Irish buyers set the pace this week at the Aberdeen-Angus bull sales at Perth paying three of the top eight prices for bulls and the top price for females.

Leading the Irish charge was businessman, Robert Putz, Cashelane, Durrus, Bantry, Co Cork, and Dublin solicitor and former Irish rugby international, Donal Spring, Bornacoola, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim, who joined forces to pay the second highest price of 11,000gns for the reserve supreme and reserve senior champion.

Their purchase, Balmachie Rannai D005, a 23 month old son of Netherton Kiwi Sam A141, was consigned by John Lascelles, and his son, also John, from Balmachie, Carnoustie, Angus, who were selling at Perth for the first time since 1981 – when they also won the reserve championship.

Kiwi Sam is full of top breeding, including the 16,000gns former breed record priced cow, Kim of Fordafourie – from a New Zealand embryo – on his sire’s side.

Mr Putz also bought a three year old cow, Tofts Polly Perkins C603, by Tofts Dynamic A177, from Mr Lascelles at 2000gns.

The 11,000gns price helped boost the average for Aberdeen-Angus bulls by more than £1000 to £4398.33 – a record for the autumn sale - for 36 head compared with £3332 for 41 bulls last year.

Third top price of the sale was 8000gns paid by A McElroy, Glenross House, Lasnarrick, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, for the intermediate champion, the 21 month old Lorabar Rocky E166, by the American sire, Ankonian Elixir 100. A full brother was supreme champion last year and sold for the top price of 24,000gns.

Ryanair chief executive, Michael O’Leary, took time off from his stalking of Aer Lingus to buy a second prize bull for his 60-cow herd at Gigginstown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Mr O’Leary was not present at the sale but his farm manager, Gerry Smyth, went to 5000gns to secure the reserve junior champion, Arnydie Black Saracen E141, by Ellin Erroneous C570, from first time exhibitor, Miss Linda McKendrick, Bankhead, Peat Inn, Cupar, Fife.

Top price of the sale was 16,000gns bid by well-known Charolais breeder, Neil Barclay, and his son, Stewart, Harestone, Crathes, Banchory, Kincardineshire, for the second prize Haymount Wavacca E511 from the old-established Haymount herd of J and W Arnott, Haymount, Kelso, Roxburghshire.

Supreme and senior champion was the two year old, Carlhurlie Enigmatic D425, by Skaill Express A407, which sold for the fourth highest price of 6000gns to J O Adams and Son Ltd, Park House, Watford, Northampton.

Top price for females was 5500gns for a yearling heifer in the draft from David Lucas, Cheeklaw, Duns, Berwickshire. The heifer, Cheeklaw Emelia E200, by Tweedside Jewgal Eric Z083, had a successful show season this year and is full sister to a bull sold to Northern Ireland for 8500gns. She was purchased by Matthew Goulding, Ceol Na Mara, Kilmore, Ballyduff, Co Kerry.

This was followed at 5000gns for the reserve female champion, Rawburn Duchess Windsor D337, by Rawburn Eldorado B175, from John Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso, Roxburghshire. The buyer was John Gilmour and Co, Macmerry, East Lothian.

The champion, Hurdcott Emily E179, a yearling daughter of Wedderlie Ebtide A170, from Lord and Lady Glendyne, Craigeassie, Forfar, Angus, sold for 2000gns to J and L Greer, Tildarg, Ballyclare, Co Antrim.

Auctioneers – United Auctions.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Supreme and senior champion – Rae Grieve’s Carlhurlie Enigmatic D425, by Skaill Express A407

Reserve supreme and reserve senior champion – John Lascelles’ Balmachie Rannai D005, by Netherton Kiwi Sam A141

Intermediate champion – J and S Montgomery’s Lorabar Rocky E166, by Ankonian Elixir 100

Reserve intermediate champion – Donald Biggar’s Chapelton Evening Star E643, by Chapelton Pilot B633

Junior champion – Neil Wattie’s Tonley King George E293, by Blelack Blackbeard B471

Reserve junior champion – Linda McKendrick’s Arnydie Black Saracen E141, by Ellin Erroneous C570

Female champion – Lord and Lady Glendyne’s Hurdcott Emily E179, by Wedderlie Ebtide A170

Reserve female champion – John Elliot’s Rawburn Duchess Windsor D337, by Rawburn Eldorado B175

LEADING PRICES

BULLS

16,000 J and W Arnott’s Haymount Wavacca E511 to Stewart Barclay, Harestone, Crathes, Banchory, Kincardineshire

11,000 John Lascelles’ Balmachie Rannai D005 (reserve supreme and reserve senior champion) to Robert Putz, Cashelane, Durrus, Bantry, Co Cork, and Donal Spring, Bornacoola, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim

8000 J and S Montgomery’s Lorabar Rocky E166 (intermediate champion) to A McElroy, Glenross House, Lisnarrick, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh

6000 Rae Grieve’s Carlhurlie Enigmatic D425 (supreme and senior champion) to J O Adams and Son Ltd, Park House, Watford, Northampton

6000 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Lord Hansome E238 to B Q Farming Partnership, Bowhill, Selkirk

5000 W and R Dunlop’s Auchengray Pascall E342 to G A Stewart, Fans, Earlston, Berwickshire

5000 Linda McKendrick’s Arnydie Black Saracen E141 to Michael O’Leary, Gigginstown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath

5000 R and N Orr’s Halbeath Lord Jockey E134 (1) to Henderson, Village Farm, Whitburn, Tyne & Wear

4800 Ballathie Estate’s Ballathie Miami E428 to Sordy, Alnham, Whittingham, Alnwick, Northumberland

4800 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Jedi Eric E157 (2) to Wm Allan, Leaderfoot, Melrose, Roxburghshire

4500 T G and J E Marsh’s Bardrain Euan E192 to Lord Abbot, Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw, Garvald, Haddington, East Lothian

4200 G C Taylor (Farms) Ltd’s Moncur Excelsior D050 to J O Adams and Son Ltd, Park House, Watford, Northampton

4200 Penty Farming’s Catrionas Edition D128 to Alistin, Borland of Girthon, Gatehouse of Fleet Castle Douglas

4200 J and S Montgomery’s Lorabar Jasper Eric E170 to J and J Campbell, Wedderlie, Gordon, Berwickshire

4200 Robert Dick’s Hardlawbank Flashback E300 (3) to Braikie, Easter Douglas

4100 Ballathie Estate’s Ballathie Edgar E438 (5) to Crofters Commission, Inverness

4000 Alistair Clark’s Duncanziemere Musketeer D169 (3) to Hamilton, Phantassie, East Linton, East Lothian

4000 Penty Farming’s Catrionas Eriskay D132 to Hutcheson, Scarborough

4000 Tom Rennie’s Mosston Muir Bold Matador E102 (2) to Kibble, Fallahill, Heriot, Midlothian

4000 L W van Geest’s Lockerley Kasino Prince E531 (4) to David Smith, Cloffrickford, Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire

4000 Neil Wattie’s Tonley King George E293 (junior champion) to Wm Lawson, Scotsmill, Tullynessle, Alford, Aberdeenshire

FEMALES

5000      John Elliot’s Rawburn Duchess Windsor D337 (reserve female champion) to John Gilmour and Co, Macmerry, East Lothian

2000      Lord and Lady Glendyne’s Hurdcott Emily E179 (champion female) to J and L Greer, Tildarg, Ballyclare, Co Antrim

CHEEKLAW DRAFT

5500      Cheeklaw Emelia E200 to Matthew Goulding, Ceol Na Mara, Kilmore, Ballyduff, Co Kerry

2500   Cheeklaw Prim Aster D142 to Fitzgerald

2500   Cheeklaw Ethne D158 to McCormick, Roscommon

2200      Cheeklaw Eireann B101 and her bull calf to Glendoe Estate, Borlum, Fort Augustus

2000      Cheeklaw Black Budget Z033 and her bull calf to Daniel Whiteford and Co, Borewell, Scremerston, Berwick on Tweed

2000      Cheeklaw Kim Pride D198 to C H McDowell, Sunnyside, Tilton Lane, Billespon, Leicester

NIGHTINGALE DRAFT

3100      Nightingale Enchantress C157 to Gordon Gray, Sunnycroft, Lindean, Selkirk

2800   Nightingale Miss  Bishampton A112 to Mrs Lena Forbes, Lochdhu, Nairn

2500      Nightingale Miss Bishampton A098 to Gordon Gray, Sunnycroft, Lindean, Selkirk

2000      Nightingale Erica Dale B137 to Daniel Whiteford and Co, Borewell, Scremerston, Berwick on Tweed

CRAIGOUR DRAFT

2000   Craigour Radiance B037 to Page

BALMACHIE DRAFT

2400      Tofts Polly Perkins C603 to Robert Putz, Cashelane, Durrus, Bantry, Co Cork

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