The January-born Bleu du Maine ram lamb from Stuart and Julia Goldie, of Ferryman's House, Maunby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, which topped the national show and sale of pedigree Bleu du Maine sheep on Friday August 13 when it sold for 2,000gns. Maunby Butch, a scrapie genotype group one ram, is one of the first crop of lambs by Maximum Ace, bought as a lamb at last year's Carlisle sale at the top price of 520gns. He is out of one of the Maunby flock's 50 ewes which was sired by the old stock tup Maunby Victor Ludorum, a Royal Show winner. Semen has been retained from Butch, which was reserve male champion at this year's Royal Show and reserve breed champion at the Great Yorkshire. He sold to breed society chairman John Davison, of Lough Green, Langley on Tyne, Hexham, Northumberland.