Tuesday’s (27 August) English National Texel Sale, Worcester, saw a top call of 15,000gns in the ram lambs when Willy Davis’ Usk Vale Champagne Charlie sent the corks popping.
This son of Hexel Born To Be Wild is out of a Glenside-bred dam by the 82,000gns Cornmore Velvet Jacket. This one was much fancied in by the ringside, with bidding quickly escalating past 10,000gns.
Landing the final bid at 15,000gns were Nick Legge and family for the Thornbury flock.
Second best in then ram lambs was a 5500gns bid for Welsh breeder Myfyr Evans’ lamb from his Rhaeadr flock. This one is a son of Garngour Alabama and out of a dam by Clinterty Yuga Khan, with a strong breeding history behind it. Buying this one was Stephen Cobbald, Suffolk.
Then making 5000gns was Cambwell Chieftan from Robert Laird. Sired by Langford Adder Again, this one is out of a dam by the homebred Cambwell Trademark and sold with an index of 221. Bred from the same dam as last year’s sale topping Cambwell Boss Hogg, he sold to Andrew Reed and family for the Scolton flock, South Wales.
Following that came a 4500gns bid for another from the Usk Vale consignment, Usk Vale Cloud 9 from Willy Davis. Again sired by Hexel Born To Be Wild, this one is a full brother to the 15,000gns sale topper and was knocked down to James Theyer for the Clanfield flock, Oxfordshire.
And making 4200gns was Tima Cantona from David Gray, Selkirk. Sired by the £29,000 Garngour Awesome, this lamb is out of a dam by Clinterty Yankee Doodle and sold with an index of 275 to A E Williams and Son, Craven Arms.
Close behind at 4000gns was Plasucha Copycat from Robert Bennett, Welshpool. He is by Mullan Awesome and out of a Knock Yankee dam. Sold with an index of 222, he was the pick of David Bradley-Farmer, Oxfordshire.
Two then trade at 3300gns, with the first of these being Strathbogie Crisscross from James Innes. This son of Sportsmans Benchmark is out of a Glenside Vahala daughter and was taken by J Lea, Market Drayton.
Next at this price was Mellor Vale Capri from Charlie Boden. Sired by the 32,000gns Plasucha Big Gun, he is out of a dam by Knock Will I Am and sold to John Owens and family, Shobdon, Leominster.
Close behind at 3200gns was a Deveronvale Ace of Diamonds son from Messrs Boden and Davies. This was Sportsmans Classic a lamb out of a dam by the 70,000gns Teiglum Younggun. He sold to Dave Smith for the Tiockington flock, Tockington, Bristol.
And a brace then followed at 3000gns, with the first being early in the day from Procters Farm in the form of Procters Commander, a son of the 100,000gns Sportsmans Batman and out of a dam by Strathbogie Ya Belter. This one found a new home with P L Heard, Okehampton.
The other at this level was Nicola Hartright’s first of the sale, Whitehart Classy, a son of Gyrhosn Boris out of a dam by Alticane Yo Yo. He was taken by M D Furness, Wormhill, Buxton.
Angus and Sue Howie then sold Millhouse Crossbow at 2800gns. This son of the 32,000gns Cairness Ranger is out of a Garngour Nobleman daughter and was bought in a four-way split by Steve and Helen Smith, Pen Parc, Robert Bennett Plasucha, James Theyer, Clanfield and Jeremy Theyer, Chedworth.
Averages; 153 ram lambs £1088.26 (McCartneys).
