IT took the best part of three days, but the three-year-old trade at Goresbridge eventually gathered pace and peaked on Wednesday evening when George Campbell’s son of Pegase Van’t Ruytershof headed a lively final session at €26,500.

His sale was one of five returns from the age group to exceed the €10,000 mark, and was a timely and welcome conclusion to a what had undoubtedly been a tough week for breeders and producers alike.