Top call at the Northern Ireland Texel Club’s sale at Armoy saw a lead price of 1900gns paid for a shearling ram from the Milestonehill flock. This was a Ballydesland Eddie son out of a dam by Craig Douglas Buster.
Second best at 1890gns was the reserve champion from the pre-sale show, Tamnamoney Harry from Roger Strawbridge. He is a Strathbogie Gypsy King son out of a Sportsmans Dare Devil daughter.
The buyers returned to Roger Strawbridge’s Tamnamoney pen for the their next favourite, another Gypsy King son and again out of a Dare Devil ewe, selling for 1540gns.
Taking the top two leading prices in the ram lambs were father and son team Alastair and Jack Gault. Son Jack claimed the leader with his third placed lamb Cherryvale Iceman. He’s another Strathbogie Gypsy King son and out of a Sportsmans Dare Devil sired dam and sold for 1280gns.
Alastair Gault’s champion for the pre-sale show then made 1200gns. This was Forkins Ireland, yet another Gypsy King son and from a Dare Devil mother.
Kim Coleman was next in line for the buyers with her fifth prize winning ram lamb exhibit, Brague Istabraq. He is a Drumderg Hotmail son out of a Kiltariff Bastareaud-sired dam and sold for 1080gns.
Averages; 24 shearling rams £1210, 61 ram lambs £716 (Armoy Mart).