Coley cattle lead the way at the Royal Highland Show

Coley 1 Malan 697 reigned supreme with a fantastic showcase of quality Hereford cattle forward, and what a day it was for young Hereford breeder Miss Abbie Jackson-Carr with her calved heifer Coley 1 Malan 697 taking home the overall Breed Championship. Coley 1 Malan 697 is an August 2023-born, first-calved heifer with her February born bull calf JC 1 Del Boy at foot. Malan is sired by Romany 1 Distiller and out of an imported Danish cow, Kammerherre Malan. Malan and Del Boy impressed the judge Miss Non Thorne, Pembrokeshire, with Non commenting: “my champion is an incredibly sweet, very delicate heifer. She’s very light on her feet and shone throughout the day. I was drawn to her straight away when she was up against some real power in the cow and calf class.”

Taking the Reserve Breed Championship and overall Junior Championship was Coley 1 Centurion, exhibited by Miss H Whittaker. A December 2024-born Gouldingpoll 1 Goldspice embryo out of Gouldingpoll 1 Duchess 916 who was Female Champion herself at the Royal Highland Show in 2022. Centurions full brother was overall Champion and reached the top price at the Hereford Society Spring Show and Sale at Shrewsbury in April. Centurion has already had a Breed Championship title under his belt this year winning the overall Championship and Native Interbreed Championship at Shropshire County Show last month.

Taking the Reserve Male Championship and Reserve Junior Male was Normanton 1 Charlie Boy, exhibited by Mr J Hodge, Berwick-upon-Tweed. A September 2024-born bull sired by Cleland 1 Nelson, a Moeskaer Keno son, and out of Normanton 1 Griffola 10th, a Romany 1 Distiller daughter. Charlie Boy was bought for 7,000gns at the Shrewsbury Show and Sale in February and was Male Champion at Agri Expo and overall Champion at Shrewsbury Calf Show 2025.

Moralee 1 Pippa TE401 took the Reserve Female Championship along with Reserve Junior Champion and Junior Female Champion, bred and exhibited by T & D Harrison. Sired by Dendor 1 Tecwyn and her dam Moralee 1 Pippa RK281, a Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks daughter with Rebel Kicks taking the Overall Championship at the Royal Highland Show in 2021 along with being Champion of Europe. Moralee 1 Pippa TE401 at 3 months of age with her dam took the overall Breed Championship at the Highland Show in 2025. Her granddam Coley 1 Pippa 356 took the overall Breed Championship at the Royal Highland in 2017.

Winning the pairs class was T & D Harrison with the Reserve Female Champion Moralee 1 Pippa TE401 and Moralee 1 Ishbel PR396, a January 2025 born heifer sired by Moralee 1 RHS Prince KR R8.

Well done to all the exhibitors on a quality display of cattle and thanks to Non Thorne on doing a very professional job of judging.

Watch the interview with judge Non Thorne here

Words: Maddie Clarke

Photography: Wayne Hutchinson

 

 

Results

 

Female, born on or after 1st March 2025

1st Moralee 1 Pippa TE401, T & D Harrison

2nd JC 1 Marrigold 2nd, Liam Jackson-Carr

3rd Garnet 1 Eira 008 Brenda Wear

4th Coley 1 Lilac 758, Miss H Whittaker

5th Bosolopoll 1 Countess Crocus, Bosolo Farms

 

Female, born on or between 1st September 2024 and 28th February 2025

1st Sky High 1 Louis- Vuitton Lucy, Sally Baxter

2nd Animal: RM 1 Starlet, Emma Hodge

3rd Coneys 1 Eira, T & K Coney & Sons

4th Panmure 1 Plum C3, JM Cant & Partners

5th Moralee 1 Ishbel PR396, T & D Harrison

 

Female, in milk or in calf, born on or between 1st September 2023 and 31st August 2024

1st Hean 1 Eira 402, Brenda Wear

2nd Fellowhills 1 RK Alice, J Hodge

3rd Bethanfield Lisette 136, Bethan Hutchinson

 

Female, in milk or in calf, born on or before 31st August 2023

1st Coley 1 Malan 697, Abbie Jackson-Carr

2nd Spartan 1 Victoria’s Secret, SC & GL Hartwright

3rd Moralee Curly CI288, T & D Harrison

4th Rempstone 1 Curly D561, J Hodge

5th Dendor 1 Echo 39th, W, P & K Wason

 

Junior Female Champion Moralee 1 Pippa TE401, T & D Harrison

Reserve Junior Female Champion Sky High 1 Louis- Vuitton Lucy, Sally Baxter

 

Female Champion Coley 1 Malan 697, Abbie Jackson-Carr

Reserve Female Champion Moralee 1 Pippa TE401, T & D Harrison

 

Bull, born on or after 1st March 2025

1st JC 1 Cody, Liam Jackson-Carr

2nd Spartan 1 Caretaker, SC & GL Hartwright

3rd Moralee 1 Cisco PR403, T & D Harrison

 

Bull, born on or between 1st September 2024 and 28th February 2025

1st Coley 1 Centurion, Miss Heather Whittaker

2nd Normanton 1 Charlie Boy, J Hodge

3rd Maxwell 1 Crack-A-Lackin’, Cara Doggett

4th Bethanfield 1 Captain 152, Bethan Hutchinson

5th Keadyview 1 Cuddles, Gordon Brown

 

Bull, born on or between 1st January and 31st August 2024

1st Hodge, Emma: Animal: RM 1 Blade

 

Junior Male Champion Coley 1 Centurion, Miss H Whittaker

Reserve Junior Male Champion Normanton 1 Charlie Boy, J Hodge

 

Male Champion Coley 1 Centurion, Miss H Whittaker

Reserve Male Champion Normanton 1 Charlie Boy, J Hodge

 

Junior Champion Coley 1 Centurion, Miss H Whittaker

Reserve Junior Champion Moralee 1 Pippa TE401, T & D Harrison

 

Breed Champion Coley 1 Malan 697, Abbie Jackson-Carr

Reserve Breed Champion Coley 1 Centurion, Miss H Whittaker

 

Best pair of animals, bred by the exhibitor

1st Moralee, T & D Harrison

2nd Bethanfield, Bethan Hutchinson