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Sportsmans flock tops Texel Christmas Stars at 35,000gns

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Sportsmans flock tops Texel Christmas Stars at 35,000gns

The Christmas Stars sale of Texel females at Carlisle topped at 35,000gns for a shearling gimmer by Plasucha Big Gun from Boden and Davies' Sportmans flock, Stockport. Ìý

It sold, in-lamb to 170,000gns Knap Grumpy and with a top 1 per cent texelplus index, to Alan Blackwood for the Auldhouseburn flock, Muirkirk.

Next at 28,000gns was a New View Electrifying daughter, in-lamb to Auldhouseburn Gazza, from Robert Cockburn's Knap flock, Crieff. The buyer was Messrs Teward for the New View flock, Darlington.Ìý

Messrs Blackwood then paid 21,000gns for a Cressage Enforcer daughter carrying twins to Auldhouseburn Fancy Pants from the Innes family's Strathbogie flock, Huntly.

A gimmer by Rhaeadr Entreprenuer, in-lamb to Strathbogie Gladiatior, from Jack Arnott's Haymount flock, Kelso, sold for 10,000gns to Danny Fair for the Drmbreddan flock, Stranraer.

At the same money was a gimmer by Seaforde Empire King, in-lamb to Knap General Lee, from Messrs Boden's Mellor Vale flock, which was knocked down to Messrs Cockburn.

Average - 70 gimmers, £3,252.75.

Auctioneers - Harrison and Hetherington.

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