superstars such as Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) and Douvan and Facile Vega (Walk In The Park).The same rules apply to Irish point-to-points.
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- Highlight of the domestic hunter chase season is defined by a cracking championship contest at Punchestown
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