January Newsletter 2023

Glenericht Superb at 20,000gns Ricnick Sonnybill at 16,000gns Allanfauld Shogun at 12,500gns
Caylers Gladiator. Winning the bid
and taking the Champion home was L
Houston of the Gretnahouse herd.
Taking the next highest price of
16,000gns was 18-month-old Ricnick
Sonnybill, bred by R F McCornick of
the Ricnick herd in Dumfriesshire.
Sonnybill had previously earned the
titles of Reserve Junior Champion at
the Great Yorkshire Show and Breed
Champion at the Dumfries Show this
summer. Sonnybill was sired by the
popular AI bull Harestone Hercules,
and his dam Ricnick Lingo is a daughter
of Whitecliffe Harlequin – a trait leader
in 400- and 600-day weight EBVs.
Sonnybill will be heading to Newton
Stewart, Wigtownshire, under the
care of successful bidder Shennanton
Livestock.
Selling for the next highest price
of 12,500gns was 18-month-old
Allanfauld Shogun from A MacGregor,
Allanfauld herd. This strapping bull
has a number of familiar names in his
pedigree, having been sired by the
easy-calving Maerdy Norseman, and
out of Allanfauld Mazurka, a daughter
of the 11,000gns Balmyle Jasper.
Shogun caught the attention of J More,
who secured the final bid and will be
taking him home to Kippen, Stirling.
Two bulls reached the next highest
price of 12,000gns – the first of which
was Glenernan Sprinter from W &
N Milne of the Glenernan herd in
Aberdeenshire. Sprinter was sired by
the 17,000gns Elgin Jagger, and his
dam Corskellie Lily goes back to Wesley
Galleon. At 21 months old, Sprinter was
one of the oldest bulls forward for sale,
but this did not deter bidders. Winning
the bid was T Smith & Son, and Sprinter
will be heading back to Aberdeenshire
to their holding in Alford.
Next to reach 12,000gns was
Glenericht Scotsman, another offering
from W K & P Drysdale and a half
brother to the Overall Champion.
Scotsman also formed part of the
Group-of-Three Champion team. This
18-month-old was also sired by Caylers
Oxford, and his dam is Glenericht
Naomi, a daughter of the 15,000gns
Maerdy Hwre. Scotsman will be making
the trip to Fortrose, Inverness, to the
holding of winning bidder J McKenzie.
A further two bulls secured the
next highest price of 11,500gns.
The first of these was 20-monthold
Hollywell Sorrento, from the
Hollywell herd of J & S Middleton,
Aberdeenshire. Sorrento is by the
ever-popular Whitecliffe James, and
his dam Hollywell Italy introduces
some Irish genetics, being a daughter
of Clonoulty Andraemon. Sorrento
will be journeying over to Morpeth,
Northumberland, under the care of
final bidder F T Walton.
Next to reach 11,500gns was
19-month-old Goldies Sultan from H
Goldie of the Goldies herd in Dumfries.
This impressive young bull was sired
by Gretnahouse Heman, who is a trait
leader in several EBVs including Calving
Ease Direct and 200, 400, & 600-
day weights. Sultan’s dam is Goldies
Goldengirl, a homebred daughter
of Goldies Ambassador. Sultan will
be heading over to Ballindalloch,
Morayshire, courtesy of successful
bidder J Stuart.
A total of five bulls managed to secure
the next highest price of 10,000gns.
First up was the Reserve Senior
Champion Bonnykelly Scotsman
from R Leggat of the Bonnykelly herd,
Aberdeenshire. Scotsman was sired
by the 10,000gns Gretnahouse Ivory,
and his dam Bonnykelly Jennifer is
a Kersknowe Clansman daughter.
Winning the bid for this striking
20-month-old was Nether Balfour
Farms Park, who will be taking him
back to Drumolk, Banchory.
Next to sell for 10,000gns was another
from J & S Middleton – 19-monthold
Hollywell Seoirse. Seoirse has an
impressive pedigree behind him – he
was sired by the 18,000gns Thrunton
Fairfax, and his dam Hollywell Noami
is a daughter of popular easy-calver
Blelack Digger. Seoirse caught the
eye of G P Udale & Son, and they will
be introducing him to their herd in
Glenernan Sprinter at 12,000gns Glenericht Scotsman at 12,000gns Hollywell Sorrento at 11,500gns
No bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet 7