After a lengthy five and a half hours judging and fresh from his championship win at the Royal Show Kevin Ludgate and his commercial show team were back in action at the Great Yorkshire Show to take the overall ticket.
Having shone through the female championship Wilemina, his British Blue cross heifer with helper Ben Maskell at the lead took the championship under butcher and judge Stuarty Clatworthy.
Mr Clatworthy described his champion as being a heifer bang on 12 o'clock. She had everything he wanted in a butchers animal and would proudly hang her in his shop. "You could just keep cutting and cutting meat off this heifer - she's fantastic," he told a massive crowd round the ring side.
Having stood reserve female champion, Neil Slack's Limousin cross hiefer Rhianna followed through to take the overall reserve spot with Ben Richardson at the lead, while Neil was in charge of his champion male steer Fernando.
Rhianna is no stranger to the show ring, having taken the reserve champion ticket as a calf at last year's Agri-Expo at Carlsile. She now heads for show retirement as Neil is currently in a clean bluetongue zone.
Kevin Ludgate was also on hand to take the overall male championship with his homebred 12 month old Limousin cross steer James.
Comments (1)
well done Kevin - she's a cracking heifer, I'm really pleased you won, I watched from the sideline and picked the heifer from the minute she walked in the ring.
Posted by market lass | July 10, 2008 12:18 PM
Posted on July 10, 2008 12:18