Paul Bradford (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the stallion purchase policy, racing is cyclical in that one could have three absolute champions for several years and then there would be more modest stallions. The National Stud has a flagship stallion and if it could have two or three, all the better. Using a phrase from a former colleague of ours, there is a gap in the market so is there a market in the gap? If there happened in a particular year to be four seriously interesting stallions for purchase, does the National Stud have the capacity to buy them or is it happier to have the flagship stallion and wait six years before making a serious commercial purchase?