Vincent Le Roy and Margaret O’Toole entered into a long battle for a half-brother by Authorized (lot 589) to SCEAU ROYAL from Haras des Pierres Follets for Guy Vimont. It was the former that had the final say at €175,000 for the colt, whose half-brother has won the Henry VII Novices’ Chase (Gr.1) and scored multiple times at Grade 2 level. 

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I've bought him for one of my English clients, said Vincent Le Roy. I don’t know who he will go into training for. I hope he’ll stay in France as the programme is very good and trainers need quality horses like him.