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Female sales

BORDERWAY

BEAUTIES Ballymena

Judge: Campbell Watson

A collective sale of Suffolk females

uffolk Females were in strong the sale: “Trade on the evening was brisk with testament to the strong interest in Suffolk
demand at the annual show and sale a packed ring side for both the show and sale. sheep and I congratulate all vendors on the
Sorganised by the Northern Ireland There were many new breeders in evidence standard of their sheep.”
Friday the 28th of June 2019 Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society at keen to start a Suffolk flock with the comfort Ballymena Livestock Mart for the work they
My thanks also go to Jim and the crew at
Ballymena Livestock Mart.
of knowing that an official Society sale all
The judge for the evening was the Suffolk stock are inspected to Society standards and put in on the evening.
Borderway Mart, Carlisle. Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle CA1 2RS Sheep Society President Campbell Watson ewes are scanned in lamb on the evening of The show and sale was generously
who awarded Alastair Gault of the Forkins sale by Ossie MCKay to whom we are very sponsored by Northern Counties Co-op and
flock first prize in the gimmer class, the Co. grateful. Solid trade on the evening was Uniblock.
Antrim breeder also went on to take the
SOLD SOLD overall champion honours with his Forkins RESULTS Ewe Lamb
Aged Ewes
Fandago sired ewe in lamb to Beechbrook
which went on to sell for 1,900gns to 1st A Barkley 1st A Gault
fellow Suffolk breeder Patrick Donnelly, 2nd A McNeilly 2nd A Gault
Ballymena. Alastair also went on to take 3rd P McVerry 3rd J Adams
the first and second prize rosette in the ewe 4th P McVerry 4th P McVerry
lamb class with both his lambs selling to S Champion
Doyle, Castlewellan for 600gns and 500gns Gimmers
respectively. 1st A Gault A Gault
Callum Patterson of the Kinbally flock stood 2nd C Patterson Reserve
well in the gimmer class going on to take 3rd A McNeilly
FHT:17:01471 FHT:17:01457 second place with his Forkins Fandago sired 4th P McVerry A Barkley
ewe in lamb to Rhaeadr Rio being knocked
down to the Benview flock of Geoffrey › First prize gimmer and Overall Champion
Solwaybank Gimmer sold for the joint Solwaybank Gimmer joined the from A Gault sold for 1,900gns to P Donnelly
top price of 6500gns to the Bridgeview Lakeview flock of Stewart Craft also Douglas for 800gns. Andrew McNeilly stood
third in the gimmer class going on to sell
flock of Paul Delves. A strong daughter for 6500gns. A daughter of the great to 520gns to Philip Kennedy, Co. Armagh
of Lakeview Harbinger breeding Collessie Cartier and Patrick McVerry stood fourth selling to
680gns to Wesley Cousins, Co. Tyrone.
The aged ewe class saw Alastair Barkley
take the winning rosette while going on
to take the Reserve Champion title with
his Deveronsde Pure Diamond sired ewe in
THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S SALE: lamb to Drimmie BlackIsle, this was quickly
snapped up by Norman Robinson, Co. Down
for 850gns. Andrew McNeilly stood second
• Limestone • Middlemuir • Bridgeview with Patrick McVerry taking the third and
• Solwaybank • Wharfe • Burnview fourth rosette selling to 550gns, 580gns and

• Crewelands • Birness • Castleisle 600gns respectively.
In the ewe lamb class Joe Adams stood
• Ballynacannon • Carony • Forkins third with Patrick McVerry taking fourth both
• Convoy • Salopian • Rhaeadr selling to 380gns and 330gns.
N I Branch Chairman Joe Stewart said of

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