Cheshire Show 2011: Pig interbreed championship

A homebred British Saddleback boar from Mr John Sutcliffe, Bridgefield Farm, Lowick, has secured the interbreed pig title.

Coal Yeat Grand Duke is by Chapel Grand Duke 11 and out of Chapel Octavia 6 and is the main stock boar for Mr Sutcliffe’s herd of 30 Saddleback sows.

Judge Martin Snell praised Duke for his good conformation all the way through and good locomotion.

Mr Sutcliffe said his good mobility was due to the fact he had been working out in the field with 12 sows.

This one’s full sister secured breed champion at the Stafford Show. Duke will now be heading to the Great Eccleston Show.

In reserve was Duroc gilt, Deva Nancy 502. This Deva Thunder 219 daughter is homebred by Jan and Andrew Walton, Church Farm, Chester, and out of Maddaford Nancy 7.

This July 2010 gilt is in pig to homebred boar Dava Boldstroke 457 and will be heading to the Yorkshire Show next. Previous success has included reserve supreme interbreed at the Royal Welsh Spring Festival and supreme interbreed champion at the Stafford Show.

She is one of eight Duroc sows and two Welsh pigs owned by the family.