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Claiming the supreme beef championship was Scotland Hill Molly, a four-year-old Simmental cow from R.H. and S.H.W. Streggles, Norwich. It was shown with its January-born twin bull calves, Wacton Schoffel and Wacton Shotgun, at foot, and was also one half of the inter-breed winning pairs along with Fircovert Peacock, a two-year-old bull from Paul Gunther, Norwich.

By Clonagh King Eyes, Molly was bought as a heifer from breeders, Tom Hill and Ruby Wright, in Carlise three years ago and was breed and reserve inter-breed champion at Hertfordshire County Show earlier in the season.

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Reserve

Standing reserve was the Limousin champion, Brockhurst Upandcoming, a two-year-old heifer by Goldies Relish from W.J. and M. Mash, Chesham, and shown by Jimmy McMillan. It was joined by stablemates, the yearling heifer, Brockhurst Vera and the Limousin male champion, Brockhurst Vanquish to take both the inter-breed group of three and inter-breed progeny group titles.

Inter-breed judge, Stephen Illingworth, Lockerbie, said his champion was an extremely smart, correct cow which was doing a great job in rearing two calves, but it was very close between the champion and reserve.

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The native championship went to the Sussex champion, Nunningham Poll Delia 2, a two-year-old in-calf heifer by Offham Poll Crusader 3 shown by Brenda Hide and exhibited by John and Liz Hobden, Herstmonceus, East Sussex, who were competing at the show for the first time.

Junior inter-breed champion was Cade Romeo 24, a January 2024-born Simmental bull by Dovefields Gallant from P.A. and S.M. Cade, Buckden, with Brockhurst Vera in reserve.

Dairy

For the third year in a row the dairy inter-breed title went to John Smith Farms Clacton, Osyth, with the Holstein champion, five-year-old third calver, Wigboro Outlay Beechnut by Outlay.

Classified EX92 and currently producing 70kg daily after having calved in February, it will head to Lincolnshire Show next.

The reserve supreme title went to the any other breed and Ayrshire champion, Wroughton Nina 23. The third calver by Pam Ayrs Hawiian, was shown giving 35kg daily, and exhibited by Tom McCreadie of the Bonnie Mac herd, Burnham Market, who runs a small Ayrshire herd alongside his recruitment business.

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Sheep

In the sheep rings, inter-breed judges, Tom Blunt, Shrewbury, and Alan West, Tonbridge, had a strong line-up in front of them but chose as supreme winner, the Suffolk champion.
This was a ram lamb from Merrick, Julie and Andrew Pinny's Alloaks flock, Northamptonshire, who have competed at the show every year since 1998. January-born and by their stock ram, Strathbogie Sinba, out of a home-bred ewe, the lamb was being shown for the first time.

Mr West said the champion was a very correct, smart sheep.

In reserve was the any other longwool breed champion, a Teeswater yearling from Melissa Starkings's Meljade flock, Great Yarmouth, which had been bought for her as a present, by her family, as a lamb.

Pigs

After an absence of seven years, Emma and Mark Edgar, Hertfordshire, made the return to the Suffolk show ring a triumphant one when claiming the inter-breed pig title.

Their champion was Bakers Actress 41, an October 2024-born British Lop gilt by Tudor Cornishman out of Bezurrell Actress 494.

Inter-breed judge, Ann Long, East Dereham, said the gilt was very correct, extremely eyecatching, walked very well and was in good condition.

In reserve was the Large Black champion, the September 2024-born gilt, Breckles Granduer 29 by Sock Super 30 out of Breckles Granduer 25 from Paul Churchyard, Breckles, and shown by 12-year-old Jake Churchyard.

Results

Beef

Inter-breed (Judge, S. Illingworth, Lockerbie) Supreme, R.E. and S.H.W. Streggles, Scotland Hill Molly (Simmental); reserve, W.J. and M. Mash, Brockhurst Upandcoming (Limousin).
Red Poll (D. Jenkins, Caton) Sup. and male, S. Barnes, Hopeham Leviticus; res. and fem., Capel Manor College, Enya; res., fem., S. Barnes, Hopeham Nova Star; res., male, S. Barnes, Hopeham Official Business.
Aberdeen-Angus (A. Hughes, Halifax) Sup. and fem. and res. sup. native, Long Angus, Rosemead Bella Maid; res. and res. fem., Long Angus, Long Angus Emily; male, Long Angus, Shadwell Blue Smoke.
Belted Galloway (M. Handley, Clitheroe) Sup. and male, W.H. Robinson and Sons, Gruige Orpheus; res. and fem., S. Morter, Mourneview Gail; res. fem., A. George, Copperfield Sloe.
Limousin (W. Forrester, Market Drayton) Sup., Sup. and fem., W.J. and M. Mash, Brockhurst Upandcoming; res. and res. fem., W.J. and M. Mash, Brockhurst Vera; male, W.J. and M. Mash, Brockhurst Vanquish.
Simmental (J. Barlow, Leyland) Sup. and fem., Scotland Hill Molly; res. and male P. Gunther Livestock, Fircovert Peacock; res., fem., M. Searle, Guiltcross Ritzy; res. male, P.A. and S.M. Cade, Cade Romeo 23.
British White (T. Blunt, Shrewsbury) Sup. and fem., Alcroft Gloria; res. and male, V. St Joseph, Tollesbury Tarzan; res. fem., A. Dunn, De Beauvoir Smart Sally; res., male, S. Coo, Alcroft Goldcrest.
Dexter (H. Bickerton, Middlewich) Sup. and male, M. Waller, Stonemill Rudolph The Red; res. and fem., M. Waller, Beechwood Harriet 2; res. male, D. Cobbold, Gladiator; res. fem., E. Brookes, Driftside Wren.
Hereford (A. Hughes) Sup. and male, Benacre Co, Moorside 1 Ample; res. and fem., Benacre Co, Shadwell 1 Blossom T184; res. male, G. Wright, Admirals 1 Kingston; res. fem., L. Cook, Albany Leona.
Lincoln Red (M. Bagley, Gainsborough) Sup. and male, N. and R. Mann, Yarn Hill Doogle; res and fem., I. Rainey, Bates Moor Cara C23; res. fem., N. and R. Mann, Yarn Hill Hannah.
Sussex (J. Holdstock, Canterbury) Sup. and fem. and sup. native, J.M. and E.J. Holden, Nunningham Poll Delia 2; res. and male, Buchannan family, Black Ven Poll Captain; res. fem., J.M. and E.J. Hobden, Nunningham Poll Charmer; res. male, J.M. and E.J. Hobden, Nunningham Admiral 2.
Beef Shorthorn (T. Coles, Towcester) Sup. and fem., William Clarke Livestock, Williams Cara's Vesta; res. and res. fem., Oakes Pedigrees, Oakes Toria Broadhooks; male, William Clarke Livestock, Williams Vinnie Jones; res. male, N. and R. Mann, Stramers Valiant.
Any other pure breed (S. Illingworth, Lockerbie) Sup. and fem., C. Germany, Hautbois Udderley (Charolais); res. and res. fem., J. McInnes Skinner, Ernford Scarlet (South Devon); male, G. Kent, Mendham Unbelievabull (British Blue).
Commercial (E. Wilson, Richmond) Sup., S. Marsh, Fancy Pants (Limousin cross); res., M. Peck, Ruby Red (Limousin).

Dairy

Inter-breed (C. Pledge, Taunton) Smith Farms Clacton, Wigboro Outlay Beech (Holstein); res., T. McCreadie, Wroughton Nina 23 (Ayrshire).
Holstein (T. Barratt, Tingewick) Smiths Farms Clacton, Wigboro Outlay Beech; res., Smith Farms Clacton, Libertyview Brady Raven.
Ayrshire (C. Pledge) Sup., T. McCreadie, Wroughton Nina 23; res., J. Smith, Wigboro Wick Hawaiian Helena 2.
Jersey (C. Pledge) Sup., Boldstar Ayrshires and Jerseys, Boldstar Lonestar Ivy; res., C. Smith, Kinder Engineer Primrose.

Sheep  

Inter-breed (T. Blunt, Shrewsbury and A. West, Tonbridge) Sup. M.J. and J.A. Pinny (Suffolk); res., M. Starkings (Teeswater.
Suffolk (M. Black, Ladybank) Sup. and male, M.J. and J.A. Pinny; res. and fem. and res. male, S. Cobbald; res. fem., L. Beck.
Border Leicester (S. Orr, Shotts) Sup. and male, res. male and res. fem., B. Lugsden; res. and fem., H. Morfoot.
Coloured Ryeland (J. Arthur, Lanark) Sup. and fem., res. and male, res. fem. and res. male, J. Stone.
Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset (J. Larder, Sanford) Sup. and fem., H. Lugsden; res. and res. fem. and res. male, R. Harvey; male, J. Durant.
Hampshire Down (J. Fletcher) Sup. and male and fem., D. Middleditch; res. and res. male and res. fem., H. Elsden.
Jacob (N. Fletcher, Co Wicklow) Sup. and fem., res. and res. fem. and male, C.A. Coe and Son; res. male, G. Christian.
Norfolk Horn (C. Pennington, Dunstable) Sup. and male, A. Christian; res. and fem., S. Leithall; res. male and res. fem., N. Beaton and Son Farming Partnership.
Southdown (S. Humphrey, Chichester) Sup. and male and res. fem., A. Readhead-Higgins; res. and fem., J. Middleditch; res. male, F. Morfoot.
Greyface Dartmoor (S. Champion, Highbridge) Sup. and fem., S. Smith; res. and res. fem., D. Collins; male and res. male, B. Atkinson.
Wensleydale (E. Sherwin, Bedale) Sup. and male and res. fem., D. Parker; res. and fem., M. Starkings; res. male, S. Plenderleith.
Other longwool breeds (A. West, Tonbridge) Sup. and fem., M. Starkings (Teeswater); res. and male, A. Allen (Romney); res. fem. and res. male, C. Sander (Leicester).
Other down breeds (J. Fletcher) Sup. and fem., R. and S. Banks (Oxford Down); res. and male, A. Gray (Dorset Down); res. fem., B. Ludgsden (Dorset Down); res. male, R. and S. Cook (Ryeland).
Other native breeds (A. West) Sup. and fem., J. Case (Bluefaced Leicester); Oak Lleyns and Charollais (Lleyn); res. fem. and res. male, M. Ballard (Castlemilk Moorit).
Charolais (R. Todd, Driffield) Sup. and fem. and res. and res. fem., W.J. Abram and R.A. Eayrs; male and res. male, Oak Lleyns and Charollais.
Texel (S. Richardson, Barnsley) Sup. and male and res. male, R. Creighton; res. and fem. and res. fem., S. Cobbald.
Blue Texel (S. Richardson) Sup. and male and res. and fem., W.J. Abram and R.A. Eayrs; res. male, Foxhole Blue Texels Street Farm Dorset Downs; res. fem., L. Beck.
Other continental breeds (R. Todd) Sup. and male and res. and fem., J. Mcinnes Skinner (Bleu du Maine); res. male, E. Jones (Beltex); res. fem., L. Beck (Rouge)
Commercial sheep and butcher's lambs (T. Brassington, Halstead) Sup. and res. J. McInnes Skinner (Millenium Bleu cross).

Pigs

Inter-breed (A. Long, East Dereham) Sup., E. and M. Edgar, Bakers Actress 41 (British Lop); res., P.E. Churchyard, Breckles Grandeur 29 (Large Black).
All breeds (S. Booth, Lymm)
British Lop Sup., E. and M. Edgar, Bakers Actress 41.
Welsh Sup., D.J. Finch, Siskin Theresa 65.
Berkshire Sup., M. Keymer, Tentrees Stonebow 691; res., M. Keymer, Tentrees Stonebow 690.
British Saddleback Sup., K. Cullington, Broccwood Joyful 4; res., K. Cullington, Broccwood Walter 3.
Gloucestershire Old Spot Sup., M.J. Kiddy and Son, Balsham Ellen 145; res. M.J. Kiddy and Son, Balsham Ellen 147.
Large Black Sup., P.E. Churchyard, Breckles Grandeur 29; res. P.E. Churchroyd, Breckles Super 20.
Oxford Sandy and Black Sup., D. Aldous, Tan Alison 30; res., D. Aldous, Tan Sybil 3.

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