BUILDING on some massive increases achieved last year, it was a challenge for the team at Goffs UK in Doncaster to add further to those numbers, but when the gavel fell on the final lot at this week’s two-day Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale, the overall emotion was probably one of satisfaction.

While 28 lots realised £100,000 or more, five more than last time, only one sold for £200,000, and this compares to five who reached that figure or made more in 2022. The sale’s median was unchanged, though the average did advance by four percentage points. Selectivity among buyers was reflected by the reduced clearance rate of 86%, but the turnover, which narrowly missed doing so last year, broke through the £16 million barrier.