Dinmore Virginia
At one of the first county shows of the season a British Blue heifer claimed the junior and continental championships before going on the take the overall title. This was Dinmore Virginia, an April 2025-born daughter of Empire D'Ochain, owned by the British Blue Cattle Society president, Mary Brown and her granddaughter, Daisy Haigh, Ossington, who keep 10 British Blue cows. Bought privately last year from breeder, Paul Dawes, it was second as a calf at the English Winter Fair and will now head to Hertfordshire County and the Great Yorkshire Show.
Judge, Pete Bodily, Milton Keynes, said his champion was a very balanced modern heifer which was very showy and a great cow maker.
Standing reserve overall was the commercial champion, Toffee, a home-bred 545kg Limousin cross heifer by Wilodge Fantastic from Ben Beckitt, Newark, which Mr Bodily said had tremendous conformation and was very well fleshed.
The senior native championship went the Longhorn champion, Willowtree Zhazam, a January 2024-born heifer by Longbridge Whistler. It is owned by Alisha Lack, Easingwold, who works for Longbridge Longhorns, but keeps three cows of her own.
Sheep
In the sheep rings in was the any other continental champion, a Rouge shearling gimmer from Alec Groucott and Victoria Bowring, Mansfield, which went on the take the top spot. Bought privately last year from the Millcroft flock, it was having its first outing.
A Beltex shearling ram from the same home, which was bought at Carlisle last year from the Lapley flock, also took the breed championship.
The reserve sheep inter-breed title went to 16-year-old Cj, Cormack, Leicestershire, with a Charolais ram, bought last July from Bruce Ingram at Carlisle. He runs his own Braveheart flock of 12 Charollais ewes alongside the family's Blue Texel, Suffolks and Texels.
Pigs
The modern champion and reserve went on to take the inter-breed title and reserve in the pig section. The overall title went to Grace Bretherton, Preston, with Sunrise Vega, a May 2025-born British Landrace gilt by Sunrise Lorenzo F328. Bought from breeder, Steve Loveless in November last year, it is in-pig due in July and was making its show ring debut.
Taking the reserve rosette was the reserve modern champion, Raisinhall Anna 35, a January 2026-born gilt from Stuart Roberts and Jodie Fairclough, Bedale.
The traditional champion was Ivy, a home-bred, January 2026-born British Saddleback gilt from Jennie, Matthew and Scarlett Stone's Oakwoods herd, Thorpe.
The reserve traditional was Bleusky Orlando, a July 2025-born Berkshire boar owned by Skylar Hundson Jones, Newark.
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RESULTS
Beef
Inter-breed (Judge, P. Bodily, Milton Keynes) Supreme, continental and continental junior, M. Brown and D. Haigh, Dinmore Virginia (British Blue); reserve, B. Beckitt, Toffee (commercial);
res. continental, C. and P. Fox, Manor Lan UR The Best (Salers); res. continental junior, S. Percival, Affinity (Limousin); native junior, H. Williamson, Williamsons Xiang E056 (Lincoln Red); res. native junior, J. Warren, Norworth Miss Ramsden Wish (Beef Shorthorn); native senior, A. Lack, Willowtree Zhazam (Longhorn); res. senior native, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Commander (Lincoln Red).
Commercial (T. Bodily) Sup., B. Beckitt, Toffee; res., L.W.J. Ludgate, Scarlett.
Dexter (A. Spicer, Leicestershire) Sup. and fem., J. Nuttall, Jordeth Sammie; res. and male, J. Nuttall, Reedshaw Moss Barr; res. fem., J. Nuttall, Endway Daffodil; res. male, J. Nuttall, Jordeth Jackson.
Highland (R. Wain, Derbyshire) Sup. M. Burgess, Darius of Nortwelle; res., S. Morphy, Princess.
Lincoln Red (P. Beginn, Lincolnshire) Sup. and male, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Commander; res. and fem., Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Diana D724; res. male, H. Williamson, Battlefield Endeavour; res. fem., H. Williamson, Williamsons Xiang E056.
Longhorn (D. Whyllie, Staffordshire) Sup., A. Lack, Willowtree Zhazam; res., A. Lack, Willowtree Youdini.
Any other native breed (A. Spicer) Sup. and male, J. and V. Clowes, Monochrome Lightening (Belted Galloway); res. and fem., Newtoncroft Farms, Newtoncroft 1 Lottie 523 (Hereford); res. male, J. Warren, Ballinlig Buster (Beef Shorthorn); res. fem., J. and V. Clowes, Monochrome Lizzie.
British Blue (D. Whyllie) Sup. M. Brown and D. Haigh, Dinmore Virginia: res., R. Mountain, Drift Ursie.
British Limousin (D. Whyllie) Sup., S. Percival, Affinity; res., J. Scott, Willingfen Vanity.
Any other continental breed (D. Whyllie) Sup. and fem., P. and C. Fox, Manor Lane UR The Best (Salers); res. and male, Showell Farms, Moordown Ajax (Charolais).
Sheep
Inter-breed (Judge, D. Duggan) Supreme, A. Groucott (Rouge); reserve, Cj. Cormack (British Charollais).
Beltex (R. Mawer) Sup. and male, V. Bowring; res. and fem., T. Clipsham; res. male, L. Jackson; res. fem., A. Groucott.
British Charollais (G. Watson) Sup. and male and res. and fem., Cj. Cormack; res. male and res. fem., Goulsbra family.
Blue Texel (R. Mawer) Sup. and male and res. fem., J. Bett; res. and fem., V. Bowring; res. male, Cormack and Mcdowell.
Hampshire Down (E. Jones) Sup. and male and res. fem., J. Newland; res. and fem. and res. male,., J. Dilibero.
Suffolk (D. Inman) Sup. and fem., Goulsbra family; res. fem. Cj. Cormack; male, J. Dennis; res. male, F. Wilkinson.
Texel (P. Barlow) Sup. and fem. and res. male, J. Phillips; res. and male and res. fem., A. Carter.
Kerry Hill (G. Watson) Sup. and fem., res. and male and res. fem., S. Hill; res. fem., A. Fisher.
Lincoln Longwool (M. Robinson) Sup. and male and res. male, C. and S. Ellerby; res. and fem., M. Glass; res. fem., D. Waite.
Shetland (P. Cowan) Sup. and fem., res. and male and res. male, D. King; res. fem., K. Islip-Price.
Any other primitive breed (L. Jarvis) Sup. and fem., M. Ballard (Castlemilk Moorit); res. and res. fem., B. Pearson (Castlemilk Moorit); male, D. Cassie (Hebridean); res. male, K. Goodall (Hebridean).
Southdown (A. Halcrow) Sup. and male and res. and fem., G. and M. Sparke; res. male, S. Davies; res. fem., W. Morton.
Any other native, hill or heath breed (P. Cowan) Sup. and fem., L. Bagshaw (Border Leicester); res. and male and res. male, A. Carter (Lleyn); res. fem., C. Chapman (Portland).
Any other down/shortwool breed (E. Jones) Sup. and fem., G. Robinson and Sons (Dorset Horn); res. and res. fem., C. Gray (Dorset Down); male and res. male, C. Atkinson (Ryeland).
Any other continental breed (T. Turner) Sup. and fem., A. Groucott (Rouge); res. and male, J. Bett (Berrichon); res. fem., A. Carter (Roussin); res. male, J. Bett (Badger Face Texel).
Dutch Spotted (T. Turner) Sup. and fem., res. and res. fem. and res. male, S. Simpson; male, S. Ghiorghita.
Pigs
Inter-breed (Judge, A. Robinson, Foston) Supreme and modern, G. Bretherton, Sunrise Vega 6302 (British Landrace); res. and res. modern, S. Roberts and J. Fairclough, Raisinhall Anna 35 (Hampshire); sup. traditional, J. Stone, Ivy (British Saddleback); res. traditional, S. Hudson Jones, Bleusky Orlando (Berkshire).
Traditional - all breeds (A. Brown).
Berkshire – Sup., S. Hudson Jones, Bleusky Orlando; res., Horsley Holding, Acaster Stonebow.
British Saddleback – Sup., J. Stone, Ivy; res., O. Giles, Tedfold Molly 152A.
Gloucestershire Old Spot – Sup., M. Garbutt, Fowgill Patrick 514; res., M. Garbutt, Fowgill Princess Ann 516.
Large Black – Sup., J. Holroyd, Finnington Sunshine 2; res., J. Holroyd, Addison Golden Harvest.
British Lop – Sup., M. Paddock, Eaves Actress 9; res., M. Paddock, Eaves Actress 10.
Middle White – Sup., O. Giles, Tedfold Mischief 482; res., M. Paddock, Eaves Carnation 15.
Modern – all breeds (M. Horsley)
Duroc – O. Giles, Tedfold Lena 274; res., W. Berry, Stocksbridge Havnbjerg.
Hampshire – Sup., S. Roberts and J. Fairclough, Raisinhall Anna 35.
British Landrace – Sup., G. Bretherton, Sunrise Vega 6302.
Large White – Sup., O. Giles, Tedford Viking 8; res., O. Giles, Tedfold Fanny 11.
Pietrain – Sup., Horsley Holding, Prestcombe Wadrif; res., S. Roberts and J. Fairclough, Raisinhall Renate 21.
Welsh – Sup., E. Paddock, Lewin Glamourous 11; res., E. Paddock, Lewin Glamourous 10.
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