In the Harrogate heat, it was the two-year-old heifer, Jessops Ugogirl, from Ellie Pendlebury, that stepped up to take the overall breed championship at the Great Yorkshire Show, judged by David Bothwell, of the Killadeas herd in Ballinamallard, Enniskillen.
Ugogirl was bought last year, along with two other females from the Jessops herd, for Ellie’s growing Highcroft herd in Wigan, which was founded by her grandfather and is now being re-established. A daughter of the 14,000gns Glenericht Ricksen, out of Westcarse Rosie, Ugogirl stood third at the Yorkshire last year, and has bloomed into a champion this year, having earlier won the inter-breed title at the North Yorkshire Show in June. She is currently in calf to Maerdy Orpheus.
Taking reserve overall were Mike and Melanie Alford, Foxhill Farm, Cullompton, Devon, with their two-year-old bull, Hollywell Unclebob, a Nuthampstead Judas son, out of Hollywell Rouge. He was bought for 14,000gns at Stirling last October and stood breed champion at Devon County Show and the Royal Cornwall Show.
Reserve male champion was Neil Blyth’s Marwood Update, a 19-month-old bull by Elgin Jagger, out of the Balthayock Lineup daughter, Marwood Sunshine. He also finished reserve junior champion.
Reserve overall female went to Drumshane Urbangirl, a two-and-a-half year old heifer from Darren Knox’s Colchester-based herd. She’s sired by Elgin Oliver and out of the Davally Illusion daughter, Balbithan Nancy. She came fresh from winning the breed championship and junior inter-breed title at the Royal Norfolk Show.
Winning the junior championship was Thor Atkinson, Arradfoot, Ulverston, with Goldstar Unestar, a heifer which had been bought at the Goldstar sale last year after being successfully shown as a youngster. She is sired by Neptune and out of Goldstar Scarlette.
