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Record Breaking Success!

Solpoll 1 Kitkat sold for 10,800gns breaking the record price for a bull sold in Hereford for the second time in minutes after Solpoll 1 Karate Kid sold for 10,500gns Solpoll 1 Landmark had been placed Reserve Male Champion in the showing and sold for 8200gns All three were sired by Panmure 1 Henry leaving a healthy average of £10,325! 13 month old Solpoll 1 Lamborghini stood second to the Champion and sold for 4800gns leaving a total average for the 4 bulls of £9004.

In the Female Section Solitude 1 Helen L485 sold for 5200gns setting a new centre record price for a female. A fellow Henry daughter Solpoll 1 Stardust K20 stood Reserve Female Champion and sold for 4200gns. Our other 2 female entries Starlet K23 and Amber L8 sold for 3800gns and 3900gns leaving an average for our 4 females of £4489! A day to remember for Solpoll Herefords!

New UK Record Price!

Solpoll 1 Stella C16 has set a new record price for a Hereford female sold in the UK when she sold for £12 000 to David & Maggie Kelly. She sold alongside her 4 month old heifer calf Stella K27 who was sired by Panmure 1 Henry.

Henry sets another first!

The UK Sire of the Year is Panmure 1 Henry, a first for a sire resident in Northern Ireland.

Its been a great year for Henry, with his progeny dominating the show ring collecting enough points from qualifying shows to crown him Sire of the Year.

Spearheaded by Stella L2, Royal Ulster & National Champion & Female of the Year, Lawyer Reserve Male Champion Royal Ulster & National & Bull of the Year along with numerous other prize winners, see Show success page.

However, it was at the business end - in the sale ring, where Panmure 1 Henry’s progeny performed the best. His progeny sold for the highest prices at the three Northern Ireland Shows & Sales to crown him the N.I. Sire of the Year. At the Spring Show & Sale held at Hereford Market, three “Henry” sons sold for the top prices of 10,800, 10,500 & 8,200gns respectively and a daughter sold for the top price of 5,200gns

Another strong spring sale!

After last years record breaking spring sale it was always going to be hard to repeat, but our 2 sons of Henry both won their classes and sold for the 2nd & 3rd best prices of 8400gns and 8000gns. Milkyway a full brother to Kitkat sold to Wychnor herd with Lawyer, last years Joint NI Bull of the Year joining the Bromham herd. Our other bull entries, Maverick stood second to Milkyway and sold for 6000gns to top commercial herd Spendlove bros. Mr Daffy was also a 1st prize winner and sold at 5400gns to H Richardson.

Our heifers were also in big demand with 5 maidens averaging £4242. Topping our trade was the 1st prize winner Starlet M8 a full sister to M10 Female Champion at the Calf show selling for 5500gns to Kilvrough herd, Swansea with Peter Vaughan purchasing the Panmure 1 Henry daughters Starlet M14 & M1 for 4200gns & 3600gns to join Dynamite at the Kingsland herd. The 2nd prize winner Starlet M6 by Keno sold for 3600gns to join AG Whittle with Starlet M9 selling to E Pierce for 3300gns again by Henry.

National Herd of the Year..again!

The Solpoll herd was named as the Top Herd in the UK when the results of the National Herd’s Competition were announced at the Hereford Cattle Society’s Annual Dinner. This is the first time the award has been retained in its history following up on our win in 2014. Further success followed that night when we were placed Reserve Sire of the Year with Henry and finished 3rd in Show herd of the Year. Solpoll 1 Gilbert was named Sire of the Year for a second time and his daughter Dendor 1 Lilac Wine was confirmed as the UK Female of the Year for 2016.

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Perfection is UK Sire of the Year!

Solpoll 1 Perfection lifted the UK Sire of the Year for Spartan Herefords! After an incredible years showing their entire showteam was sired by Perfection they won the show herd of the year, female of the year and bull of the year. Typhoon went on to sell for 16,000gns and set a new record price for a poll bull.

Calf Show Success!

We had 6 bull calves at the 2022 NIHBA Calf Show, leading our team was the December born Wolfman taking Senior & Reserve Male. Wildfire was Reserve Junior Champion, both are sons of Otapawa Dr Jekyl. Wolfman & Warrior took first in the pairs and 1st & 2nd in the Nov/Dec class. Wexford was 2nd in Sep/Oct class with Worldwide 4th.

150th Royal Ulster Success!

Another successful Royal Ulster with Starlet P2 taking the herds 13th Balmoral Championship. A Panmure 1 Henry daughter she is the 3rd Henry daughter to lift the Supreme Championship in the last 4 years, see show success for more details.

True Grit sells for £13000

True Grit sold to Rodney & Rose Westaway, Clipston Herefords for £13000. Picked from a photo at 9 months old he was always a stand out calf to us and all who seen him. His full brother Playboy was a class winner at the 2018 Royal Ulster and sold to Euros Rees, full sister sold to L & L Bowen in 2018 DGS Sale for 6000gns, while his granddam bred 2017 Calf Show Champion Pirate, now with Harold Hatt. All those were sired by Panmure 1 Henry, who has 9 sons sold for £8000 and above. His great granddam is also the Uk Record Priced female at £12000 Stella C16. We look forward to following his progress in the future.

Private sales exports!

2 of our best Autumn born bulls headed away to Pedigree Herds before entry to the Spring Sale in Shrewsbury. Trailblazer is the best Promoter son to date and out of a full sister to Perfection and sold for £10 000 to join the Bowendu Herd of Lyn, Les & Adam Bowen.

Top Gun marked a first for our herd as he headed of to France to join Jean Francois Protheau! A Perfection son from the excellent Dynamite daughter Starlet J22, who had also bred the 2018 Balmoral Champion Starlet P2. Thanks to both buyers and we look forward to following the progress of both bulls and their progeny.

Best Balmoral Show to date!

Our team of 4 homebred entries took the top 4 positions at this years Royal Ulster Show as well as placing highly in a number of both individual & team interbreed competitions. Or full details see Show Success

Biggest Herd Export to date!

After a visit in late April to view the herd, 8 bulls & 5 heifers arrived in France in May. All 6 herds purchased at least one bull each with the 5 heifers going to 3 herds. The animals purchased were from a variety of sires to offer different genetics. Whiplash, Starlet W13 & Pansy W24 to Victorien Postel, Wombat, Duchess W21 & Fiona joined Sylvere Nollet, Wiseguy & Wyoming went to Pascal Bastien. Workman & Dainty W15 joined Pierre-Antonie Courtois’s herd. Jean-Beniot Pruvost purchased Wisdom & Whirlwind with Wild West going to Didier Gallet. This is the biggest number of cattle we have exported in a group and cant wait to see how our genetics do in France alongside Top Gun who was exported in 2021. Thanks to Sheila Eggleston from Eggsport for all her help organising the visit to us and the transport to France.

Trailblazer goes global!

Well done to the Bowen family after a great year with Trailblazer being joint UK Bull of the Year he was placed Champion of Europe & Reserve Bull of World. His first daughter shown was also placed Reserve Female of the Year.