Scott Burton on the Royal Ascot-winning trainer selling a top jumps prospect
Hardi Du Mesnil in the process of selling for a session-leading €250,000
Arqana UPDATED 7:12PM, FEB 15 2021
The Dublin Racing Festival was an amalgamation of races already in the Irish jumping calendar, but there can be no doubt its creation has magnified their importance, both on the racing and breeding front.
Coming barely a week later, Arqana s February sale is in a good spot to capitalise on any updates and it was no surprise that a half-brother of Gaillard Du Mesnil - winner at Leopardstown of the Grade 1 Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle and now favourite for the Ballymore at Cheltenham - attracted a flurry of bids from agents representing some key interests in Britain and Ireland.