British producers following Irish example by becoming more commercial

The landscape of British point-to-pointing is ever evolving with the community latching on to the opportunities arising in the sales ring.

Currently vibrant, the market for point-to-pointers has historically been dominated by the Irish, whose model is, and always has been, very commercial with trainers producing young horses to sell.

Indeed, a lot of jump racing’s superstars cut their teeth between the flags. Best Mate and Denman were both graduates of the Irish pointing academy, and more recently the unbeaten Envoi Allen, was sold for £400,000 at the 2018 Tattersalls Cheltenham February Sale.