THE strength of the breeze-up sector has a significant bearing on the strength of the yearling market and it was reassuring to see plenty of horses at the upper-end of the market at this week’s Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale purchased with the intention of breezing next spring.

Charlie and Francesca Poste, based in Station Yard in Stratford, have been an emerging force in the store and point-to-point market in recent years and they are hoping to replicate that success in the breeze-up sphere next year. They teamed up with Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock to assemble a squad for next year’s sales.