Class Act plays the part at 8200gns
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hitehart Class Act from Jim and Nicky Hartwright led the shearling ram trade at the English National Sale, Worcester, when he made 8200gns on a flying shearling trade which saw a new centre record average set at £1905.31.
8200gns Whitehart Class Act
Sired by Blackadder Weaver and out of a Loosebeare Voomer daughter, this one headed to the South West with the Devon-based Quick family for their Loosebeare flock, Crediton. The Quicks then recouped some of their outlay when taking 7200gns for their pen leader Loosebeare Champion. He’s by Brijon Youre The Boy and out of a dam by Whitehart Taylor Made and sold to James Whiteford and family, Brampton, Cumbria.
7200gns Loosebeare Champion
After that came a 7000gns call for Granite Clansman from Gregor and Bruce Ingram, Aberdeenshire. This son of Logie Durno Braveheart is out of a Granite Untouchable daughter. Selling with an index in the top 5% he found a new home with the Priestley family, also Brampton, Cumbria. Then at 6600gns was another from the Hartwrights, Whitehart Clean Cut. This son of Sportsmans Bulletproof is out of a Humeston River Dance daughter. He sold in a two-way split to Sioned Thomas, Whitland and R and B James, Fishguard. A 5400gns sale saw the Ingrams back in action when selling Granite Cracker. This full brother to their 7000gns pen leader also has an index in the top 5% and was bought by Andrew Baillie, Carstairs, Lanark. Next up at 4300gns was Scolton Corker from the Reed family, South Wales. This son of Wilodge Bravo is out of a dam by Caereinion Rocket and sold to Geoff Probert and family for the Mortimer flock, Worcester. Close on that at 4200gns was another of the Whitehart shearlings, Whitehart Classic. He’s by Loosebeare Voomer and is out of a Langside The Gaffer-sired ewe and was the choice of M and A James, Pembrokeshire.
Making 3500gns was John Elliot’s best of the day, Roxburgh Cleveland. This son of Haymount Arnott is out of a dam by Brijon Rocket and sold with an index in the top 5% when bought by Messrs Robinson, Church Stretton. Cornwall-based Phil Martyn-Uglow maintained his recent strong form when selling Hornacott Commander, a Beautry Achilles son out of a Badharlick Walter daughter and sold to Phil Weaver, Newark, for the Empire flock. Another then made the same money when Eve Hodge sold Greenarch Captain Caveman in a two-way split to J E and S L James, for the Duhonw flock, Builth Wells
7000gns Granite Clansman
and D J Abberley, Brecon, for the Old Hemley flock. He is by Midlock Youre The One and out of a Craig Farm Wizard daughter and has an index in the top 1%. Averages; 60 shearling rams £1905.31 (McCartneys).
Sales texel.uk
Autumn 2020
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