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CARLISLE IN-LAMB SALE
Top prices followed the top prizes as the Supreme
Champion and Reserve headed up the Beltex Sheep
Society’s in-lamb sale at Harrison and Hetherington’s
Borderway Centre on Friday, 7 December, both of which
sold to the judge.
What was particularly promising was the large number of new
breeders investing in the breed to establish new flocks, as well
as the strong clearance rate and increased averages on the year
for all sections.
Leading the way at 6000gns was Alan Miller’s January-born ewe
lamb named Lurg Juicy Lucy ET which has already secured a
number of tickets in the show ring including second at the Royal
Highland and first at the Scottish National held at Biggar. Sired
by the 16,000gns Woodies Explosive that also bred Alan’s
50,000gns and 45,000gns shearling rams last year, Juicy Lucy’s
dam is the Woodhow Dakota daughter, Kingledores Felicity,
from the flock near Midmar, Inverurie. She was tapped out as
Champion and then bought by the judge, Victoria Bowring, who
runs the Windmill Flock near Nether Langwith, Mansfield.
Her full sister named Lurg Jail ET sold to Clarke James for
1200gns.
The second highest price of 3000gns was paid by Victoria for
Matthew Burleigh’s Reserve Champion, Matt’s Hickory ET, from
near Shanra, Enniskillen. Carrying a single to Buckles Horrace,
this daughter of the privately purchased Buckles Fizzy Pop is out
of the Hackney Corker-sired Matt’s Deeteebee.
Matt, who sold a total of 22 to average £866, saw his Matt’s Hot
Chocolate ET sell to Andrew Wainwright for his Todhall Flock near
Cupar, Fife, for 1600gns. She is of similar breeding to Hickory,
being by Buckles Fizzy Pop and out of a different Hackney Corker
daughter in the shape of Matt’s Desert Rose. She changed hands
scanned with a pair to Todhall Hurricane.
At 1100gns was Matt’s Hydro, again by Fizzy Pop and scanned
with a pair to Todhall Hurricane. Selling to Alun Evans, Bodorgan,
Gwynedd, she is out of Matt’s Atomic, this time by Hackney
Warrior.
Sion Jones welcomed a good trade with the part reduction of
his Fronarth Flock from Pennant, Llanon, Ceredigion, which
peaked at 2200gns for Fronarth Head over Heels ET. This Osprey
Geronimo daughter is out of the Pantgwyn Wil-sired Fronarth
Beauty and sold to new breeder, Stuart Robson, Galashiels,
carrying a pair to Glantre Geronimo.
At 1600gns when sold to another new breeder, Anne
MacPherson, Croy, Inverness, was Fronarth High As A Kite ET
which was again by Osprey Gernoimo and this time out of
JUICY LUCY JUMPS TO THE TOP
7
DECEMBER
Alan Miller’s Lurg Juicy Lucy ET was Supreme Champion and sold
for the top price of 6000gns
Selling for 3000gns was the Reserve Champion, Matt’s Hickory ET
from Matthew Burleigh
At 2200gns was Fronarth Head Over Heels ET from Sion Jones