The seventh Longtown Ladies Sale saw a new centre record set for a Texel female when Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock sold a gimmer at 8000gns.
Taking the day’s top call was BYZ1923078, a daughter of the 125,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best out of a Hullhouse-bred dam by Garngour Vodka and in-lamb to Bellefield Double Dutch. She sold carrying a single and was bought in a two-way split by Gordon Gray for the Ettrick flock, Selkirk and Steven Renwick’s Craig Douglas flock, also Selkirk.
Second best at 6400gns was another from the same home, BYZ192290, a daughter of Rhaeadr Best of the Best out of a dam by the 130,000gns Sportsmans A Star and in-lamb to Bellefield Double Dutch. Scanned in lamb with a single, she sold to J Cubitt, Ballymena.
Following her at 4000gns was another of the Auldhouseburn consignment, BYZ1923071. This Sportsmans A Star daughter is out of a dam by Knap Vicious Sid and was again offered carrying to Double Dutch. Scanned with twins she found a new home with T Kenny, Ballinasloe, Galway.
And then at 3600gns was Alan Blackwood’s fourth of the pen, BYZ1922927. Again by Best of the Best, she is out of a Clinterty Yuga Khan daughter and sold in-lamb to Sportsmans Dazzler. Buying her was Barry Farrell, Skryne, Meath, for the Oberstown flock.
A trio then sold at 3200gns, with the first of these being a Knap gimmer from Robert Cockburn, CKP1903937. She’s by Auldhouseburn Billy The Kid and out ofg a dam by Tamnamoney Ultimate. From the same family as the 145,000gns Vicious Sid, she sold carrying to Sportsmans Cannon Ball and was bought by the Smith family for the Pen Parc flock, Welshpool.
Second at this level was one from Steven Renwick, Craig Douglas. This was XSR1920802, a twin-born daughter of Knock Bantastic out of a Haddo Whisky Galore daughter and in-lamb with triplets to Sportsmans Cannon Ball. She sold to J Pirie, Stirling.
The final 3200gns call came for a ewe hogg from Donald and Sarah MacPherson, Hexel. Selling at this money was MZH2000629, a Hexel Born To Be Wild daughter out of a dam by Clinterty You Cracker. She was knocked down to Evistones Farming, Otterburn.
Making 3000gns was another of Steven Renwick’s consignment, XSR1920754. This one is a Knock Bantastic daughter out of a dam by Glenside Ring A Ding and in-lamb to Sportsmans Cannon Ball. Buying her were T Douglas and Son, Yarrow.
A brace then followed at 2400gns, with the first of these being a gimmer from Thomas Muirhead’s Ochilmore flock, MZU1901655. She’s by Claybury Bad Ass and out of a dam by Mossvale Winston. In lamb with triplets to Sportsmans Deal Breaker, she sold to L M Jones, Ynsytoddebb.
The other at this money was a Knap gimmer from Robert Cockburn, CKP1903673. This Mullan Amigo daughter is out of a dam by Ettrick Van Gogh and sold in-lamb to Sportsmans Deal Breaker. She found a new home with M Renwick, Ross-Shire.
Close behind at 2200gns was a ewe hogg from Danny Hair’s Dumbreddan flock, HFI2016608, a Midlock Yorkie daughter out of a dam by Springwell Venom. She was the pick of C Asher, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Giles Pyman and family then sold a gimmer, PXT1902455, at 2100gns, with this one being by the imported sire A Class Act and out of a dam by Turbo Sylvester. She sold carrying to Skiddaw View Y Busby Babe and was bought by Andrew Mutch, Oxfordshire.
And then at 2000gns was another from Ochilmore, MZU1901652. A full sister to the earlier 2400gns gimmer from the same home, she headed away with Messrs Campbell, Chathill, Alnwick.
Averages; 19 ewe hoggs £899.13, 85 gimmers £1124.98 (CD Auction Marts).
