Jewel tops Texels at 80,000gns at Carlisle

Topping the Solway and Tyne Texel Club sale at Carlisle at 80,000gns was Hilltop Jewel, a ram lamb from Kenny Pratt, Aberdeenshire

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
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Hilltop Jewel

 The sale leader was a son of Duncryne I Catcher out of a dam by Auldhouseburn Fancy Pants from the same family as the 90,000gns Hilltop Goliath and the 30,000gns Hilltop Golden Eye. It sold in a two-way split to John Forsyth, Maybole, and Messrs Boden and Davies, Stockport.

 Next at 30,000gns was Allanfauld Jubilee by Brackenridge Fly Half out of an Allanfauld Flaming Star daughter from the MacGregor family, Kilsyth. It sold with top 5% figures to Alan Blackwood, Muirkirk,  and Jonny Cubitt, Ballymena.

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Allanfauld Jubilee

Making 20,000gns was Orchilmore Jackpot King by Ducryne Iron Mike from Thomas Muirhead, Blair Atholl, which was knocked down to Robert Cockburn, Crieff.

Mike Turner, Leek, sold  Okehall Jackpot, a Tophill Inferno son, for 14,000gns the Teward family, Darlington.

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Three then followed at 10,000gns, the first of which was Hexel Jinka from Donald and Sarah MacPherson, Berwick-upon-Tweed. By Hexel Inter Milan, it was taken by Charlie Fielder, Romsey.

Second to make 10,000gns was Auldhouseburn Jigantic from Messrs Blackwood. The son of the 110,000gns Midlock Inferno, was shared by Nick Legge, Herefordshire, and George Oare, Holywell.

Alan Clark and family, Lesmahagow,  then took the final 10,000gns bid for Garngour Jester by Ayrtons Icon which sold with a top 10% index to Messrs Legge, with a half taken by Alan Powell, Ross-on-Wye.

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Shearlings

Top price in the shearlings was 8,500gns bid for Meonside Its Me Not You from David and Tom Bradley-Farmer, Parkgate. By Meonside Duke, it sold to Cammie Gauld, Auchterarder.

Females

Leading the way in the females at 5,000gns was a Teiglum gimmer from Andrew Clark, Carluke. The Duncryne Houdini daughter was the pick of David and Joe Lewis, Sandbach.

Averages - 38 gimmers, £1,241.55; 8 ewe lambs, £853.12; 124 shearling rams, £1854.45; 196 ram lambs, £2,772.54.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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