Royal Norfolk Show

Judge: Hannah Turner

Aged ram 1:  Mrs A Allen 2: L & C Beck 3 & 4: Mr & Mrs S Hutley   Shearling ram 1:  Miss Holly Lutkin 2: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins 3: Beckbred Livestock 4: Mrs A Allen Ram lamb 1: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins  2 & 3: Mrs A Allen 4: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins Aged ewe 1: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins 2: Miss Holly Lutkin  3: Salhouse Farms 4: Mr & Mrs L Newman Shearling ewe 1 & 2: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins 3: L & C Beck  4: Mrs A Allen  Ewe lamb 1 & 2:  Mrs A Readhead-Higgins  3: Mr & Mrs S Hutley   4: Mrs A Allen  Champion male Miss Holly Lutkin‘s shearling ram  Reserve Champion male Mrs A Allen’s aged ram Champion female Mrs A Readhead-Higgins’ shearling ewe  Reserve Champion female Mrs A Readhead-Higgins’ ewe lamb Champion Mrs A Readhead-Higgins‘s shearling ewe Reserve Champion Mrs A Readhead-Higgins’ ewe lamb

Royal Three Counties Show RBST Classes

Judge: Gareth Lloyd Hughes

Ram, shearling & older 1: Dylan Williams 2: Ms S Crowther 3: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler Ram lamb 1: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler   2: Dylan Williams Ewe, shearling & older 1: Dylan Williams 2 & 3: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler Ewe lamb 1: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler  2: Ms S Crowther 3: Dylan Williams Group of sheep 1:  Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler 2: Dylan Williams 3: Ms S Crowther Champion Dylan Williams Reserve champion Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler

Royal Three Counties Show

Judge: S Smith Esq

Group of three lambs 1: Dylan Williams Aged ram 1: J M A & C M Long 2: Dylan Williams 3: Ms S Crowther Shearling ram 1: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler   2: Dylan Williams Ram lamb  1: J M A & C M Long 2: Dylan Williams 3: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler   Aged ewe 1: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler 2 & 3: Dylan Williams 4: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler Shearling ewe 1: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler  2 & 3: J M A & C M Long  4: Dylan Williams Ewe lamb 1:  J M A & C M Long  2: Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler  3: Ms S Crowther 4: Dylan Williams Champion Miss V & Mrs K Wheeler’ shearling ewe Reserve champion J M A & C M Long’s aged ram

Staffordshire Show

Judge - Antony Glaves

Ram, shearling & older 1 & 2: Mrs C Rhead 3: M Parker & T Green 4: Mrs L Mead Ram lamb 1: Mrs C Rhead 2: D Belfield 3: Mrs L Mead 4:  M Parker & T Green Ewe, shearling & older 1 & 2: Mrs L Mead 3: D Belfield 4 & 5: Mrs C Rhead 6: R O Cox Ewe lamb 1: Mrs C Rhead 2: Mrs L Mead 3:  R O Cox  4: D Belfield 5:  Mrs C Rhead 6:  Mrs L Mead Champion &   Reserve Champion Mrs C Rhead

Hadleigh Show

Judge - Denis Jenkins

Ram, shearling & older 1: N Barrington-Fuller 2: Holly Lutkin 3: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins Ram lamb 1 & 2:  N Barrington-Fuller 3: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins Ewe, shearling & older 1 & 3:  N Barrington-Fuller 2: Holly Lutkin Ewe lamb 1: Mrs A Readhead-Higgins 2 & 3: N Barrington-Fuller Champion 1:  N Barrington-Fuller’s ram lamb

Nottinghamshire Show

Judge - Neil Stanthorpe

Shearling ram 1:  Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins  2: Holly Lutkin 3: L & C Beck  4: Holly Lutkin Ram lamb 1: Mrs L Clements 2 & 3: Mrs Lesley Mead 4: L & C Beck   Shearling ewe 1:  : Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins  2: L & C Beck 3: Mrs Lesley Mead 4: Holly Lutkin Ewe lamb 1:  Mrs S Arlott  2: Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins  3: Mrs Lesley Mead 4: L & C Beck  Champion male Mrs Amy Redhead-Higgins Reserve Champion male Mrs S Arlott Champion female Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins Mrs S Arlott CHAMPION Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins’ ram RESERVE CHAMPION Mrs Amy Readhead-Higgins’ ewe

The 2015 National Southdown Show at The Cheshire County Show

Judge: B Glaves Esq.

Aged ram 1st J, C & S Long 2nd M Parker & T Green 3rd S Gamble 4th Mrs Helen Lakin Shearling ram 1st Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 2nd Mrs G Hargreaves-Jones 3rd J, C & S Long 4th Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd Pair of shearling rams 1st Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd Ram lamb born Jan 1st - Feb 28th 1st Daniel Bunting 2nd Daniel Bunting 3rd Mr & Mrs C D Rhead 4th Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd Ram lamb born after March 1st  1st Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 2nd Mrs Joanna Schup Aged ewe 1st Mr & Mrs C D Rhead 2nd Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 3rd M Parker & T Green 4th Mrs Joanna Schup Shearling ewe 1st J, C & S Long 2nd Daniel Bunting 3rd Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 4th Ms G Hargreaves-Jones Ewe lamb born Jan 1st - Feb 28th 1st Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 2nd Mr & Mrs C D Rhead 3rd Ms G Hargreaves-Jones 4th Daniel Bunting Ewe lamb born after March 1st  1st Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 2nd Mrs Joanna Schup 3rd Mrs Joanna Schup A pair: shearling ewe and shearling ram 1st Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 2nd Ms G Hargreaves-Jones 3rd Mr & Mrs C D Rhead 4th M Parker & T Green 5th Mrs Joanna Schup Group of four sheep 1st Mr & Mrs C D Rhead 2nd Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd 3rd M Parker & T Green 4th Mr David Belfield

Champion:  Goodwood Estate Co. Ltd’s ewe lamb

Best Opposite Sex to Champion: J, C & S Long’s aged ram

Silverware heads south from Southdown National Show

An outstanding display of Southdowns at the breed’s 2015 National Show hosted by the Cheshire County Show saw southern breeders take the pick of the prizes, including the championship and reserve championship awards.

Taking the breed championship from a strong line up was the winner of the ewe lamb class, a January born lamb from Goodwood Estate’s, Chichester, Sussex-based Goodwood flock.

Shown by flock manager Nick Page with the assistance of his daughter, Amy, this ewe lamb is sired by a Ridings ram, by the noted Benoit sire, and is out of a homebred dam.

Judge Brian Glaves said the ewe lamb had been an easy winner of her class, but the championship had been a tight call. “She’s an exceptional lamb, with great breed character and fleshing and moves exceptional well. She’s a sharp, showy lamb and just pipped the reserve champion to the title.”

Reserve championship honours fell to the winner of the aged ram class, Chaileybrook 13/0001 from the Long family’s Chaileybrook flock. Another well travelled animal this one is by the French sire TC4028 and is out of Chaileybrook 05/0002, a ewe which is also dam of the breed male record holder Chaileybrook 12/0008 and the joint female record holder Chaileybrook 13/0002.

Mr Glaves said the ram was a great example of the breed, being full of flesh through his loin and gigot and with great size and character.

“It was an honour to judge such strong classes at the breed’s National Show and I commend all the exhibitors for the quality of the sheep put forward. There were no easy classes to judge and it shows the standard present in the breed across the UK.”

Winning the Northumberland Trophy for the best group of four sheep were Leek, Staffordshire-based Chris and Dave Rhead, while the Cooper Trophy for the best ram lamb was won by Daniel Bunting and family, Hertfordshire.

The Sheila Colman Salver for the best shearling ewe was awarded to the Long family’s shearling ewe which is a full sister to the reserve overall champion.

Next year’s National Southdown Show will take place in August 2016 at Goodwood Estate as part of the Society’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

Moreton Show

Judge: D Jenkins Esq.

Ram, shearling or older 1st L Mead 2nd L Mead 3rd B Cooper 4th N Read Shearling ewe 1st L Mead 2nd B Cooper 3rd Miss V Wheeler 4th L Mead 5th N Read 5th Miss V Wheeler Ram lamb 1st N Read 2nd B Cooper 3rd Miss V Wheeler 4th Miss V Wheeler Ewe Lamb 1st B Cooper 2nd L Mead 3rd N Read 4th Miss V Wheeler Aged ewe 1st B Cooper 2nd L Mead Champion: L Mead’s shearling ewe Reserve Champion: B Cooper’s aged ewe

Bucks County Show

Ram, shearling & older 1: Mrs K Wheeler 2: Mrs L Mead 3: B Cooer 4: G Anstie 5: Mrs L Mead Ram lamb 1: Mrs L Mead 2: B Cooper 3: Mrs L Mead 4: G Anstie Ewe, shearling & older 1: B Cooper 2 & 3 & 4: Mrs L Mead 5 & 6: Mrs K Wheeler Ewe lamb 1: B Cooper 2: G Sparke 3: B Cooper 4 & 5: Mrs L Mead  6: Mrs K Wheeler  Group of sheep 1:  Mrs L Mead 2: B Cooper Champion Mrs L Mead’s ram lamb Reserve champion B Cooper

Aylsham Show

Judge: B Glaves Esq.

Ram, 2 shear or older 1st Mrs G Sprake 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley Shearling ram 1st Mrs A Allen 2nd Amy Readhead-Higgins 3rd Mrs G Sprake 4th Mrs G Sprake 5th Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley Ram lamb 1st Mrs G Sprake 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 3rd Amy Readhead-Higgins Ewe lamb 1st Mrs G Sprake 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 3rd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley Shearling ewe 1st Mrs G Sprake 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 3rd 4th 5th Aged ewe 1st Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 2nd Mrs G Sprake 3rd Holly Lutkin Champion: Mrs G Sprake’s aged ram Reserve Champion: Mrs G Sprake’s shearling ewe

Wayland Show

Judge: I Pallister Esq.

Ram, any age 1st Amy Readhead-Higgins 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 3rd Holly Lutkin Ram lamb 1st Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 3rd Amy Readhead-Higgins Ewe lamb 1st Amy readhead-Higgins 2nd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley 3rd Mrs A Allen Shearling ewe 1st Mrs A Allen 2nd Messrs Skinner & Cameron 3rd Amy Readhead-Higgins Aged ewe 1st Holly Lutkin 2nd L & P Newman 3rd Mr & Mrs Simon Hutley Champion: Amy readhead-Higgins’ ram Reserve Champion: Holly Lutkin’s aged ewe

Aylsham Show

Judge: J Roland Williams

Aged ram 1: Holly Lutkin Shearling ram 1: Holly Lutkin Ram lamb 1:  Holly Lutkin Aged ewe 1: Emily Rout  2: Holly Lutkin Shearling ewe 1: Holly Lutkin Ewe lamb 1:  Holly Lutkin 2: Emily Rout Champion Holly Lutkin’s shearling ram Reserve Champion Emily Rout’s aged ewe

Kent Show

Judge: Denis Jenkins Esq.

Aged ram 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Mrs Anne Lambert 3rd Miss J Heathcote Shearling ram 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Mrs Anne Lambert 3rd Goodwood Estate Co Ltd 4th Goodwood Estate Co Ltd Ram Lamb 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Mrs Anne Lambert 3rd Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 4th Goodwood Estate Co Ltd Shearling ewe 1st Mrs Anne Lambert 2nd Mrs Anne Lambert 3rd Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 4th Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer Ewe lamb 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Mrs Anne Lambert 3rd Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 4th Goodwood Estate Co Ltd Group of Four 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Mrs Anne Lambert 3rd Miss J Heathcote 4th Goodwood Estate Co Ltd Champion:  Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearlnig ram Reserve Champion: Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s ewe lamb

Royal Welsh Show

Judge: D Bunting Esq.

Aged ram 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Dylan Williams 3rd J Roland Williams 4th D S & P Humphrey 5th Tomos Ellis 6th J Roland Williams Shearling ram 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Basil Cooper 3rd D S & P Humphrey 4th Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 5th T Russell Davies 6th J Roland Williams Ram lamb 1st Basil Cooper 2nd Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 3rd D S & P Humphrey 4th J Roland Williams 5th M J Parker & T J Green 6th Mrs Kate Phillips Aged ewe 1st J Roland Williams 2nd J Roland Williams 3rd Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 4th Gareth Lloyd Hughes 5th D S & P Humphrey 6th Basil Cooper Shearling ewe 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd T Russell Davies 3rd Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 4th D S & P Humphrey 5th Basil Cooper 6th T Russell Davies Ewe lamb 1st Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2nd Basil Cooper 3rd Dylan Williams 4th Gareth Lloyd Hughes 5th Mrs Kathryn Wheeler 6th M J Parker & T J Green Group of three sheep 1st D S & P Humphrey 2nd J Roland Williams

Champion Male: Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ram

Reserve Champion Male: Basil Cooper’s shearling ram

Champion Female: Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ewe

Reserve Champion Female: J Roland Williams’ aged ewe

Champion:  Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ram

Reserve Champion: Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ewe

Interbreed Group of Three Sheep Reserve Champion: D S & P Humphrey

Interbreed Ram Lamb Reserve Champion: Basil Cooper

Native Lowland Reserve Champion: Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ram

Kent Show

Judge: Antony Glaves

Aged ram 1:Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2: C & L Beck 3: Miss J Heathcote 4: Mrs A Lambert     Shearling ram 1: C & L Beck 2 & 3: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer  4: Miss J Heatcote Ram lamb 1: C & L Beck 2: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd 3: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer  4: Mrs A Lambert Shearling ewe 1 & 2Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 3: Ms H Turner 4: L & C Beck Ewe lamb 1 & 2: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd  3: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer   4: L & C Beck Group of three sheep 1: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer  2: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd 3:  Miss J Heathcote 4: Ms H Turner 4: Champion Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s aged ram Reserve Champion Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ewe

Royal Cornwall Show

Judge - Denis Jenkins

Aged ram 1 Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2: Miss M Wallace Shearling ram 1 & 2: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer Ram lamb 1 & 2:Miss M Wallace Aged ewe 1: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2: Miss M Wallace   Shearling ewe 1 & 2:  Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 3: B L Collings Ewe lamb 1: Miss M Wallace Group of sheep 1: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2: Miss M Wallace Champion female Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer Reserve champion female Miss M Wallace Champion & Reserve Champion male Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer Champion & Reserve Champion Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer

South of England Show

Judge : Neil Stainthorpe

Aged ram 1: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2: Mrs A Lambert 3: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd Shearling ram 1: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd    3: DG & MY Crundwell 4: Wakeham-Dawson and Harmer 5: D S & P Humphrey Ram lamb 1: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd  2: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer   3: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd 4 & 5: Mrs A Lambert Shearling ewe 1:Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 2:  DG & MY Crundwell 3: D S & P Humphrey  4: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd 5: Wakeham-Dawson and Harmer Ewe lamb, untrimmed 1: Mrs A Lambert 2: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer 3: Goodwood Estate Co Ltd Pair of ewe lambs 1: Goodwood Estate Co  2: Mrs A Lambert 3: Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer Champion Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer’s shearling ewe Reserve Champion Goodwood Estate Co Ltd’s ram lamb

Royal Norfolk Show

Judge: Mark Littmoden Esq.

Aged ram 1st M F & G Sprake 2nd Mr & Mrs C Beck 3rd Miss Holly Lutkin 4th Mrs L Mead Shearling ram 1st M F & G Sprake 2nd Mr & Mrs S Hutley 3rd M F & G Sprake 4th Mr & Mrs S Hutley Ram Lamb 1st Ms A Readhead-Higgins 2nd Ms A Readhead-Higgins 3rd M F & G Sprake 4th Mr & Mrs S Hutley Aged ewe 1st M F & G Sprake 2nd Ms A Readhead-Higgins 3rd Mr & Mrs L Newman 4th Miss Holly Lutkin Shearling ewe 1st Ms A Readhead-Higgins 2nd M F & G Sprake 3rd Mrs A Allen 4th Mr & Mrs S Hutley Ewe lamb 1st M F & G Sprake 2nd Ms A Readhead-Higgins 3rd M F & G SPrake 4th Mr & Mrs S Hutley Champion Male:  Ms A Readhead-Higgins’ ram lamb Reserve Champion Male: M F & G Sprake’s aged ram Champion Female:  Ms A Readhead-Higgins’ shearling ewe Reserve Champion Female: M F & G Sprake’s ewe lamb Champion: :  Ms A Readhead-Higgins’ shearling ewe Reserve Champion: Ms A Readhead-Higgins’ ram lamb

Three Counties Show

Judge: Ms Hannah Turner

Aged ram 1st JF & B D Taylor Shearling ram 1st J F & B D Taylor Ram lamb 1st J F & B D Taylor 2nd Miss Victoria Wheeler 3rd Miss Victoria Wheeler Aged ewe 1st Miss Victoria Wheeler 2nd  J F & B D Taylor Shearling ewe 1st Miss Victoria Wheeler 2nd J F & B D Taylor Ewe Lamb 1st Miss Victoria Wheeler 2nd J F & B D Taylor Group of Three 1st J F & B D Taylor Breed Pair 1st J F & B D Taylor 2nd Miss Victoria Wheeer Champion: Miss Victoria Wheeler’s shearling ewe  Reserve Champion: J F & B D Taylor’s ram lamb