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The Solway and Tyne Breeders Club sale of pedigree Texels at Carlisle topped at 30,000gns for Milnbank Hunter, a ram lamb by Clanfield Golden out of a Cowal Bucking Broncho dam from Robbie Wilson, Turriff. The buyers were Boden and Davies, Stockport.

Next at 22,000gns was Duncryne Hakuna Matata, a son of Hexel Geronmino out of a Rhaeadr Equilizer sired dam from D. Kerr Jarvie, Dunblane, which sold in a three-way split to Messrs Cockburn, Perth, Messrs Gray, Selkirk, and Messrs Hunter, Huntly.

Boden and Davies then paid 10,000gns for Uppermill Highway Express, a ram lamb again by Clanfield Golden out of an Ettrick Earthquake daughter from D.J. McKerrow, Ellon.

They then sold Sportsmans Honor Roll by Knap Grumpy out of a Procters El Presidente daughter for 10,000gns to Messrs Blackwood, Muirkirk, and Messrs Forsyth, Maybole, and Sportsmans Hitman, a Castlecairn Doodlebug son out of a Garngour Craftsman daughter for the same money to James Amplett, Leominter.

 Shearling rams

 Shearling rams topped at 12,000gns for second prize winner, Duhonw Golden Balls, a son of Wilodge Ex Factor out of a Clinterty Yuga Khan sired dam from J.E. and S.J.L. James, Builth Wells, which sold to the partnership of Messrs Dixon, Hartley, and Messrs Scott, Brough Sowerby.

The winning shearling ram, Loosebeare Gizmo by Loosebeare Voomer consigned by E.W. Quick, Credition, made 6,000gns to Messrs Winsor, Beaworthy.  

Females peaked at 3,000gns for the third prize shearling gimmer, a Haymount Earth Wind and Fire daughter from Mike Turner's Okehall flock, Leek, which sold to Messrs Green, Keith.

 Averages - 57 shearling gimmers, £928.42; 8 ewe lambs, £925.31; 146 shearling rams, £1,728.90;

235 ram lambs, £1,676.69.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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