Staffordshire show results

Winners:




















John Wreakes’ saddleback gilt Victoria Lottie 110 was reserve coloured champion and clinched the Pig of the Year qualifier.


This Charollais shearling ewe from John Gregory stole top honours in the sheep section, despite strong competition from many other breeds.

Going strong….. Shanael Gelpro Melody from Tome and Andy Cope and Isaac and Luke Lancaster topped the dairy lines. Melody cost 20,00gns last summer and was interbreed heifer champion at last year’s Royal Show and Dairy Event.

French fancy……Imported Limousin heifer Ravenelle took top spot in the beef classes for the Shifnal, Shrops-based Williams family. Ravenelle is by the noted French sire Jersey.


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BEEF
CATTLE


Interbreed D Williams’ Limousin heifer Ravenelle; res, R Birch’s Simmental cow Miss MRL.
Any other British breed J Dickenson’s South Devon cow Kestle Buttennald 54; res, G Fountaine’s South Devon heifer Billington Little Gem.
Hereford E Lewis and Son and Thurley Bros’ bull Haven Wilbur; res, R Davies and Co’s bull Westwood Vernon.
British Simmental R Birch’s cow Miss MRL; res, D Donnelly’s bull Graighill Number One.
British Charolais Messrs Turney’s heifer Hamilton Snowdrop; res, E Marshall’s heifer Cotehouse Newtown Girl.
British Limousin D Williams heifer Ravenelle; res, R Platts’ bull Homebyres Oklahoma.
Belgian Blue Messrs Barber and Brindley’s bull Threeways Superstar; res, Messrs Barber and Brindley’s cow Bringlee Sundy.
Aberdeen Angus Messrs Spooner’s bull Dieuluresse Eddie; res, Abbotsholme School Farm’s heifer Abbotsholme School Polly.
Highland Messrs Ogbourne and Shaw’s heifer Cuitin of Ginen Nevis; res, D O Wain’s heifer Floch of Wainsmore.
Commercial beef G Brooke’s Limousin cross heifer; res, E Williams’ heifer Lady Luck.


DAIRY

Interbreed T Cope and Son and R Lancaster’s cow Shanael Gelpro Melody; res, S Wheat’s Jersey cow Millvale Aimless Sally.
Holstein T Cope and Son and R Lancaster’s cow Shanael Gelpro Melody; res, N Brandon’s cow Murlbury Fatal Hilda.
Jersey S Wheat’s cow Millvale Aimless Sally; res, M and A Wright’s cow Fourcrosses Sambo Rummy.
Dairy Shorthorn G A Madeley’s heifer Rodway Barrington Duchess 95; res, G W Pattinson’s heifer Wenverdale Filpall Fini.
Dexter Madders and Johnson’s cow Queen’s Low Daisy; res, A Neachell’s cow Migh Tuela.

SHEEP


Interbreed R and J Gregory’s Charollais shearling ewe; res, R and R Powell’s Kerry Hill ram.
Suffolk T Cox’s ewe lamb; res,R Ford’s ram lamb.
Texel S Smith’s ram lamb; res, S and C Evans’ shearling ewe.
Charollais R and J Gregory’s shearling ewe; res, Madders and Johnson’s shearling ewe.
Shropshire M and S Shimwell’s ewe lamb; res, C Wadland’s shearling ram.
Beltex Messrs Gardiner and Moulden’s ewe; res, D Thornley’s ram.
Any other pure breed L Norris’ Bluefaced Leicester ewe; res, V Johnson’s shearling ewe.
Rare breeds D Stanhope’s ram; res, D Eglin’s ram lamb.
Jacob D Price’s ewe; res, S Taylor’s shearling ewe.
Portland P Roberts’ ram; res, P Roberts’ ram lamb.
Southdown L Rowlands’ ram; res, C Rhead’s shearling ewe.
Llanwenog A Hodges and Sons’ ram;
res, B and S Williams’ ewe.
Kerry Hill R and R Powell’s ram; res, G Ward’s ewe.
Lamb carcass M and A Wright’s Texel cross; res, D and L Wadland’s Beltex x Texel cross.


PIGS


Interbreed C Vaughan’s Welsh Gilt Vinery Empress 4184; res, D and B Houlston’s Saddleback sow Gillbeck Lottie.
Any other white breed C Vaughan’s Welsh Gilt Vinery Empress 4184; res, P Fowlie’s Large White sow Braemor Maple 21.
Any other coloured breed D and B Houlston’s Saddleback sow Gillbeck Lottie; res, J and M Wreakes’ Saddleback gilt Victoria Lottie 110.
Pig of the Year qualifier J and M
Wreakes’ Saddleback gilt Victoria Lottie 110; res, P Fowlie’s Welsh gilt Braemor Nina.


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By FARMERS WEEKLY reporters


ONE OF last year‘s most successful show animals continued her winning ways last week at the Staffordshire Show, taking both the Holstein breed title and the interbreed dairy title.


The cow, Shanael Gelpro Melody, claimed Tom and Andy Cope‘s 11th Staffs breed championship. Owned in partnership with Isaac and Luke Lancaster, Melody was bought at last June‘s HUK Genetic Elite sale for 20,000gns from the Booth family‘s Feizor herd.


She was interbreed heifer champion at last year‘s Royal Show and Dairy Event.


After a heifer lactation of 10,000kg, she calved her second in March, producing a bull calf, Storm. Melody is currently giving 50 litres a day.


“She looks terrific and, considering she‘s only three years old, I think her best is yet to come. She could even be better than Flo,” said Tom Cope, comparing Melody to his former show cow Cardsland Eclipse Flo.


Melody – who now holds the All Britain senior heifer in-milk title – will take a tilt at a second Royal Show title next month.


She completed a victorious day at Stafford as a member of the winning interbreed group of four; the remaining three came from the Huddlesford stable.


Well-filled beef classes are a feature of this show and drew a strong entry for interbreed judge John Powner.


He found his champion in Ravanelle, a Limousin heifer imported from France by David Williams, of Shifnal, Shropshire, whose Wilodge herd won the breed’s regional herd award last year.


The sheep lines also produced a strong turnout, with strong competition in several breeds as some of the big names battled it out for early season show titles.


In contention for the interbreed ticket were Dick Powell‘s Kerry Hill champion and David Gardiner‘s Beltex.


But interbreed sheep judge John Evans from Chirk, north Wales, could find nothing to beat a stylish Charollais shearling ewe from Robert Gregory‘s 60-strong Edstaston flock at Shrewsbury.


This shearling was on her first show outing and is by Westonvale Jubilee, a ram that has been a great producer in the Foulrice flock of Charles and Valerie Marwood at York.


“We used some Jubilee semen and he has left us some great females. This shearling is out of our top index ewe,” said Mr Gregory, who plans to bring her out again at the Royal Welsh.


Demand for Saddleback pigs is booming, according to Doncaster breeder John Wreakes, who runs a hobby herd of 10 sows and who took the reserve coloured championship and the coloured Pig of the Year qualifier.


“Many people are starting to keep a few pigs, either for showing or to produce their own meat and Saddlebacks are a big favourite with small-scale pig keepers,” said Mr Wreakes.


His winning gilt, Victoria Lottie 110, was handled by Mr Wreakes‘ 14-year-old nephew, Christopher Wreakes, who is a regular member of the family‘s show team.



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