LEFT Led by Sterndale Atwood Noel, five great heifers competed in the senior heifer in-milk class.
BELOW Sahara Windy Tessie led the top three in the junior heifer in-milk class.
by our judge for her open rib, style and rear udder, she led the way from the Swales heifer in second place. This big long heifer in two had too much power and a better teat position than Hailstone Bambam Agatha, another great uddered heifer from the Wilsons.
In the next class we saw the other favourite for the heifer championship, the Royal Highland winner Sahara Windy Tessie from David Jones of Monmouthshire. She took centre stage with a handy win from the Jennings’ Merrydale SS Polly. Our judge praised his winner for her faultless udder, ring presence and overall length of body over his second place. The second prized heifer, again with a higher rear udder and fore udder, edged out in front of another from the Jennings family, Abbeyhouse Lavangaurd Ruby.
The heifer championship was eagerly awaited by the usual large crowd and after long deliberation our judge, Ricky Barratt, told spectators it was a very close decision but he selected his winner Sterndale Atwood Noel, for her extra depth and openness of rib and slightly more dairyness. Very close in reserve was David Jones’ entry, praised for her fantastic udder conformation. Two fantastic heifers agreed by all.
The junior cow in-milk class saw a smaller number forward than last year where we had 21 entries. But with five excellent young cows forward they were led by a cow with style, ring presence, fantastic side view and in judge Barratt’s reasons – she
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was an easy winner. Homebred Meiklefirth Plaid Lutske from David Yates had a great impression from the ringside and would surely be competing for the red, white and blue later. Second place went to Milliedale Dusky Rhapsody from Yasmin Bradbury who won a close placing over Shawdale Damion Pledge 2 from the Booth family of Shawdale, something tells me the enthusiasm of Miss Booth may one day get her to the very top. Royal Highland supreme champion, Dilandy Debonair Tabitha Red, then took centre stage in the third calver class and duly won the class from the Butterfield’s Ingleview Gold Doll. Our judge gave the Red and White Dilandy Debonair Tabitha Red the advantage for her rear udder and locomotion over a great cow in second. Third place went to the Harrison’s Chishillways Ross Lyn 4 who just lost out for bone quality and udder
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