125th ANNIVERSARY

2016 NATIONAL SOUTHDOWN SHOW

SATURDAY AUGUST 6th 2016

AT GOODWOOD, SUSSEX

 

Judging to commence at 09.30am

All sheep must be penned by 08.30am

 

Judges : E J Cresswell and C Sercombe

Would exhibitors please note: 

All adult sheep should be shorn bare on or after 1st February.

Animals entered must be owned by the exhibitor for a minimum of four months prior to the date of the show.

Rosettes awarded to 7th place

Prize money in classes 1-14: 1st £25; 2nd £20; 3rd £15; 4th £10; 5th £5 

See schedule for details of prize money for fleece and Championship classes

 

Entries close May 14th 

Entry fee: £6 per entry

Maximum 2 entries per member per class

MALE SECTION

Judge: E J Cresswell Esq

CLASS 1        Aged Ram

        Class kindly sponsored by N S F Solutions

 

CLASS 2        Shearling Ram

    Class kindly sponsored by Mr & Mrs S J Cook and the Brant Flock  

 

 

CLASS 3        Signet performance recorded shearling ram. Open to all shearling rams from Signet         recorded flocks. Please note: EBVs will be published in show catalogue, exhibitors to         take responsibility for supplying relevant information to Southdown Office.

        NB data to be collected from the July 2016 BLUP analysis, Signet data submission         deadline June 27th. Individual animal data to be submitted to Southdown office for         inclusion in the Show catalogue, deadline July 18th.

(not eligible for entry in to other class/es).

Class kindly sponsored by Signet Breeding Services  

 

CLASS 4          Pair of Shearling Rams

    (not to be entered in the single shearling ram class)

CLASS 5        Ram Lamb, born 1 January – 29 February 2016

        Class kindly sponsored by Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins and the Sutherland Flock  

 

CLASS 6        Ram Lamb, born on or after 1 March 2016

                         Class kindly sponsored by J G Animal Health  

 

 

CLASS 7        Signet performance recorded ram lamb. Open to all ram lambs from Signet             recorded flocks. Please note: EBVs will be published in show catalogue, exhibitors to         take responsibility for supplying relevant information to Southdown Office.

        NB data to be collected from the July 2016 BLUP analysis, Signet data submission         deadline June 27th. Individual animal data to be submitted to Southdown office for         inclusion in the Show catalogue, deadline July 18th.

    (not eligible for entry in to other class/es)

Class kindly sponsored by Signet Breeding Services

        Southdown Sheep Society kindly offers the Cooper Perpetual Trophy for the best             ram lamb (from classes 5, 6 and 7)

 

 

FEMALE SECTION

Judge: C Sercombe Esq

CLASS 8     Aged Ewe, having reared lamb/s in 2016

Class kindly sponsored by Keith Ashburner and the Sheepwash Flock  

 

 

CLASS 9        Shearling Ewe (flock size greater than 25 breeding ewes, as declared in the 2015         flock return)

                Class kindly sponsored by Peter Barker, Animal Health  

 

CLASS 10    Shearling Ewe (flock size 25 or less breeding ewes, as declared in the 2015 flock             return)

Class kindly sponsored by Mr & Mrs S J Cook and the Brant Flock  

        Southdown Sheep Society kindly offers the Sheila Colman Trophy for the best             shearling ewe (from classes 9 and 10)

CLASS 11    Ewe Lamb, born 1 January – 29 February 2016

Class kindly sponsored by Nigel E J Barrington-Fuller (LLB) and the de Pibrac Flock  

 

 

 

Class 12    Ewe Lamb, born on or after 1 March 2016

Class kindly sponsored by JMA Long & family and the Chaileybrook Flock  

 

 

 

CLASS 13    A Pair, bred by exhibitor, comprising shearling ewe and shearling ram (not eligible         for championship) 

                                                     Class kindly sponsored by Ritchey  

 

 

CLASS 14    Group of Four Sheep (comprising ram shearling or older, ram lamb, ewe shearling or         older, ewe lamb) (not eligible for championship) Southdown Sheep Society kindly         offers the Miller Hallett Perpetual Challenge Cup for the best group of four sheep.                    Class kindly sponsored by JMA Long & family and the Chaileybrook Flock  

 

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

Judges: E J Cresswell and C Sercombe

First & second prize winners to parade

 

SPECIAL CLASS 15     MALE CHAMPIONSHIP

            Male Champion £75, Reserve Male Champion £25

                                                  Class kindly sponsored by British Wool Marketing Board  

             

 

SPECIAL CLASS 16    FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP

            Female Champion £75, Reserve Female Champion £25 

            Class kindly sponsored by N S F Solutions  

 

SPECIAL CLASS 17     SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP 

            Supreme Champion £100, Reserve Supreme Champion £50

            Class kindly sponsored by ROXAN ID  

 

Special    BREED CHAMPION, MALE OR FEMALE – Northumberland Perpetual Challenge Trophy (RASE)

Special    BEST OPPOSITE SEX TO BREED CHAMPION – Hazleton Perpetual Challenge Cup (RASE)

 

SPECIAL CLASS 18     SOUTHDOWN FLEECE COMPETITION

No entry fee for fleece class. Please present fleeces correctly rolled, and labelled clearly with your name and details of the fleece (gender & approximate age). The fleeces will be separately judged and the results announced at the AGM. 

 

Champion fleece to be awarded £50 and a bottle of champagne

Fleece Competition kindly sponsored by the South West Region Southdown Breeders’ Group.