BLue Texel 'Blue Blinders' Show and Sale

Topping the Blue Texel Sheep Society 'Blue Blinders' show and sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Saturday 24^th September was a shearling gimmer from Henry Jewitt of the Sunnybank flock which sold for 4800gns.

This eye catching lady, a February 2021 born gimmer sired by an imported ram in the Sunnybank flock, is out of Boyo Diana who is a Whatmore Bentley sired dam. She won the female and supreme championship ticket at the pre-sale show and was successfully purchased by William Taylor & Son of Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancs.

Heading up the ram prices at 2800gns was a lamb shown by GA & HM Francis of the Pistyll flock. Their lamb, a son of Cairnrock Fully Loaded and out of a homebred Pistyll ewe, won the 3^rd prize rosette at the pre-sale judging. He was sold to James Tennant Ltd of Fraisthorpe, Bridlington, North Humberside.

Selling at 2200gns was the leading lamb ram from the Tonley pen of Mark Wattie. The February 2022 born entry by Whatmore E-male and from the dam Sunnybank Eye of the Tiger, was knocked down to join the Sunnybank flock of Henry Jewitt’s.

Ayrshire breeder David Alexander of the Millside flock received a 2000gn bid for one of his gimmer entries. The homebred March born gimmer, a daughter of Barallan Eagle and out of a Beili Blues sired dam line. She also travels east to Bridlington for James Tennant Ltd.

Also selling at the 2000gn mark was a lamb ram, Tonley Gerald, from Mark Wattie. This was a Sunnybank Exchange Rate sired lamb and carries the Joe’s Alvin breeding through his dams pedigree line. He sold to Messrs Paxton of Duns, Berwickshire.

Topping the shearling ram entries was Sunnybank Fabio from Henry Jewitt. Lifting the red rosette and reserve male championship award, this January born ram is a son of Whatmore Eric and is out of a Hackney bred mother by Joe’s Alvin. Fabio sold for 1600gns to Messrs Dodd of Tundergarth, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.

Averages: 21 shearling gimmers £1010; 14 ewe lambs £446.25; 1 aged ram £525; 7 shearling rams £982.50; 20 lamb rams £897.75.

Leading Prices:
Lot 795                  Henry Jewitt – Sunnybank (ET) (gimmer) sold for 4800gns to W Taylor & Son, Preston, Lancs.
Lot 837                  GA & HM Francis – Pistyll Godfather (lamb ram) sold for 2800gns to J Tennant Ltd, Fraisthorpe, Bridlington, North Humberside.
Lot 852                  Mark Wattie – Tonley Gusto (lamb ram) sold for 2200gns to HC Jewitt, Romaldkirk, Barnard Castle, Co.Durham.
Lot 789                  DCS Alexander – Millside (gimmer) sold for 2000gns to J Tennant Ltd, Fraisthorpe, Bridlington, North Humberside.
Lot 851                  Mark Wattie – Tonley Gerald (lamb ram) sold for 2000gns to B Paxton, Duns, Berwickshire.
Lot 826                  HC Jewitt – Sunnybank Fabio (shearling ram) sold for 1600gns to A Dodd, Tundergarth, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
Lot 819                  R & J Hamilton – Shawtonhill Flash (shearling ram) sold for 1300gns to GM Strong, Maulds Meaburn, Penrith, Cumbria.
Lot 790                  DCS Alexander – Millside (gimmer) sold for 1200gns to J Tennant Ltd, Fraisthorpe, Bridlington, North Humberside.
Lot 836                  GA & HM Francis – Pistyll Golden Boy (lamb ram) sold for 1200gns to JB Wallace, Biggar, Lanarkshire.
Lot 766                  HC Jewitt – Sunnybank Ffion (gimmer) sold for 1000gns to GA Cropper, Long Preston, North Yorkshire.
Lot 780                  E Warnock  – Dreva Flora (gimmer) sold for 1000gns to J Robertson & Co, Logierait, Pitlochry, Perthshire.
Lot 788                  DCS Alexander – Millside (gimmer) sold for 1000gns to F Baird, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
Lot 822                  R & J Hamilton – Shawtonhill Ferocious (shearling ram) sold for 1000gns to J Wood, Trawden, Colne, Lancashire.

Sunnybank Gimmer - 4800gns

Pistyll Godfather - 2800gns

Tonley Gusto - 2200gns