James and Ellie Amphlett repeated their Royal Three Counties success of last year, taking their second breed championship in a row at the Society’s southern feature show which attracted a large entry of more than 130 exhibits and a bumper turnout of members and friends to watch the judging, with more than 100 attending the post-judging reception.
Their winner under judge Adrian Liggett of the Corbo flock, Northern Ireland, was Topwood G Wagon, a shearling ram by Knockem Fandabbydozi and out of a Teiglum bred dam by former sire of the year Knock Bantastic. This one is a full brother to lambs sold at the Main NSA Ram Sale Builth Wells last year for 2400gns and 2000gns.
Taking the reserve championship was James Theyer’s Clanfield flock with a shearling ewe, THE2301434. She’s by the 160,000gns Rhaeadr First Choice and out of a homebred dam by the 100,000gns Auldhouseburn Expression.
The reserve male champion was another from the Clanfield flock, with this being a ram lamb, Clanfield Hank. He’s another by First Choice and out of an Expression-sired dam.
Then taking the reserve female ticket was Nick Legge’s ewe lamb from the Thornbury flock, LEN2402025. This daughter of the 100,000gns Glenside Forever II is out of a Plasucha-bred dam by Sportsmans Express.
Topping the aged rams were Robert and Nessa Watkins, Corras. Their class leader was Loosebeare Fantastic, a Loosebeare Chief son out of a dam by Loosebeare Voomer.
The aged ewe class was won by James Theyer with an Ettrick-bred one lamb ewe, GGH2214290. She’s by New View Electrifying and out of a dam by Midcombe Brigadier.
James Theyer then kept up his winning ways, taking the red tickets in both the group of three lambs and pairs classes before Alan Powell and family, Monnow Hill, won the open group of three class.
Class Results
Aged rams
1 – Robert Watkins’ Loosebeare Fantastic
2 – Lisette Smith’s Millend Firecracker
3 – Lisette Smith’s Halbeath Freddie
Shearling Rams
1 – James and Ellie Amphlett’s Topwood G Wagon
2 – Samuel McPherson’s SPZ2300487
3 – Sam and Natalie White’s Knap Gin and Tonic
4 – Fordwell Farms and I and F Andrews’ Ettrick Golden Balls
5 – Robert Watkins, WWC2311000
Ram lambs
1 – James Theyer’s Clanfield Hank
2 – James Theyer’s Clanfield Herbert
3 – Alan Powell’s XPA2400319
4 – Alan Powell’s XPA2400315
5 – Fordwell Farm Partners’s Fordwell Hitman
Aged ewes
1 – James Theyer’s GGH2214290
2 – Sam and Natalie White’s WXO2202399
3 – I and F Andrews’ AIC2200707
4 – Lisette Smith’s BYK1900316
5 – Charlie Coombes’ PFD2205334
Shearling ewes
1 – James Theyer’s THE2301434
2 – James Theyer’s THE2301454
3 – Nick Legge’s LEN2301658
4 – James and Ellie Amphlett’s AOS2300243
5 – Alan Powell’s XPA2300223
Ewe lambs
1 – Nick Legge’s LEN2402025
2 – James Theyer’s THE2400021
3 – Alan Powell’s XPA2400310
4 – Nick Legge’s LEN2402006
5 – James Theyer’s THE2400080
Group of three lambs
1 – James Theyer
2 – Jeremy Theyer
Pairs
1 – James Theyer
2 – Sam and Natalie White
3 – Alan Powell
4 – Sam McPherson
5 – Jeremy Theyer
Group of Three
1 – Alan Powell
2 – Sam and Natalie White
3 – Charlie Coombes
4 – Lisette Smith
Male Champion
James and Ellie Amphlett’s shearling ram Topwood G Wagon
Reserve male champion
James Theyer’s ram lamb Clanfield Hank
Female champion
James Theyer’s gimmer THE2301434
Reserve female champion
Nick Legge’s ewe lamb LEN2402025
Overall champion
James and Ellie Amphlett’s shearling ram Topwood G Wagon
Reserve overall champion
James Theyer’s gimmer THE2301434