Llyr James with the Champion
Judge: Mr James Royan
Breed Champion: Mr L James
Reserve Breed Champion: Griffiths & Davies
Champion Male: Mr L James
Reserve Champion Male: Mr N Burrington
Champion Female: Griffiths & Davies
Reserve Champion Female: Mr L James
The 45th Annual Premier Show & Sale of NI Horn & Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders Club, kindly sponsored by Norbrook Laboratories, represented by Jacqueline Hamilton, was held in J.A.McClelland & Sons Livestock Mart, Ballymena on Monday 31st July.
This Premier Show & Sale attracted an entry of 222 great quality sheep, and the popularity of the Breed was reflected in the interest shown by the large number of buyers present and eager to do business. These also included breeders from Scotland, England and Wales, given this event’s GB Export Sale status.
Breed Champion: Miss B Wakefield
Reserve Breed Champion: S Burden
Ram, any age: 1. S Burden 2. Miss C Crocker 3. Miss C Crocker
Mature Ewe: 1. Miss B Wakefield 2. S Burden
Ewe Lamb: 1. Miss B Wakefield 2. Miss B Wakefield
Shearling Ewe: 1. Miss B Wakefield 2. Miss C Crocker 3. Miss C Crocker
Ram Lamb: 1. Miss B Wakefield 2. Miss C Crocker 3. S Burden
Pair: 1. S Burden 2. Miss B Wakefield 3. Miss C Crocker
(Any Native Breed)
Champion: Mr A Morton
Reserve Champion: Mr A Morton
Best Bred by Exhibitor: Mr A Morton
Ram, Shearling or over: 1. Mr A Morton
Ram Lamb: 1. Mr A Morton 2. Mr A Morton
Ewe: 1. Mr A Morton
Shearling Ewe: 1. Mr A Morton
Ewe Lamb: 2. Mr A Morton
Pair (mixed sex): 1. Mr A Morton 3. Mr A Morton
Joe Dufosee, judge, left, Mary Cubitt and Jacqueline Hamilton, sponsor, with the Supreme Champion
Judge: Mr Joe Dufosee
Breed Champion: Mr G Cubitt
Reserve Breed Champion: Miss R Moore
Best Horn Exhibit: Master C Carson
Best Opposite Sex: K & B Sloan
From left, Reserve Champion from Ben Lamb, James Royan, judge holding sponsorship feed from National Show sponsors S. & N. Anderson, Cullybackey and 2017 National show champion from Amy McConnell
Dorset Breed out in Force at Antrim Show
National Dorset Sheep Championship Judge: Mr James Royan, Bennachie Flock, Duns, Scotland
Sponsored by Greenvale Feeds
