Mike Turner’s privately sold Okehall Hammerhead is the winner of the 2025 First Season Sire of The Year Award, with his top three selling sons from different dams at Society National Sales recording an average of 41,666gns.
The top three sellers were all from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock, with two selling at Lanark and one at Worcester. Dearest of these was Auldhouseburn Imperial King at 65,000gns, followed by Auldhouseburn Illusion at 55,000gns and Auldhouseburn Ivan Attitude at 5000gns.
Second place was taken by Claybury Hotshot, bred by Claybury Texels. His top three selling sons were the Lanark topper Midlock Inferno at 110,000gns and two from the Garngour flock, Garngour Illusion at 1800gns and Garngour Invincible at 1500gns, with both of these sold at Lanark too.
Then in third spot was Duncryne Hakuna Matata. Bred by Kerr Jarvie, his leading three sons were the 20,000gns Ettrick I Am Maximus, Knap Impact at 20,000gns and Knap Ibiza Rocks at 18,000gns. The first and third of these sold at Lanark, while the second led the trade at Worcester.
Taking fourth place this year was Robbie Wilson’s Milnbank Hunter. Helping him to fourth were Mellor Vale Impeccable at 40,000gns, Sportsmans Ice Breaker at 13,000gns and Mellor Vale IQ which sold for 550gns. Both Impeccable and Ice Breaker sold at Lanark, while IQ was sold at Worcester.
And in fifth was last year’s Lanark topper, Hexel High Voltage bred by Donald and Sarah MacPherson. Helping him to an average of 16,000gns were Harestone Indiana Jones at 24,000gns, The Rock Icon at 22,000gns and The Rock Ignition at 2000gns.
| Sire | Breeder | Owner | texelplus ranking and accuracy | Ram Lamb | Dam | Sold for Gns | Average Gns |
| Okehall Hammerhead | Mike Turner | James Theyer and Alan Blackwood | Average 83% | Auldhouseburn Imperial King | BYZ2435315 | 65,000 | 41,666 |
| Auldhouseburn Illusion | BYZ2333699 | 55,000 | |||||
| Auldhouseburn Ivan Attitude | BYZ2435330 | 5000 | |||||
| Claybury Hotshot | Claybury Texels | Karen Wight and J and H Clark | Top 10% 88% | Midlock Inferno | WKM2030253 | 110,000 | 37,766 |
| Garngour Illustrious | CJN2308827 | 1,800 | |||||
| Garngour Invincible | CJN2107503 | 1,500 | |||||
| Duncryne Hakuna Matata | Kerr Jarvie | Gordon Gray, Robert Cockburn and Sandy Hunter | Top 10% 86% | Ettrick I Am Maximus | GGH2315117 | 20,000 | 19,333 |
| Knap Impact | CKP2004684 | 20,000 | |||||
| Knap Ibiza Rocks | CKP2206632 | 18,000 | |||||
| Milnbank Hunter | Robbie Wilson | Messrs Boden and Davies and Bruce Renwick | Top 10% 84% | Mellor Vale Impeccable | BCM2101036 | 40,000 | 17,850 |
| Sportsmans Ice Breaker | BGS2306772 | 13,000 | |||||
| Mellor Vale IQ | BCM2301641 | 550 | |||||
| Hexel High Voltage | D and S MacPherson | Stuart Barclay , Cathal Harkin, Jim Innes and Kenny Pratt | Top 5% 74% | Harestone Indiana Jones | BSA2001871 | 24,000 | 16,000 |
| The Rock Icon | HKI2315100 | 22,000 | |||||
| The Rock Ignite | HKI2312565 | 2000 |