Myfyr Evans started this year’s Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, where he left off last year, leading the trade again, on an evening which saw 74 gimmers sold, the highest number traded at Lanark for 13 years.
This time around it was the gimmer trade he peaked when selling his first in the ring ENM1801997 at 9000gns. This Rhaeadr Ace daughter is out of a Glenside Whiz Kid daughter, with her sire being a maternal brother to last year’s trade topper, the 125,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best. This one sold to Eire, joining Michael Power, Co Limerick.
Second best of the evening sale was an 8500gns bid from Charlie Boden of the Sportsmans flock for a gimmer from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock. This was BYZ1820772, an ET bred daughter of the 130,000gns Sportsmans A Star out of an Ettrick-bred Knock Topaz daughter. She sold with semen from the 125,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best.
Following that at 6800gns was the second prize gimmer from the pre-sale show and reserve female champion from Richard Wilson’s Eden Valley flock. Sired by Knock Yankee, WEV1801143, is out of an Anglezarke Uno daughter and was another to head across the water with Michael Power.
Close behind at 6500gns was the champion female from the pre-sale show, Will McCaffrey’s YWM1800730 from the Scholars flock. She is an Eden Valley Wiz Kid daughter out of a dam by Tophill Union Jack and was knocked down to Rob Evans for the Hope Valley flock.
After that came a 4500gns bid for the best from Northern Ireland’s Brian Hanthorn, HBN1801829. She’s by Strathbogie Yabba Dabba Doo and out of a Garngour Upperclass daughter which is also dam to Mullan BFG. This one heads to Darlington with Messrs Teward.
And making 3400gns was the second of the evening from Myfyr Evans, ENM1802003. Again by Rhaeadr Ace, she is out of another Glenside Wiz Kid daughter and heads to Herefordshire with James Amphlett and Ellie Owens, Leominster.
John Rendall then sold one from the Norseman flock at 3000gns, with this being RHN1800489. ET bred by Arkle Angelo, she is out of Springwell Ulsterboy daughter and sold to Cosyn Texels.
At the same money was one from Robert Bennett, Plasucha, BFE1808078, a daughter of the homebred Plasucha All Star out of a dam by Kelso Wiseman. Selling with an index of 153, she sold to Nick Legge, Leominster.
And at 2400gns was John Forsyth’s best from the Glenside pen, FPG1801552. This Sportsmans A Star daughter is out of a dam by Hexel Wild Bill and sold to Alistair Jackson, Annan.
Average; 74 gimmers £1523.07 (Lawrie and Symington).
