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The Aberdeen-Angus pairing won the Burke trophy today at Great Yorkshire with this duo being the breed champion from Whittaker Farms, Rosemount Justine Erica, and senior bull Rawburn Rock Solid from Glympton Farms.

The Limousin pair were reserve, with these being James Cooper's bull Tomschoice Falcon and David Cormack and Gaynor McDowell's heifer Dynamite Ella.

Pics to follow in due course....

In the commercial beef classes here at Great Yorkshire the win went to Neil Slack with his Charolais cross heifer which was bred by Duncan Semple and purchased from Caledonian Marts in the spring for £5000. She is by Carradale Adrenalin and weighed in at 636kg.

Reserve to her was Hannah Slowen's May 2010-born Limousin cross steer.

A  strong show of dairy cattle, agreed by many ringsiders to be one of the best seen at Harrogate was led by the Holstein champion Saxelby Goldwyn Rose from Robert and Elaine Butterfield's Ingleview herd, Bentham.

This Braedale Goldwyn daughter gave 13,567 in her third lactation and is currently giving 54kg a day having calved her fourth in May. She is one of 120 cows milked by the Butterfields at home.

Reserve interbreed under judge James Warren was the Dairy Shorthorn champion Marleycote Barrington Iris 15 from David and Richard Baynes. She is classified VG88 and is giving 38kg a day in her second lactation, having given 6000kg in her first.

Interbreed heifer champion was Holstein Rivderdane Newz Sara from Messrs Armstrong and Nutsford, she is a Riverdane Word Newz daughter. Reserve to her was Dairy Shorthorn Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes from the Collins family. She is a Stadel daughter.

Winning the interbreed team of five was the Holstein team ahead of the Dairy Shorthorn quintet.

There was a turnover in the Native interbreed championship on the second day of the show when judge Finlay McGowan gave the top ticket to the Aberdeen-Angus champion, Messrs Whittaker Farms cow Rosemount Justine Erica, a 2002-born Heath House Plato daughter. Trojan of Craigeassie had to settle for reserve spot in that competition.

And the Aberdeen-Angus continued their winning run, claiming the interbreed team of four contest ahead of the Limousin team.

Junior team winners were the Limousins with the Herefords in reserve and the junior overall title went to David Cormack and Gaynor McDowell's Limousin heifer Dynamite Ella, a Greenhill Viper daughter.

Standing reserve overall junior champion was J and S Ross' Galloway heifer Daisy 971 of Romesbeoch, an October 2009-born Kirkmabreck Nimrod daughter.

Great Yorkshire Show sheep interbeed honours went to the Rouge champion, a two shear ewe from Percy Tait's Knighton flock. This one, Knighton Harriet is by Knighton Boycey and out of a homebred dam from the 60-ewe flock Mr Tait runs at home. She has previously been breed champion at the Royal Highland and Staffordshire and Shropshire shows this summer and now heads to the Royal Welsh next week. This was Mr Tait's second interbreed win having previously collected the top prize with a Bleu Du Maine.

Reserve overall was the North Country Cheviot champion from Roderick Runciman. This shearling ewe is by Synton Bullseye and out of a homebred dam from 900-ewe Allenshaws flock at home in the Borders. The ewe, Allenshaws Pam was on her second outing, having picked up the breed and reserve interbreed titles at the Royal Highland Show last month.

The Rouge had picked up the interbreed shortwool female championship prior to taking the overall title, while the North Country had been interbreed female hill champion.

Reserve in the shortwool females was the Bleu Du Maine female champion, an aged ewe from T S Goldie. Reserve hill female champion was Peter Turnbull's Blackface shearling ewe.

In the Longwool interbreed the male champion was the Teeswater ram from G A Horner, with the Lincoln Longwool shearling ram from L M Fairbrun standing reserve. Hill male champion was the Swaledale tup from G A and D A Slack, with Hebridean ram from A C Skinner reserve.

Then in the Shortwool and Lowland male championship the winner was the Southdown shearling ram from the Glaves family, with the Bleu Du Maine from J W Stables standing reserve.

Longwool female champoion was the Wensleydale shearling ewe from S M Prescott and reserve was the Leicester Longwool shearling ewe from Chris Mudd.

Taking the Terminal Sire male championship was the Charollais ram from S C Hodgson, with David Thornley's Beltex shearling ram reserve. And in the Terminal Sire female championship the winner was the Charollais shearling ewe from Geoff Watson and Carol Grain, with the Suffolk shearling ewe from Lilburn Estate reserve.

And the final section championship was the commercial female championship which went to Ron and Fran Wilson with their Mule, while resreve was the halfbred winner from Martin and Val Brown.

Here are more of the sheep championship results from yesterday, the main interbreed kicks of at about 9.30 this morning, so stay tuned for the results later.

Winning the Bluefaced Leicester championship was J M McLeod with an old ewe, reserve was F Johnson with a two shear ram.

In the Berrichon Du Cher's the champion was I D Johnston's ram, reserve was I D Johnston's shearling ewe.

Bleu Du Maine winner was J W Stables' ram, reserve was T S Goldie's ewe. In the Rouge the champion was Percy Tait's ewe and reserve was J R Wilkinson's ram lamb.

In the Vendeen's the champion was R N Howie's ram and reserve to him was R N Howie's ewe. Taking the Butchers Lamb championship was I S Lancaster's pen of three lambs, with a pen of three from Martin and Val Brown in reserve.

Then in the Dorsets the winner was R D Huxter with a ewe lamb and reserve went to J R Royan with a ram. The crossbred ewe classes were won by Martin and Val Brown with a pair of older ewes and reserve was J Garth and Sons with a pair of shearling ewes.

Hampshire Down champion was J Galbraith with a shearling ram and reserve was L M Chasney with a ewe lamb. Lleyn classes were won by Trinidad Investments with an aged ram with a aged ewe from J J Kingham reserve to it.

The Lonk champion was S and P Scriven's shearling ewe, with a ram from the same home standing reserve.

Masham championship honours went to M and B Allen with a shearling ewe and reserve was a pair of shearlings from B and M Watikinson. The Mules were won by Ron and Fran Wilson with a pair of shearling ewes and reserve was Martin and Val Brown with a ewe and twin lambs.

Rough Fell champion was a ewe from M P Capstick and reserve was a shearling ram from B and J Knowles. Wensleydale champion was S M Prescott's shearling ewe and reserve was J N Prescott's shearling ram.

Whitefaced Woodland champion was P Thorpe's shearling ewe and reserve to that was P Thorpe's ram. And in the Zwartbles the champion was T W Donnelly's shearling ewe, with C and K Millburn's ram standing reserve.

Taking the Holstein championship here at Harrogate was leading show cow Saxelby Goldwyn Rose from Robert and Elaine Butterfield's herd at Bentham. This one, which was interbreed champion here last year, as well as being interbreed at last month's Royal Highland.This Braedale Goldwyn daughter is a fourth calver, having last calved in May.

Winning in the Dairy Shorthorn classes was G G Baynes with cow Marleycote Barrington Iris 15, a Nejay Royalty daughter. Reserve to her was Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes from the Collins family. This one is by Stadel.

And in the Ayrshires the winner was Sanderson E S Buntie from D and C Sanderson, she is a Sanderson Extra Special daughter. In reserve spot was G G Baynes with Marleycote Marigold 9, a Marleycote Extraspecial daughter.

Here are the remaining beef breed results from today's Great Yorkshire Show.

In the British Blues, the champion was Graymar Electra from Matthew Jones, with Nicola Beardsley's heifer Woodlands Favourite reserve.

And winning the Simmentals was Popes Princess Victoria from Jimmy and Vicky Wood, with Boddington Estates' heifer Sterling Krumpets Britney in reserve.

South Devon champion was Grove Buttercup from Douglas Scott.

One of this season's top performing show bulls, Beef Shorthorn bull Tojan of Craigeassie from Charles and Sally Horrell and family, has just taken the beef interbreed title here at Great Yorkshire.This six year old bull is senior herd sire for the Horrell's Pode Hole herd and has sold sons to 14,500gns, having been bought for 6000gns himself in 2008.

He is by Belmore Fuel Injected and out of Kathleen of Craigeassie and was interbreed champion at last month's East of England and Royal Highland shows. His Harrogate win marked the end of his show career and he now returns home to work.

Standing reserve was the Limousin champion, Brockhurst Bolshoi from Doug Mash. This Grahams Samson daughter is out of Ronick McAinsi and was shown by Dougie McBeath and partner Sarah Jane Jessop for Mr Mash. She calved in April and has previously been reserve champion at last week's Doune and Dunblane Show. Her next outing will be the National Limousin Show at Carlisle at the end of July. 

Taking the Berkshire championship in today's pig judging was S M Westron with boar Choller Namatajra, reserve was F Fieldhouse and Son with their sow Calcaria Royal Sapphire.

In the Saddlebacks the winner was Victoria Lottie, a sow from the Wreakes family and reserve was Lowpark Grand Duchess a sow from K and K Matthews.

Gloucestershire Old Spot championship honours went to S Whitely with sow Birchfield Dolly and reserve was M Renshaw with boar Tennyson Sambo.

Then in the Large Whites the champion was Guy Kiddy with his sow Withersfield Royal Catalina, reserve was Julian Newth with his sow Prestleigh Beautiful.

The sheep rings have been a hive of activity this morning, with a little bit of controversy thrown into the mix too just to add to the spice of things.

The controversy, came, unusually, from the AOB classes where for reasons only known to themselves the stewards saw fit this morning to almalgamate the AOB Continental and AOB native classes and to have the two judges judging alongside each other. It was entertaining to say the least and there were several exhibitors left both unimpressed and a little confused by the goings on.

However, they eventually found their champion in the form of Geoff Watson and Carol Grain's Oxford Down shearling ewe which has previously been breed champion at Bath and West and breed and interbreed champion at Rutland. Reserve was the ewe lamb from the same home.

In the Beltex ring it was a successful day for David Thornley's Dooley flock when he took the championship with his shearling tup, reserve was Ann Story's shearling ewe.

Taking the Blackface championship was Peter Turnbull with his shearling ewe, with H W and G R Birkbeck reserve with their ewe lamb.

Charollais champion was S C Hodgson's aged ram, with Geoff Watson and Carol Grain standing reserve with their shearling ewe which was breed and interbreed champion at Norfolk.

In the commercial lamb carcass class the winners were Andrew and Becky Bishop with their Dutch Texel cross lamb which graded E3L at 21.5kg, reserve was Richard Findlay with a Beltex cross which weighed 18.5kg and also graded E3L.

Dalesbred championship honours went to J K Wilson with his shearling ewe, while reserve to him was a ram from J H and J Ryder and Sons.

Taking top spot in the Derbyshire Gritstone classes was J R Lord's ram and reserve was S and P Scriven's shearling ewe.

In the Herdwick lines the championship went to I K Grisedale with a shearling ewe, while reserve was Messrs Grave and Watson with a ram.

In the Leicester Longwools the championship fell to Brian Glaves with his shearling ram and reserve went to Chris Mudd with his shearling ewe.

And clinching the Lincoln Longwool championship was L M Fairburn with a shearling ram and reserve was L M Fairburn also, this time with a shearling ewe.

Winning in the North Country Cheviots was J Runciman with a shearling ewe and reserve were Jimmy and Willie Thomson with an aged ewe.

Ryeland champion was a shearling ewe from A W and G Pink, while reserve was J R Morgan with an aged ram.

Taking the silverware in the Suffolk classes was Lilburn Estates, with a shearling ram from their Roseden flock and in reserve was a shearling ewe from the same home.

Then in the Swaledale classes the champion was a ewe from T W Hutchinson and reserve was G A and S A Slack with a ram.

The Texels were won by Tom MacTaggart with the same aged ewe which won the Highland and reserve went to Clark Farms with their shearling ram.

Some of the beef classes have now finished here at Harrogate...

Leading the way in the Angus rings under judge David Lucas of the Cheeklaw herd and carrying on from her win at last month's Royal Highland Show was the nine year old cow Rosemount Justine Erica from Peter and Linda Whittaker and Fraser and Christina Cormack.

Taking the reserve overall spot was the reserve female champion Linton Gilbertines Ella from Gordon Brooke. By Hoff Limited Edition and born March 2009.

In the Beef Shorthorn classes it was yet another repeat win from the Highland with the six year old Trojan of Craigeassie on winning form again for the Horrell family, Peterborough. Trojan is by Belmore Fuel Injected and also took the interbreed honours at the Highland and East of England this year.Taking the reserve here under Donald Biggar was T L Severn with the April 2006-born cow Sandwick Duchess Zoe, who is by Croxton Park Ken.

In the Limousin classes, judge Harry Emslie gave Doug Mash the overall championship with his April 2006-born cow Brockhurst Bolshoi, by Grahams Samson. Standing reserve was the July 2009-born Dynamite Ella from David Cormack and Gaynor McDowell. This one is by Greenhill Viper.

Taking the top honours in the Charolais classes was the Turner family with Brampton Fugitive, an April 2010-born son of Trefonnen Crouch. Taking the reserve under judge Dave Murray was F and J Andrews with two year old heifer Holstead Emilia, by Dingle Hofmeister.

Pictures to follow later....

With the sheep interbreed judging split into four sections and undertaken by a varying panel of judges the marathon judging stint this morning meant many ringsiders were unsure exactly what they were watching.

However, the judges charged with selecting the overall champion knew what they were looking for and eventually found their interbreed champion in the form of two shear Charollais tup Logie Durno I'm Yer Man. This one is a Crogham Hannibal 2 son out of a ewe which is full sister to Logie Durno Eral Dunbar and is by Glyn Cloch Chippendale, he stood interbreed champion at last year's Royal Highland Show as a shearling.

Exhibited at Harrogate by Peter Vaughan, he is owned in a three way split by Mr Vaughan, The Quick family and Geoff Probert, having been bought at last year's premier Charollais sale at Worcester for 3750gns.

Standing reserve overall was a three shear Swaledale ewe from John Bradley. This one is by an £8500 Bull and Cave sire, which himself has previously stood reserve interbreed at the Great Yorkshire, and is out of a homebred dam by a Catlaw sire. She has previously been interbreed champion at Kilnsey show and is one of 650 Swaledale ewes run by Mr Bradley at home, alongside another 350 Dalesbred and crossbred ewes.The Charollais came through as the terminal sire male champion, beating the Berrichon Du Cher from D R Whitcher in that section.

Terminal sire female honours went to Herbie Kennedy's Charollais ewe, with the Texel ewe from the Clark family reserve.

In the Shortwool/Lowland section the champion was the Southdown ram lamb from Terry and Lesley Mead, with the Bleu Du Maine from J W and K M Davison reserve.

Taking the female title in the same section was the Bleu Du Maine from Jonathan McInnes Skinner, reserve here was the Rouge from J R Wilkinson.

In the Longwool section the male title went to the Wensleydale from J N Prescott, reserve was the Leicester Longwool from Brian Glaves.

The Hill male championship went to the North Country Cheviot, while the hill female was won by the Swaledale. Reserve hill female was North Country Cheviot ewe.

Lifting the silverware in the show's hotly contested pig championship were Brian and Margaret Mulkeen with their September 2009-born Welsh gilt Garsfield Nina 7. This one has been unbeated so far this year in her class and is by Owesby James and out of Garsfield Nina 6, the only Welsh sow owned by the couple. Reserve overall here was a January-born Middle White junior boar from Steve Richardson and Janice Wood, Finnington Captain. This is by Joben Captain and out of Finnington Fair Lady, one of two Middle White sows owned by the partnership alongside four Large Black sows.

In the commercial cattle classes here at Harrogate the championship was won by Lincolnshire-based Trevor and Jonathan Lyon with their 646kg Limousin cross steer. This one was bought from Carlisle Mart last September as a calf for £1000 and has previously been reserve steer champion at Lincoln Show, he now heads on to Bakewell and a few other local shows at home.

Taking the reserve overall commercial cattle championship was Elfed Williams with Irish bred Limousin heifer Kilkenny Classy Lassy, a Rocky daughter. This one was bred in Eire and purchased at last year's Irish Winter Fair for E6000. She tipped the scales at 614kg and is unbeaten in her class this year, she now heads to the Royal Welsh next week.

Leading the way in the dairy classes was the Holstein champion, Saxelby Goldwyn Rose from Robert and Elaine Butterfield, Bentham, Yorkshire. This is a third calved February 2006-born Goldwyn daughter bred by Andy Stafford. She calved her third in June and was lucky to be at the show having suffered a displaced abomasum just 11 days beforehand. Giving 50kg a day, she was reserve breed champion at the Highland Show and gave 12,375kg in her second lactation at 4.55% butterfat and 3.5% protein.

In reserve spot here was the Jersey champion, first calved heifer Grayridge Comerica Vivacious, a Bridon Remake Comerica daughter, from the MacKellar family, led out by David Gray, she is currently yielding 25kg a day having calved her first in April.

Here are more of the sheep judging results from here at Harrogate yesterday;

In the Polled Dorset classes the championship went to David Eglin with an aged ewe, reserve was C Pritt with a ewe lamb.

Taking the AOB Continental title was A C and L Bailey with a Blue Texel, while reserve was a Vendeen aged tup from R N Howie.

In the Blackface Peter Turnbull took the top slot with a shearling tup and was reserve with a ewe lamb. Winning in the Bluefaced Leicesters was Matt Robinson with an aged ewe, while reserve was R Peart with a ram lamb.

Champion in the Berrichon Du Cher was D R Whitcher with an aged tup, reserve here was M E and H S Crane with a shearling ewe. In the Bleu Du Maine the championship went to J McInnes Skinner with a ewe, reserve was T S Goldie with a shearling ewe.

Charollais honours went to P D Vaughan with an aged tup, while reserve was Herbie Kennedy with an aged ewe. Taking Rouge honours waas J R Wilkinson with a shearling ewe, reserve was J F Redfern with a ram.

Championship in the Butchers lambs went to Martin and Valerie Brown with a trio of Beltex crosses, while reserve was Procters Farms. Taking the carcass championship was Richard Findlay with a Beltex cross and reserve was P and E B Robson with another Beltex cross.

Leading the Dalesbred awards was J Bradley with a tup, reserve was J K Wilson with a shearling ewe. Derbyshire Gritstone silverware was won by J C Pickard with a tup and reserve was S V and P Scrivin with a ram lamb. In the Halfbred ewe classes James Whiteford took the honours with P J Lupton reserve.

Then in the Hampshire Downs the championship was won by Jennifer Atkinson and David Smith with a shearling ewe, while reserve was L M Chasney with a tup lamb.  Hebridean winner was E C Gascoigne with a ewe and reserve was D and C Cassie with a shearling ram.

Herdwick winner was D Thompson with a tup and reserve was I K Griesdale with a ewe. The Jacobs were won by Messrs Connor and Dalrymple with a shearling ewe and reserve was the same exhibitor with a ram.

The Leicester championship was won by Brian Glaves with a shearling ram and reserve was Messrs Acorn and Shipley with a shearling ewe. In the Lleyns the top ticket went to A C Moody with a ewe and reserve was another ewe from B Walling. The Lonks were won by C A Crowther with a ram and reserve was B Crawshaw with a shearling ewe. Masham champion was a pair of shearling ewes from M and B Allen, reserve was J B Liddle with a shearling ewe.

Taking Mule honours was A and K M Barnes with a pair of ewe lambs and reserve was R and F Wilson with a pair of shearling ewes. In the Oxford Downs the winner was James Hook with a shearling ewe and reserve was James again, this time with a shearling tup.

Suffolk champion was Geoff Biddulph with a tup lamb and reserve was Lilburn Farming Estate with a shearling ram. Wensleydale winner was J Watkinson with a shearling ewe in full wool and reserve was J Watkinson with another of the same. Whitefaced Woodland champion was a ram from A R Howard and reserve was K Dowey with a ewe. Then in the Zwartbles the champion was A J Thorburn with a ewe and reserve was M Campbell with a ram lamb.

Champion in the Berkshire pigs here today was C T Impey with October 2008-born sow Fairoaks Lady 5, reserve was F Fieldhouse and Son with sow Calcaria Royal Sapphire.

In the British Lops the top ticket went to Mark Edgar with January gilt Bakers Harmony 31, while reserve was also Mr Edgar, this time with junior boar Bakers Charles 8.

Taking the Saddleback title were J R and M L Wreakes with their sow Victoria Lottie, reserve was M and B Mulkeen with boar Garsfield Prefect.

Gloucestershire Old Spot champion was Messrs Overton and Nicholls with gilt Exfold Princess 203, reserve was S Whiteley with gilt Birchfield Bluebell.

Large Black champion went to P E Churchyard with boar Breckles Majestic 24, reserve was K and K Matthews with their sow Lowpark Grandeur.

Taking the Large White honours was Guy Kiddy with his sow Withersfield Royal Catalania, reserve was Steve Loveless with cow Portbredy Queen Mary.

In the Middle Whites the winner was S J Richardson and J A Wood with their boar Finnington Captain, reserve was E L Paddock with sow Lewin Dorothy.

Oxford Sandy and Black champion was M F Case with Longash Duchess 41, while reserve was C Turner with Greenside Alistair.

Lifting the Welsh breed honours was Phil Fowlie with his boar Braemor Imperial 7 and reserve was C D Vaughan with boar Vinery Emperor.

The interbreed beef title, judged by a panel of all the breed judges, has been awarded to the Hereford champion, Romany 1 Captain from Aileen and Stephen Nesbitt. The couple run 35 Hereford cows at home in Buckinghamshire where Captain is stock bull for the herd. He is by Crickley 1 Figurehead and out of Romany 1 Julia. He was bought for the herd after standing junior interbreed at the Highland two years ago in a private deal for a figure in the region of £8000.Captain came to the Yorkshire fresh from his interbreed win at the Royal Highland, making it the second year in succession that the interbreed winner from Ingliston has followed through to win here at Harrogate.

Standing reserve was the Simmental champion from their National show held here, This was Boddington Estates with their cow Sterling Dolores Petra, a Sterling Flint daughter with calf at foot. The calf, Sterling Braveheart, is by Sterling Viking 2, last year's Royal Show interbreed champion. Petra is one of 45 cows run in the Sterling herd at Cheltenham.

And here are yet more results from this morning's classes.

Taking the British Blue championship was Kevin Watret with his multi-award winning cow Solway View Black Beauty, a Gitane Du P'Tit Mayer daughter. And reserve was also Kevin, this time with Solway View Elegance, another by the same sire, this time a July 2007-born heifer.

In the Salers the top spot was won by A and M Austin with their bull Morwenstow Saracen, while reserve was the same exhibitor with their heifer Morwenstow Jasmin 10, a March 2008-born heifer.

Belted Galloway champion was Mochrum Estate with Mochrum Kestie, a September 2007-born heifer, reserve was Sir Martin Arbib with Howiemill See the Sky, a September 2008-born bull.

Highland champion was A G Fitzsimmon with Scarlet of Hellifield, a March 2007-born heifer.

Lincoln Longwool champion was L Fairburn with a shearling ewe, reserve was M J Parker with a ewe lamb. Ryeland champion was S J Bryden with an aged ram, while reserve was A J Robinson with a shearling ewe.

Winning the Teeswaters was M A Elliot with a shearling ewe, while reserve was J D Pilkington with an aged ewe.