Leading the Hereford section at Westmorland Show and taking the breed champion title was Coley 1 Pilot from Graham Shepherd, Preston, tapped out by Jack Henry of Blakelaw Herefords, West Yorkshire. Purchased for a record poll bull price of 13,000gns at the 2018 Designer Genes sale, it was also named Hereford Champion of Europe and UK Hereford bull of the year. Born in January 2017, it is out of Romany 1 Ishbel and by Coley 1 Maverick.

Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 from T and D Harrison, Northumberland stood reserve champion. An animal now known to most, it has had a good deal of success across the country this summer. Senior female champion at the National Poll Show, it is April 2019-born and by the 2019 UK sire of the year, SMH King Size 87K, and out of Coley 1 Pippa 356. This season, the heifer has already been named reserve native interbreed champion at Staffordshire County, reserve breed and female champion at Devon County, female champion at the Great Yorkshire and reserve breed champion at the Royal Highland Showcase.

The Harrisons also took first place in the pairs class with Moralee 1 Vandal RK V16 and Morlee 1 Villian RK V17, both by Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12, which was interbreed champion at Devon County, native interbreed champion at the Royal Highland Showcase and reserve interbreed champion at the Great Yorkshire.

Coley 1 Vincent, another familiar animal on this summer’s show circuit stood first place in the 2020-born bull class. September 2020-born, it was reserve supreme and junior champion at the Great Yorkshire Show before standing reserve junior male champion at Moreton. A Fabb 1 Northern Star son, it is out of Gouldingpoll 1 Duchess 591, a daughter of the Canadian-bred Remitall Super Duty 42S.

Eveter 1 Demelza 5th from Emma Jackson, Lancashire took the red ticket in the junior female class. A Normanton 1 Laertes daughter, it is out of Barbern 1 June 349, bred by Barbara and Bernard Rimmer.

 

Although numbers were down slightly on a normal year, a great display of the breed circulated the ring at Moreton-in-Marsh Show, with the crowd looking on as judge Richard Edwards sorted through the classes.

Kinglee 1 Miss 639 stole the show and strode into the supreme champion spot with owner and exhibitor Will Awan of Midford Herefords, Bath, in only his fifth year of society membership. Also intermediate female champion, this heifer was first seen by the young breeder at a visit to the Kinglee herd of Pete Cobley, Leicestershire in November 2020 and says three weeks after the visit he made contact to arrange its purchase. Born in March 2020, it is a daughter of Cleland 1 Nelson which is sired by Moeskaer 1 Keno. The maternal side of its pedigree carries Leo’s Pride, Panmure and Hawkesbury breeding.

Richard Edwards commented this heifer was just his type, being a ‘beautiful colour’ and ‘just what a Hereford should look like’.

On their first appearance at the National Poll Show, Calum Smith and Anna Wilson took the reserve spot with Studdolph 1 Barbie 754, with Iona Smith on the halter, mirroring the intermediate championship. Having started its life in Pembrokeshire with breeders TG, EI and EN Thorne, this heifer was purchased privately by the young couple in October 2020 as a six month calf to join their 25 female Milovaig herd in Ardersie, Inverness which this year celebrates its 25^th birthday. By stock bull Lowesmoor 1 Nasser, sired by Dorepoll 1 499 High Society, it is out of a Studdolph-bred female, sired by Weybrook 1 Duke and is the most successful animal carrying the Studdolph prefix to compete at the National Poll Show yet.

The junior female title was handed to Coley 1 Lily 561 from Heather Whittaker, Halifax. October 2020-born, it is by Panmure 1 Henry son, Gouldingpoll 1 Goldspice, and out of Grangefell Carol Lily 753 which carries Ervie breeding on both sides of its pedigree.

Spartan 1 Polly T122 from SC and GL Hartwright, Oxfordshire which stood reserve to the Coley heifer in its class, took the reserve position in the female championship. Sired by the 8,000gns Solpoll 1 Perfection, it is out of a Ruckmans’ Polly female, which goes back to the Fisher herd.

Already with a collection of successes this summer, Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 from Tom and Di Harrison stood senior female champion. April 2019-born, it is by the 2019 UK sire of the year, SMH King Size 87K, and out of Coley 1 Pippa 356, which was breed champion at the Royal Highland in 2019. This season, this heifer has already been named reserve native interbreed champion at Staffordshire County, reserve breed and female champion at Devon County, female champion at the Great Yorkshire and reserve breed champion at the Royal Highland Showcase.

Following through the class and into the reserve senior female position was Bowendu 1 Isabella Rose and is a daughter of the Hollyvale 1 Northern Star which stood reserve supreme champion at Moreton in 2017. It is out of Dendor 1 Holly 7^th, a daughter of Solpoll 1 Gilbert, the three times UK sire of the year.

Class sizes were reduced in the bulls section, but some quality animals circulated the ring. Taking the senior male champion title was Hoghton View 1 Jackaroo from Steven and Lizzie Walker, Preston. A son of the $95,000 Minlacowie Jubilant J123, a bull bred by JJ Honner and sons, South Australia, Jackaroo is out of Dendor 1 Anna Mary 30th, a SMH Euro 30E daughter.

Taking the reserve male champion title was Taymar 1 Trailblazer from S Taylor and D Marsh. Born in October 2019, it is by Pulham Powerhouse, a bull of Clipston Tiara R16 which was the 2015 horned female of the year. It is out of Northern Irish-bred Richmount 1 Nina, purchased from James Graham.

Heading up the intermediate male championship was Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright, another of this show season’s most successful animals, having stood reserve champion at Staffordshire County, reserve male at the Royal Lancashire and winning its class at Shropshire County. Another by Solpoll 1 Perfection, it is out of Hawkesbury 1 Volcano daughter, Panmure 1 Plum K19.

Twinshock 1 Paddy’s Boy from Phil Martindale, Bolton was tapped out as reserve intermediate male champion with Steven O’Kane on the steering end. Reserve champion at the Royal Lancashire Show, it is March 2020-born. By Fabb 1 Northern Star, it is out of Herberry 1 Lucy Belle which went through the Designer Genes ring in-calf at 7,000gns in 2019.

Another Kinglee-bred champion, this time from Pete Cobley himself took the junior male title. Kinglee 1 Victorious was selected for the title and as per the supreme champion, is a Cleland 1 Nelson son, out of Kinglee 1 Star 371, a Leos Pride 1 Ellis daughter. This November 2020-born bull also took the overall junior champion title.

Heather Whittaker added the reserve junior male title to her show-wins, with Coley 1 Vincent, led by Andrew Hughes. September 2020-born, it was reserve supreme and junior champion at the Great Yorkshire Show. A Fabb 1 Northern Star son, it is out of Gouldingpoll 1 Duchess 591, a daughter of the Canadian-bred Remitall Super Duty 42S.

DE, ED and AL Jones, Caersws, Powys took the red tickets in both of the group of three classes, with the progeny group sired by Dendor 1 Nairobi, while SC and GL Hartwright took the pairs class.

Spartan Herefords’ Luke Murphy was presented the Ted Hewitson cup as the stockman responsible for the herd with the most points gained.

In Friday night’s young handlers’ competition, judged by Joshua Briggs, 15 year old Finlay Soutter won his first overall title, while sister Isla won the senior class and eight year old Mia Shaw won in the juniors’ class. Finlay was again triumphant in Saturday’s competition, judged by Nick and Lucy Holdsworth, winning the overall title and his intermediate age group. Mia Shaw again won her age group, while Will Awan led the senior class.

Results

Group of three animals by the same sire, 1^st, DE, ED and AL Jones; 2^nd, SC and GL Hartwright; 3^rd, RA Mitchell

Group of three animals to include both sexes, 1^st, DE, ED and AL Jones; 2^nd, SC and GL Hartwright; 3^rd, RA Mitchell

Pairs, 1^st, SC and GL Hartwright; 2^nd, DE, ED and AL Jones; 3^rd, TG, EI and EN Thorne

Cow born before 31 August 2018 with calf at-foot, 1^st, TG, EI and EN Thorne, Glenvale 1 Polly 617; 2^nd, M Ludgate, Rempstone 1 Dowager V424; 3^rd, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell

Heifer born on or between 1 January and 31 August 2019, 1^st, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11; 2^nd, L and L Bowen, Bowendu 1 Isabella Rose; 3^rd, T Jarvis, Valley View 1 Sparkle

Heifer born on or between 1 September and 31 December 2019, 1^st, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Carefree Girl; 2^nd. S Taylor and D Marsh, Solpoll 1 Starlet T5

Heifer born on or between 1 January and 28 February 2020, 1^st, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Duchess T95; 2^nd, RA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Bethany; 3^rd, RA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Bella

Heifer born on or between 1 March and 31 March 2020, 1^st, W Awan, Kinglee 1 Miss 639; 2^nd, DE, ED and AL Jones, Dendor 1 Jano 21^st; 3^rd, M Ludgate, Rempstone 1 Bonny Lass BN566

Heifer born on or between 1 April and 30 April 2020, 1^st, D and S Smith and son, Studdolph 1 Barbie 754; 2^nd, DE, ED and AL Jones, Dendor 1 Holly 12^th; 3^rd, M Ludgate, Rempstone 1 Curly BN583

Heifer born on or between 1 May and 31 August 2020, TG, EI and EN Thorne, Glenvale 1 Angela 767; 2^nd, TG, EI and EN Thorne, Glenvale 1 Polly 764; 3^rd, FJ Wood and sons, Pepperstock 1 Leslie V706

Heifer born on or between 1 September and 31 October 2020, 1^st, Miss H Whittaker, Coley 1 Lily 561; 2^nd, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Polly T122; 3^rd, DP Jones Agricultural Contracting, Maxstoke 1 Helen 750

Heifer born on or after 1 November 2020, 1^st, R Coates, RTC 1 Terri 440; 2^nd, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Pearl; 3^rd, Miss H Jackson, Hudley 1 Luna

Bull born on or between 1 January and 31 August 2019, 1^st, S Walker, Hoghton View 1 Jackaroo

Bull born on or between 1 January and 28 February 2020, 1^st, S Taylor and D Marsh, Taymar 1 Trailblazer

Bull born on or between 1 January and 28 February 2020, 1^st, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Typhoon; 2^nd, RA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Barnaby

Bull born on or between 1 March and 30 April 2020, 1^st, P Martindale, Twinshock 1 Paddy’s Boy; 2^nd, DE, ED and AL Jones, Dendor 1 Triple H; 3^rd, T and D Harrison, Dendor 1 Tecwyn

Bull born on or between 1 May and 31 August 2020, 1^st, P Walker, Crackleybank 1 Terminator; 2^nd, S Jones, Sandlow 1 Taxman; 3^rd, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Tropic Thunder

Bull born on or between 1 September and 31 October 2020, Miss H Whittaker, Coley 1 Vincent; 2^nd, P Cobley, Kinglee 1 Vandyke; 3^rd, L and L Bowen, Bowendu 1 Viagra

Bull born on or after 1 November 2020, 1^st, P Cobley, Kinglee 1 Victorious; 2^nd, DP Jones Agricultural Contracting; 3^rd, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Vandal RK V16

Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 from Tom and Di Harrison was victorious in the breed championship at Staffordshire County Show, continuing a successful summer despite a reduced show circuit. The heifer was tapped out by Jack Henry, West Yorkshire in the breed judging, before named as reserve native champion the following day by Jim Barber, Cheshire.

April 2019-born, it is yet another by the prolific SMH King Size 87K and out of Coley 1 Pippa 356 which stood breed champion at the Royal Highland in 2017, a daughter of Australian sire, Days Calibre G74 daughter. Together with Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright, this heifer also made up one half of the winning pair of animals.

Reserve and male champion was Clares 1 Stafford from M and C Whieldon, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Born in May 2019, it is by Cogent’s Netherhall 1 Oz Daffy M024 and out of Romany 1 Dawn H12 M55 and won the senior bull class at Shropshire County Show last month.

Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright, Abingdon, Oxfordshire stood reserve champion, and also did well at Shropshire County where it won its class, and has since taken the reserve male title at the Royal Lancashire Show. It is a son of Solpoll 1 Perfection, purchased at the 2019 society spring show and sale for 8,000gns from Northern Ireland’s John and William McMordie and went on to win the 2019 Devon County and Royal Bath and West breed championships.

R and RI Shaw, Cheshire and heifer Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell produced the reserve female champion. By Hallwood 1 Knight, it is out of Kinglee 1 Oyster Girl 495, a daughter of Kinglee 1 Jowett and won its senior cow class at the Royal Lancashire.

Another from the Shaws, Hallwood 1 Carefree Girl, led the March 2019 to March 2020 born heifer class. October 2019-born, this female is sired by herd sire Vexour 1 Ned, a son of Solpoll 1 Landmark, and out of a home-bred female.

SA Jones and CH Corbishley, Cheshire moved to the fore in the junior heifer class with Sandlow 1 Delilah. By Rempstone 1 Mines-A-Double E432, it is out of Silvertrees 1 Dalcota, bred by A Davies.

Beca 1 Tinkerbell from Joseph Twose, Whitland, Carmarthenshire took the champion position at Pembrokeshire County Show, which was run as an exhibitors-only event.

March-2020 born, this heifer is by the prolific Normanton 1 Laertes and out of Black Hall 1 Portia, bred by Herefordshire’s Jenny Pudge, which carries Auckvale breeding on its paternal side. It also took the red ticket in the most junior female class.

Given the task of judging was Matthew Gray, Bromyard, Herefordshire. He described the heifer as ‘stylish, with a lot of potential’, adding it had ‘great depth and width through the loin’ with good colouring and markings, catching his eye as soon as it walked in the ring.

The reserve spot was claimed by Bowendu 1 Viagra from L and L Bowen, Nelson, Glamorgan, having already won the bull born before January 2020 class that day. October 2020-born, it is a son of Panmure 1 Nugget which the breeders purchased from Paul Moyle and Vicky Weller, Newport having already made the journey south from breeders JM Cant and partners, Tayside. It is out of the Irish-bred Herberry 1 Lucy Sky which was purchased for 7,000gns at the 2019 Designer Genes sale.

Matthew said the young bull had ‘great muscularity in its loin and the hind quarter’. He said although it was a young male, it had a lot to offer, with great breed character, and had won a tough class.

The senior female class saw Glenvale 1 Polly 617 from locals TG, EI and EN Thorne move to the fore. This October 2016-born female is sired by Dendor 1 Ledley, a son of Solpoll 1 Gilbert. Out of a home-bred female from the Polly family which does so well for the Thorne family, its dam is a Bosa 1 Arnold daughter.

Achieving 200 entries forward for the second year running, the National Hereford Virtual Show has proven to be the opportunity in 2021 for all breeders of Hereford cattle registered in the horned section of the UK Hereford herd book to showcase their stock.

Entries were once again received from herds far and wide and the standard of quality provided a considerable task for the international judging panel to position each of their 14 class winners, runners-up and champions.

This task fell to Aled and Jen Jones of Dendor Herefords, Wales; Anselm Fitzgerald of Grianan Herefords, Republic of Ireland and Erica Haliday of Ben Nevis Angus, Australia, who were all separately asked to place every animal in each class and to make their final selections from the winners to decide the male and female championships, which were also contributed to by a public vote.

Taking the male championship and receiving a £150 feed voucher kindly offered by NHC Virtual Show sponsor Manor Farm Feeds was Drumatee Rocket, owned by JR Whitlow and family of HighHouse Herefords, Worcester. Spotted as a calf by the Whitlows as a potential future herd sire, Rocket was purchased at the NIHBA premier show and sale at Dungannon back in February 2020 from breeder John Conlon, County Armagh. Sired by two-time winner of the best stock bull award in the NIHBA herd competition, Cill Cormaic Nevada, and out of Drumatee Blossom 813, it was selected as the winner of the January 2018 to August 2019 class of bulls and proved consistently popular both with the public and judges.

Erica Haliday admired the quality throughout the male championship describing it as ‘a great class of bulls from start to finish’, praising Drumatee Rocket for having ‘natural thickness through the lower part of his hindquarters and [being] muscled closely to the hock.’

The overall female champion came from the largest class of the competition with 29 entries forward, for cows born between September 2015 and August 2018. It was Clipston Pansy B3, owned by PRJ and LR Vincent, Norfolk, and bred by R and R Westaway, Market Harborough, which triumphed with its January 2021-born calf Pulham Pansy 28th at-foot. The calf further proved the quality of the outfit by also achieving a fourth place from 19 entries in the youngest heifer calf class.

As her choice for female champion, judge Erica Haliday praised the animal. She said: “She is a stunning female who best combines structural correctness and natural thickness with an extra special quality element; mostly this is in her beautiful fine skin which indicates softness, doing ability and carcase quality.”

Clipston Pansy B3 is sired by the renowned Irish bull Moyclare Malcolm bred by M Molloy, Offaly and is out of Clipston Pansy K15. As winners of the female championship, the Vincent family receive a Moocall calving sensor kindly sponsored by Moocall, who have been great supporters of NHC events in recent years.

Following a remarkably successful showing of entries from the Dieulacresse herd, yielding top-five placings for eight of their animals across seven classes, the competition finished with both the reserve male and reserve female championships awarded to home-bred animals from Messrs Spooner, Leek. In the male ranking it was Dieulacresse Tic Tac, winner of the January 2020 to August 2020 bull class, which took the reserve male champion title and garnered high praise again from the judges. Erica Haliday described it as a ‘standout bull for quality who adds a flawless combination of natural thickness and correctness, as well as having balance and sire appeal’. This bull’s pedigree is full of quality breeding including grand-sire Mara Humorous bred by RN and MA Borwick, a prolific producer of show winners, and itself a winner of the HCBA best stock bull and progeny award in 2016.

Winning the reserve female championship was Dieulacresse Dowager 41st also from Messrs Spooner, Leek; winner of the most senior female class of the show for cows born in August 2015 or before. Born in October 2014 and with January 2021-born heifer calf Dieulacresse Dowager 56th at-foot, this cow is by the prolific Australian AI sire Mawarra After Shock, of which the EU semen rights are jointly owned by the Dieulacresse and Haven herds. This cow was described by judges Aled and Jen Jones as a ‘good smooth cow [with] very little waste on her and an excellent udder’.

Among the further class winners, it was also a well-rewarded effort for D Thurman of the Brambles herd, Isle of Wight, who not only scooped the first and second prizes in the September 2018 to August 2019 female class with Brambles Luna and Brambles Ophelia respectively, but also achieved top-five placings in the eldest two female classes and the January 2020 bull class, all with home-bred stock. Class winner Brambles Luna is sired by Haven Neptune by EL Lewis and son, and was regarded by Erica Haliday as a ‘big capacity cow with a thumping calf at-foot’.

Also experiencing double success in one class were J and L Lewis of Boycefield Herefords, Dilwyn, Herefordshire, placing first and second in the hotly contested section for heifers born September 2019 to December 2019. Pipping its stable mate to the post was Boycefield Curly 27th, sired by Lisrace Lumberjack 18th bred by DR Wilson, Co Fermanagh, and out of home-bred Boycefield Curly 7th. Described by Aled and Jen Jones as being equipped with ‘great bone’ and being ‘clean through the front [and] really well-balanced’, it made it to the top spot just ahead of Boycefield Louisa 38th.

Long-standing supporters of the National Hereford Club, W and R Kemp and sons, Bishop Auckland rose to the top of the January 2020 to March 2020 heifer class with Auckvale Lively 1971T. A heifer with a show-winning pedigree, it is out of Auckvale Lively 1058H, senior female champion at the 2018 National Hereford Show at Tenbury Wells, and sired by Auckvale Kalgoorlie 1322K, reserve senior male champion in 2019 at the same event.

Erica Haliday said: “She is as a ‘super heifer [which] will grow into a magnificent cow and I can’t wait to see her then”.

Having been placed first in its class as a calf in last year’s competition, it was Hayestone Wyandot T135 bred and owned by A G Cork, Wolverhampton, which took the top spot this time in the April 2020 to August 2020 heifer class. Sired by Miss H Cork’s Hayes Phoenix , bred from the widely successful Badlingham Blossom family, and out of Dovemount Wyandot K1, bred by Thorley Bros, Derbyshire, this yearling was described by judge Anselm Fitzgerald as ‘a beautiful, sweet heifer with lots of eye appeal’.

Pulham Blossom 29th from PRJ and LR Vincent took first place in another well-supported class, this time for heifers born between September 2020 and December 2020. A daughter of the previous year’s reserve male champion of the NHC Virtual Show, Shiloh-Farm Elite bred by H and S Murray, Westmeath, its dam Pulham Blossom 23rd, also descended from the famous Badlingham Blossom family. This calf was described by Aled and Jen Jones as being a ‘sweet heifer’, with ‘great markings and style’.

Commented on by Anselm Fitzgerald as ‘a heifer with lots of style and breed character, combined with power and substance’, the winner of the youngest female class of the competition was Broughan Jubilee, bred and owned by S Curry, Armagh, Northern Ireland. Born in March 2021 and just five months old at the time of judging, this promising young calf and herd mate Broughan Juniper which placed second in this class are both sired by Gurteragh Aristocrat 758, bred by M O’Keefe, Cork.

Back to the male standings, and it was perhaps no surprise that Haven Rover, owned by DJ Makin, Hereford and bred by EL Lewis and son, also of Hereford, caught the eye of the judges in its bulls born in December 2017 or before class. A son of Haven Lamborghini, male champion in the 2020 Virtual Show and twice senior male champion at the National Hereford Show in 2017 and 2019, judge Anselm Fitzgerald commented it is ‘a bull with lots of power and a strong top line’.

Another herd which is never far from the top of the line-up is that of RA Bradstock and partners, Free Town, Tarrington who dominated the September 2019 to December 2019 bull class with Free Town Truman in first place, Free Town Talent in second place, and having bred the fifth-placed Free Town Tiger, exhibited by owners Robert and Nicola Birchall of the Deanery herd, Stafford. Speaking on Free Town Truman as the winner of this class, Aled and Jen Jones commented it was ‘full of breed character [and] stands out well on four legs, with good heels and pasterns’.

It was Pulham Vanguard, owned and bred by PRJ and LR Vincent, Norfolk and sired by former National Hereford Show junior male champion Pulham Powerhouse, which stood first in the September 2020 to December 2020 bull calf class.

Anselm Fitzgerald said: “He was a well-balanced young bull with lots of breed character, he stands with a leg in each corner and has the potential to be a great sire”.

Standing second was Pulham Va Va Voom, also exhibited by breeders PRJ and LR Vincent, fighting off close competition in the form of two Haven calves from EL Lewis and son, Haven Virtual and Haven Voltage, which placed third and fifth respectively, and Boycefield Virat from J and L Lewis which placed fourth.

The final class of the show was for the youngest of the male section; calves born January 2021 to April 2021, which was won by DC Smith and son, Talog with March-born Laxfield Silverado. Sired by Laxfield Wilberforce and out of Laxfield Silver 11th [*], this calf clearly made an impression on judge Anselm Fitzgerald who described it as ‘a young calf with lots of quality, well made with great softness and looks’. DC Smith and son also took the second placing in this class with Laxfield Condor.

The National Hereford Club would again like to thank our sponsors Moocall and Manor Farm Feeds for their continued support, and also thank the many exhibitors who took time to contribute to the competition, presenting such an outstanding selection of cattle for the judges to contemplate in every class. Special thanks also go to the international panel of judges for the event: Aled and Jen Jones of Dendor Herefords; Anselm Fitzgerald of Grianan Herefords and Erica Haliday of Ben Nevis Angus, who lent their expertise to complete the difficult job of placing every one of the 200 entries.

Photographs of the top five placings in each class are available to view on the National Hereford Club website.

 

It was the turn of SC and GL Hartwright to lead the Hereford classes at the Royal Lancashire Show with Spartan 1 Duchess T95, making the long trip from Oxfordshire worthwhile.

Led by Katherine Shaw, this February 2020-born heifer is out of Ruckmans 1 Orange 1332. It is by Panmure 1 Henry son Solpoll 1 Perfection, purchased at the spring show and sale at Hereford in 2019 for 8,000gns from Northern Irish breeders John and William McMordie.

Directed into the reserve position by judge James Ludgate, was male champion Twinshock 1 Paddys Boy from Phil Martindale, Bolton. Born in March 2020, it is by the prolific Fabb 1 Northern Star, which is a son of the Canadian Square-D Tortuga 953T. Its dam Herberry 1 Lucy Belle, a Dendor 1 Kohinoor daughter, went through the Designer Genes ring at 7,000gns in 2019, in-calf to this young bull.

Reserve male was another from the Hartwrights, in the form of Spartan 1 Typhoon which has already won classes this summer at the Great Yorkshire and Shropshire County. It is another sired by Perfection which won the 2019 Devon County and Royal Bath and West breed championships.

From Emma Jackson, a local to the show, Eveter 1 Demelza 5^th followed the Spartan heifer through its heifer class and into the position of reserve female champion. A Normanton 1 Laertes daughter, it is out of Barbern 1 June 349, bred by Barbara and Bernard Rimmer.

S Taylor and D Marsh, Leyland, Lancashire, were handed the red ticket in the senior bull class with Taymar 1 Trailblazer. By Pulham Powerhouse which carries Australian blood on its paternal side, it is out of Northern Irish-bred Richmount 1 Nina.

The senior cow class was led by Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell from Cheshire-based R and RI Shaw with its heifer calf, Hallwood 1 Pearl, at-foot. By Hallwood 1 Knight, it is out of Kinglee 1 Oyster Girl 495, a daughter of Kinglee 1 Jowett.

There was further success for Emma Jackson in the 2019 heifer class. Eveter 1 Gin 2^nd, by Haven Hotspur, was shown with its Panmure 1 Henry sired heifer calf, Eveter 1 Gin 3^rd V27, at-foot.

In the pairs, it was again Hartwrights who came out on top, with their champion Spartan 1 Duchess T95 and stable mate Spartan 1 Amy 3rd T97.

In the overall young handlers’ competition, Hereford young breeders performed well, with Katherine Shaw of Hallwood Herefords placing second, brother Ryan Shaw in third place and Eva Jackson of Eveter Herefords in fourth position.

At a blistering Shropshire County Show, Albany Liliana from FW Cook and son, Fen End Over, Cambridgeshire navigated its way to the champion Traditional Hereford position, as judged by Richard Bradstock, Tarrington, Herefordshire.

An in-calf heifer, it was born in September 2019 and is by the 2017 Royal Three Counties Show Traditional champion Albany Lincoln. Also named exhibitor-bred champion, it is out of Albany Lulu by Boresisle Lawrence.

Standing reserve was Midford Spotlight 1st from Will Awan, Bath, who also won the native interbreed that day with his Hereford champion from the main classes. Another with Boreisle breeding, this time on the maternal side, it is by Darmon Hickory, which is a Laxfield Hustle son.

Heading up the male section and awarded the junior championship was March 2020-born Hockerwood Zeus from Patrick and Esther Lynn, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Out of an Albany-bred Langridge Sovereign daughter, it is by the Llandinabo Zest son, Carpenters Zorro.

Carpenters Morgan from Helen MacLeod, Worcestershire was tapped out as reserve male champion. The same age as the male champion and out of a Llandinabo Zest daughter, it is by stock bull Shefford Monarch, a grandson of Free Town Kendal which sold for 17,000gns in 1976.

FW Cook and son were also victorious in the 2020-born heifer class with Albany Sioux, a maiden heifer born March 2020, sired by 2017 Royal Three Counties Show Traditional champion, Albany Lincoln. The breeders were successful in the pairs competition with Albany Liliana and Albany Laramie given first place.

Results

Supreme, female and exhibitor-bred champion, F W Cook and son, Albany Liliana; reserve supreme and reserve female champion, W Awan, Midford Spotlight 1st

Male and junior champion, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zeus; reserve male champion, H MacLeod, Carpenters Morgan

Any age bull, 1st, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zeus; 2nd, H MacLeod, Carpenters Morgan; 3rd, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zoom

Cow in-calf born in 2018 or before, 1st, W Awan, Midford Spotlight 1st

Heifer born in 2019, 1st, F W Cook and son, Albany Liliana; 2nd, F W Cook and son, Albany Oyster Girl 22nd

Heifer born in 2020, 1st, F W Cook and son, Albany Sioux; 2nd, F W Cook and son, Albany Laramie; 3rd, H MacLeod, Carpenters Laura

Pair from one exhibitor, 1st, F W Cook and son, Albany Liliana and Albany Laramie; 2nd, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zeus and Hockerwood Zoom

Having already had a successful trip to Harrogate earlier that week winning its heifer class, Kinglee 1 Miss 639 from Will Awan, Bath reigned in the ring at Shropshire County Show, winning native interbreed and breed champion with Mark Chandler, Shropshire sorting the classes.

Bred by Peter Cobley it was purchased in a private deal in late 2020 from the Leicestershire-based breeder. Out of a Kinglee female, this March 2020-born heifer is by Cleland 1 Nelson which is paternal brother to Bakgard 1 Keno, breed champion at the 2017 Royal Welsh Show.

In reserve was Dieulacresse Tic Tac from Anthony Spooner, Upperhulme, Staffordshire. This April 2020-born horned bull is sired by Free Town Nucleus, a son of Marra Humorous and out of a home-bred Haven Governor daughter from the Babette family.

As per tradition at the show, the male and female champion, Dieulacresse Tic Tac and Kinglee 1 Miss 639, went into the interbreed pairs championship where they triumphantly stood reserve.

DE, ED and AL Jones, Caersws, Powys took both the reserve male and female championship titles and together went on to win the pair class within the breed. Dendor 1 Triple H, an April 2020-born bull, stood reserve male champion. The young bull is by Dendor 1 Nairobi, the 2018 National Poll Show champion and out of a home-bred Echo female.

Dendor 1 Jano 21st was selected as reserve female and is also sired by Dendor 1 Nairobi. It is out of SMH Euro 30E a sired female, and was also born in April 2020.

The most senior bull class on display was led by Clares 1 Stafford from M Whieldon, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Born in May 2019, it is by Cogent’s Netherhall 1 Oz Daffy M024 and out of Romany 1 Dawn H12 M55.

Free Town Talent from RA Bradstock and partners, Tarrington, Herefordshire won the July to December 2019-born bull class. November 2019-born, it is by Irish sire Moyclare Quinlan and out of Free Town Distant, a Marra Humorous daughter.

Not yet home after a class win at Harrogate, Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright, Abingdon, Oxfordshire came out on top of the January to March 2020-born bull class. It is a son of Solpoll 1 Perfection, purchased at the 2019 society spring show and sale for 8,000gns from Northern Ireland’s John and William McMordie and went on to win the 2019 Devon County and Royal Bath and West breed championships.

With its calf at-foot, Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell from R and RI Shaw, Ledsham, Cheshire was the favourite in the senior cow class. By Hallwood 1 Knight, it is out of Kinglee 1 Oyster Girl 495 which carries Cobley breeding on either side of its pedigree.

Another from the Hartwrights, this time Spartan 1 Jen 2nd, took the red prize card in the July to June 2019 heifer class. This is a Moralee 1 Pie Man daughter and is out of a cow bred from the Jen family at Englefield Herefords, Reading.

The next heifer class up saw Hallwood 1 Carefree Girl, again from R and RI Shaw, go to the fore. Born in October 2019, it is by Vexour 1 Ned which goes back to the well-regarded Panmure 1 Henry.

From Daniel and Elizabeth Milner’s Callaughton herd, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, Coley 1 Mynte 531 stood at the head of the junior heifer class and went through the ring at the spring show and sale at Shrewsbury to a top call of 4,100gns. With a pedigree packed with Danish breeding, it is by Moeskaer Vegas 1451 and out of Bondes 1 Mynte.

Mirroring the result at Harrogate, a trio of Solpoll 1 Perfection sired animals from SC and GL Hartwright lead the groups of three.

In the young handlers, Katherine Shaw of Hallwood Herefords took the overall championship, fighting off stiff competition.

In a glimpse of normality as the sun shone on exhibitors at the Great Yorkshire Show, Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12 from Tom and Di Harrison, Mickley, Northumberland impressed again and was tapped out as reserve interbreed champion by George Young, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.

Having already stood interbreed champion at Devon County and native interbreed at the Royal Highland Showcase this year, as well as interbreed junior bull at the 2019 Royal Welsh, Rebel Kicks is no stranger to the ring.

Led by Steven O’Kane, this impressive bull is by Danish-bred SMH King Size 87K, the 2019 sire of the year and out of Romany 1 Dawn D1 M6. Born in April 2018, it also stood poll bull of the year and joint bull of the year in 2019, as announced at the 2019 society annual dinner.

This senior bull also made up one half of the interbreed native champion pair alongside class winner Coley 1 Nova 351 from Heather Whittaker, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Following Rebel Kicks through the male championship and into the reserve supreme spot was junior bull Coley 1 Vincent from Heather Whittaker, as judged by Des Kelly, Co Tyrone. September 2020-born, this Fabb 1 Northern Star son is out of Gouldingpoll 1 Duchess 591, which is a daughter of the Canadian-bred Remitall Super Duty 42S. It was also selected as junior champion.

Heading up the female championship was Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 which is another animal already successfully shown this summer from Tom and Di Harrison. April 2019-born, Pippa is again by the prolific SMH King Size 87K which has bred many champions for the Harrisons. Out of Coley 1 Pippa 356, its dam stood breed champion at the Royal Highland in 2017.

Hollyvale 1 Leyla 7^th from Allen and Phil Massey, Bury, Lancashire was selected as reserve female champion and also won the youngest heifer class. October 2020-born, it is by stock bull Netherhall 1 Jack P517 and out of a home-bred female, sired by Dendor 1 Leroy.

The September 2019 to March 2020-born bull class was led by Oxfordshire-based SC and GL Hartwright’s Spartan 1 Typhoon. This February-born bull is a son of Solpoll 1 Perfection, bred by Northern Irish breeders John and William McMordie, and purchased at the 2019 society spring show and sale for 8,000gns, before winning multiple show prizes.

Coley 1 Nova 351 which went on to stand champion in the Blythewood native pair champions was given the red ticket in the senior cow class. Six years old, it is by Blakelaw 1 Calzaghe, the 2012 UK bull of the year and one of the breeder’s first purchases within the breed.

The journey from Bath paid dividends for young breeder Will Awan who won the January to March 2020-born heifer class with Kinglee 1 Miss 639, bred by Peter Cobley, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. Out of a Kinglee female, this March 2020-born female is by Cleland 1 Nelson which carries Danish breeding on its paternal side.

In the group of three, SC and GL Hartwright came up trumps again with trio of Solpoll 1 Perfection sired animals. The pairs competition was won by Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12 and Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11.

Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12 from Tom and Di Harrison, Mickley, Northumberland was selected by judge Colin Hutchings, Dulverton, Somerset as interbreed champion at Devon County Show, pipping a Limousin heifer to the top spot.

Also taking the breed championship, the bull already has this year’s Royal Highland Showcase native interbreed title to its name and stood interbreed junior bull at the Royal Welsh Show in 2019.

Born in April 2018, it is by Danish-bred SMH King Size 87K, the 2019 sire of the year and out of Romany 1 Dawn D1 M6. Already with a string of accolades to its name, having also stood joint poll bull of the year and reserve bull of the year in 2019.

Tasked with the Hereford judging, Keith Jempson, Banbury, Oxfordshire described the bull as ‘fantastic’, being full of style and fleshing, with a tremendous temperament and being good on its legs.

Success was also had in the exhibitor-bred group of three championship for the Northumberland breeders, with Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks taking the reserve position with stable mates Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 and Moralee 1 Kylie KS T29.

Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 had already won the reserve breed and female champion titles. April 2019-born, Pippa is another by the prolific SMH King Size 87K which does so well for the Harrisons. It is out of Coley 1 Pippa 356 which stood breed champion at the Royal Highland in 2017, a daughter of Australian sire Days Calibre G74. Keith noted the heifer was ‘really lovely’, being ‘very classy’.

Reserve female champion was selected as Moralee 1 Kylie KS T29, again from the Harrisons. Another King Size daughter, it is out of Moralee 1 Kylie, which is out of the Harrisons’ original Kylie female. Kylie KS T29 is a full sister to Kylie KS S11 which was overall champion at the Christmas calf show at Shrewsbury in 2019, and junior champion at the National Poll Show in the same year.

The reserve male title was given to Lanscombe 1 Barnaby from RA and VA Mitchell, Dorchester, Dorset. February 2020-born, it is by Vexour 1 Phantom and out of Lanscombe 1 Lexie, a Bromham 1 Vim daughter, and was first in the junior bull class.

Auckvale 1 Janet 1756R from Phil Martindale, Blackrod, Lancashire led the senior cow class. Purchased at the 2020 Designer Genes sale for 5,900gns, it is three years old and by Dendor 1 Muttley.

The January to March-2020 born heifer class was led by Lanscombe 1 Bethany from RA and VA Mitchell, Dorchester. By Vexour 1 Phantom, it is a grandson of the renowned Panmure 1 Henry and placed second to Rebel Kicks in the senior bull class. It is out of a home-bred dam, sired by Brangwyn 1 Emperor.

In the young handlers, Harry Mitchell of Lanscombe Herefords stood champion handler in the intermediate section.

 

Results

(Judge, K Jempson, Banbury)

Supreme and male, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12; res and fem, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11; res male, RA and VA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Barnaby; res fem, T and D Harrison, Morale 1 Kylie KS T29

Cow with calf at foot or heifer, born on or before 2018, 1st, P Martindale, Auckvale 1 Janet 1756R

Heifer born on or before 1 January and 31 May 2020, 1st, RA and VA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Bethany; 2nd, William Awan, Kinglee 1 Miss 639

Calf born on after 1 June 2020, 1st, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Kylie KS T29; 2nd, RA and VA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Beatrice; 3rd, P Martindale, Auckvale 1 Victor 2048V

Bull born on or before 31 December 2019, 1st, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12; 2nd, RA and VA Mitchell, Vexour 1 Phantom

Bull born on or between 1 January and 31 May 2020, 1st, RA and VA Mitchell, Lanscombe 1 Barnaby; 2nd, Phil Martindale, Twinshock 1 Paddys Boy

Pair of animals, 1^st, T and D Harrison; 2^nd, RA and VA Mitchell

Group of three, 1^st, T and D Harrison; 2^nd, RA and VA Mitchell