Kaiser Ball

The six-year-old Kaiser Ball (Nom de d'La) (lot 443) took star billing during a record-breaking session of the Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale on Wednesday when bought by Tom Malone for £360,000. Last seen finishing third behind the subsequent dual Grade 1 winner King Rasko Grey (Galiway) in a maiden hurdle at Limerick over Christmas, Kaiser Ball was sold by Tony Costello of Treannahow Stables, who spoke afterwards of "a day of days". "I knew he'd sell well," he added. "He's a proper Grade 1 horse with proper Grade 1...