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Female sales

Dark Diamonds

6th November 2019

Auctioneer: Harrison & Hetherington
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he Dark Diamonds Suffolk sale this year had consignments › Top price
from thirteen noted breeders, namely - Balquhain flock
T(Graeme J Christie), Benrafton flock (AJ & NAJ Robinson),
Birness flock (George L Stuart), Blackstown Flock (Jack & Alfie
Moses), Cairness Flock (JG Douglas), Cairnton flock (John A NEW FEATURES INCLUDE:
Gibb), Carony flock (L & M Liggett), Forkins flock (Alistair R
Gault), Irongray flock (R & G Hiddleston), Kings flock (TA Irwin Identify top animals using the search features
& Son), Knockem Flock (B Nicolson), Lakeview flock (Stuart VIEW THE
Craft) and the Roundacre flock (Ross Lawrence). The sale Compare using the reporting features
attracted interest from all over the country with buyers from as SHEEP FOR SALE
far away as the Republic of Ireland. SECTION, OFFERING
Topping the sale at 13,000gns were new consignors Jack and Select
Alfie Moses whose Blackstown flock was only established in 2015. Market using the cataloging function A CENTRALISED
Their top price gimmer was sired by Rhaeadr Rio and out of a MARKETPLACE FOR
Forkins bred ewe by Mountfield Mustang. This gimmer had been in
the final line up at Balmoral Show this year and was sold in lamb Sell using the sheep for sale section RECORDED ANIMALS
to Blackstown Rascal. She was purchased by Messrs Taylor from Co
Londonderry.
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The Blackstown flock also sold a full ET sister to the top price PROFIT FROM PERFORMANCE
gimmer for 3,000gns. This gimmer had been scanned in lamb to
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Forkins Big Brother and was purchased by Messrs McMenamin, Co A ewe lamb from Ross Lawrence was another to sell at 3,000gns. For more information, VISIT signetdata.com
Donegal, Ireland. Sired by Birness Bang Tidy and out of a homebred Roundacre dam
George Stuart’s Birness flock sold two gimmers at 9,000gns. by Strathisla Speed this lamb was purchased by Messrs Turner from
The first of these was the flock’s first gimmer into the ring, Newtown, Powys.
1W:18:02192 sired by Crewelands Megastar and in lamb to Messrs Turner also purchased a ewe lamb from AR Gault’s
16,000gns Castleisle Capaldi. She was purchased by Messrs Forkins flock, this time for 2,200gns. This was a daughter of Genetic trends tracker
Priestley from Co Down who also took a half share in Birness’ other Malinhead Maverick out of a homebred Cairness New Approach
9,000gns gimmer, 1W:18:02147 who was again sired by Megastar sired dam.
and in lamb to Capaldi. Taking the other half share was Messrs Norman Robinson’s Benrafton flock topped at 1,800gns for a
Smyth from Co Cavan. gimmer sired by Cairness Ignition and scanned in lamb to Finnvale
The Cairness flock from Jimmy Douglas topped at 4,600gns for a Frankel. The homebred dam of this gimmer was the flock’s show
Cairness Agent sired gimmer out of a homebred dam by Cloontagh ewe and won Reserve Supreme Champion at Balmoral in 2012.
Chieftain. This gimmer had been scanned in lamb to Cairness A The Knockem flock from Mr and Mrs B Nicolson topped at
Star and was purchased by Messrs Lucas from Co Donegal. Cairness 1,500gns for a gimmer sired by Lakeview Bob and out of a
also sold a Cavanagrove Catalyst daughter for 3,400gns, again in homebred Lakeview Leeroy sired dam. She sold scanned in lamb
lamb to Cairness A Star and this time purchased by Messrs Morgan to Strathbogie Strongbow to Messrs Callan, Haverfordwest,
from Usk, Gwent. Pembrokeshire.
Best of the ewe lambs came from Lesley Liggett’s Carony flock Roy and Gregor Hiddleston’s Irongray flock sold their first
with a Rookery Ringmaster sired lamb who had been the flock’s gimmer in for 1,300gns over the internet bidding system. This
show lamb this year and was second at Balmoral Show. This lamb daughter of Irongray Ironrod was scanned in lamb to Errigal Hard
was purchased for 3,800gns by Messrs Boden & Davies, Stockport. Rock and sold to Messrs Brims from Wick, Caithness.
Graeme Christie’s Balquhain flock sold a gimmer at 3,000gns to The Cairnton flock from John Gibb finished the sale on a high
Messrs Johnson from Shetland. This daughter of 6,000gns Lakeview when he sold the last lamb into the ring for a very respectable
Under The Radar was a full sister to the Male Champion at the 900gns. This daughter of Millhouse Remarkable was purchased by
Royal Highland in 2018. Messrs McDonald from the Isle of Islay.

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