Double Trouble tops English National

Double Trouble gives Sportsmans double top

Charlie Boden and family continued their exceptional run of form at this year’s National Texel Sales, taking the top spot at their second sale in the space of a week when selling Sportsmans Double Trouble for 16,000gns at the English National Sale, Worcester.

Their sale leader, another son of the sire of the moment, Garngour Craftsman, is out of a Stainton-bred dam which was bought for 3000gns and is herself by Eden Valley Warrior King. This lamb, with an index in the top 1% of the breed, drew plenty of strong bidding from the ringside before eventually falling to Staffordshire-based Paul and Anna Johnson for their Corriecravie flock, Stoke On Trent.

Second best at 5200gns was another from the same pen, Sportsmans Deisel. Again by Craftsman and this time out of a Teiglum Younggun daughter he sold with a texelplus index in the top 1% of the breed when bought by Stephen and Carolynne Williams, for the Wollascott flock, Shrewsbury.

The Bodens then took 4500gns for Sportsmans Detroit, again by the seemingly unbeatable Craftsman and out of a Garngour Alabama daughter. This lamb has an index in the top 1% of the breed and was taken by R S Young, Perth.

Breaking the Sportsmans flock’s dominance of the lamb trade was a 3600gns sale for Willy Davis’ Usk Vale flock, with Usk Vale Danger Man taking this money when finding favour with Esmor Evans, Maerdy, Mold. This son of Hope Valley C The Stars is out of a dam by Strathbogie Ya Belter.

Back with the Bodens and a 3500gns call secured their first from the Sportsmans pen, Sportsmans Dreadnought. Sired by Craftsman and out of a Younggun daughter, this one again has an index in the top 1% and was taken by previous buyers Stephen and Carolynne Williams.

Next best after that was a 3200gns sale for Carl Henry Bellis’ Cosyn Texels Dynamic, a Procters Candycrush son going back to the 100,000gns Sportsmans

16,000gns Sportsmans Double Trouble

5200gns Sportmans Deisel

Batman and out of a dam by Strathbogie Ya Belter. He sold to the Morgan family, for the Blaencar flock, Sennybridge.

Then at 3000gns was Hope Valley Dazzler from Robert Evans. He’s by Sportsmans Belter and out of a Garngour Alabama daughter and sold to Gordon Gray for the Ettrick flock, Selkirk.

And it was back with the Bodens for the next best when they sold Sportsmans Dundee at 2800gns. This one is out of a Garngour Alabama daughter and is another by Craftsman and with an index in the top 1% of the breed. He headed away to South Wales with Tomos and Selwyn Evans for the Welsh flock.

Robert Cockburn, Knap, then got in on the action when selling Knap Dark Destroyer at 2600gns. A son of Sportsmans Cannon Ball, he is out of a

3500gns Sportsmans Dreadnought

Procters Yankee-sired dam and sold to J Green, Melrose.

Close behind that at 2500gns was Alastair Gault’s Forkins Dalglish over from Northern Ireland. He’s by Procters Cocktail and out of a dam by Halbeath Woody. This one was the pick of Tina Blythe, Boston, for the Lincs flock.

Averages; 116 ram lambs £1227.41 (McCartneys).