Friday morning’s sheep results from the Royal Highland

It’s been a hectic morning here at Ingliston with the sheep breed classes continuing apace and the dairy breed and interbreed being completed too.

In the Texel ring the champion was a one-crop ewe from Thomas McTaggart, with a ram lamb from Robert Laird in reserve.champ tex web.jpgThen in the Hampshire Downs the winner was a shearling ewe from E, B and S A Jones, with a shearling tup from R and J McFarlane standing reserve.2362011 RHS Hamp.JPGSwaledale champion was W Watson with a shearling tup and reserve to it was a shearling ewe from Arthur Slack.2362011 RHS Swaledale.JPGTaking the honours in the Bluefaced Leicster ring was a tup lamb from D L and S Currie and reserve was K Smith with a ewe lamb.2362011 RHS Blue Face Leicester.JPGAt the top of the Charollais lines were Angus and Susan Howie with a ram lamb, while reserve was a shearling ewe from the same home.2362011 RHS Charrolais.JPG

The North of England Mule champion was a ewe lamb from Colin Dent and reserve was a hogg from R and F Wilson.