Coulonces hoping for first taste of cross-Channel success

Leading French consignors will be bidding for another top lot yearling

Le Havre colt: 'I think he bears the closest resemblance to Le Havre of any horse we've ever had'

Leading French vendors the Coulonces Consignment will make the unusual journey of crossing the Channel from Normandy to Doncaster to sell at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale next month.

The young stud, which sold a Caspar Netscher filly through Chasemore Farm at last year's renewal, is taking three yearlings to the auction – colts by Le Havre and Choisir and a filly by Siyouni, all eligible for lucrative French premiums.

The Coulonces Consignment's Anna Drion said it was the Premier Yearling Sale's track record that enticed her to swap several days of summer in the beautiful Normandy countryside for the charms of Doncaster.

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Martin StevensBloodstock journalist

Published on 28 July 2016inInternational

Last updated 14:08, 28 July 2016

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