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The family received ribbons across the Southdown section, but their ewe won the breed championship followed by the terminal sire title before claiming the inter-breed. The Beaujolais daughter is out of a home-breed ewe which previously won the breed champion here in both 2016 and 2019.

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Earlier this season it was reserve inter-breed at the North Somerset Show and is heading home for a rest before attending the Southdown national show at Royal Norfolk Show next week.   

Reserve inter-breed champion went to the Teeswater champion from Davina Stanhope, North Yorkshire. This was the first outing for the yearling ewe from her 30-ewe flock which comprises of multiple longwool breeds.   

The reserve terminal sire champion from David Roberts, Kenley, Shropshire was the Charollais ewe, Boyo Clover. The yearling ewe is a daughter of Tullyear Artemis from his 12 ewe flock. It was joined in the inter-breed by his Blue Texel and Badger Face Texel champions, which were also on the shortlist.   

The Clun also made the inter-breed final four coming for Mike Eckley, Hay-On-Wye. The two-year-old ram, Sarnsfield Goldust was bred by the Lloyd family, Hereford. Mr Eckley was pleased to be so successful with the ram in the breed's centenary year and was returning to the show after not competing here for 25 years.  

Tim Hunter, Louth, judged this year's Hampshire Down national show, which saw Stephen Short's Highcliffe flock based near Halifax, claim the championship with a ram lamb. While reserve went to Adrian Rundle, Cornwall, with a home-bred ewe lamb from his Treworthal flock.

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The Jacob Sheep Society also held their national show, which saw Messrs Bramley, Stone win the title with a home-bred aged ewe. Taking reserve was the Trumper family, Abergavenny with their ram lamb.  

BEEF

In the cattle ring Thor Atkinson, Ulverston took the inter-breed champion with his Limousin heifer, Arradfoot Undine, an Upperfrydd Power daughter out of home-bred cow, Arradfoot Nancy. This was the first big win for the January 2023-born heifer.  

While the reserve went to the Alford family, Cullompton, with their Aberdeen-Angus heifer, Gretnahouse Evas Honey. This April 2023-born heifer is a daughter of Rodmead Primero and out of Gretnahouse Evas Honey U052 and was purchased at the Gretnahouse herd dispersal as a calf for 8,000gns. It was also reserve female at the Royal Highland Show last year and champion at the Great Yorkshire Show.  

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The reserve continental went to a Charolais outfit, Lewdy Tilly with heifer calf Starlight Angel at foot from Will Glover, Somerset. Tilly is a April 2022-born Farleycopse Telemarque daughter out of a Martland bred cow.   

The reserve native championship went to the Dendor herd, Newtown, with the Hereford champion, with Dendor 1 Lilac Wine 37 by Dendor 1 Nairobi out of Dendor Lilac Winter 30. The four-year-old cow was shown with its calf Dendor 1 Lilac Wine 46 . This outfit was champion Hereford at Shropshire Show in May.  

The commercial championship was won by local breeder, Andrew Bishop, Gloucestershire with Cocoa, a June 2024-born Limousin cross British Blue heifer. Meanwhile reserve went to Lucy Gould, Somerset, with Gen-U-Wine a Limousin heifer sired by French bull, Netsurfer.    

DAIRY

There was a small but high standard of entry in the dairy ring where the supreme title went to the Jersey champion, Jubilee Perfect Ceres from J. R. and C. A. Daw and I. H. Ward, Swindon. The October 2024-born heifer is sired by Engineer and is out of Jubilee Hh Ceres.        

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
The reserve supreme award went to the any other breed champion, the Guernsey 2018-born Glanmor Levi Okapi, a third calver from Michael Dawes, Banbury. This comes after it took the inter-breed title in 2022 and 2023.   

PIGS

It was the traditional pig champion, Kingsdown Golden Harvest, a Large Black sow from Jack Holroyd, Preston, which claimed the pig inter-breed title.   

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In the reserve spot was Mac Brown, Newquay, Cornwall, with the Landrace sow, Whitecross Cordelia 17. The June 2023-born sow is by Prestcombe Rally 3 and out of Sunrise Cordelia. This comes after achieving the same title at the Bath and West show a few weeks ago.  

Results

Beef

Inter-breed (Judge, P. Vaughan, Hereford) Supreme, T. Atkinson, Arradfoot Udine (Limousin); reserve, M. Alford, Gretnahouse Evas Honey (Aberdeen Angus).
Aberdeen-Angus (O. Tunney, Cheshire) Sup. M. Alford, Gretnahouse Evas Honey; res.,M. Alford, Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140
Beef Shorthorn (L. Oakes, Norfolk) Sup., M. Cormack, Millerston Irania Rainbow; A. Newth, Prestcombe Tilly Lilac.
Belted Galloway (N. Davidson, Dumfries) Sup., A. Bunning, Hatherland Halo; D. Powell, Shelsleys Merlin.
British Blonde (G. Rodgers, N. Ireland) Sup. T. Atkinson, Newland Tanza; res., B. RichardsonSilverwood Ula.
British Blue (B. Brigman, Devon) Sup., J. Turner, Newpole Saracen; I. Williams, Iz Unit.
British Charolais (A. Owen, Powys) Sup. W. Glover, Lewdy Tilly; res., M. Alford, Hollywell UncleBob.  
British Limousin (D. James, Carmarthenshire) Sup., T. Atkinson, Arradfoot Udine; res., T. and S. Jones, Sherry Virginia.
British Simmental (R. Smith, Stafford) Sup., G. Scrivens, Heathbrow Precious; res., G. Scrivens, Tapster Roxanne Star.
British White (H. Higginson, Cheshire) Sup., K. And R. Harding, Templar Olivia 233.
Highland (D. Maughan, Dorset) Sup., J. Monk, Eilidh Ruadh 6; res., A. Perkins, Ellie Dhubh.
Longhorn (S. Grey, Hereford) Sup., D. Phillips, Holnest Isla; B. Facon, Gentons Xero.
Murray Grey (O. Tunney) Sup., Melview Farming, Tofts Janissary; res., Melview Farming, Melview Angel.
South Devon (P. Tully, Devon) Sup., J. Williams, Hopton Claude 3.
Commercial (J. Hyslop, Yorkshire) Sup., A. Bishop, Cocoa; res., L. Gould, GenUwine.  

Sheep

Inter-breed (W. Carson, N. Ireland) Sup. and sup. terminal sire breeds, J. C and S. Long (Southdown); res., sup. non-terminal sire breeds, D. Stanhope (Teeswater); res non-terminal sire breeds, M. Eckley (Clun); res. And res. non-terminal sire breeds, D. Roberts (Charollais)
Beltex (J. Wannop, Lancaster) Sup., K. Clamp; res., A. Groucott.
Berrichon (R. Davenport, Cheshire) Sup. And res., J. Bett.  
Bleu du Maine (S. Mcinnes Skinner, Norfolk) Sup., S. Stamp; res. M. Holtom.
Border Leicester (W. Davies, Powys) Sup., R. Grinall; res., S. Hudgins.
Charollais (R. Gregory, Shropshire) Sup., D. Roberts; res., J. Danforth.
Clun Forest (R. Price, Builth Wells) Sup., M. Eckley; res., A. Fisher.
Coloured Ryeland (J. Williams, Hereford) Sup., H. Mann; res., Z. Unwin.
Dorset Down (R. Holloway, Somerset) Sup. And res., S. Stamp.
Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset (A. Care, Cornwall) Sup. And res., D. Lewis.
Hampshire Down (T. Hunter, Lincoln) Sup., S. Short; res., A. Rundle.
Lleyn (D. Hopkin, Swansea) Sup., P. C. Andrews; res., A. Matravers.
Oxford Down (J. Wilson, Aberdeen) Sup.,C. Clark; res., A. Amor.
Shropshire (C. Davies, Hereford) Sup., P. Greenow; res., E. Butcher.
Southdown (N. Page, Wessex) Sup. And res., J. Long.
Suffolk (J. Soulsby, Cumbia) Sup., R. Lawrence; res. S. Beale.
Texel (P. Weaver, Nottingham) Sup. N. Legge; res., J. Theyer.
Valais Blacknose (D. Hodge, Devom) Sup., H. Garrod; res., G. Price.
Badger Face Welsh Mountain (A. Hemmings, Carmarthen) Sup., K. Richardson; res., M. Bevan
Black Welsh Mountain (D. Hayward, Glamorgan) Sup., M. and D. Evans; res., B. Davies
Cotswold (B. Stayt, Gloucester) Sup., D. Stanhope; res.D. Haynes.
Dutch Spotted (B. Davies, Pembroke) Sup., H. Jewitt; res., D. Roberts.
Jacob (S. Dairymple, West Lothian) Sup. and male,R. S. Bramley; res., Trumper family.
Kerry Hill (E. Simmons, Somerset) Sup. A. Fisher; res., H. Wooldridge.
Ryeland (P. Grey, Yorkshire) Sup. Z. Unwin; res., S. Quigley.
Any other hill or longwool breed (S. Johns, Flint) Sup., D. Stanhope (Teeswater).
Any other continental () Sup., D. Roberts (Badger Face Texel); res., O. Phillips (Rouge)
Zwartbles (A. Breeze, Yorkshire) Sup.and res., P. and S. Addison.
Blue Texels (A. Short, N. Ireland) Sup. D. Roberts; res., N. Legge 

Dairy

Inter-breed (R. Kite, Stafford) Sup., J. R. and C. A. Daw and I. H. Ward, Jubilee Perfect Ceres (Jersey); res., M. Dawes, Glanmor Levi Okapi (Guernsey).
Holstein (M. Jones, Monmouth) Sup., G. Morgan, Loford Showtime Gloria; res., G. Morgan, Treetop Zafar P Boo.
Jersey (M. Jones) Sup., J. R. and C. A. Daw and I. H. Ward, Jubilee Perfect Ceres; res., G. Woodward-May, Jubilee Rockyroad Ceres 2
Any other dairy breed (M. Jones) Sup., M. Dawes, Glanmor Levi Okapi (Guernsey); res., Z. Cambrige, Bingham Apple Martini 3 (Brown Swiss)

Pigs

Inter-breed (S. Booth, Manchester) Sup. J. Holroyd, Kingsdown Golden Harvest (Large Black); res., M. Brown, Whitecross Cordelia 17 (Landrace)
Gloucestershire Old Spot (P. Churchyard, Shropham) Sup. T. Cook, Millfields Josephine; res., O. Lightfoot, Pebblesford Ellen 1953.
Berkshire (C. Dunstan, Cornwall) Sup. S. Barnfield, Kilcot Mermaid 17; res., J. Tiley, Fernlea Lady.
British Lop (P. Churchyard) Sup., M. Paddock, Eaves Actress 8; res., G. Eustice, Bezurrell Actress 487.  
British Saddleback (C. Dunstan) Sup. A. Newth, Prestcombe Gaurdsman 14; S. Carr, Silverbirch Stockbroker 6.
Large Black (P. Churchyard) Sup., J. Holroyd, Kingsdown Golden Harvest; res., P. G. Snell, Sock Doreen 264. 
Middle White (C. Dunstan) Sup., C. Baker, Iverlane Yootha; res., M. Paddock, Eaves Sovereign 10.
Tamworth (C. Dunstan) Sup. A. Brown, Valstock Jasper 4022; res., S. Nicholas, Fairybank Rita 15.
Welsh  (P. Churchyard) Sup. E. Paddock, Lewin Glamorous 9; res., C. Holtom, Spring Impish 5.
Duroc/Pietrain (M. Paddock, Stoke) Sup. and fem., O. Giles, Tedford Drawer 215 (Duroc); O. Giles, Tedfold Lena 220.
Kune Kune (A. Newth, Dorset) Sup. A. Jamieson, Sauchenhall Tutaki 19; res., P. Bennett, Pencommins Trish 13.