Mount Pleasant Fern Tops Carlisle In-lamb Sale

Reserve Champion & Sale Topper, Mount Pleasant Fern Tiptop Eco stood overall champion and sold for 6,500gns 3000gns Import from R Francis, Topbank A & P Parker sold Lochlad Elletta for 2,500gns

Standing reserve champion in the pre-sale show, Mount Pleasant Fern topped the Carlisle sale when she sold for 7,000gns. Bred by Graeme Jackson, Fern is sired by homebred Mount Pleasant Elvis and is out of Gwyn Gelli Clover. Next on the price list was Tiptop Eco from Ali Jackson. Eco stood first in the shearling gimmer class and went on to receive overall champion. Selling for 6,500gns and out of Daphne 2 (IM1263), Eco is sired by Westbroad B Explorer II and sold to Mr O Watson.

 

Rhys Francis made 3,000gns for his 2022 imported ewe and the hammer was knocked down at 2,500gns for Andrew & Pam Parkers Lochlad Elletta. Elletta came from imported parentage, sired by Avalanche (IM0620) and out of Bianca (IM0326).

 

Other leading prices included, 2300gns Westbroad, Tardoes, & Barqhuill, 2200gns Tiptop, Topbank, Polkadot & Westbroad and 2000gns Tiptop, Lochlad & Mount Pleasant.

 

Show Results:

Class 1 – Aged Ewe

1^st - IM1410 – R Francis, Topbank

2^nd – Tiptop Dines - A Jackson, Tiptop

3^rd – Westbroad – D Welsh, Westbroad

4^th – Lochlad Crystal II – A & P Parker, Lochlad

 

Class 2 – Shearling Gimmer

1^st – Tiptop Eco – A Jackson, Tiptop

2^nd – Barquhill Elita – M & R McCornick, Barquhill

3^rd – Lochlad Erika – A & P Parker, Lochlad

4^th – Topbank Elsie – R Francis, Topbank

5^th – Westbroad Eliza – D Welsh, Westbroad

6^th – Westbroad Evie – D Welsh, Westbroad

 

Class 3 – Ewe Lambs

1^st – Mount Pleasant Fern – G Jackson, Mount Pleasant

2^nd – Polka Dot Foxy Lady – J Bell & R Buckle – Polka Dot

3^rd – Grayrigg Foot Frida – J Dixon, Grayrigg Foot

4^th – Barquhill Flossie – M & R McCornick, Barquhill

5^th – Mount Pleasant Florence – G Jackson, Mount Pleasant

6^th – Hazelberry Fairfax – C Dodd, Hazelberry

 

Overall Champion

First prize shearling gimmer, Tiptop Eco - A Jackson, Tiptop

Reserve Champion

First prize ewe lamb, Mount Pleasant Fern – G Jackson, Mount Pleasant