Sale leader at the Carlisle second sale was Alford, Aberdeenshire-based breeder Mark Wattie’s, Tonley Heaven, a daughter of Joe’s Alvin out of the Caryl’s Blues Captain-sired Saltire Blue Fruity Tooty II. She secured the top price at 2800gns and headed home with Messrs Hamilton, Cumnock, Ayrshire.
Second best price among the females and the same way bred as the sale leader was Tonley Hazel which sold at 1600gns to Messrs Cousar, Kilmarnock. Also from the Tonley flock, was the February-born ram lamb Tonley Jazz by Lyles Eagle and again out of the same dam as the sale leader. This lamb sold at 2000gns to Messrs Rodger, also from Alford.
However, it was an Alexander-bred Millside ram lamb from Stasa Moyse, West Hill, Aberdeen which took the sale championship and also secured the 2000gns price tag. It sold in a two-way split to Messrs Millar, Lockerbie and Messrs Graham, Blair Drummond. A catalogue substitute, this February-born single is by Dragon Fab and out of a Millside dam.
Three ram lambs hit the 1000gns figure including Galston, Ayrshire, breeder David Alexander’s Dragon Fab-sired Millside entry, which sold to Messrs Payman, Penrith.
Then came the show’s reserve champion Matt’s Jalapeño from Matthew Burleigh, Ennisklillen, Co. Fermanagh, which was bought by Messrs Gregory, Lockerbie. From the same pen and the third lamb to hit this price tag was Matt’s Jackpot which went to Messrs Lammie, Cumnock.
Three shearling ewes sold at 1000gns. First was Annan breeder Mandy Graham’s Winnifred Honey Comb by Top-bank Flo Rida which sold to Mr C J Cormack and Ms G McDowell, Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire. Then came two from Mr Alexander, both going under the hammer to Messrs Horn, Penrith.
Averages: 1 aged ewe £367.50; 25 shearling ewes £774.48; 11 shearling rams £525; 18 ram lambs £750.75. (Harrison and Hetherington)
