4,600 Guineas for Maiden Heifer tops Lincoln Reds’ "LADIES DAY" at Melton Mowbray
Richard Waring’s Top Priced Maiden Heifer, Rand Esmoorelda E223; a May 2025 born heifer sold for 4,600 Gns to Robin and Deborah Whittle’s Wellhouse Herd in Carmarthenshire. Sired by Holegate Zante out of Rand Eileen Z168.
Tony Bambridge’s Female Champion, Breed Champion and Reserve Interbreed Champion, Hobart Miss D169; a May 2024 Born Heifer sold for 3,800 Gns to University of Lincoln’s Riseholme Herd, Lincolnshire. Sired by Hemingby Andrew out of Hobart Miss W709, she is in calf to Highbarn Commander XP81370.
Also from the Hobart Herd, Reserve Champion Female, Hobart Rose D158; an April 2024 born Heifer sold for 4,200 Gns to Ian and Kathryn Hutchinson’s Battlefield Herd in North Yorkshire. Sired by Hemingby Andrew out of Hobart Rose Z866, she is in calf to Highbarn Commander XP81370. Also selling to the Battlefield Herd was Maiden Heifer Rand Evie E218, selling for 3,100 Gns, sired by Holegate Zante out of Rand Eileen Z161.
1st in the Maiden Class was Rand Emma E220, sold for 2,500 Gns to the Pritchard Family’s Owslebury Herd, Hampshire. A February 2025 born Heifer is sired by Beverley Atomic out of Hemingby Polly B1414.
Hayley and Tom Williamson’s Herd sold 4 Maiden Heifers: Williamsons Xena E053 sold for 2,200 Gns; Williamsons Xenia E046 sold for 2,000 Gns to the Owslebury Herd; Williamsons Xina E055 sold for 2,100 Gns and Williamsons Xela E050 sold for 2,000 Gns . All four, 2024 born Heifers were sired by Auchmacoy Brimstone and out of Julian Hammond’s Walesby Herd bred Cows.
4 In calf Heifers averaged 3,475 Gns £3,648
7 Maiden Heifers averaged 2,643 Gns £2,775
Ian McNee’s two in calf Heifers: Misterton Sally D35, sired by Misterton Amazon and out of Walmer Sally W1201; an April 2024 born heifer sold for 3,000 Gns and Misterton Ruby D43, sired by Misterton Bond out of Highbarn Ruby (Twin) R131 sold for 2,900 Gns. Both in calf to Rand Dante XP81496. Both sold to the Battlefield Herd, North Yorkshire.
Judge Mr Cameron Betts, from Fife, said he’d been impressed with the quality of the Show Females and was delighted his Breed Champion had gone on to take the Reserve Interbreed Championship which Cameron and the Limousin Judge, Mr Robert Sharman, had judged. She was pipped by the Limousin Heifer.