A joint top price of 900gns was achieved at the Spring Stars show and sale of Poll Dorset and Dorset Horn sheep at Carlisle.

First to make that money was the pre-sale champion, a shearling ram from James Royan, The Granary, Putton Mill, Duns. Bennachie Fettercairn is a son of Ballytaggart Dizzie Rascal, and was knocked down to SRUC Barony Campus, Dumfries.

The reserve champion, Stobilee Gladiator, a ram lamb from Lanarkshire breeder, Alistair Morton, Stobilee, Cleghorn, made the same money. He is sired by Lisnafillan Da Vinci, which has previously sired progeny to £4410 and sold to Messrs Wild, Matlock, Derbyshire.

The Scottish Farmer: Alistair Morton produced the reserve champion in the form of Stobilee Gladiator Alistair Morton produced the reserve champion in the form of Stobilee Gladiator

The Stobilee flock also took 600gns from SRUC Barony for the September-born ram lamb, Stobilee Glasgow. Sired by the UK record priced ram lamb, £6930 Downkillybegs Dazzler he is out of Stobilee Deverra.

A pair of twin ram lambs – Stobilee Glenmorangie and Stobilee Glenfiddich – also made 600gns each when selling to Messrs Thomlinson, and Joe Baker, of Lanamuir flock, both Berwickshire respectively. Sired by the 2023 Suffolk show champion, Downkillybegs Eskimo, they are bred from home-bred dams.

A small entry of females reached a top of 350gns for a ewe with twin lambs, from James Royan's Bennachie flock. This outfit sold to Messrs Shephard and Son Ltd, Millom, Cumbria.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Averages: five females, £176.40; eight rams, £573.56