Normanton 1 Dumbledore works his magic as he conjures up a spooktacular win at this years Agri Expo.

Kicking the calf shows off with a bang and taking the Overall Supreme Championship was Normanton 1 Dumbledore, exhibited by TD & WT Livesey. Dumbledore a September 2025 born bull calf is sired by Cleland 1 Nelson, the 2026 HCS Sire of the Year. His dam Normanton 1 Fistulina 34^th is a Panmure 1 Pudding daughter. No stranger to a championship, Normanton 1 Dumbledore was awarded Reserve Junior Male Champion at the National Poll Show last month. Winning the Bull born in September 2025 class, Normanton 1 Dumbledore is our first potential entry into our Hereford Hotshots sale following Shrewsbury Calf Show on 12^th December 2026.

Taking the Reserve Supreme Championship and Overall Female Champion was Moralee 1 Sparkles RK 419, exhibited by T & D Harrison. Born November 2025 and taking first prize in the Heifer born in November/ December 2025 class, Sparkles is sired by the renowned Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks, Champion of Europe 2021 and former Polled Bull of the Year in 2019. Sparkles dam is Tynedale 1 Sparkles 674, a Dorepoll 1 60G Chinook daughter. A full sister to Sparkles RK 419 was recently sold at Stirling October Bull Sales for 6,500gns. Again, no stranger to the show ring, Sparkles was crowned Reserve Junior Female Champion at this years National Poll Show, Moreton In Marsh.

Speaking to the judge, Mr Jimmy Speirs commented on his champions saying ‘My Overall Champion was seriously impressive. He has real presence in the ring. He’s strong, thick and deep with good locomotion. A worthy breed champion. My Female Champion is feminine, long and stylish. She’ll go on and make a super cow’.

Taking the Reserve Female Championship was Normanton 1 Blue Button 8^th, another champion for TD & WT Livesey. Blue Button 8^th started off by winning the September born heifer class before being crowned Reserve Senior Female Champion. Another Cleland 1 Nelson calf, Blue Button 8^th is out of Normanton Blue Button 5^th, an eleven year old Dorepoll 1 579 Knighthood daughter.

Junior Female Champion was RM 1 Starlet 3199, exhibited by E Hodge. Starlet won first prize in the Heifer born in January/ February 2026 class, beating five other entries. Starlet has a jam packed pedigree with her sire being Gouldingpoll 1 Duncan and her dam Pulham 1 Starlet 11^th, the 2025 National Poll Show Champion. Her full sister RM 1 Starlet was Reserve Overall Champion at Agri Expo 2025 and had a successful summer this year winning Reserve Female Champion at the Great Yorkshire Show.

Reserve Junior Female Champion went to Craigdhu 1 Morag Daphne, exhibited by Margaret Galbraith. Daphne born in April 2026 won the youngest heifer class of the day again beating five other entries. She’s sired by Kingshaugh 1 Uber, a Solpoll 1 Dynamite son. Her dam is Craigdhu 1 Morag, a Normanton 1 Laertes daughter out of a Romany 1 Jane cow.

Winning the Heifer born in October 2025 class was Moralee 1 Kylie BZ414, exhibited by T & D Harrison. From the renowned Moralee 1 Kylie line with another Kylie heifer smashing a centre record at Stirling for T & D Harrison last week selling for 9,000gns, she’s got a pedigree to die for, being sired by homebred bull Moralee 1 Baz and out of Moralee 1 Kylie PR 294, a Moralee 1 RHS Prince daughter. Again no stranger to the show ring, Kylie was Reserve Female Champion at Northumberland Show this year.

Moving onto the bulls and taking Reserve Male Champion and Junior Male Championship title was Wells Head 1 Dakota, exhibited by Lucie Culpan. Dakota won the youngest bull class of the day, Bulls born on or after 1^st March 2026, beating six other entries. Sired by Cogent AI Sire Sky High 1 Take-A-Chance, whose dam is Dendor 1 Jennefer 15^th and sired by Remitall Super Duty 42S a Candian sire. Dakota’s dam is Chrisecca 1 Emily, a Coley 1 Jasper daughter.

JC 1 Delboy took the Reserve Junior Championship, exhibited by Liam Jackson Carr. After having a successful summer across the country winning championships alongside his dam Coley 1 Malan 697, it was Del boys turn to win in his own right, winning the Bull born in January/ February 2026 class. Sired by Coley 1 Vincent, former joint Bull of the Year in 2023 and his dam being Coley 1 Malan 697, a Romany 1 Distiller daughter and also HCS Female of the Year 2026. JC 1 Del Boy is another confirmed entry into the Hereford Hotshots sale, 12th December 2026.

Reserve Senior Male Champion was Midford 1 Dishoom exhibited by William Awan. Dishoom won the Bull born in October 2025 class before being tapped out as Resereve Senior Male Champion. Dishoom is sired by Dendor 1 Ben, a Solpoll 1 Vanquish son and is out of Midford 1 Kate 4^th, a Kinglee 1 The New One daughter.

Coming from the same home was Midford 1 Diablo, winning the Bull born in November/ December 2025 class. Another son of Dendor 1 Ben, his dam is Midford 1 Rosie 1st, another Kinglee 1 The New One Daughter.

Tom and Di Harrison won the Pairs class with their two heifers Moralee 1 Sparkles RK 419 and Moralee 1 Kylie BZ414.

Winning the Group of Three was SC & GL Hartwright with Spartan 1 Duchess PA D333, Spartan 1 Plum PA D307 and Spartan 1 Dynamite, with all three calves being sired by Panmure 1 Admiral.

In the Young Handlers Competition it was Mia Shaw who came out on top winning the Young Handlers aged 15 years and under class and Imogen Sparke took first prize in the 16-21 Years old catergory.

Commenting on the day, Judge Jimmy Speirs said ‘I was very impressed with the quality of the Hereford calves in front of me today. The Hereford exhibitors have done the breed proud at a great cattle event like Agri Expo’.

The society would like to thank Jimmy for a fantastic days judging and congratulations to all the exhibitors on a spectacular showcase of Herefords.

Full list of results:

Judge: Mr Jimmy Speirs

Heifer born on or after 1st March 2026.

1^st Craigdhu Morag Daphne, M Galbraith.

2^nd Back O Hill 1 Spark 2nd, G Brown.

3^rd Wells Head 1 Dalls, Miss L Culpan.

4th Ings Emma Jane 13th, G & A Redmayne.

5th Spartan 1 Duchess PA D333, SC & GL Hartwright.

6th Wellshead 1 Dotty, Lucie Culpan.

Heifer Born In January/ February 2026.

1^st RM 1 Starlet 3199, E Hodge.

2^nd Back O Hill Kathryn, G Brown.

3^rd Spartan 1 Plum PA D307.

4th Moralee Curly FF422, T & D Harrison.

5th Fellowhills 1 Kohnoor Amber, J Hodge.

6th Briarhill 1 Pearl D050, S Jones & A Harding.

Heifer Born In November/ December 2025.

1^st Moralee 1 Sparkles RK419, T & D Harrison.

Heifer Born in October 2025.

1^st Moralee 1 Kylie BZ414, T & D Harrison.

2^nd Back O Hill Kylie, Daniel Holmes.

Heifer Born September 2025.

1^st Normanton 1 Blue Button 87th, TD & WT Livesey.

2^nd Fellowhills 1 Goldfinger Curly, J Hodge.

Junior Female Champion.

RM 1 Starlet 3199, E Hodge.

Reserve Junior Female Champion.

Craigdhu 1 Morag Daphne, Margaret Galbraith.

Senior Female Champion.

Moralee 1 Sparkles RK419, T & D Harrison.

Reserve Senior Female Champion.

Normanton 1 Blue Button 8th, TD & WT Livesey.

Overall Female Champion.

Moralee 1 Sparkles RK419, T & D Harrison.

Reserve Overall Female Champion.

Normanton 1 Blue Button 8th, TD & WT Livesey.

Bull Born on or after 1st March 2026.

1^st Wells Head 1 Dakota, Lucie Culpan.

2^nd Fairshaw Delboy, N & A Oliver.

3^rd Ings 1 Doodlebug, George Redmayne.

4th Ings 1 Dram, George Redmayne.

5th Cheszoy 1 Desirabull, Temple Farm.

6th North Moore Double O Seven, Rebecca Moore.

7th Fellowhills 1 Durham, J Hodge.

Bull Born in Jan/ Feb 2026.

1^st JC 1 DelBoy, Liam Jackson Carr.

2^nd RM 1 Dutton, Emma Hodge.

3^rd Spartan 1 Dynamite, AC & GL Hartwright.

Bull Born in November/ December 2025.

1^st Midford 1 Diablo, William Awan.

Bull born in October 2025.

1^st Midford 1 Dishoom, William Awan.

2^nd Back O Hill 1 Dan The Man, Daniel Holmes.

3^rd Sandlow 1 Casanova, S Jones & A Harding.

Bull Born in September 2025.

1^st Normanton 1 Dumbledore, TD& WT Livesey.

Junior Male Champion.

Wells Head 1 Dakota, Lucie Culpan.

Reserve Junior Male Champion.

JC 1 Del Boy, Liam Jackson Carr.

Senior Male Champion.

Normanton 1 Dumbledore, TD & WT Livesey.

Reserve Senior Champion.

Midford 1 Dishoom, William Awan.

Overall Male Champion.

Normanton 1 Dumbledore, TD & WT Livesey.

Reserve Overall Champion.

Wells Head 1 Dakota, Lucie Culpan.

Class 12, Pairs.

1^st T & D Harrison.

2^nd William Awan.

3^rd Lucie Culpan.

4th J Hodge.

Class 13, Group of Three.

1^st SC & GL Hartwright.

Overall Champion.

Normanton 1 Dumbledore, TD & WT Livesey.

Reserve Overall Champion.

Moralee 1 Sparkles RK 419, T & D Harrison.

Young Handlers 15 years and under.

1^st Mia Shaw.

2^nd Abbie Jackson Carr.

3^rd Lucie Culpan.

4th Kyla Porteaus.

Young Handlers 16-21 years.

1^st Imogen Sparke.

2^nd Lucy Sanderson.

3^rd Aaron Oliver.

Written by Maddie Clarke.