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CARLISLE MAY SALE 2022 BRITISH BLUES IN DEMAND AT CARLISLE
British Blue cattle were in demand at the Border British Blue Club show and sale at Harrison and Hetherington’s Borderway centre at Carlisle on Friday and Saturday, 13 and 14 May.
Heading up the entry at 18,000gns early on in the sale was the second prize bull from the very first class, Brennand Panther from Jeff and Margaret Walker, from near Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe. This upstanding mostly black bull which tipped the scales at 1076kg, is the result of a flush between the renowned Cromwell Fendt and Brennand Mandy, a Tweeddadle Ebony daughter and full sister to the 10,000gns Brennand Nugget that topped the January 2020 sale.
Born in March, 2020, Panther caught the eye of Philip Halhead and joins the Norbreck Genetics team near Cockerham, Lancashire.
Sticking with the male entry and next in the trade stakes at 14,000gns was the Reserve Male Champion from Andrew Woodburn, Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Netherwood Pablo, another mostly black bull which also secured the Senior Championship, was born in April, 2021, out of Netherwood Kylie, herself by Colos Van Daisel. Sired by Solway View Firecracker, Pablo was knocked down to the breeders of the record-holding 30,00gns Gass Okay sold last year, the Kay family from Straiton, Maybole, Ayrshire.
Two sold for 10,500gns apiece including Garry Patterson’s Aultmore Powerhouse, which stood Reserve Senior at the pre-sale show. Selling to Murray Stevenson, Dailly, Girvan, Ayrshire, this son of Blak Du Baty D’Eprave was born in March, 2020, out of the Hazelwood Freshman-sired Droit Jessie in Garry’s small herd near Keith, Moray.
Matching that 10,500gns was the dearest bull from Kevin Watret’s Solway View herd, from Annan, Dumfriesshire, which also produced the top three priced females. His Solway View Popeye, by Dodou De St Remacle and out of the Tweeddale Ironman daughter, Solway View Misty, heads to a new home near Echt, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, with JS Youngson. This 23-month-old lifted the Reserve Intermediate ticket on the Friday.
A busy day for Graham Morgan and his team all the way from Tillington, Herefordshire, who had a string of 14 bulls
forward, paid off with two at 10,000gns and another at 9000gns.
First at 10,000gns was the second prize winner, Almeley Pepe, which heads to Aucheneck Estates, Killearn, Stirlingshire. Almeley Powershift, sold to the Harryman family at Newlands, Keswick, Cumbria, for 10,000gns.
The 9000gns bull from the Morgan family was their Intermediate Champion, the 22-month-old Almeley Percy, whose pedigree features similar breeding to Pepe, being by Drybarrows Cawdale and out of the Pinnacle Hero-sired Almeley Lola. He was knocked down to Owen Watkins, Hay on Wye, Hereford.
A further three bulls sold for 10,000gns apiece, all of which came from the junior section and the first of these was Warehams Penguin from Jason and Sarah Wareham, Broadoak, Heathfield. Born in July, 2020, this son of Gitan Du Pti’t Mayeur sold down to Wales with the Howells family, near Pentrecwrt, Llandysul. This ET-bred bull and second prize winner is out of the Serieux De Fooz daughter, Widewath Verona.
W Ridley, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton, was behind the money of the next at 10,000gns, Dylan Townend’s Clifftown Playboy from Broughton, Yorkshire. Another embryo, this time born in September, 2020, this Dodou De St Remacle son is bred from Clifftown Ladyluck, a Tweeddale Ebony daughter.
The final bull to break the five-figure barrier when knocked down for 10,000gns to WN Lindsay, Kirriemuir, Angus, was Ian McGarva’s Rocco de la Hasse-sired embryo, Abington Powerhouse. Born in October, 2020, his dam is the Tenace De La Praule daughter, Abington Monica, from the herd near Biggar.
Richard Carruthers’ Junior and Male Champion, Valley Paolo, from Brampton, Penrith, sold at 7800gns. to C & R Metcalf, Barningham, Richmond.
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