Carlisle Texel females sell to 2400gns top call

In lamb Texel females reached a high spot of 2400gns at Carlisle on Saturday in the 1st Choice collective female sale.

Heading up the sale was the best of the day from Messrs Scott’s Drumpark flock, Banff. Their sale leader was a March 2008-born daughter of Cowal Maverick ouf of a dam by Tamnamoney Gladiator which has Courthill Dombinator and Rascarrel Wade in her back pedigree. Sold in lamb to Kelso Oxygen she was bought by John Howard, Potto, Northallerton.

Then at the next highest price of 1200gns was one from Idris Morris’ Fachel flock. This was a Fachell Nutter daughter out of a dam by Haltcliffe Knight and with Turin Fantastic in her back lines. She was sold in lamb to Baltier Prestige and was taken home by S Richardson, Barnsley.

A trio then took the next top call of 1000gns. The first two of these both came from the Nesbitt family’s Alwent flock. First up was an Alwent Noble daughter out of a dam by Haddo Kingpin and going back to Arkle Jaguar. This one sold with an index of 231 and in lamb to Drumpark President, a Kelso Oxygen son. She was snapped up by the Drayton Farm Partnership, East Meon.

The other from Alwent was an Alwent Major Force daughter out of a dam by Haltcliffe Jackpot. With female lines back to Grougfoot Coisty and Courthill Valais, she was also in lamb to Drumpark President and sodl with an index of 232 to G and B Hunt, Sowerby, Thirsk.

Making 850gns was one from the Woolney flock of Terry and Jenny Prentice, Suffolk. This Castlecairn Nemesus daughter is out of a Talcoed Insole sired dam and sold in lamb to homebred sire Woolney Nifty, a Cambwell Mountain son. She was taken by G V Hardwick and Son, Llandidrod Wells.

Two also sold at 800gns, the first of which was another from Drumpark, this time an Anglezarke Nickleby daughter out of a Milnbank Hercules Lymo daughter. This one, in lamb to Kelso Oxygen, sold to Brian Joseph, Church Stretton, Shropshire. The other at this money was another from the Prentices. Again by Nemesus, this is from a dam by Stonebridge Kes and sold in lamb to Knock Nitro, a Glenside Loneranger son. She was bought by John Howard, Northallerton. (Harrison and Hetherington).