Royal Highland Show – Crossing Type

Royal Highland Show – Friday 19th June 2026

Friday morning dawned with a threat of rain for the Bluefaced Leicester classes at the Royal Highland Show, but it kindly held off, with the majority of the Crossing classes done in the dry, with judge, Stewart Park, actually down to his waistcoat for a while.

The Crossing section was judged by a very dapper looking Stewart Park, who selected his champion of the day from the tup shearling class. This sharp lad, V1 Beeches Venom from Finlay Robertson, stood out in his class, full of style and power. He is by the T3 Steel bought out of Hawes a couple of years back and out of a homebred ewe by the P2 Riddings which was bought out of Hawes for £23,000 and is the sire behind both Beeches Wingman and Midlock Magic, which are both enjoying great success at the moment.

The reserve champion was a powerful tup from Richard Wood, Kingledores with S31 Newbigging Walls, which they bought in Kelso for £9000 in 2024, sharing him with James Herdman, Edlingham. He is by the record breaking P1 Riddings and out of a  good  breeding ewe by the L37 Midlock. It was the first year for the Woods in the Bluefaced Leicester ring, with them more commonly seen in the Beltex lines, so a very impressive debut with a corker of a tup.

The female champion came from the Shitlington flock, with a really sharp gimmer lamb. This is by the T16 Midlock that they bought for £18,000 from Hawes, sharing with Riddings and Gargareth, and is doing a good job for all three flocks. It is out of a homebred ewe by the M25 Cottage, which by coincidence, also bred T6 Shitlington, which was the sire to the NEMSA champion at the Highland, so not just a good show line, its producing the goods too.

Reserve in the female section went to the aged ewe of Messrs Thornborrow, Dawyck. This is also by the £65,000 P1 Riddings and out of a ewe by the K1 Shafthill.