SET to stand his 15th season at Ballyhane Stud next spring at a fee of €10,000, down from the career high €15,000 he has commanded for the past four seasons, Dandy Man is sadly no longer with us following the announcement this week of his death at the age of 20.

Known to many as the commercial breeders’ choice, he made his way up the sire league by sheer dent of ability to sire speedy and precocious types, horses that sold well in the ring and financially rewarded breeders who patronised him, and many will have reason to be grateful for his input into getting their mares started.