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Llandovery – South Wales Texel Club Show & Sale

Cennen tops at four figures

A top price of 1,000gns was the highlight of a very polarised trade at the South Wales Club sale at Llandovery on the 2nd of September. Sold to local commercial farmer Emlyn Morgan, Myddfai, Llandovery by Hywel Thomas (Cennen) and was also placed reserve champion in the show by Club vice chairman John Hardwicke (Abercrychan) with his shearling Wydden Rambo purchased at Ruthin last year. Rambo is by Knock On (an embryo brother to Oregano) and is out of an Anglezarke dam by Haddo Knoxie. Rambo also sired the top price ram lamb for Hywel at 700gns.

Carwyn Lewis (Hathren) and the Champion Croesffordd Proud as Punch

The show champion was Croesffordd Proud as Punch by Loosebeare Julian out of a Glenside Inventor, Llyfni dam. He sold for 620gns for Carwyn Lewis (Hathren) to Anne Gravelle, Trap.

Topping the female trade was Deri Morgan (Tynewydd) with two daughters of Arkle Pacific Star who were female and reserve female champions in the show and comprised part of the best group of gimmers in this year's flock competition. They sold for 630gns to Ryan Thomas (Maeyfield) and for 600gns.

Show results:

Gimmers:
1st and female champion Tynewydd
2nd and reserve female champion Tynewydd
3rd Aman

Ewe lambs:
1st Banc Olive
2nd Banc Olive
3rd Castlepride

Aged tups
1st male champion and supreme champion - Hathren (Croesffordd Proud as Punch)
2nd Calcroft (Corriecravie PJ)
3rd Ifan Ddu (Aman Paradwys)

Shearling tups:
1st reserve male champion and reserve supreme - Cennen (Wydden Rambo)
2nd Banc Olive
3rd Aman

Ram lambs:
1st Aman
2nd Tynewydd
3rd Twyn y Cryn