Lanark gimmers sell to 5800gns

Knap gimmer leads Lanark at 5800gns

Robert Cockburn’s Knap flock enjoyed the pick of the gimmer trade when an Auldhouseburn Billy The Kid daughter sold for 5800gns.

This gimmer, CKP1903831, is out of a dam by Charben Valentine which also bred Robert’s 6000gns gimmer at the English National Sale last year. Buying this one was Eamonn Vaughan for the Partridge Nest flock, Staffordshire.

Second best of the evening which saw an 83% clearance rate was a 5000gns call for a Blackstown gimmer across from Northern Irish breeders Messrs Wilson and Wilson Moses. This was WWB1901370 a daughter of Auldhouseburn Black Magic out of a dam by Eglur Viscount, with this one also heading south when bought by Charlie Boden for the Sportsmans flock.

The same buyer then paid 4200gns for one from the Procters flock of Procters Farm. This was PFD1903439, a Fordafourie Balvenie daughter out of a dam by Glenside Whiskey Galore and with a texelplus index in the top 25% of the breed.

After that at 3800gns was the best of the sale from the Plasucha flock of Robert Bennett. This was BFE1909101, a Donrho Aristocrat daughter out of an Auldhouseburn-bred dam by Glenside Willie Winkie. She was knocked down to Susan Campbell and Cameron Jackson for the Damside flock, Lochgoilhead.

Following at 2700gns was Carl Henry Bellis’ gimmer from the Cosyn flock, BCY1900963, a Lower Reiss Blackjack daughter out of a dam by Milnbank Van Wilder, with this one selling to Adam and Jessica Neachell, Staffordshire, for the Cromwell flock.

Close behind at 2500gns was the Herdman family’s gimmer, HKP1901765, from the Templepark flock. This daughter of homebred sire, Templepark Bulldozer is out of a dam by Strathbogie Python and sold to Gary Scott, for the Bryn-YCoed flock, Maeshafn.

5800gns Knap gimmer

5000gns Blackstown gimmer

And then making 2300gns was Peter Woof’s Stainton gimmer, WPS1901450, an Auldhouseburn Bolt daughter out of a dam by Knock Yankee. She found a new home with Sean Loughran, Cookstown.

After that came a 2100gns bid for Matthew MacTaggart’s first of the sale from Rascarrel, MTR1901229. Sired by Douganhill Bees Knees, she is out of a dam by Rascarrel Vidic and sold to Aled Jones, Meddiant Isaf.

Two then sold at 2000gns with the first of these being from Myfyr Evans’ Rhaeadr pen. This was ENM1902197, a Garngour Alabama daughter out of a dam by Clinterty Yuga Khan, with this one selling to Messrs Hepworth, Ashgate.

The other at this price was from the Dunlop family’s Holtridge flock in the form of DJJ1900077, a Mullan Armani daughter out of a dam by Glenside Valhalla. She was taken by David McCreery, for the Topped flock, Enniskillen.

Averages; 52 gimmers £1346.83 (Lawrie and Symington).