Suffolks firmly in the spotlight at the Great Yorkshire Show 2024.
Date: 10th July 2024
Judge: Mr A Evans, Dol-lys Flock, Powys
Torrential rain marred the first day of the Great Yorkshire show where the heavens opened for most of the day with only brief respites where the rain steadied up to what can only be described as a downpour! Fortunately for the Suffolk exhibitors our judging was to commence at 9.00am on the Wednesday which was somewhat brighter but still intermittently inclement throughout the judging.
The Judge our vice chair of Council Andrew Evans from the Dol-lys flock in Powys, Wales was in charge in the ring and discharged his duty in admirable fashion in front of an often packed ringside. Assisted by the Great Yorkshire Stewards who did a sterling job and kept the classes and championships moving along well.
A tremendous show of Suffolk sheep was on display giving many around the ring a chance to see what Suffolks are all about. It was a year of the females when yet again a Shearling Suffolk ewe took the Overall Championship.
The sheep of the year at the Great Yorkshire show was WPT:23:00245 brought to the show by Alastair Jackson who owns the Topgun Flock, Maulcastle Farm, Cummertrees Annan Dumfriesshire a registered female purchased privately from the Sharps flock to add to the impressive list of genetics within the flock.
An ET derived Lamb her sire was Lakeview Logie from a Sharps dam leading to the outstanding female being added to the Topgun flock.
The Judges choice was further verified as she went on to take the overall MV accredited show Interbreed Champion and came reserve overall champion in the full interbreed putting Suffolks firmly in the spotlight on the honours list at the Great Yorkshire 2024.
The reserve Champion was the ewe lamb exhibited by Mrs Jill Tooze, from the Spittal Flock, Howeburn House, Carnwath Lancashire making the journey across from Red Rose county and raiding the spoils at the Yorkshire!
RESULTS:
Aged Rams
1st Mr J Lawn
RAM Shearling- Class 760
1st-Cobbald Mr S
2nd- Cook Miss R
3rd-Crossley Mrs K
4th-Read Mr S
5th-Bobby Miss E
CLASS – 761 RAM LAMBS -TRIMMED
1st-Lyons Mr H
2nd- Crossley Mrs K
3rd- Lupton Ms P
4th- Denby Mr R K
5th-Jackson Mr A
6th-Airey Mrs C
CLASS -762 RAM LAMBS – UNTRIMMED
1st – Boby Miss E
2nd-Denby Mr R K
3rd-Lupton Ms P
4th-Airey Mrs C
CLASS- 763 EWE TWO SHEAR OR OVER
1st- Jackson Mr A
2nd-Hiddleston Mrs S
3rd-Lyons Mr H
4th-Reid Mr D
5th-Woodend Miss S
6th- Crossley Mrs K
CLASS-764 EWE SHEARLING
1st-Jackson Mr A
2nd-Richmond Mr G
3rd-Hiddleston Mrs S
4th-Tooze Miss J
5th-Jackson Mr A
6th- Boby Miss E
CLASS-765 EWE LAMBS TRIMMED
1st-Tooze Miss J
2nd-Reid Mr D
3rd-Jackson Mr A
4th-Lyons Mr H
5th-Lupton Ms P
6th- Woodend Miss S
CLASS-766 EWE LAMBS UNTRIMMED
1st- Lupton Ms P
2nd- Lawn Mr J
3rd-Boby Miss E
4th-Cobbald Mr S
5th-Richmond Mr G
6th- Denby Mr R K
CLASS-767 PAIRS
1st-Cobbald Mr S
2nd-Lupton Ms P
3rd-Lyons Mr H
4th- Reid Mr D
5th-Read Mr S
CLASS-768 GROUPS OF THREE
1st -Lyons Mr H
2nd-Lupton Ms P
3rd-Reid Mr D
4th-Crossley Mrs K
5th-Cobbald Mr S
6th-Jackson Mr A
Male campion-Lyons Mr H
Reserve male– Cobbald Mr S
Female champion-Jackson Mr A
Reserve female-Tooze Miss J
Breed champion-Jackson Mr A
Reserve breed champion – Tooze Miss J
