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The UK's Premier Agricultural Machinery and Technology Show

20鈥�21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

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Heifers lead the way at Hope Show

Continental cattle dominated the beef inter-breed, while a Suffolk took the supreme sheep at Hope Show

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Mayfields Umilly
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Mayfields Umilly

听The judging panel had an unenviable task when selecting their beef inter-breed winner from what was a very competitive field of breed champions at Hope Show.

After some deliberation, the Clark family's first-calved heifer, Mayfields Umilly, from their Mayfields herd, Sheffield, topped the score board.

This was its third inter-breed championship of the summer, having won previously at Ashover and Mottram in the same month. The heifer was shown with a November-born calf, Mayfields Aztec, by Thorninghurst Shrek, at foot.

Another first-calved heifer, Mere Titch, a home-bred British Blue, from Adele Sweetmore, Buxton, which was shown with its February-born calf, Mere Winnie, at foot, was reserve champion. The outfit was first in the cow and calf class at the Great Yorkshire Show and supreme champion at Ipstones and Leek shows this season.

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Mere Titch

Sheep

In the sheep sectionI, a two-shear Suffolk ram, Jalex X Factor, was supreme champion. Bought privately from Jalex Livestock in County Antrim, the ram is shared between the Buckley's Sitlow Flock near Buxton and John Elliot of Roxburgh Mains, Kelso.

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Inter-breed sheep and Suffolk champion

The reserve champion was a Kerry Hill shearling ram, Woodhouse 51AV视频Fury, from Mazie Carter's Bearda flock, Macclesfield. The ram went on to take the Hope Show Hill inter-breed championship as well, rounding off his very prolific show season, which has included the inter-breed title at Ipstones and being one of the winning inter-breed group of three at Garstang.

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Reserve overall inter-breed sheep, hill and Kerry Hill champion

Also in the sheep rings, a shearling ewe from E. and P. Howard, Blackburn, was Derbyshire Gritstone Champion of Champions, and an aged ewe from George Lee, Rochdale, was Whitefaced Woodland Champion of Champions.

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Results

Cattle

Inter-breed (all breed judges) Supreme, A. Clark, Mayfields Umilly (Limousin); reserve, A. Sweetmore, Mere Titch (British Blue).

Commercial (S. Priestley, Lancaster) Sup., T. and J. Gratton, Beth (Limousin cross); res., A. Dickinson, Cover Girl (Limousin cross).

Any other native breed (G. Young, Market Rasen) Sup., E. Trueman, Roundhill Saffron Willow (Beef Shorthorn); res., E. Trueman, Roundhill Saffron Wilma (Beef Shorthorn).

Any other continental breed (G. Young) Sup., Renshaw and Brassington, Dovefields Pollyanna (Simmental); res., Renshaw and Brassington, Dovefields Spartacus (Simmental).

British Blue (J. Okell, Runcorn) Sup., A. Sweetmore, Mere Titch; res., A. Sweetmore, Springfield U Bonnie.

Highland (G. Noble, Banchory) Sup., R. Wain, Willow of Pollock; res., R. Wain, Hazel of the Rose.

Limousin (J. Cooper, Harrogate) Sup., A. Clark, Mayfields Umilly; res., L. White, Ladybowers Aurelia.

Longhorn (A. Smith, Newark) Sup., Arbor Low Longhorns, Maudlin Yoshi; 听res., T. Mills, Wheatlands Ziggy.

British Blonde (K. McNeil, Doncaster) Sup., J. Mellor and R. Spooner, Heron Rock Vincent; res., S. Mycock, Whitepeak Valhalla.

Sheep

Inter-breed (C. Gilbert, Edale) Sup., S. Buckley (Suffolk); res., M. Carter (Kerry Hill).

Inter-breed hill (R. Spencer, Ashbourne) Sup., M. Carter (Kerry Hill); res., J. Webster (North Country Cheviot).

Derbyshire Gritstone (R. Greenwood, Sowerby Bridge) Sup., E. and P. Howard; res., J. Eggleton.

North Country Cheviot (S. Dodsworth, Alston) Sup. and res., J. Webster.

Swaledale听(K. Bates, Wigton) Sup. and res., A. Bland.

White Faced Woodland (P. Wrigth, Buxton) Sup., G. Lees, res., J. Pennington.

听Mule and Masham (A. Pye, Lancaster) Sup., Mycock and Bright; res., W. Allen.

Jacob (B. Stanley, Melbourne) Sup. and res., Ridout and Higginson.

Rare breeds (S. Forsyth, Brecon) Sup. and res., L. Redfern (Border Leicester).

Any other native breed (C. Symons, Kelso) Sup., M. Carter (Kerry Hill); res., F. Howe (Hebridean).

Suffolk (I. Briggs, Leeds) Sup.,, S. Buckley; res., H. Lyons.

Texel (R. Cartledge, Buxton) Sup., K. And M. Mather; res., Z. Watson.

Dutch Spotted (S. Hanks, Doncaster) Sup., S. Simpson; res., E. Webster.

Bluefaced Leicster (A. White, Horton in Ribblesdale) Sup. and res., Mycock and Bright.

Any other continental breed (R. Garth, Lancaster) Sup., J. and S. Simpson (Beltex); res., J. and S. Simpson (Blue Texel).

Commercial lambs (R. Garth) Sup., N. and B. Townsend.

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