Breed Champion Dendor 1 Cruzcampo from DE, ED & AL Jones
Dendor 1 Cruzcampo from DE, ED & AL Jones, Powys, came out on top at the Royal Lancashire Show on Saturday 4 July, securing the Overall Breed Championship and Reserve Native Interbreed Championship. A March 2025-born bull, Cruzcampo is sired by the herd’s stock bull Solpoll 1 Vanquish, who has sired the last two Agri Expo Supreme Champions and the last two Junior Champions at the National Poll Show. His dam is Dendor 1 Echo 36th, a Bakgard 1 Keno daughter who was Reserve Female Champion at Shrewsbury Calf Show in 2019. Cruzcampo is no stranger to winning championships this year, recently winning the Reserve Native Junior Interbreed title at the Royal Three Counties Show, Reserve Male Champion at Shropshire County Show and Junior Male Champion at Shrewsbury Calf Show in 2025.
Taking home the Reserve Breed Championship was last week’s Royal Norfolk Show Interbreed Champion Coley 1 Centurion, exhibited by Miss Heather Whittaker. Coley 1 Centurion, a December 2024-born bull, is sired by Gouldingpoll 1 Goldspice and out of Gouldingpoll 1 Duchess 916, the Female Champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2022. Centurion has had a flying year, also picking up Breed Champion and Reserve Interbreed Champion at Shropshire County Show and Reserve Breed Champion at the Royal Highland Show.
Male Championship
Judge Mr Joe Clark commented saying: “It was incredibly hard to split the two bulls. Both bulls are very modern and have the ability to take the breed forward in the right direction. My Overall Champion is so correct and very difficult to fault, has great balance on the move, full of character and style. My Reserve Champion is a bull people need to see for his pure power, such width and muscle. He is very impressive. Taking nothing away from the exceptional standard of females on the day, these two bulls really impressed me, and I look forward to the breed developing more bulls like this in the future.”
Female Championship Presentation
The Female Championship went to this year’s Royal Highland Show Champion Coley 1 Malan, exhibited by Miss Abbie Jackson Carr. Malan is an August 2023-born heifer sired by Romany 1 Distiller and out of Danish cow Kammerherre Malan, and is shown with her first calf JC 1 Del Boy at foot, born in February 2026 by Coley 1 Vincent, joint HCS Bull of the Year in 2023 and former Royal Highland Show Champion.
Coley 1 Mink 751 took the Reserve Female Championship for exhibitor and breeder Miss Heather Whittaker. A January 2025-born heifer, Mink is sired by a ‘blast from the past’ bull Aqua Hollow Talent 24K, a Canadian import born in 1978 and out of Frenchstone P. 1 Eve, a Solpoll 1 Dynamite daughter. Mink won the class for heifers born on or after 1st January 2025, beating six other entries.
The winner of the ‘heifer born in 2024’ class came from S Taylor & D Marsh with Taymar 1 Stella 5th, an October 2024-born heifer. Stella is sired by Holmefold 1 Rocco, a homozygous polled bull sired by Hoghton View 1 Kid Rock, a Dendor 1 Kohinoor son that was Overall Champion at the Shrewsbury Calf Show in 2022. Taymar 1 Stella 5th’s dam is Taymar 1 Stella, a Wirruna Katnook K74 daughter. Stella won against six other entries.
A special mention must go to Myerscough College who had a total of eight entries forward, five of which were all first-calved heifers with calves at foot in the ‘heifer born in 2024’ class. Well done on a great display of Hereford cattle.
The champion pair from the same exhibitor was won by Liam Jackson Carr with JC 1 Marigold 2nd, a March 2025-born heifer, and JC 1 Casino, an April 2025-born bull. Both animals are sired by Coley 1 Vincent.
Herefords placed third in the interbreed team of four
The Hereford breed put forward a team into the Interbreed team of four competition, placing third overall with JC 1 Marigold, Taymar 1 Stella 5th, Dendor 1 Cruzcampo and Coley 1 Centurion. Big congratulations also go to young breeder Abbie Jackson Carr on winning Champion Young Handler.
Very well done to all the exhibitors, breeders and stockmen on a fantastic display of Hereford cattle, and many thanks to Joe Clark for judging.
Words: Maddie Clarke
Results
Bull born before 1st January 2025
1st Coley 1 Centurion, Heather Whittaker
2nd Taymar 1 Cracker, S Taylor & D Marsh
3rd Wythen 1 Blaze, Allen Massey
Bull born after 1st January 2025
1st Dendor 1 Cruzcampo, DE, ED & AL Jones
2nd JC 1 Casino, Liam Jackson-Carr
3rd Hollyvale 1 Casper, A & P Massey
4th JC 1 Cody, Liam Jackson Carr
Bull born after 1st September 2025
1st Myerscough UK181109 60655, Myerscough College
Male Champion Dendor 1 Cruzcampo, DE, ED & AL Jones
Reserve Male Champion Coley 1 Centurion, Heather Whittaker
Cow or heifer in calf or with calf at foot, born before 1st January 2024
1st Coley 1 Malan 697, Abbie Jackson-Carr
Heifer born in 2024
1st Taymar 1 Stella 5th, S Taylor & D Marsh
2nd Hoghton View Beth 1st, A & P Massey
3rd Barbern 1 June 634, Myerscough College
4th Barbern 1 Jackie 644, Myerscough College
5th Barbern 1 Foxglove 646, Myerscough College
6th Barbern 1 Jackie 634, Myerscough College
7th Barbern 1 Satinet 637, Myerscough College
Heifer born on or after 1st January 2025
1st Coley 1 Mink 751, Heather Whittaker
2nd Dendor 1 Holly, DE, ED & AL Jones
3rd JC 1 Marrigold 2nd, Liam Jackson-Carr
4th Sky High 1 Louis Vuitton Lucy, Sally Baxter
5th Wythen 1 Chaos, Allen Massey
6th Bosbury 1 Rosa, David Heath
7th Hollyvale 1 Anna Mary 8th, A & P Massey
Heifer born on or after 1st September 2025
1st Myerscough 1 June 522, Myerscough College
2nd Myerscough 1 June 551, Myerscough College
Female Champion Coley 1 Malan, Abbie Jackson-Carr
Reserve Female Champion Coley 1 Mink 751, Heather Whittaker
Breed Champion Dendor 1 Cruzcampo, DE, ED & AL Jones
Reserve Breed Champion Coley 1 Centurion, Heather Whittaker
Pair of animals owned by the same exhibitor
JC 1 Marrigold 2nd & JC 1 Casino, Liam Jackson-Carr