British-based buyer Equos took home the top two lots from the Goffs live online Punchestown Sale prior to racing on Thursday afternoon. After first swooping for the 4-year-old gelding Anyharminasking (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}) (lot 6), a maiden winner at Tipperary last weekend, for €145,000, Equos added Fairyhouse bumper runner-up Itso Fury (Ire) (Fame And Glory {GB}) (lot 11) for €115,000 and, finally, the sale-topping Springwell Bay (GB) (Kayf Tara {GB}) (lot 15) for €155,000. The 4-year-old was runner-up in Tuesday's Goffs Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown.
The sale saw five of 15 offered sold, and the other to reach six figures was the bumper-placed Top Dog (Ire) (Leading Light {Ire}) (lot 5), who was the selection of Gerry Hogan at €130,000.
Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “Nobody is suggesting that today's backdrop was ideal for a sale and we salute those participants who engaged with the concept. Normally we would be selling to a packed winners enclosure at the iconic Punchestown Festival but that was obviously not possible this year. That said, our superb Goffs Online platform allowed us to comply with all government directives and return a satisfactory trade in some instances. As things stand, our next sale will be back to near normal in June and we look forward to welcoming vendors, purchasers and hopefully spectators to Kildare Paddocks for what is shaping up to be a superb Land Rover Sale as we are about to publish the best catalogue yet.”
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