Nick Legge’s Thornbury flock enjoyed another successful day at the Gloucester and Borders Texel Club’s Christmas Present in-lamb sale, Worcester, when collecting the top price and championship in the pre-sale show.
Leading the sale at 2100gns was LEN2402054 an ET bred daughter of the 100,000gns Glenside Forever II out of a homebred dam by Tamnamoney Bullseye. She sold carrying twins to the 12,000gns Mellor Vale I Spy and was taken by Kay Dawe, Whitstone, Holsworthy, for the Tredawe flock.
Next best at 2000gns was one from the Chave family’s Peacehay flock. This was CFP2403191, a Strathbogie Epic daughter out of a dam by the homebred Peacehay Belters Bruv and carrying to Midcombe Inferno. She headed back to Derbyshire with Maria Cork, Ashbourne, for the Yeaside flock.
Close behind at 1900gns was another from Thornbury, LEN2402127. This one, by Ettrick Grey Goose, had been champion in the pre-sale show and is out of a dam by Glenside Forever II. Sold with a top 25% texelplus index, she was offered in-lamb to the homebred Thornbury Invictus, this one found a new home with Andy and Becky Golledge, Standish, Gloucestershire for their Madlot flock.
After that came an 1800gns call for the best of the ewe lambs on offer, THE2500270 from James Theyer’s Clanfield flock. This first prize winner from the pre-sale show is by Okehall Hot Shot and out of a dam by Rhaeadr First Choice and sold to Steve and Rachel Stamp, Mark Highbridge, Somerset, for the Appletree flock.
A 1500gns sale followed that for another from Nick Legge, LEN2402022. This ET-bred gimmer is a full sister to the sale topper and was sold carrying to Mellor Vale Huntsman when bought by R Edmunds, Buckland Newton, Dorset.
Then making 1400gns was LEN2402035, with this being an Ettrick Grey Goose daughter out of a dam by Rhaeadr-bred dam by Clinterty Yuga Khan. She sold in-lamb with triplets to the 60,000gns Auldhouseburn In Business Now and was taken by N F Clothier and Son, Ston Easton, Radstock.
And at 1300gns was LEN2402120, again from Nick Legge. She’s by Ettrick Grey Goose and out of a Plasucha-bred dam by Sportsmans Express and was sold carrying twins to Mellor Vale I Spy. This one was knocked down to previous buyers Andy and Beck Golledge, Madlot flock.
Averages; 33 gimmers £957.09, three ewe lambs £1137.50, 10 recipients carrying embryos £475.65 (McCartneys).