English National Show & Sale - Worcester

30th - 31st August 2010

Sale Report

Courtesy of The Farmers Guardian

Bidding peaked at 8,800gns at the English National Texel sale at Worcester earlier this week.

Topping the trade was a shearling ewe, by Claybury Nimrod, from D. and J. Chambers, Bromswold, Northamptonshire.

Out of a ewe by Knock Kingdom, this ewe is a proven show winner, having taken the reserve female championship at the East of England show, the supreme title at the Midland Club sale and reserve breed championship at Rutland County show. It sold to Grace and Hugh Reid, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

The Reid’s were also selling and achieved 5,200gns for Meadowvale Romeo, a Kelso Prostar sired ram lamb, which was out of a dam by Ettrick Nutcracker. It sold to Neil Pamplin, Ringstead, Northamptonshire.

A ram lamb by Garngour Onyx made 4,300gns for breeder Robert Cockburn, Crieff, Perthshire. Out of a Hull House Nijinsky-sired dam, it sold to D.I. Corfield and Partners, Faringdon, Oxfordshire.

Two more ram lambs made 4,200gns; the first was Cambwell Romulus from T. and A. Laird, Biggar, Lanarkshire. This Cowal Powerhouse son sold to J. Luscombe, South Brent, Devon.

The second was reserve champion, Glenside Red Robin, from John Forsyth, Maybole, Ayrshire. This Strathbogie Python son sold to E.J. Samuel, Weonards, Herefordshire.

Shearling rams sold to 1,500gns for Peacehay Porsche, a Peacehay Masterpiece son from Frank Chave and Son, Wellington, Somerset.

Averages: Ram lambs £800.75, shearling rams £577.78, shearling ewes £578.28.

1st Prize Novice Ram Lamb
Lot 308 Connachan Rob Roy YSM1000049 – Robert Cockburn

1st Prize Performance Recorded Lamb
Lot 210 Cambwell Remus LTC1000067 – T & A Laird

1st Prize Ram Lamb - Male Champion & Supreme Champion
Lot 267 Kelso Rebel MBZ1000206 – Malcolm Reid

2nd Prize Ram Lamb, Reserve Male Champion & Reserve Champion
Lot 233 Glenside Red Robin FPG1000141 – John Forsyth

1st Prize Shearling Ewe & Female Champion
Lot 64 Twelve Oaks CTO09141 – D & J Chambers

2nd Prize Shearling Ewe & Reserve Female Champion
Lot 41 Meinspride LNM099053 – Mrs A Nairey

2nd Shearling Ram
Lot 371 Peacehay Porsche CFP09175 – Frank H Chave & Son

Auctioneers: McCartneys