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Balmoral Show Show Results

Balmoral Show

15th - 18th May 2019

Balmoral Park

Clark Lamont, Blackpark

The 2019 show season began this week for the Northern Ireland Region with the Balmoral Show. The mid week weather, coupled with an array of quality stock in the Bluefaced Leicester section, certainly captured the attention of the public who watched in anticipation as Judge Clark Lamont selected his class winners and overall Champion.

The individual classes kicked off with the ram section; with the red rosette in the shearling ram and upwards class being awarded to Graham and Julie Loughrey, Temain for a Hamildean bred ram 4348/J007 that merited the same success in this class in 2018.

The aged ewe class followed a similar trail, with William Adams, Holmview taking the red ticket for a two shear home bred ewe 1337/K047 bred by H001 Cottage.

William’s success didn’t stop here, also taking first place in the shearling ewe class with 1337/L037. Her character and style won the judge over, and she was awarded overall breed Champion. She is sired by 281/J001 Carryhouse, a sheep that continues to promote the breed in the show ring with his progeny having banked first place’s and championships in 2018.

The judge’s reserve championship pick was presented to the 2nd place shearling ewe 4342/L028 from Graham and Julie Loughery, Temain. A home bred sheep with excellent colour and style.

An early start some may argue for lambs to be shown; but the lambs exhibited proved contrary to this. Both the ewe and ram classes were well populated with forward lambs in fitted condition for the show ring.

Ian Montgomery’s, Mistyburn lambs showed their style and character complimented with colour and this scoped him the red rosettes in both the ram and ewe lamb classes, certainly a very memorable achievement for him on his first time showing at Balmoral Show! The ewe lamb was sired by the 980/H005 Hewgill and she will be retained in the Mistyburn flock. The ram lamb will be sold later in the year at the Northern Ireland Premier Sale in Ballymena on the 21st September. He was sired by 1493/L001 Farden which Ian bought out of the Hawes Association Sale in 2018 for £10,000.

Shearling Ram & Upwards

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Shearling Ram & Upwards G & J Loughery Temain
2nd Shearling Ram & Upwards D McKillop Giants Causeway

Aged Ewe

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Aged Ewe J Adams & Son Holmview
2nd Aged Ewe M Wright Mullaghwee
3rd Aged Ewe H Henry Starbog

Shearling Ewe

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Shearling Ewe J Adams & Son Holmview
2nd Shearling Ewe G & J Loughery Temain
3rd Shearling Ewe D McKillop Giants Causeway

Ram Lamb

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Ram Lamb I Montgomery Mistyburn
2nd Ram Lamb D McKillop Giants Causeway
3rd Ram lamb G & J Loughery Temain

Ewe Lamb

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Ewe Lamb I Montgomery Mistyburn
2nd Ewe Lamb J Adams & Son Holmview
3rd Ewe Lamb G & J Loughery Temain

Best Pair of Lambs

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Best pair of Lambs I Montgomery Mistyburn
2nd Best Pair of Lambs J Adams & Son Holmview
3rd Best Pair of Lambs G & J Loughery Temain

Group of Three

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Group of Three G & J Loughery Temain
2nd Group of Three J Adams & Son Holmview
3rd Group of Three D McKillop Giants Causeway

Bluefaced Champions

Category Exhibitor Type
Champion J Adams & Son Shearling Ewe
Reserve Champion G & Loughery Shearling Ewe

Gallery

Overall Champion - First prize Shearling Ewe from J Adams & Sons Holmview

Reserve Overall Champion second prize Shearling Ewe from G & J Loughery Temain

First prize winners BFL Balmoral 2019

First prize Ram Lamb from Ian Montgomery Mistyburn

First prize Ram from G & J Loughery Temain

First prize pair Ian Montgomery Mistyburn.

First prize group of three from G & J Loughery Temain

First prize Ewe Lamb from Ian Montgomery Mistyburn

First prize aged ewe from J Adams & Sons Holmview

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