26/10/06
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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