Beltex Champions

Category	Breed	Breeder Name
Male Champion	1st Place Ram Lamb	Grant Maxwell
Reserve Male Champion	1st Place Shearling Lamb	T & A Taylor
Female Champion	1st Place Gimmers/Shearling Ewe	Ettrick Grandchildren
Reserve Female Champion	2nd Place Gimmers/Shearling Ewe	Miller Farms
Overall Champion	1st Place Ram Lamb	Grant Maxwell
Reserve Champion	1st Place Shearling Lamb	T & A Taylor

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The centre record for a Beltex Ram Lamb was broken on Thursday when the Pre-Sale Champion, Faughhill Kealey from Grant & Katie Maxwell, Faughhill, Melrose sold for 21,000gns. This ram lamb an ET born 22^nd February and sired by 11,000gns Kingledores Godzilla, out of the homebred Faughhill Full Swing who is by the 8,000gns Faughhill Elephant In The Room. After some fierce bidding in the Ring and on the Telephone, he was eventually knocked down to Alan & Ellie Millar, Lurg flock, Inverurie.

Just minutes previously, Alan and Ellie Millar received 10,000gns for Lurg Knockout, Male Champion at Beltex Scotland’s Scottish National Show back in July. By the 14,000gns Pager Jackpot purchased at Premier Show & Sale last year, Knockout’s dam is the 11,000gns Buckles Gem who herself is by the 45,000gns Buckles Dark Dawn. He sold in a 3-way share with Messrs Buckle, Buckles flock, Kirkby Stephen taking a half share with Messrs Pedley, High Ploughlands, Kirkby Stephen and Louie Van Geffen, Geffens, North Yorkshire both taking a quarter share.

Grant & Katie Maxwell were then back in the money with Faughhill Journeyman, a Shearling Ram who realised 4,400gns. He now heads to work at the Rookwith flock for Ed Page in Ripon. He takes home a son of the 3,200gns Faughhill Hector and out of Eildon Cameo, by Callacrag Barbarian.

Alistair Meikle’s, Helentongate flock, Symington received a personal best of 3,400gns for Whindyke Jack Frost. Heading to the Auchenlay flock, in Dunblane with Robert, Maime and Robert Paterson Jnr. A son of Loandhu Elmo, this one came out of Whindyke Fortune sired by the 10,000gns Callacrag Wise Crack.

Topping the Club Sale females was the Female Champion from the Ettrick Grandchilden which realised 2,000gns.  She also stood Breed Champion at Kelso and AOB Champion at Duns Show. This was their first time exhibiting at this show & sale, the gimmer sold to Neil & Mark Wattie, Mains of Tonley, Alford. Sired by the 18,000gns Curwen Hill George, she is the result of ET work out of the Belvoir View Dusty daughter, Artnagullion Fiery.

Following the Beltex Scotland, Lawrie & Symington Ltd conducted the Dispersal of the Adult Portion of the Cochrane’s flock, held of behalf of Judith, John, Ewan and Craig Cochrane of Richardton Farm, Darvel. After 31 enjoyable years of breeding and being involved with the breed, the family had decided it was time to disperse with work commitments changing.

They reached a top price of 1,000gns (twice). Firstly was Osprey Gucci (bred by Ian Reid), an investment made to the flock in 2022. Sired by Mortons Emmanuel and out of Beechcross Chanel, a purchase Ian made at the first dispersal of the Beechcross flock from Donald Douglas, who herself is sired by Broxty Supreme. She now heads for further breeding with the Tullylagan flock with Messrs Hammond at Auchenbart, Darvel.

The second was Cochrane’s Honeysuckle. By Panbeck Frank and out of Cochrane’s Bonny, a daughter of Beachy All That Jazz. She now joins Messrs Haigh, Rathmere Farm at Slaidburn.

Averages:

4 aged rams averaged £826.88

112 shearling rams averaged £1018.13

18 ram lambs averaged £2741.67

14 gimmers averaged £716.25

0 ewe lambs averaged £0

10 Cochrane’s flock Aged Ewes averaged £661.50

10 Cochrane’s flock Gimmers averaged £530.25

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