Allan and Susan Campbell’s Drimsynie flock rose to the top at Great Yorkshire Show, taking the day’s female and overall championships with their gimmer VBC2305204.
This one, bred in Ben Vernon’s Charben flock and purchased for 3000gns at the Carlisle Carckers sale in December, is by Knap Flying Scotsman and out of a dam by Haymount Earth Wind and Fire.
Taking the male championship and the reserve overall honours was Robert and Nesta Watkins’ aged ram Loosebeare Fantastic. This son of Loosebeare Chief is out of a dam by Loosebeare Voomer and had previously been first in his class at the Society’s Southern Feature Show at Royal Three Counties earlier in the summer.
Reserve male championship honours went to the first prize winner from the texelplus ram lambs, DMN2400636 from David McKerrow’s Uppermill flock. This son of the 30,000gns Lanark purchase Clanfield Golden out of a dam by Ettrick Earthquake.
Following on in the females and taking the reserve female championship were Jeff and Jennifer Aiken and family with their winner from the aged ewe class AXC2100222 from their Coniston flock. She’s by the 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond and out of an Annan-bred dam by Procters Vagabond.
First place in the exhibitor-bred shearling rams fell to Robert and Nesta Watkins with WWC2311069, with this one being by Roxburgh Deadly Dave and out of a dam by Clun Captain I.
Meanwhile, the open shearling rams were won by Gordon Gray with Ettrick Gaucho, a Sadlerhead Fury son out of a dam by Claybury Dunkirk.
The open ram lambs were the won by the Riby family with RKS2402283, a Coach House Gambler son out of a dam by Knap You’re The Man.
Topping the ewe lambs was one from Craig Douglas’ Westerburnhouse flock, WEX2400102. She’s by Wedderburn Finders Keepers and out of a Sportsmans-bred dam by Garngour Craftsman.
Jeff and Jennifer Aiken and family then enjoyed further success in the pairs class, taking the red ticket here too.
And Richard Wilson’s Eden Valley flock then picked up first prize in the group of three.
Class Results
Aged rams
1 – R J Watkins’ Loosebeare Fantastic
2 – Messrs Aiken’s Greenall Fisticuffs
3 – I Murray’s Duhonw Fury
4 – K and A Campbell’s Haymount Foremost
5 – J Wilkinson’s Knap Fancy Dan
Exhibitor bred shearling rams
1 – R J Watkins’ WWC2311069
2 – R J Watkins’ Corras Gera
3 – I Murray’s MFZ2303388
4 – G Riby’s RKS2302143
5 – I Murray’s MFZ2303396
Open shearling rams
1 – G Gray’s Ettrick Gaucho
2 – Alan and Susan Campbell’s Hexel Gambler II
3 – A J Carter’s Maineview Gladiator
4 – I Murray’s Glenway G
5 – R Watkins’ Corras Gangster
Open ram lambs
1 – G Riby’s RKS2402283
2 – Alice Harrison’s Grange Hall Herbie
3 – D McKerrow’s DMK2400047
4 – Richard Wilson’s Eden Valley H1
5 – G Gray’s GGH2416105
Texelplus Ram Lambs
1 – D McKerrow’s DMN2400636
2 – Richard Wilson’s Eden Valley H3
3 – Messrs Mosey’s Blackdale Hendricks
4 – D Gray’s GCT2416396
5 – G Gray’s GCT2416394
Aged ewes
1 – Messrs Aiken’s AXC2100222
2- J Wilkinson’s YWJ2201147
3 – J and H Clark’s TWF2101130
4 – Peel and Johnson’s PFD2104486
5 – Messrs Mosey’s GGH2214315
Shearling ewes
1 – Allan and Susan Campbell’s VBC2305204
2 – K and A Campbell’s KOB23015252
3 – G Gray’s HFI2320676
4 – J and H Clark’s CJN2308811
5 – Alan and Susan Campbell’s UVP2300556
Ewe lambs
1- Craig Douglas’ WEX2400102
2 – J and H Clark’s CJN2409691
3 – Richard Wilson’s WEV2402192
4 – Alice Harrison’s AHG2408731
5 – E Davies’ DFW2400872
Pairs
1 – Messrs Aiken
2 – J Wilkinson
3 – Alice Harrison
4 – Richard Wilson
5 – E Davies
Male Champion
R J Watkins’ aged ram Loosebeare Fantastic
Reserve male champion
D McKerrow’s ram lamb DMN2400636
Female champion
Alan and Susan Campbell’s shearling ewe VBC2305204.
Reserve female champion
Messrs Aiken’s aged ewe AXC2100222
Overall champion
Alan and Susan Campbell’s shearling ewe VBC2305204.
Reserve overall champion
R J Watkins’ aged ram Loosebeare Fantastic