The owners of the Barne Estate were told by their estate agent that Coolmore boss John Magnier would tie them up in litigation that would last years and cost millions if they turned down his purchase offer, the High Court has heard. Anna Thomson-Moore said this message was conveyed by John Stokes in early October 2023, when rival offers from US-based construction magnate Maurice Regan were on the table. On her second day in the witness box, she gave evidence of the “enormous” stress the legal proceedings have put on her and her family. She said Barne Estate Ltd, the…

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