My guess is that he wanted Gryffindor's sword.
Er... could we have a recap of the Horcruxes so far? I'm a little rusty; only read HBP once...
-Riddle's diary (destroyed)
-the ring (destroyed)
-the locket (with RAB)
-Hufflepuff's goblet
-Riddle's diary (destroyed)
-the ring (destroyed)
-the locket (with RAB)
-Hufflepuff's goblet
What were the other two? Dumbledore speculated Nagini, which I don't buy. Was there something of Ravenclaw's that was mentioned?