Royal Highland Show – Crossing Type
23rd - 26th June 2022
Edinburgh
Mr Alec Brown, Macqueston
Under the watchful eye of judge Alec Brown, Macqueston, and a clear blue sky, a cracking entry of crossing type sheep were assessed and accordingly placed. With some very strong classes it wasn’t an easy job to sort out, but when the judging was all done and dusted it was a familiar face at the top of the tree again, as Midlock proved yet again to be the team to beat. Their champion was a stonking gimmer, which just oozed class. She is the full sister to the £40,000 “Commander” lamb sold last autumn at Hawes, by the M1 Riddings and out of the flocks top breeding ewe Midlock L27. Midlock also took the reserve female championship with an aged ewe by the K1 Shafthill out of an E1 Barfhouse.
Winning the male championship and going on to take the reserve overall championship was a smart tup lamb from Alan McQuistion, Barnshangan. This cocky lamb was full of power and a lovely colour, and again full of Midlock bloodlines. He was sired by the legendry G34 Midlock and out of a ewe by the J14 Blarnavaid, a son of Highberries Hotshot. Its full sister took the gimmer lamb class too, to complete a great double for these lambs. The reserve male champion was a corking home bred tup shearling from the Beeches flock from Finlay Robertson, by the L22 Blarnavaid and out of a ewe by the B41 Hewgill which has done so well for the flock. He will be heading to Kelso later this year to find a fresh home!
The group of 3 prize went to the Thornborrow Family of the Dawyck flock, who were there or thereabouts in all the classes they showed in.
Judge - Mr Alec Brown, Macqueston
Overall Champion - Female Champion - First Prize Gimmer - Midlock.
Reserve Overall Champion - Champion Male - 1st Prize Ram Lamb - Barnshangan
Overall Champion with Reserve Overall Champion with Judge and Sponsor
Reserve Male Champion - 1st Prize Shearling Tup - Beeches
First Prize Aged Ram - The Mill
1st Prize Ewe Lamb - Barnshangan
Male Champion - Barnshangan & Reserve Male Champion - Beeches
Female Champion & Reserve Female Champion - Midlock
Best Group of Three - Dawyck
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Shearling Rams
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Shearling Rams
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ram Lambs
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ram Lambs )
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ram Lambs
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ram Lambs
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Aged Ewes
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Aged Ewes
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Aged Ewes
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Gimmers
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Gimmers
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Gimmers
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ewe Lambs
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ewe Lambs
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Ewe Lambs
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Groups of Three
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Groups of Three
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Groups of Three
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Groups of Three
Crossing BFL at RHS 2022 - Male Championship Line up