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Beeby insists quality counts more than quantity for select sale
Only four lots for Leopardstown auction - but chief executive unfazed by lack of numbers
Henry Beeby: 'The private sale sphere is pretty strong at the moment'Credit: Patrick McCann
Only four horses will be offered at the Goffs Champions Sale before racing at Leopardstown today, but the company's chief executive Henry Beeby is adamant that a small, select catalogue is better than a larger one diluted in quality.
The auction comprises two fillies, Group 3 winner Madam Dancealot and Parish Hall's Listed-placed sister Siamsaiocht, and two colts, the winning two-year-olds Forrest Prince and Grand Coalition.
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