Denzil’s day at Ballymena

Denzil’s day as NI National hits 6000gns

This year’s Northern Irish National Texel Sale, Ballymena, saw a top of 6000gns and a ram lamb average of £805.10, up by just shy of £200 on the year with 15 more sold than last year.

Leading trade was Tamnamoney Denzil from Roger Strawbridge and family, Coleraine, Co Londonderry. This son of Procters Cocktail, himself a son of the 100,000gns Sportsmans Batman, is out of a dam by Scotsman Ace and sold to Pat and Barry Farrell for the Oberstown flock, Co Meath, Eire.

Second top of 4400gns came for Gary Beacom’s best of the day, Lakeview Duke. Sired by the 65,000gns Garngour Craftsman, the sire of the new world record priced Sportsmans Double Diamond and a host of other five figure sheep in recent weeks, he is out of a Sportsmans ewe by Fordafourie Amalert and was bought in the belly of his dam at the Christmas Stars Sale, last December. Buying this one was John Leitch, Castlederg, Co Tyrone.

Another Tamnamoney lamb then followed at 3500gns for the Strawbridge family. This was Tamnamoney Double Barrel. Again by Procters Cocktail, he’s out of another Ace-sired dam and was bought by Neil McIlwaine, Newtonstewart, Co Tyrone, for the Corrick flock.

Gary Beacom followed close behind when taking 3200gns for Lakeview Dirty Dancer, a son of the 15,000gns Harestone Commander out of a Plasucha-bred dam by Plasucha All Star. He sold to Alastair Gault for the Forkins flock, Newtonabbey.

After that came a 3000gns call for one from John and Richard Currie in the form of Tullagh Dragon, a Teiglum Braveheart son out of a dam by Mossvale Visa. He was snapped up by Sam Mcauley for the Whitepark flock, Bushmills.

Martin McConville then took 2200gns for Glenhone Darby, a son of Mullan Awesome out of a Plasucha dam by Plasucha All Star. Buying this one were

Tamnamoney Denzil made 6000gns

Second best was Lakeview Duke at 4400gns

R T and R S Robinson for their Cloughbane flock, Dungannon.

Two then sold at the next best mark of 1600gns, with the first of these being Millburn Dapper from Naomi and Rian O’Hare. Sired by Teiglum Braveheart and out of a dam by Usk Vale Yankee, he was the pick of James Hepburn, for his Sandy Lane flock, Draperstown.

Second to make this price was Robbie Mulligan and family’s Brague Dubarry. This Donhro Carlos son is out of a Llangwm Yorkie daughter and found a new home with Bernard O’Donnel, Buncrana, Co Donegal.

Alderview Dyson followed that at 1500gns for Mark Patterson. Sired by Arkle Awesome, he is out of a maternal

Best of the gimmers at 2300gns was GAF1902421

Selling at 3200gns was Lakeview Dirty Dancer

sister to the 17,000gns Alderview Barrister by Midlock Yorkie. Buying this one was James Kane, Castlewellan, for the Stangmoy flock.

Also taking a 1500gns bid was Cathal Harkin’s Loughash Dewalt, a Procters Class Act son out of an Ettrick ewe by Ettrick Yager Bomb. Buying this one was Danny Creer, Ballaglonney, Isle Of Man.

Shearling Rams

Topping the shearling rams at 2000gns on a trade which saw the average jump £220, was John Watson’s Duvarren Cantona, a son of the homebred Duvarren Aston Martin out of a dam by Duvarren Testarossa. He was knocked down to Fraser Tweed, Glenarm, Co Antrim.

Next to take the money here was Adrian Liggett’s Corbo Co Pilot at 1900gns. This Strathbogie Best Bet son is out of a dam by Springwell Viera and sold to J and R Hynes, Rathfriland.

The same buyers then paid 1700gns for Hillhead Charlie from M and J Watson. He’s by Kiltariff Bastareaud and out of a Fairmount Superman daughter.

Three then made 1500gns, with the first of these being James Wilkinson’s Ballygroogan Cannon Ball, another by Strathbogie Best Bet and this time out of a Garngour Vertigo daughter. Taking him home were W and I Hanna, Dromore, Co Down. The same money then secured another from John Watson, Duvarren Carlo. This one is sired by Brackenridge Strongbow and out of a Botera Wingman daughter. He was the pick of J Killen, Hilltown, Co Down.

Finally at 1500gns was another which sold to previous buyers Messrs Hanna. This was Gareth Tumelty’s Aideshill Candy Man, a Crailloch Your The Boy son out of a dam by Glenside Royal Welsh.

Gimmers

Alastair Gault’s Forkins flock took the top call of 2300gns in the gimmers for GAF1902421, a Scotsman Avicii daughter out of a dam by Glenside Valhalla. She sold to Sean Burns, Rathfriland, Co Down.

A 1400gns sale followed that for John Trimble, with his Curley gimmer selling to G Murphy, Clogherhead, Drogheda. This was TYC1900878, a Mullan Armani daughter out of a dam by Holylee Volcano.

Michael Tumelty then took 1300gns for TNJ1901481 from his Castlecor flock. She’s by Halbeath VIP and out of a dam by former sire of the year Oberstown Usain Bolt. Taking her home was Ryan Cunningham, Kilkeel, Co Down.

Early in the sale Messrs Wilson and Wilson Moses sold WWB1901366 for 1100gns, with this gimmer being by Auldhouseburn Black Magic and out of a dam by Hull House Wing Commander. She was bought by G Murphy, Drogheda.

Averages; 145 ram lambs £805.10, 46 shearling rams £919.89, 23 gimmers £801.20 (J A McClelland and Son).