The Royal Bath and West Show is proving to be a fortuitous event for young local breeder Will Awan. Having headed home last year with the reserve overall champion accolade for homebred bull, Midford 1 Whatyalookinat that sold in the Autumn show and sale for 4200gns.
Midford 1 Elke 1st bred and exhibited by Will Awan
This year the Bath-based breeder, re-entered the ring leaving victorious. Under the watchful gaze of judge Andrew Hughes, from the Coley and Invictus Hereford herds, Midford 1 Elke 1st represented the breed boldly in the Interbreed championship and exited the ring adorned with a plethora of awards; reserve overall interbreed native champion, interbreed junior native heifer champion and interbreed junior champion. Elke 1st is no stranger to an interbreed sash, having stood reserve within the interbreed championship at the North Somerset show earlier in the season.
The fifteen-month-old heifer, out of Bosbury 1 Elke 50 and sired by Grifford 1 Try, started her winning streak taking the red ticket in her class before advancing through the ranks to breed female champion and breed champion.
Lanscombe 1 Ebony bred and exhibited by RA & VA Mitchell
The Lanscombe herd had a productive day taking a total of six ribbons home. The principal rosette winner is January 23-born heifer, Lanscombe 1 Ebony. Bred by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell, Dorchester, out of homebred, Lanscombe 1 Lotty and sired by Vexour 1 Phantom, Ebony stood 2nd in her class and continued through to the female and overall championship alongside Midford 1 Elke 1st, ending her day in the reserve position.
Tapped out in first place within the heifer born in 2022 class was Lanscombe 1 Duchess, also sired by Vexour 1 Phantom, this time out of Lanscombe 1 Queenie.
Within the male division, the breeders from Dorset also took the top spot with bull Lanscombe 1 Endeavor. January-2023-born, Endeavour advanced his position throughout the day, seeing him earn the breeders a male champion ribbon.
Alongside their individual wins, the breeders took centre stage in both the pair and group classes.
From breeder B Cambridge, exhibited by daughter Zoe Cambridge from Winterbourne Down, Bristol and bred by JRB Wilson & Sons, Cowbog, Kelso, bull Romany 1 Valium FR V57 claimed the male championship win. Sired by Fabb 1 Rocco, the April-21-born animal has already made waves in the show ring, having stood as male champion at Devon County and finishing in reserve within the overall championship.
Within the senior cow class, Hudley 1 Lucy made the journey from Gundleton, Hampshire to the Bath and West showground worthwhile for breeder, Miss Harriet Jackson, as the senior cow won her class. Born Feb-2017, out of Solpoll 1 Ferrari, originally bred by J & W McMordie and now owned by Genus Breeding Ltd.
Full Results List
Champion Hereford – Midford 1 Elke 1st exhibited by Mr William Awan
Reserve Champion Hereford – Lanscombe 1 Ebony exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
Female Champion – Midford 1 Elke 1st exhibited by Mr William Awan
Reserve Female Champion – Lanscombe 1 Ebony exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
Male Champion – Romany 1 Valium FR V57 exhibited by Miss Zoe Cambridge
Reserve Male Champion – Lanscombe 1 Endeavour.
Best Exhibitor Bred Winner – Midford 1 Elke 1st exhibited by Mr William Awan
Best Exhibitor Bred Reserve – Lanscombe 1 Ebony exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
Pair of Animals
1st – Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
2nd – Miss Zoe Cambridge
3rd – Miss Harriet Jackson
Group of Three Animals
1st – Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
2nd – Miss Zoe Cambridge
Hereford Cow or Heifer – COW OR HEIFER Born before 2022
1st – Hudley 1 Lucy exhibited by Miss Harriet Jackson
Hereford Heifer class – HEIFER born in 2022
1st – Lanscombe 1 Duchess exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
2nd – Baybridge 1 Felicity exhibited by Mr Les Gould
Hereford Heifer – Born in 2023
1st – Midford 1 Elke 1st exhibited by Mr William Awan
2nd – Lanscombe 1 Ebony exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
3rd – Baybridge 1 Flower 4th exhibited by Mr Les Gould
4th – Buryhill 1 Victoria exhibited by Miss Zoe Cambridge
5th – Buryhill 1 Elizabeth exhibited by Miss Charlotte Colquhoun
Hereford Bull – Born before 2023
1st – Romany 1 Valium FR V57 exhibited by Miss Zoe Cambridge
2nd – Severnvale Rogue exhibited by Mr E G Mills
3rd – Havenfield 1 Archer exhibited by Miss Harriet Jackson
Hereford Bull – Born in 2023
1st – Lanscombe 1 Endeavour exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell
2nd – Lanscombe 1 Edwin exhibited by Messrs RA & VA Mitchell