Topping the 25th anniversary Select Seven sale at 26,000gns was a daughter of the 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond from Alan Blackwood, Auldhouseburn.
Sale leader, BYZ2129003, is out of a 15,000gns Knock-bred dam by Allanfauld Am The Man and sold carrying to the 130,000gns Haymount Fan Dabi Dozi. Buying this one were Donald MacPherson and family for their Hexel flock.
Second best of the day at 10,000gns was the top sale from Willy Davis and Paul Rowland’s Usk Vale flock, UVP2104843. She’s by Teiglum Cinnamon and out of the same Castlecairn Vavavoom-sired dam as the 17,000gns Albatross and the 13,000gns Crackerjack as well as a 26,000gns gimmer.
Sold carrying to the 100,000gns Glenside Forever, she found a new home with Johnny Cubitt, Ballymena.
And the same buyer then paid 8000gns for the next from the same home, UVP2104826. Again by Teiglum Cinnamon she is out of a Hexel Born To be Wild-sired dam and again sold in-lamb to Glenside Forever.
Following her at 6500gns was the best from Alan Clark and family’s Garngour flock, CJN2107590. She’s by Wydden Ding Dong and out of a Procters Chumba Wumba daughter and sold with an index in the top 5% of the breed. In-lamb to Allanfauld Flaming Star she was knocked down to Gary Beacom, Lakeview.
A 6000gns call then secured one from Gordon and David Gray, Ettrick. This was GGH2111051, a Calybury Dunkirk daughter out of a dam by Midcombe Brigadier. She sold in-lamb to Mossknowe Focus and with an index in the top 25% of the breed when bought by A D and S A Campbell, Lochgoilhead, Argyll.
The Grays then took 5500gns for a full sister to this gimmer, GGH2111057. She sold carrying to Cosyn Texels Formula One and was the pick of Craig Campbell, Cockermouth, for the Highfield flock.
And taking a 5000gns call was another from Garngour, CJN2107553. This Procters Chumba Wumba daughter is out of a Knock Yardsman daughter which is maternal sister to the 70,000gns Teiglum Younggun. She sold empty and was bought by Owen Donohoe, Derrylin, Co Fermanagh.
Three then followed that at 4500gns, with the first being PFD2104591, a Sportsmans Double Diamond daughter from Procters Farm. She is out of a dam by the 100,000gns Sportsmans Batman and sold in-lamb to Uppermill Fabio when bought by the MacPhersons, Hexel.
Second at this price was another from Auldhouseburn’s team, BYZ2129093. Also by Double Diamond, she is out of an Allanfauld dam by Garngour Yeltsin and sold carrying to the 50,000gns Okehall Fireball. This one headed home with J McCollam, Crumlin, Co Antrim.
And the final 4500gns sale was for an Ettrick gimmer from the Grays. This was GGH2111252, a Hope Valley Dazzler daughter out of a dam by Midcombe Brigadier and in-lamb to Claybury Dunkirk. She sold with an index in the top 5% of the breed and was taken by the MacGregor family, Allanfauld.
The Grays then reinvested some of their takings when spending 4200gns on a Strawfrank gimmer from Allan Campbell. This was CNK2102581, a Teiglum Crackerjack daughter out of a dam by Forkins Bently and with a top 5% ranking. She sold in-lamb to Midcombe Fireball.
Making 4000gns was the best of the day from Dye and Elizabth Clark, DCK2104608. This Procters Chumba Wumba daughter is out of a dam by Fordafourie Young Star and sold with a top 1% index and in-lamb to Allanfauld Frisky Galore. Buying this one was T Stewart, Inverurie.
Close behind at 3900gns was another from the Garngour pen, CJN2107546. Another by Chumba Wumba, she is out of a Halbeath VIP daughter and sold in-lamb to Midcombe Fireball when bought by A Glendinning, Tobomore.
Then at 3800gns was the first from Hartside Farms, CSI2101245, a Teiglum Crackerjack daughter out of a dam by Scrogtonhead AJ. Offered in-lamb to Stump Cross Foreman, she was taken by A C Austin, New Abbey, Dumfries.
Averages; 75 gimmers £2565.50 (Lawrie and Symington).