Date: Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July 2024
Show Judge: Mr Pat Machray, Society President, Middlemuir Flock
The show and sale was held on the 26th and 27th July 2024 and as tradition goes a dinner and presentation of the trophies was held on the evening before the sale. Catering company ‘Snap Crackle & Pork’ ensured everyone was well fed and still talking about the food the next day!
As tradition again goes the incumbent President of the Suffolk Sheep Society stands judge at the National this year’s honour was bestowed on Pat Machray (Middlemuir) who took on the challenge head on and did a great job of getting through the classes in good time.
Well done to Jed and Benni Sharp (Sharps)for an outstanding performance at the show where they managed to take home most of the spoils with Male Champion, Female Champion and overall, Champion for 2024 with the judge very much liking what they had put forward.
Their male champion lot no 199 – WPT:24:00387 going on to become overall champion a ram lamb sired by Sportsmans Striker out of a Hawshill dam with a pedigree that is littered with prominent prefixes including Salopian, Stockton and Strathbogie being a mix that caught the judges eye. The lamb went on to be sold to Ali Jacksons Topgun flock in Dumfries at the 4-way joint equal top price on the day of 10,000gns. Taking the Walton cup for overall champion, the Society Cup for male champion, and the Venning cup for the best single ram lamb
Reserve Champion male selected by the Judge was consigned by James Inness (Strathbogie) Lot 47, SUT:20:24:08461 sired by last year’s highest price at 30,000gns Rempstone Gambler. The single ET lamb who’s dam was their show ewe lamb, and her grandam was the Highland Show Champion in 2018 went on to the sale to become equal top price on the day at 7,000gns. This was a 50th wedding anniversary gift to themselves being scooped up by D&J Inman’s Lindum flock based at Thornton Satchville near Melton Mowbray.
The Sharps were successful again in the female judging the judge tapping out Shearling ewe lot no 4 WPT:23:00311 sired by Lakeview Logie from a dam that was purchased from Salopian. She was a very strong and correct shearling ewe and stood first in her class going on to take the Quinton Clarke Cup for the female Champion for 2024. She went on to top the Shearling trade at 5000gns going to her new postcode at Claire Kenyon’s Redacre flock.
Reserve Champion female was far the ewe lamb from JJ Tooze Spittal flock DYX:24:000087 this lamb and lot no 17 with bags of show potential was a single lamb by natural service by Rempstone Rembrandt out of a dam purchased from the Beechcrest flock for 1800gns who is an outstanding ewe and stood third at the Royal Highland Show. The Lamb went on to the sale and is joining the Mardle flock of Mary-Julia Cornish at 1470gns.
Always in the reckoning and never far away at the National were the Birness team, their pen of three taking the Gypsywick salver with three stunning sheep taking the title of best pen of three at the show. Lots 143,144 and 145 being the most impressive of the threes on show.
The sale commenced at 10:30am on Saturday 27th July in the very able hands of Lyndon Trumper, Straker Chadwick and James Evans, Halls sharing the rostrum.
It turned out to be an indifferent sale with no big single numbers but a spread across the consignors with 4 ram lambs reaching 10,000gns. Ram lamb averages were £1443.04
David and Paula Reid (Conchar) were very much in the mix when Jed Sharp went to the top of the shop for their lot number 123, which was a sub in the catalogue JDX:24:01721 taking the joint top price at the sale for 10000gns. This naturally served twin lamb by Claycrop Classic out of a home bred dam. Paternal grand parents including Sportsmans Masterplan and Limestone and maternal Roundacre Rolls Royce took the fancy of Jed and Benni Sharp to join the Sharps flock. A good day at the office for the Reids!
Next up was lot no 142 to attain the 10000gn mark from the pen of Melvin Stuart (Birness) their first lot through the ring getting the pen off to a flying start. A triplet lamb by natural service sired by Dunfell Dynamite who’s grandsire was Salopian Solid Gold out of a 2020 home bred ewe by Ballynacannon Noah. This lamb heads off to his new home of RG and RA Jones at Robleston Hall Rowleston flock making a sound investment in their flock’s future.
Late in the draw this year at Shrewsbury was Myfyr Evans (Rhaeadr). A lamb by Carony King and his first lot through lot 210. The single ET lamb by Carony Cha Ching from a 22 plate home bred female has a breeding background, paternal grandsire Sportsmans 5 Star and maternal Grand sire Stockton Snipers Son that caught the eye of three renowned flocks going in a three-way share to Jones, (Frongoy) Irwin (Kings) and Roth (Tolgus)at 10,000gns
Top ram lamb prices
| Lot No | Flock | Price Gns | Purchaser |
| 123 | Conchar | 10,000 | J Sharp & B Lacharden |
| 142 | Birness | 10,000 | RG & RA Jones |
| 199 | Sharps | 10,000 | A Jackson |
| 210 | Rhaeadr | 10,000 | DG Jones, TA Irwin & B Roth |
| 47 | Strathbogie | 7,000 | D&J Inman |
| 214 | Rhaeadr | 6,800 | P Lupton |
| 165 | Kings | 6,500 | S Craft |
| 143 | Birness | 5,500 | A&S Simpson |
| 133 | Howgillfoot | 5,200 | HT Turner |
| 88 | Richhill | 5,000 | J Austin |
Top 3 price pens:
| VENDOR | Top 3 prices from ram lamb pen | TOTAL | ||
| Rhaeadr | Lot 210 | Lot 214 | Lot 211 | |
| 10,000 | 6,800 | 2,600 | 19,400 | |
| Birness | Lot 142 | Lot 143 | Lot 145 | |
| 10,000 | 5,500 | 2,600 | 18,100 | |
| Kings | Lot 165 | Lot 168 | Lot 166 | |
| 6,500 | 3,400 | 3,200 | 13,100 | |
PORTRAITS GALLERY
SHOW RESULTS 2024
Overall Champion – J Sharp & B Lacharden,
Lot 199 WPT:24:00387 by Sportsmans Striker
Reserve – Mr JC Innes
Lot 47 SUT:24:08461 by Rrempstone Gambler
Female Champion – J Sharp & B Lacharden
Lot 4 WPT:23:00311 by Lakeview Logie
Reserve – Mrs JJ Tooze
Lot 17 DYX:24:00087 by Rempstone Rembrant
Male Champion – J Sharp & B Lacharden
Lot 199 WPT:24:00387 by Sportsmans Striker
Reserve – Mr JC Innes
Lot 47 SUT:24:08461 by Rempstone Gambler
Shearling Ewe
1st – Lot 4 J Sharp & B Lacharden, Sharps WPT:23:00311
2nd – Lot 1 P Lupton, Kexbeck KXL:23:00752
3rd – Lot 12 F Christie, Maidenstone WHU:23:01611
4th – Lot 3 G Christie, Balquhain PDN:23:01487
5th – Lot 8 A Glaves, Brompton M17:23:06390
6th – Lot 13 T&A Mogford, Mogford PSJ:23:00704
Ewe Lamb
1st – Lot 17 JJ Tooze, Spittal DYX:24:00087
2nd – Lot 20 T&A Mogford, Mogford PSJ:24:00803
3rd – Lot 19 Mrs JJ Tooze, Spittal DYX:24:00094
Novice Ram Lamb
1st – Lot 26 S Cobbald, Lavenham JKC:23:03823
2nd – Lot 24 A Glaves, Brompton M17:23:06330
3rd – Lot 22 J Sharp & B Lacharden, Sharps WPT:23:00270
4th – Lot 25 J Ludgate, Rempstone ZNW:23:00481
Open Ram Lamb
1st – Lot 199 J Sharp & B Lacharden, Sharps WPT:24:00387
2nd – Lot 47 JC Innes, Strathbogie SUT:24:08461
3rd – Lot 142 M Stuart, Birness 1W:24:04263
4th – Lot 165 TA Irwin & Sons, Kings CAL:24:08322
5th – Lot 210 M Evans, Rhaeadr A12:24:02777
6th – Lot 94 T&A Mogford, Mogford PSJ:24:00817
Pens of 3
1st – Birness (Lots 143, 144 & 146)
2nd – Strathbogie (Lots 48, 49, & 51)
3rd – Carony (Lots 187, 190 & 191)
4th – Howgillfoot (Lots 132, 133 & 134)
Elite Commercial Ram Lamb
1st – Lot 151 H Turner, Harley PSF:24:02406
2nd – Lot 110 TJ & CR Boden, Sportsmans WWZ:24:01772
3rd – Lot 88 B Lamb, Richhill WJA:24:02048
4th – Lot 155 SJ Buckley, Sitlow 45Z:24:05579
5th – Lot 168 TA Irwin & Sons, Kings CAL:24:08300
6th – Lot 54 L&K Greaney, Claddagh ZKA:24:00130
NextGen Young Handlers under 12yrs
1st – Ronnie Mogford
2nd – Bedwyr Evans
3rd – Millie Shelly
NextGen Young Handlers 12-18yrs
1st – Isabella Taylor
2nd – Lucy Greaney
3rd – Noah Taylor
NextGen Young Breeders class shown by breeder
1st Lot no 54 Kiera Greaney
2nd Lot no 53 Lucy Greaney
3rd Lot no 71 Oliver Sparks
4th Lot no 35 Bedwyr Evans
NEXTGEN YOUNG HANDLERS GALLERY
NATIONAL DINNER AND AWARDS 2024
