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A small offering of females peaked at 350gns at McCartneys’ Worcester centre on Saturday, 2
December, when Evan Jones’ Merton Hall Hot 23 ET sold to local breeder, James Farmer,
Tanglewood Flock, for 350gns.
Sired by Edendiack Dancer, Hot 23 ET
is out of the Munch Conker-sired
Merton Hall First Chuckle and
changed hands in-lamb to Airyolland
Freuchie.
GIMMER IS HOT TO TROT AT WORCESTER
AVERAGES (2022 COMPARISON)
2 SHEARLING EWES £341 (5 X £416)
1 EWE LAMB £210 (6 X £336)
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DECEMBER
MELTON MOWBRAY & WORCESTER IN-LAMB SALE
A shearling ewe from the Hunter family’s Skelton Whin
Flock from Hunmanby, Filey, headed up the Winter
Warmers sale at Melton Mowbray Market on Saturday, 25
November, when she sold for 380gns.
Sired by Withy Trees Garibaldi and out of the Tywi Eager Beaver
daughter, Skelton Whin Foxglove, Helen sold to Jack Smith for
his Brakes Flock near Nash having ran with the 2500gns
Greenall Houblon.
The Hunters sold further females for 280gns including Skelton
Whin Glamour to RE Spooner, Chilney, and Skelton Whin Jessie
to FJ Baid and Coles, Silverstone.
The second highest prize of 290gns was paid by J Lanham,
Taverham, for Matt Prince’s Stonedge Jess ET, a March-born
Broughton Willie Wonder daughter bred from Hackney Daytime.
Mr Prince, from Ashover, Chesterfield, also sold Stonedge
Jasmine and Stonedge Jeranium for 280gns apiece to Harry
Hawkins and Partners for the Touchwood Flock near Cowfold.
A fifth female to make 280gns when also sold to J Lanham was
Yorkie Jessy from CD Timm, Pickering.
HELEN HEADS UP WINTER WARMERS
25 NOVEMBER
Skelton Whin Helen claimed the Championship and sold for the
top price of 380gns for the Hunter family
AVERAGES (2022 COMPARISON)
2 AGED EWES £273
1 SHEARLING EWE £378 (14 X £364)
10 EWE LAMBS £281
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