Friday Night Lights Texel Sale

The inaugural Friday Night Lights sale of Texel females saw James Wilkinson’s Ballygroogan lead the trade at 6000gns for a gimmer, WVB1900690.

This ET-bred daughter of Strathbogie Best Bet is out of a dam by Garngour Vertigo and sold carrying to Hexel Diamond and having been successfully shown in the flesh and online. Buying this one was the Teward family, Darlington.

Second top call of 4800gns came for the pick of the Corskie pen of Jemma Green. This was GJN1900416, a Holylee Acrobat daughter out of a dam by Glenside Valhalla and in-lamb to Ellen Valley Caesar. She sold in a three-way split to Gary Beacom, Fivemiletown, Adrian Liggett, Seskinore and John Fleck, Fivemiletown, all Northern Ireland

A 3200gns bid came for an Auldhouseburn Bobby Dazzler daughter from Cyril and Martin Millar. This was VMG1902052, a gimmer out of a dam by Knap Vital Spark and sold with two recipients each carrying a single embryo to Hexel Diamond Joe. She herself is in-lamb to Millars Dakota and was bought by E J Green, Keith, Moray.

Then at 2600gns was one from the Ochilmore flock of Thomas Muirhead. This was MZU1901675, a Claybury Bad Ass daughter out of a dam by Knap Vicious Sid and in-lamb to Sportsmans Deal Breaker. She was knocked down to D McKay, Rathkenny, Ballymena.

No fewer than five lots then sold at 2500gns, with the first of these being BFE1909082 from Robert Bennett’s Plasucha flock. This gimmer by Sportsmans A Star is out of a Clinterty Yuga Khan-sired dam and sold in-lamb to Midlock Dynamo. Buying this one was Andrew Friel, Letterkenny, Donegal.

Second at this level was from the Millars flock, VMG1902111, an Auldhouseburn Bobby Dazzler daughter out of a dam by Tophill U Cracker and in-lamb to Hexel Diamond Joe. She was taken by A J Calder, Duns, Berwickshire.

Next to make 2500gns was another from Thomas Muirhead, MZU1901683. Sired by Claybury Bad Ass and out of a Glenside Willie Winkie daughter, she sold carrying to Sportsmans Deal Breaker and was sold to D McKay, Ballymena.

A fourth 2500gns bid was made for the best from Peter Woof’s Stainton flock, WPS1901414, with this one being by Auldhouseburn Bolt and out of a dam by Knock Yankee. She sold in-lamb to Duncryne Chieftain and was bought by John and Emma Lyle, Leven, Fife.

And the final 2500gns bid came when Ben Vernon sold a ewe lamb from the Charben flock in the form of VBC2003779. This Scholars Cracker Jack daughter is out of a dam by Stainton Vantage II and was bought by Thomas Kenny, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

Averages; Plasucha eight gimmers £1561.87, Halbeath three gimmers £840, Pen Parc four gimmers £813.75, Ballygroogan five gimmers £2625, Millars five gimmers £1869, Far Hey four gimmers £853.10, Haymount four gimmers £616.87, Corskie five gimmers £1932, Ochilmore four gimmers £1916.25, Aldan five gimmers £1113, Stainton six gimmers £1163.75, Thornbury three gimmers £665, Chedworth four ewe lambs £761.25, Charben four ewe lambs £1732.50, Clanfield four ewe lambs £1207.50 (Harrison andf Hetherington).