Local breeders James and Ellie Amphlett, Leominster, took the female and overall championship at the Society’s southern feature show, Royal Three Counties Show, Malvern, with their gimmer AOS2200212.
This one, from the couple’s Topwood flock, is by Garngour Destiny II and out of a Teiglum-bred dam by former Sire Of The Year, Knock Bantastic. This one had come through as the winner of the gimmer class and female championship under judge Ryan Bradley, Bradleys and Far Hey, before going on to lift the overall ticket.
Taking the day’s reserve championship was the winner of the aged ram class, senior stock for James Theyer’s Clanfield flock, Auldhouseburn Expression. This 2021-born 100,000gns Lanark purchase is by the record breaking 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond and out of a dam by the 125,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best.
Reserve female championship honours went to Nick Legge’s Thornbury flock with the second prize gimmer, BFE2212130. This Sportsmans Express daughter is out of a Cowal dam by Plasucha All Star and was purchased at the Plasucha dispersal in December.
Reserve male champion was the second prized aged ram, this time from Ian and Fiona Andrews and Fordwell Farm Partners in the form of Maineview Envious. He’s a son of Lakeview Dirty Dancer is out of a dam by Midcombe Axel.
Meanwhile, leading the way in the first class of the day, the group of three lambs, was James Theyer with a trio of lambs from the Clanfield flock.
Topping the shearling rams were Ian and Fiona Andrews, Cattistock, with a homebred shearling, AIC2200717. He’s a son of Teiglum Crackerjack out of a dam by Glenside Razzle Dazzle.
In the ram lambs the leader was James Theyer with THE2301438. Sired by last year’s Lanark topper, the 160,000gns Rhaeadr First Choice, he is out of a dam by the day’s male champion, Auldhouseburn Expression.
Aged ewe leader was Harriette Taylor’s TIW2015330 a Whitlaw-bred ewe from her Putjade flock. She’s a Mullan Chancellor daughter out of a dam by Teiglum Windfall.
In the ewe lambs the top spot was another lamb from the Clanfield flock, THE2301388. She’s also by Rhaeadr First Choice and out of another Expression daughter.
Class Results
Group of three lambs
1 – James Theyer, Clanfield
2 – Ian and Fiona Andrews, Cattistock
3 – Jeremy Theyer, Chedworth
Aged rams
1st – James Theyer’s Auldhouseburn Expression
2nd – Ian and Fiona Andrews and Fordwell Farm Partners’ Maineview Envious
3 – Anthony Carter, Auldhouseburn Evening Star
Shearling Rams
1 – Ian and Fiona Andrews’ AIC2200717
2 – Robert Watkins’ Corras Franco
3 – Robert Watkins’ Corras Fernando
4 – Anthony Carter’s Haddo Freedom
5 – Fordwell Farm Partners’ CJF2201268
Ram lambs
1 – James Theyer’s THE2301438
2 – James Theyer’s THE2301391
3 – Alan Powell’s Monnow Hill Go Like The Clappers
4 – Alan Powell’s Monnow Hill Game Is Afoot
5 – Matthew Coles’ XPT2300108
Aged ewes
1 – Harriette Taylor’s TIW2015330
3 – Lisette Smith’s VFK2101969
4 – Tara Dougherty’s XOB2100402
Shearling ewes
1 – Ellie and James Amphlett’s AOS2200212
2 – Nick Legge’s BFE2212130
3 – Anthony Carter’s LYM2204907
4 – Ellie and James Amphlett’s AOS2200208
5 – Alan Powell’s XPA2200137
Ewe lambs
1 – James Theyer’s THE2301388
2 – James Theyer’s THE2301455
3 – Alan Powell’s XPA2300196
4 – Ian and Fiona Andrews’ AIC2300786
5 – Nick Legge’s LEN2301666
Overall champion
Ellie and James Amphlett’s shearling ewe AOS2200212
Reserve overall champion
James Theyer’s Aged Ram Auldhouseburn Expression
Male champion
James Theyer’s Aged Ram Auldhouseburn Expression
Reserve male champion
Ian and Fiona Andrews and Fordwell Farm Partners’ aged ram Maineview Envious
Female champion
Ellie and James Amphlett’s shearling ewe AOS2200212
Reserve female champion
Nick Legge’s shearling ewe BFE2212130
