The NI Texel Club held their annual Show and Sale in Hilltown Sale Yard recently, kindly sponsored by Fane Valley Co-Op. Judge for the evening was Frank Clewer, Bluehill Texels, Aughnacloy. The NI Texel Club thank Fane Valley for their ongoing sponsorship for the Hilltown Sale.
Proceedings began with Mr Clewer awarding his first place shearling and later Fane Valley reserve champion rosette to S Burns’ Longbeech exhibit. This ram was sired by Milestonehill Ahab out of a Fairywater Ultra ewe and later lead the way in the sale selling for 750gns.
Second place was claimed by Ciaran Cunningham, Brackney Texels with his Haddo Titan exhibit from a Glenside Ring a Ding dam. He later sold for 360gns. Mr Clewer’s third place rosette in the shearling class was awarded to Naomi & Rian O’Hare, Milburn Texels, for their homebred Terminator son out of a Carmavy Striker dam.
The judge chose his first place ram lamb and overall Fane Valley champion from W & J Herdmans Templepark pen. Sired by homebred Templepark Bulldozer out of a Tamnamoney Tuborg Gold dam he later sold for 300gns. Mr Clewer’s second place rosette was selected from Robbie Mulligan’s Brague pen. This Kiltariff Bastareaud son out of a Llangwm Yorkie daughter sold to 380gns. Returning to Naomi and Rian O’Hares Milburn pen Mr Clewer awarded the third place rosette to their Fachel Bob A Job son out of a homebred dam by Millburn Yankee.
Prices met with steady trade for quality lots with 26 lots averaging 311gns.
Show Results sponsored by Fane Valley Co-Op
Champion: W&J Herdman Templepark Ram Lamb
Reserve Champion: S Burns Longbeech Shearling Ram
Shearling Rams
1stS Burns Longbeech
2ndC Cunningham Brackney
3rdN&R O’Hare Millburn
4thM Cromie Tullyear
5thC Aiken Carnew
6thM Annett Milestonehill
Ram Lambs
1stW&J Herdman Templepark
2ndR Mulligan Brague
3rdN&R O’Hare Millburn
4thJ Trimble Curley
5thM McConville Glenhone
6thJ&R Walmsley
Other Leading Prices
J Killen 470gns
M Annett 460gns
S Burns 420gns
C Aiken 400gns
J Trimble 350gns
