Scottish Progeny Show – Crossing Type & Mules Show Results

Scottish Progeny Show – Crossing Type & Mules

13th August 2016

Peebles

N Marston, Highberries (BFL),  D Gray, Drumnessie Farm (Mules)

The 2016 Scottish Region Progeny Show was kindly hosted by Peebles Show on Saturday 13th August. As in 2015 with very heavy rain in the days running up to the show, we arrived to a very muddy show field, but the sun came out, and it turned out to be another very successful day for the Bluefaced Leicester Association. Our Judge in the crossing type ring was highly respected breeder Mr Neil Marston from the Highberries flock based in Cockermouth, Cumbria.

In the crossing type ring after another quality line up of sheep were put forward, Neil Marston awarded his Champion to a three crop homebred ewe brought out by J Wight & Sons, Midlock. She is sired by the 980/C2 Hewgill purchased for £9000 at Hawes, and out of a ewe by the A13 Midlock. She stood second in her class at the Royal Highland Show earlier this year, and was also part of the winning progeny group at the 2015 Peebles Progeny Show. The Reserve Champion was awarded to the first prize shearling ram 281/H2 Carry House, who is owned in partnership by J Herdman, Edlingham, Mrs O Sharp, Newbigging Walls, B Hedley, Riccalton and C Campbell, Happrew, and was bought out of the 2015 Hawes sale as a lamb for £15,000. He is sired by the £10,000 1538/G34 Midlock, and this was his first time being shown.

In the progeny classes, Neil awarded his Overall Champion group to R D Archer & Son, Carry House with their group of three ram lambs by the same sire. The sire of this group is 1538/G34 Midlock. G34 was bought out of the Association sale at Hawes in partnership with Mr Andy Hunter from the Steel flock for £10,000. G34 was also awarded sire of the year for 2015. Two of the ram lambs were second and fourth in a very big open class earlier in the day, and are ET brothers out of a Hundith Z4 ewe. The third lamb is out a Breck House sired ewe, and the second place lamb was Champion at the Roman Wall Show held earlier in the year and Supreme Overall at Gilsland Show. The Reserve group was awarded to J Wight & Sons, Midlock with their pair of gimmers. This group was sired by the Marriforth G2 which was bought out of the Hawes sale for £4000. He has bred sons to £4000. One of the gimmers was Champion at the Royal Highland Show, and the other stood first at Ingliston as a ewe lamb.

Mules
In the Mule section, the judge was another highly respected breeder, Mr David Gray, Drumnessie Farm, Kilsyth, In the open classes he awarded his Champion to an outstanding ewe lamb from I Minto, Town Head Farm, who is sired by Town Head Warburton, a son of the £16,000 Penhill tup bought out of Hawes, and out of a Craigdarroch ewe bought as a ewe lamb. She was Champion at Biggar Show earlier this year. Reserve Champion was awarded to J Wight & Sons, Midlock with a homebred gimmer sired by Midlock Mustang, and out of a homebred ewe.

In the progeny section, David awarded his Champion group to M R Thornborrow & Sons, Easter Dawyck with their group of three Mule ewe lambs (Blackface type) shown with their sire – homebred 4346/H1 Dawyck. He is by 1538/G42 Midlock which was sired by Midlock Mustang. H1 Dawyck was Reserve Male Champion at last year’s Royal Highland Show, and was also sire of the first prize Mule lamb at Stirling, Kelso and Dalkeith Shows, and the first prize Bluefaced Leicester ram lambs at Biggar and Haddington Shows. He will be sold at this year’s Kelso Ram Sale. The Reserve group was awarded to J & W Bell, Cottage flock with their group of three Mule ewe lambs (Swaledale type) shown with their sire – Highberries C8. He is a six shear ram bought out of Hawes for £3800, and as an aged ram he has bred Bluefaced Leicester ram lambs to £3000. The Mule lambs are out of Swaledale ewes bought out of Kirkby Stephen, and will be sold at Cockermouth in September.

This rounded off a tremendous day all round for all exhibitors and our judges

Ram two shear or over

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Ram two shear or over A Campbell Drimsynie
2nd Ram two shear or over S McClymont & Son Auld Tinnis
3rd Ram two shear or over C & D Hall Firth

Shearling Ram

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Shearling Ram M/s Herdman, Sharp, Hedley & Campbell Edglingham / Newbiggin Walls / Riccalton / Happrew
2nd Shearling Ram J Wight & Sons Midlock
3rd Shearling Ram S McClymont & Son Auld Tinnis

Ram Lamb

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Ram Lamb J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Ram Lamb R D Archer & Son Carry House
3rd Ram Lamb J & J Nisbet Nisbets

Ewe

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Ewe J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Ewe J & W Bell Cottage
3rd Ewe N Laing Garscube

Gimmer

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Gimmer J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Gimmer J Wight & Sons Midlock
3rd Gimmer M R Thornborrow & Sons Dawyck

Ewe Lamb

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Ewe Lamb J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Ewe Lamb M W & C M Ridley Shitlington
3rd Ewe Lamb C T & J E Willoughby Penhill

Group (Tup Any Age, Ewe, Gimmer and Ewe Lamb)

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Group (Tup Any Age, Ewe, Gimmer and Ewe Lamb) J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Group (Tup Any Age, Ewe, Gimmer and Ewe Lamb) N Laing Garscube

Progeny Show - Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire M R THornborrow & Sons Dawyck
3rd Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire I Sharp Newbigging Walls

Progeny Show - Pair Of Shearling Rams By The Same Sire

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire A Minto & Son Town Head Farm
2nd Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire C & D Hall Firth
3rd Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire N Raeburn Killburn

Progeny Show - Group Of Three Ram Lambs By The Same Sire

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Group Of Three Ram Lambs By The Same Sire R D Archer & Son Carry House
2nd Group Of Three Ram Lambs By The Same Sire I Sharp Newbigging Walls
3rd Group Of Three Ram Lambs By The Same Sire M W & C Ridley Shitlington

Progeny Show - Group Of Three Ewe Lambs By The Same Sire

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Group Of Three Ewe Lambs By The Same Sire J Wight & Sons Midlock
2nd Group Of Three Ewe Lambs By The Same Sire C & D Hall Firth
3rd Group Of Three Ewe Lambs By The Same Sire T Dick & Son Hamildean

Progeny Show - Pair Of Lambs (Any Sex) By The Same Sire - Shown With Sire

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Pair Of Lambs (Any Sex) By The Same Sire - Shown With Sire R D Archer & Son Carry House
2nd Pair Of Lambs (Any Sex) By The Same Sire - Shown With Sire I Sharp Newbigging Walls
3rd Pair Of Lambs (Any Sex) By The Same Sire - Shown With Sire C T & J E Willoughby Penhill

Mule Progeny - Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Blackface Type)

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Blackface Type) M R Thornborrow & Sons Dawyck
2nd Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Blackface Type) M W & C Ridley Shitlington
3rd Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Blackface Type) R D Archer & Son Carry House

Mule Progeny - Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Cheviot Type)

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Cheviot Type) H Cockburn & Partners Kingside

Mule Progeny - Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Swaledale Type)

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name
1st Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Swaledale Type) J & W Bell Cottage
2nd Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Swaledale Type) C T & J E Willoughby Penhill
3rd Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Swaledale Type) J & W Bell Cottage

Bluefaced Champions

Category Exhibitor Type
Breed Champion J Wight & Sons Ewe
Res. Breed Champion M/s Herdman, Sharp, Hedley & Campbell Shearling Ram
Champion Progeny Group R D Archer & Son Group Of Three Ram Lambs By The Same Sire
Res. Champion Progeny Group J Wight & Sons Pair Of Gimmers By The Same Sire
Champion Mule Progeny Group M R Thornborrow & Sons Champion Group - M R Thornborrow & Sons - Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Blackface Type)
Res Champion Mule Progeny Group J & W Bell Three Mule Ewe Lambs With Their Sire (Swaledale Type)

Gallery

PROGENY CHAMPIONS

RESERVE CHAMPION GROUP

Breed Champion (Crossing)

Reserve Breed Champion

CHAMPION MULE PROGENY GROUP

RESERVE MULE PROGENY GROUP

MULE CHAMPION

RESERVE MULE

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