Tattersalls’ Horses In Training Sale does not usually rate a mention in the Today programme’s 8am headlines, but the Radio 4 flagship managed to find a few seconds on Monday morning to report that the King is selling 14 of his late mother’s horses at the five-day auction this week.
The item was a little fuzzy when it came to the details, as it suggested that 14 “brood mares” were going under the hammer in Newmarket but named only two. These were Love Affairs, a two-year-old filly who finished second at Nottingham 12 days ago and will, presumably, race on at three; and Just Fine, whose chances of ever producing a live foal are nil, since he is a four-year-old gelding with the potential to be a top-notch novice hurdler over the winter.
