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Llandovery In-Lamb Sale

Friday 16th December 2011

I must start this report by saying that it is with sadness that the Club notes the passing of David Meek’s wife Patricia and we all extend our sincerest condolences to him at his loss. It is at times like these that a little perspective is brought into this job. A wrong judgement in a show or a missed bid in the ring is really an irrelevance in the greater scheme of things.

Gwynfor Richards judging the show

The Annual South Wales Club In Lamb Ewe sale at Llandovery saw a return of the show and the ewes to the ring at Llandovery. Gwynfor Richards (Ynysau) judged the pre show sale and shared the prizes between the three entrants, Scurlage Castle and Ty Medi not being able to bring their sheep to the sale.

1st Prize Gimmer

In First he placed a Loosebeare Gimmer from the Quick family by Peacehay Masterpiece out of a dam by Clougher Judge in lamb to Loosebeare Priceless (sired by Glenside Nosey Parker). However it was her pen mate in the show that took the top price of the day in the ring at 600gns to the Davies family of Dolaueidion, Talsarn. This daughter of Nosey Parker is out of an ewe by Caereinion Jewell (himself bought by the Quicks in Llandovery) and in lamb to Tullochallum Perky. Later on in the sale the Quicks again passed the 500gns mark selling another bred the same way to the 1st placed gimmer again in lamb to Priceless to Phillips, Cwmcamlais, Sennybridge, which helped them to an average of 396gns for 19.

2nd Prize Gimmer

Second in the show was the Chave family with their Peacehay gimmer by Castlecairn Pheonix (a Castleknowe Matchmaker son) out of a Lyonshall King of Clubs ewe in lamb to Scolton Panther, the top price Texel at the 2010 NSA sale. She sold for 520gns to Messrs Millward, Lower Gogia, Llowes. Another two by Pheonix hit the 500gns mark. The first was out of an ewe by Milnbank Easter Promise tracing to Tophill Abacus, the father of the Peacehay flock. She sold to James, Brynelfed, Fishguard and was in lamb to Peacehay Masterpiece. The second was out of a dam by Goldies Newsworthy who sold to Phillips, Cwmcamlais, in lamb to Panther. Later one of the first lots of the day was sold out of the pens for 500gns to Williams, Blaenwaun, Talley. This was a daughter of Masterpiece out of a Claybury Ironman ewe in lamb to Fachell Outlook. This brought the Peacehay average to 328gns for 19.

3rd prize gimmer

3rd in the show was Gwyn Davies Trefere with his daughter of homebred tup Trefere Morris II a Midlock King Kong son. Out of an ewe by an Easterseat, she was in lamb to Muiresk Phil, an Anglezarke Nimrod son and traced to the famous Beechvale Foreman.

The Club now looks forward to the January meeting on the 9th January at 7.30 prompt at the White Hart Llandeilo (we have a lot to get through) prospective members welcomed.