sales/
A large crowd gather for the
annual Society supported Spring Show and sale at the Washingpool
Sales Centre, Bristol.
The pre-sale Male Champion selected by
the Judge & Society
President Mr Michael Robson, Kilbride Farm, Doagh, Northern
Ireland was Crackley Bobby Dazzler from M/S Booth and Bell,
Crackley Farm, Crackley Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, this
June 2010 son of Lamhoj Supery sold for the day’s top
price of 5000gns.
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| Crackley Bobby Dazzler |
Reserve Male Champion Grangewood Bono, an
Omorga Volvo son from Mr & Mrs AS & YA Leedham, Gunby
Lea Farm, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire sold
for 4000gns.
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| Grangewood Bono |
Next best at 3800gns was Hemingford Billy form
Mr JA Griffin & Mrs
S Arkley, Hemingford Park, Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
this 2nd place bull sired by Wistow Johnson and with several
influential bloodlines in his pedigree.
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| Crackley Bazooka |
Selling at 3500gns was
another form M/S Booth and Bell, Crackley Farm, Crackley Lane,
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, second in his class Crackley Bazooka
by Farnborough Trailblazer.
Females topped at 3400gns for the
Champion from Mr J McMillan, Brandane Bella a Sterling Viking
2nd daughter has a milk figure of +9.
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| Brandane Bella |
Second top price female
and Reserve Female Champion was from the inform stable of Mr & Mrs
AS & YA Leedham Gunby
Lea Farm, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
this Dirnanean Salvador daughter sold for 3250gns.
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| Grangewood Amelia |
Third and
Forth priced females were both from Mr D Bush, Bridge Farm,
Poole Keynes, Cirecenster, Gloucester making 2650gns the second
placed heifer Chapman Star's Bilberry sired by Heywood Statesman,
and another Statesman daughter, Chapman Lovage's Barberry making
2400gns
Averages:
9 bulls £3,290
12 Females £2,100
Auctioneers: Stags |