Judge Tom Nancekivell, from Bude, Cornwall, had no hesitation in awarding the championship honours to a two-shear ewe, Foulrice Belle from father and son team, Charles and Stephen Marwood, Whenby, York.
Tom described the ewe as simply faultless! “She has size, length, style, shape and a perfect head. She is clearly a working ewe, which is good to see in the show ring.”
Females continued to dominate in the championship as the winner of the shearling ewe class was tapped forward to clinch the reserve overall championship. James Danforth’s daughter of Foxhill A One won a strong class of yearling ewes and then went one further to be runner-up.
The male champion was a shearling ram from Michael Alford, Devon. The Foxhill tup is sired by Edstaston Beau Jangles, purchased for 10,000 gns at the 2024 Worcester Premier Sale.
The Thackwood flock of Jonathan Wales from Cumbria was in the prizes most of the day, landing top place in both lamb classes. Their ram lamb was reserve male champion and is a son of Thackwood Bangkok, who himself was male champion at the same show in 2024.
The Logie Durno stock ram from the Kirkhouse flock was the winner of the ram class. This one was a purchase at Worcester in 2024 and is sired by Crogham Aries II.
Class results
Ram, two shear and over
1st D and J Norman, Kirkhouse- Logie Durno ram
Shearling ram
1st Mike Alford, Foxhill – 24XWY00956
2nd Jonathan Wales,Thackwood – 24GU07568
3rd James Danforth, Lodgehill – 24WWJ00384
Ram lamb
1st J Wales, Thackwood – 25GU08539
2nd D and J Norman, Kirkhouse – 25XNK03558
3rd R Bamforth, Lower Denby – 25XXW01137
Ewe
1st C Marwood, Foulrice – 23DG12763
2nd T Hunter, Skelton Whin – 23VJZ04980
3rd J Wales, Thackwood – 21GU05151
Shearling ewe
1st J Danforth, Lodgehill – 24WWJ00371
2nd J Wales, Thackwood – 24GU07530
3rd C Marwood, Foulrice – 24DG13522
Ewe lamb
1st J Wales, Thackwood – 25GU08533
2nd R Bamforth, Lower Denby – 25XXW03553
3rd D Norman, Kirkhouse – 25XNK03553
Pairs
J Wales – Thackwood
Group of Three
D Norman – Kirkwood
Champion female and overall
Ewe from C Marwood, Foulrice
Reserve female and reserve overall
Shearling ewe from J Danforth, Lodgehill
Male champion
Shearling ram from M Alford, Foxhill
Reserve male champion
Ram lamb from J Wales, Thackwood
