It was another Great Yorkshire Show championship win for the Boden family’s Sportsmans flock with their shearling ram Uppermill Highway Express claiming the title under judge Gwilym Williams, Caron.
Sired by the 30,000gns Clanfield Golden and out of a dam by the 26,000gns Ettrick Earthquake, this one was purchased for 10,000gns at the Solway and Tyne Club Sale, Carlisle, last autumn. He went on to take the show’s overall interbreed championship, being tapped out by Willie Ingram of the Logie Durno flock.
The reserve overall championship stayed with the males, going to Jeff and Jennifer Aiken and family’s aged ram Greenall Fisticuffs. He’s by the 15,000gns Knock Yardsman and out of a dam by Langside Stifler. Fisticuffs is jointly owned with Danny Creer, Cooilingel.
Lifting the female championship were Roy and Elizabeth Campbell with their aged ewe CKC2214734. Jointly owned with the Overburns and Drimsynie flocks, she’s by the 65,000gns Hexel Django and out of a dam by Teiglum Charmer.
And the reserve female championship went to James Porter’s ewe lamb from his Saltcotes flock, PTJ2500224. Sired by Hexel Geronimo II and out of a dam by Hexel Freaky Blinder.
In the homebred shearling rams the win went to Peter Longdin, Wellingley, with LJW2401862, a Teiglum Firely son out of a dam by Knock Banker.
The open ram lambs were then won by B I and B M Mosey’s lamb from their Blackdale flock. This Sadlerhead Fury son is out of an Ettrick dam by Hope Valley Dazzler.
And the texelplus ram lamb class was then taken by another from the same home, with this being a full brother to winner of the last class.
In the gimmers the win went to Blackdale flock again, this time with a Hexel bred gimmer by the £120,000 Strathbogie Gladiator and out of a dam by the 10,000gns Coniston Equinox.
James Porter, Saltcotes, then picked up the red tickets in both the pairs and group of three classes.
Class Results
Aged rams
1 – J and J Aiken’s Greenall Fisticuffs
2 – Sam Barker’s Strawfrank Grandad Robin
3 – Sue Whiteley’s Tima Goldstar
Exhibitor bred shearling rams
1 – Peter Longdin’s LJW2401862
2 – Chris Riby’s RKS2402337
3 – Peel and Johnson’s Washburn Valley Hillybilly Rock
4 – Peter Longdin’s LJW2401831
5 – J and J Aiken’s AXC2400513
Open shearling rams
1 – Boden and Davies’ Uppermill Highway Express
2 – J and J Aiken’s AXC2400488
3 – Peel and Johnson’s Alwent Hero
4 – Paul and Amanda Sykes’ Tillycairn Hell Raiser
5 – Peter Longdin’s LJW2401823
Open ram lambs
1 – B I and B M Mosey’s, UBM2513168
2 – James Porter’s PTJ2500250
3 – Sam and Sarah Beachell’s BHY2500793
4 – Peter Longdin’s LJW2501930
5 – Peter Longdin’s LJW2501912
Texelplus ram lambs
1 – B I and B M Mosey’s UBM2513178
2 – Sam and Sarah Beachell’s BHY2500783
3 – R and E Campbell’s CKC2500035
4 – Derek Pickles’ PBH2504779
5 – Peel and Johnson’s Washburn Valley Iron Man
Aged ewes
1 – R and E Campbell’s CKC2214734
2 – Mark Collins’ IJS2307773
3 – Peter Longdin’s LJW2301718
4 – H Askwith’s MZH2300992
5 – Paul and Amanda Sykes’ CKP2307408
Shearling ewes
1 – B I and B M Mosey’s MZH2401191
2 – Anthony Carter’s THE2400070
3 – James Porter’s PTJ2400183
4 – Ruby Wright’s RBY2401893
5 – Boden and Davies’ BGS2407340
Ewe lambs
1 – James Porter’s PTJ2500224
2 – James Porter’s PTJ2500270
3 – Chris Riby’s RKS2502480
4 – R and E Campbell’s CKC2500021
5 – Mark Collins’ CLV2500357
Pairs
1 – James Porter, Saltcotes
2 – A J Carter, Millcroft
3 – Peel and Johnson, Washburn Valley
Group of three
1 – James Porter, Saltcotes
2 – Peel and Johnson, Washburn Valley
3 – Paul and Amanda Sykes, Quarryside
Male champion – Boden and Davies’ shearling ram Uppermill Highway Express
Reserve male champion – J and J Aiken’s aged ram Greenall Fisticuffs
Female champion – R and E Campbell’s aged ewe CKC2214734
Reserve female champion – James Porter’s ewe lamb PTJ2500224
Overall champion – Boden and Davies’ shearling ram Uppermill Highway Express
Reserve overall champion – J and J Aiken’s aged ram Greenall Fisticuffs