Repeating his success from the Royal Highland Show, Ben Radley of the Loaningfoot flock took the breed championship at this week’s Great Yorkshire Show.
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His shearling ewe, 22XZR01394, is a homebred Foxhill Va Va Voom daughter out of a Foulrice ewe by Foulrice Osprey and she was the pick of judge William McAllister of the Artnagullion flock in Northern Ireland.
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The Wales family then celebrated success by clinching the male and reserve overall championship with their ram lamb class winner, Thackwood 23GU06554. This ET-bred Boyo Vancouver son is out of a homebred female by Ffrwd Top Notch and has been retained for use within the Thackwood flock.
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Adding to their rosette haul, the Wales family then took the reserve female championship having come through as winner of the aged ewe class with Thackwood 21GU05065. This 2020-born daughter of Ffrwd top Notch is out of a homebred female by Loanhead Nailer.
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Meanwhile, reserve male honours went to Messrs Sloan and Jackson with their second placed ram lamb, Rigghead 23HR05404. By Carnew Wise Crack, he’s out of a homebred female by Edstaston Urban Warrior.
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The Rigghead flock also took top spot in the shearling ram class with Dafolog 22VFC00352, a Ffrwd Vunipola son out of a Buckland bred ewe by Wernfawr Platinum. This one had previously stood third at the Royal Highland Show. They also won the ewe lamb class with Rigghead 23HR05418, a Carnew Wise Crack daughter.
Meanwhile winning the aged ram class was Carnew Wildthing 21ZXJ30749, a 2020-born ram from Messrs Robert and Samuel Tindall. This one is by Ffrwd Top Notch out of a Wernfawr Prospect sired Carnew female.
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Great Yorkshire Show Results
Ram two shear or over:
1st Messrs Robert and Samuel Tindall Carnew Wildthing 21ZXJ30749
2nd Mr S J and Mrs J E Hobson Edstaston Ventrue Scout 20TG00934
Shearling ram:
1st Messrs Sloan and Jackson 22VFC00352
2nd Mr C W Marwood and Son 22DG12138
3rd Mr C Sercombe 22PE10681
Ram lamb:
1st Messrs Wales 23GU06554
2nd Messrs Sloan and Jackson 23HR05404
3rd R Todd 23TOD02371
Ewe:
1st Messrs Wales 21GU05065
2nd R Bamforth 19XXW00095
3rd Mr C Marwood and Son 21DG11138
Shearling ewe:
1st Mr B Radley 22XZR01394
2nd Messrs G C and C J Watson 22YST00985
3rd Mr Oliver Chapman 22VCN00110
Ewe lamb:
1st Messrs Sloan and Jackson 23HR05418
2nd Messrs D and J Norman 23XNK03331
3rd Messrs D and J Norman 23XNK03327
Pairs, one ram and one female:
1st Mr C Marwood and Son, Foulrice
2nd Messrs Wales, Thackwood
3rd Messrs D and J Norman, Kirkhouse
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Group of three, one ram and two females:
1st Messrs Sloan and Jackson, Rigghead
2nd Messrs Wales, Thackwood
3rd Messrs D and J Norman, Kirkhouse
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