CLANFIELD PEDIGREES

Sires

Alongside a vast array of AI tups used within the flock, our past stock tup, Hope Valley C The Stars has bred some fantastic females with sons and daughters sold privately off farm.  Our latest exciting purchase is the 100,000gns Auldhouseburn Expression, purchased at Lanark in 2021 from Hugh and Alan Blackwood. Sired by the 2020 sale topper at Lanark, the 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond, he’s out of a dam by the 130,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best.  

Auldhouseburn Expression

Adding more strength to our sire team this year is the highest price ram of the year, the 100,000gns Auldhouseburn Expression, which we bought at the Scottish National Sale, Lanark.

Bred by Hugh and Alan Blackwood at Muirkirk in Ayrshire, Expression is by the world record priced 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond and out of a dam by the 130,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best, with his dam’s full sister having previously sold for 40,000gns and his dam selling for 13,000gns in 2020.

Having viewed Expression at home earlier in the summer we knew he was the right tup to take the flock forward and we believe he will knit well with our females, particularly our Hope Valley C The Stars daughters. 

Combining breed character with a great carcass and superb locomotion we have high hopes for Expression and look forward to his lambs in the spring.

Hope Valley C The Stars ERH1900416

Purchased jointly with the Usk Vale flock for 24,000gns, C The Stars is a Sportsmans Belter son and his dam sired by Clinterty Yogi Bear a maternal sister to the 130,000gns Sportsmans A Star. C The Stars is continuing to breed extremely well and producing consistent males and females having sired ewe lambs to 6000gns at the Twilight sale and ram lambs to 1500gns. Very excited about this years crop of lambs from him, showing tremendous growth and style.

Sale successes to date: 

  • Daughter sold for 6000gns to Ireland to Johnny Cubitt. 
  • Ewe lambs to 2000gns and 1500gns and shearling ewes to 1500gns twice, one of which sold to Deveronvale at the Friday Night Light’s Sale.
  • Daughter sold for 5000gns to Stephen Cobbald (full sister to the 6000gns sale to Ireland). 
  • Tup lamb to 1700gns at English National Sale to Miserden and Avon Vale. 
  • Tup lamb to 1250gns at Builth NSA sale. 
  • Ewe lamb winner and reserve overall champion selling to a top of 1800gns to Richard Wilson, Eden Valley at Jn36 sale.
  • Top price ewe lamb at 1000gns at Longtown. 

Sportsmans Ducati BGS1702792

An exciting new sire for us here at Clanfield, Ducati was purchased at Ruthin and he is sired by Plasucha Big Gun. His dam sired by Clinterty Yogi Bear is a daughter of the famous Cowal ewe having bred the 130,000gns Sportsmans A Star. He has done a fantastic job in his first season for us and will be used heavily this coming year.

Sale successes to date:

  • Son sold for 1400gns at the English National Sale to Johny Ward.
  • Son sold for 1300gns to Clun and another at 1100gns to Wilodge at the Builth NSA ram sale.
  • A son topped the Hop and Cheese Fair at Worcester market.
  • Daughter was first prize ewe lamb and overall champion and sold for 2150gns (centre record for a ewe lamb) at the Glouecster and Borders Christmas Present Sale. 
  • Daughter was first prize ewe lamb, overall champion and sold for 1200gns at the Worcester in-lamb sale.

Sportsmans Desert Star BGS2004604

Desert Star was a joint purchase at Lanark for 17,000gns. He is a son of Garngour Craftsman who goes back to the 17,000gns Silvermere Baltic. His dam is full sister to Sportsmans benchmark and is by Fordafourie Amalert, going back to the 9000gns Cowal ewe that bred the 130,000gns Sportsmans A Star. Very excited by this years crop of lambs sired by Desert Star. 

Sale successes to date:

  • Daughter sold at the Worcester in-lamb sale for 1400gns.
  • Daughter sold at Longtown for 1700gns.

Millhouse Crossbow – HNL1902245

Crossbow was purchased at Worcester national sale for 2800gns. He’s sired by Cairness Ranger and his dam goes back to Garngour Nobleman.

Sale successes to date:

  • Worcester in-lamb sale for 2200gns.

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