It was a day to remember for the Procters flock at this year’s Royal Welsh Show, Builth Wells, when it took both the overall championship and reserve overall championship with ewe lambs by the 100,000gns Sportsmans Batman.
The breed champion, PFD1903114, continued her success on the third day of the show taking the overall interbreed championship under judge Robbie Wilson, Milnbank. She had earlier been tapped out as champion in the Continental Lowland section of the interbreed championship.
Topping off the list of achievements was a ram lamb, again by Batman, which took the male championship under judge Richard Henderson. Brought out by the Aiken family, flock manager Jeff, his wife, Jennifer, daughter, Katie, and son, Robbie, the team also picked up second spot in the aged ewe class as well as taking top spot in the group of three class.
Mr Henderson said his champion was an outstanding lamb with great fleshing qualities throughout her top and backend, with that added show ring sparkle and exceptional correctness. “She’s just a standout lamb and a truly modern Texel female.”
This lamb had been breed champion and reserve interbreed champion at the Great Yorkshire Show earlier this month. Reserve champion was the reserve female champion and second prize ewe lamb, PFD1903105, again by Batman, she is also out of a Teiglum Younggun daughter which was second at the Royal Welsh as a gimmer in 2018.
Male champion was Procters Class Act. He again combines Batman breeding with a Younggun dam and was praised by Mr Henderson for his structure and fleshing. “Again he has that bit of sparkle you’re looking for in a show winner,” he added.
Having come through from a tough fought class Mr Henderson stuck with the ram lambs for his reserve male champion, awarding this to Ben Lowe’s lamb from the Rue Wood flock, Rue Wood Cherokee. He’s by Mullan Bedazzled and out of an Anglezarke Uno-sired dam.
In the day’s opening class, the aged tups, the winner was Millar’s Action Replay from Fordwell Farm Partners and Ian and Fiona Andrews, with this one being by Cowal Yorkshireman and out of a dam by Knap Vital Spark.
Leading the shearling rams was Wilodge Bravo from the Reed family and Claybury Texels. Sired by Baltier Thunderbird, he is out of a Beautry-bred dam by Loosebeare Voldemort and was bought at the Welsh National Sale last year.
Taking top honours in the aged ewes was Robert Bennett with his ewe BFE1707087, an Eden Valley Wizz Kid daughter out of a dam by Connachan Sharky.
Then in the gimmers the leader was Robert Bennett again with BFE1808013, a daughter of the homebred Plasucha All Star out of a Wizz Kid daughter.
Richard Henderson said the quality throughout his morning’s judging had been superb and a credit to all the exhibitors. “It was a great show of sheep, with some really strong classes, particularly in the lamb classes which were exceptional in both their size and their quality. The breeders are to be congratulated on putting forward such a strong display of Texels for me to judge. I thank them all for the effort they have put in to bring their sheep forward.”
Results
Aged Tup
1 –Fordwell Farm Partners and Ian and Fiona Andrews’ Millar’s Action Replay
2 – Iolo Prys Jones’ Foreman Hill Apache
3 – H G and I E Williams Strawfrank Yeehaa
4 – Georgina Helyer’s Milnbank Africa
Shearling Rams
1 – W O J Reed and Claybury Texels’ Wilodge Bravo
2 – Fordwell Farm Partners’ Maineview Brody
3 – Ian and Fiona Andrews’ Usk Vale Bonkers Bill
4 – Tyngwndwn Texels’ Arkle Bermuda
5 – G and K Williams’ Smithy Ben
Ram Lambs
1 – Procters Farm’s Procters Class Act
2 – Ben Lowe’s Rue Wood Cherokee
3 – James Ruggeri’s RUJ1901474
4 – Iolo Prys Jones’ JLI1902673
5 – David and Joe Lewis’ LWD1900452
Aged Ewes
1 – Robert Bennett’s BFE1707087
2 – Procters Farm’s PFD1701975
3 – Fordwell Farm Partners GGH1707049
4 – Tyngwndwn Texels’ CKP1600865
5 – Ian and Fiona Andrews’ AIC1600183
Shearling Ewes
1 – Robert Bennett’s BFE1808013
2 – H G and I E Williams’ WHA1801501
3 – James Ruggeri’s RUJ1801013
4 – Iolo Prys Jones’ JLI1802417
5 – Robert Pierce’s PRE1801119
Ewe Lambs
1 – Procters Farm’s PFD1903114
2 – Procters Farm’s PFD1903105
3 – Tomos Evans’ ESW1901526
4 – Ben Lowe’s LWE1900170
5 – James Ruggeri’s RUJ1901475
Champion – Procters Farm’s ewe lamb PFD1903114
Reserve champion – Procters Farm’s ewe lamb PFD1903105
Male Champion – Procters Farm’s ram lamb Procters Class Act
Reserve Male Champion – Ben Lowe’s Rue Wood Cherokee
Female Champion – Procters Farm’s ewe lamb PFD1903114
Reserve Female champion – Procters Farm’s ewe lamb PFD1903105
