English National Sale 2009

Report

The Texel breed enjoyed a buoyant trade at Tuesday’s English national show and sale at Worcester, which witnessed at top price of 15,000gns along with increased averages in each section and for more sold.

And, again it was Scottish-based breeders who were behind the majority of top priced lots including the sale leader at 15,000gns. This was a tup lamb from Malcolm Reid’s Kelso flock from Stichill, Kelso, purchased in a four-way split by the Knox family – Willie and sons Graeme and Andrew – Mid Haddo, Turriff; Kenny Pratt, Oldtown, Peterculter, Aberdeen; Rodney Blackhall, Milton of Durris, Banchory and Northern Ireland breeders, Cyril and Martin Millar, Coleraine, Co Londonderry.

Their topper, the male champion at the pre-sale show, is by the privately purchased Mellor Vale Officer which bred the majority of Mr Reid’s pen leaders at Lanark, and out of a Glenside ewe by Castlecairn Keltic Star.

Another by the same sire from Mr Reid attracted the second top lamb price at 4600gns selling to North Wales breeder, IP Jones, Llangwm, Corwen. The mother, a Cambwell ewe, is by Camwell Laird.

Scottish bloodlines were also behind the next best at 4000gns, from Charlie Boden’s Sportsman’s flock from Stockport. This one, by the 28,000gns Castlecairn Nilegod and out of a ewe by Baltier Kracker was knocked down to S Cobbald, Suffolk.

Reserve male was the shearling ram, Loosebeare Boy O Boy, from the Quick family from Crediton, Devon. A son of Loosebeare Knightrider out of a ewe by Douganhill Ferrari, he goes home with SW Clarke, Burton on Trent, Staffords, who also bought the second top priced female and champion female, a gimmer from the same home by Bettonfield Janitor.

The reserve female attracted the lead price amongst the gimmers selling at 4000gns to Malcolm Reid, Kelso. Inter-breed champion at Suffolk and the East of England Shows, this Scottish-bred female from Neil Pamplin, Ringstead, Northants, is by the Ettrick Jackpot son, Ettrick Nutcracker and out of an Ettrick female by Lyonshall Lucky Strike.

Averages:

133 Ram lambs, £778.50 (+£143.30 for 37 more sold);

53 Shearling Rams, £623.66 (+£31.36 for nine more);

58 Gimmers, £612.62 (+£306 for 11 more).

Auctioneers: McCartneys

	1ST PRIZE Group of Three from Ettrick
	Cat 19 Reserve Female Champ from ASHFIELD selling for 4,000gns
	Cat 42 Female and Reserve Champion from LOOSEBEARE selling for 1,450gns
	Cat 95 1st Recorded Class from TEILO sold for 850gns
	Cat 96 1st Prize open class from TEILO sold for 850gns
	109 Sportsmans sold for 4,000gns
	Cat 145 PENPARC sold for 3,000gns
	Cat 159 HADDO sold for 3,600gns
	Cat no 241 Supreme Champion from KELSO selling for 15,000gns
	Cat 247 KELSO sold for 4,600gns
	Cat 284 1ST PRIZE SHEARLING RAM from Loosebeare selling for 5,000gns
	Judge in action at show
	Presentations in sale ring
	Presentations in sale ring
	Sponsor Presentation to Sup Champ owner Malcolm Reid