Donegal shearer Ivan Scott was due to attempt a new nine-hour world lamb shearing record today, Friday, but the event has been postponed due to bad weather.

British Wool, a non-profit organisation that runs a central marketing system for UK fleece wool, tweeted this morning that the event has been postponed due to wet weather.

Scott is no stranger to setting world records and currently holds the world eight-hour lamb shearing record. This was set in January 2012 in New Zealand when he shore 744 lambs. It was the second time Ivan set the record after the previous eight hour solo lamb shearing record he set in 2008 of 731 lambs was broken in 2011 when Cam Ferguson from New Zealand shore 742 lambs.

More recently, Scott proved he was ready for the immense challenge that lies ahead when he shore 820 sheep in nine hours in Mayo and set a new Irish record.

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