Not long after came the purchase of Parson Hill Hereford stud from Richard and Suzie Duddy, Goonoo Goonoo. The better horned Hereford bulls have come at a high price, not something Mr Hannigan has shirked, with prime examples being Red Hill Driven, Sugarloaf Haymaker and Battalion Black Hawk – the latter in partnership with the Monie family’s Thornleigh Herefords at Inverell.