Early NSA Sale - Builth Wells
Monday 4th August 2008

Dulais take top price, King of Clubs blood features strongly

The first leg of the Eurwyn and Bernadette Morgan’s flock dispersal started with a sale topping four figure price at the Builth leg of the early NSA sale on the 4th August 2008. The Dulais name is of course very well known in Builth, Bernadette Morgan’s late father Vincent had been a pioneer of the breed in West Wales and had many successes there. More recently her husband Eurwyn has been the Board member for the area.

Bernadette Morgan and Caebetran Noble

The day stared well for the Morgans as they took first place in the shearling ram class and overall champion in the show. The tup was bred by fellow club members Gwyn and Hazel Davies (Caebetran) and had been bought in the very same shed at last October’s main NSA sale. Caebetran Noble was by Mortimer Kremlin out of a Garth Lwyd Evangelist ewe and sold for the day’s best price of 1,000gns. They also notched up the second highest price for a shearling at 710gns. Dulais Napoleon being by Loosebeare Lone Ranger, a King of Clubs son, out of a Penstones ewe by Penstones Ibex.

Also performing well in the shearling tup section were the Chave family selling Peacehay Night Napper for 700gns, being a Douganhill Lonestar son out of a King of Clubs dam and the Quick family matching this price with a direct son of King of Clubs out of a Haddo Hammer ewe. Second in the show of shearlings was fellow West countryman Charles Watts of Rowden with Rowden New Boy, a Haddo Matador son which sold for 520gns. Third placed was the Farmer’s with Meon Hill Napoleon a Summerwood Grand Union son which also sold for that price.

Tullagh Kite selling for 420gns to Mr Orrells of Llegodig. Topping the trade, securing the second best price of the day at 800gns and second in the show were the Farmers with Meon Valley Marmaduke a Miserden Kracker son out of a Kite Hells Angel dam. They also took third place and the next best price for an aged ram with Tyrcan Mynydd. He was bought by them in the mian NSA two years ago from club members Hywel and Nia Davies and was breed champion at Hampshire show in 2007. By Aman Ken Annwyl and out of a Cwmcerrig ewe by Glenside Forsyth he went on to new breeders the Williams’s of Blackmill for 650gns.

There were few females forward, but having the best of an otherwise lacklustre trade were the Chave’s with two from King of Clubs at 500gns. One of whom was the first prize ewe and reserve champion overall. They also sold a Lonestar daughter out of a King of Clubs dam at 400gns. She had been placed second by immediate past Club Chairman Gwyn Davies (Trefere) who judged the show.