Moira Sale
Saturday 31st March 2012
Cogent Breeding Ltd seeks Moira Champion ‘Droit
Fabulous’
The ringside was full of keen onlookers at the Northern Ireland Blue
Cattle Club’s spring sale at Moira, on Saturday 31st March. Judge,
Boomer Birch, Beef Specialist at Cogent Breeding and owner of Pasturefield
Livestock, the home of ‘Boomer Blues’, put up as his Supreme
Champion and Champion Male, ‘Droit Fabulous ET’, an October
2010 bull, a son of ‘Gitan’ Du Pti’t Mayeur’ and
out of ‘Droit Clover ET’, bred by Richard Mowbray of Newtownstewart,
Co. Tyrone.
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| Droit Fabulous ET owned by Richard Mowbray, Newtownstewart
was the overall Supreme Champion. Handler Neil McIlwaine is pictured
along with Ivan Gordon, Club Chairman and Boomer Birch, right,
Judge of the event. |
The Reserve Supreme Championship and Reserve Male Champion
going to ‘Drumlone Freddie ET ’, a July 2010 bull, a son
of ‘Bluegrass Cyclone ET’ out of ‘Tyddyn Ciara’ ,
from the herd of Kenneth Veitch.
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| Drumlone Freddie ET owned by Kenny Veitch, Lisbellaw
was the Reserve Overall Champion, Kenny is pictured with Libby
Young, Club Secretary and Boomer Birch, Judge . |
From the small consignment of females, ‘Droit
Freda ET’,
a daughter of ‘Cajoleur du Rettigny’, out of ‘Droit
Bonnie’, claimed Champion Female with ‘Erneroyal Fiona
ET’ , a daughter of ‘Empire D’ OChain’, out
of ‘Reinbeck Rebonnie’, coming reserve.
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| Droit Freda ET owned by Richard Mowbray, Newtownstewart
and exhibited here by Neil McIlwaine was the Female Champion |
The highlight of
the day being Cogent Breeding Ltd being very interested in purchasing
the Supreme Champion for their stud in Cheshire subject, obviously,
to testing.
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| Richard Mowbray, Newtownstewart owned Droit Fabulous
ET the overall Supreme Champion |
Top priced bull on the day was ‘Chatham Falcon’ at
3150 gns, a son of ‘Paulern Verdi’ out of ‘Chatham
Bessy from the Chatham herd of the Morrison family. ‘Lakeview
Elite’,
being close on his heels at 3100gns, a son of ‘Lakeview Charie’ out
of ‘Knockagh Unanimous ET’.
‘Hillview Gail’, a daughter of ‘Blak Du Baty D’Eprave’ out
of ‘Hill View Camilla’ being knocked down at a top call
of 2500gns.
The Northern Ireland Blue Cattle Club being indebted to
all purchasers and in particular to our customers travelling up from
the Republic and also for the large consignment heading to Cornwall.
Auctioneer
Michael Taaffe commenting that; ‘Overall standard
forward was good, with quality animals demonstrating good size, height
and length, that were very mobile and from easily calved families,
were sought after and easy to sell.’
Leading prices:
Bulls
Lot 9 Chatham Falcon 3150gns
Lot 1 Lakeview Elite 3100gns
Lot 11 Shorefront Freddy 2850gns
Lot 12 Chatham Fargo 2550gns
Lot 10 Chatham Felix 2500gns
Lot 13 Baronagh Blues Felix 2500gns
Lot 18 Drumlone Freddie 2500gns
Females
Lot 31 Hillview Gail 2500gns
Averages:
16 bulls averaged £2487 (84% clearance)
Price range 1400gns – 3150gns
3 heifers averaged £ 2065
Price range 1700gnd – 2500gns
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| Judging the Male Championship |
Show Results
Class 1
Droit Explorer ET
Lakeview Elite
Woodview Earl ET
Class 2
Shorefront Freddy
Springhill Franky
Chatham Fargo
Class 3
Drumlone Freddie ET
Corcreevy Fran
Baronagh Blues Felix ET
Class 4
Burnquarter Foxy Et
Woodview Frankie ET
Woodview Forcer ET
Class 5
Droit Fabulous ET
Littlederry Goliath
Bethel Freddie ET
Class 6
Erneroyal Fiona ET
Drumlone Foxtrot
Class 7
Droit Freda Et
Hillview Gail
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| Libby Young, Secretary and Ivan Gordon, Chairman, NI Blue Cattle
Club make a presentation to Boomer Birch, Staffordshire in appreciation
of his judging |
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| Adrian Richardson, Maguiresbridge in the judging ring |
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| Boomer Birch judging |
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| Keeping a close eye on the judging ring |
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| Kenny Veitch, Lisbellaw has a chat with Boomer
Birch |
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| Michael Taafe, Auctioneer and Robert Johnston,
NI Blue Club check out the stock entering the Judging Ring |
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| NI Blue Cattle Club Chairman, Ivan Gordon and
Secretary, Libby Young watching the judging |
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| Aidan Mullholland has an aerial vantage point |
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| Boomer Birch judging |
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| Robert Johnston, NI Blue Club chats to Boomer
Birch, Staffordshire, Judge |
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| Judging at Moira |
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| Kenneth Veitch with Drumlone Freddy |
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| Jack Collins with Burnquarter Foxy |
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| Supreme Champion Droit Fabulous |
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| Adrian Richardson with Erneroyal Fiona |
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| Neil McIlwaine with Droit Freda |
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| Richard Mowbray with Judge, Boomer Birch |
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| Richard Mowbray with his Supreme Champion |
Auctioneers – Taaffe Auctions, Milltown, Termonfeckin,
Co. Louth
Tel:
00-353-(0)41-9881288
Photographs available from Columba O’Hare
fotacol@newry.info m.
07754171130
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