'We couldn't have a Galileo, it would need three legs for us to afford it'
Aisling Crowe hears the story behind Goresbridge cover star Layfayette
The bright white face of Layfayette, ears back as he listens to Oisin Orr's commands, and powerful muscles visible under his bright bay coat make for an arresting image on the front cover of the catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale, which began on Wednesday.
Patricia Hunt's five-year-old is captured winning the Group 3 Alleged Stakes at the Curragh, since when his ascent has continued with victory in the Group 2 Mooresbridge Stakes under Chris Hayes to tee him up for a potential tilt at Royal Ascot's Hardwicke Stakes.
If the son of French Navy were to win the Group 2 contest, it would be a golden anniversary for his breeder Matthew Duffy, whose first Royal Ascot winner played a role in shaping the modern bloodstock world.
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