Sauvignon Leads Limousins At Great Yorkshire Show
15/07/06

Limousins secure Junior Team Interbreed, Junior Individual Interbreed, Reserve Individual Interbreed, Second Reserve Team Interbreed & Commercial titles.

Overall Supreme Champion - Sauvignon

Sauvignon, exhibited by the Crawford Brothers, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland continued his fantastic show record this year when being awarded the Limousin Championship and Reserve Supreme Champion Interbreed titles at the Great Yorkshire Show on Tuesday 11th July 2006. Having stood Reserve Male Champion at the Royal Show, he went one better here.

Amid glorious sunshine in Harrogate, the Limousin judging had been a keenly fought affair under the watchful eye of judge Mr Alastair Graham of Tandragee, Co Armagh, N Ireland with French-bred bull Sauvignon finally receiving the Doug Lewis Perpetual Challenge Trophy from Mrs Sarah Cooper of Ripon Select Foods Ltd, who kindly sponsored the Limousin classes. It was a tremendous day for the Crawfords who went on to attain the Junior Limousin Championship as well as the Interbreed Junior Championship with their bull Vigot who had earlier stood Reserve to Sauvignon in the Limousin male classes.

Standing Reserve Overall was the Female Champion and Royal Show Burke Trophy winning in-calf heifer Kaprico Ultimate brought forward by AK & C Stafford, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. Reserve Female was the rising six year old cow Ravenellle from DA Williams, Shifnal, Shrops. Christine Williams and Richard Bartle also secured the Reserve Junior Championship with Wilodge Venelle.

On the Wednesday, Vigot and Wilodge Venelle teamed up with another Kaprico heifer and first prize winner Kaprico Athena together with Spage Vanilla from Mr W Campbell, Carnlough, Ballymena, N Ireland to convincingly win the Junior Interbreed Team competition. Earlier, a combination of Sauvignon, Millington Tangerine, Kaprico Ultimate and Kaprico Athena had stood second reserve in the Interbreed Team competition.

Not only in the pedigree sector but also in the commercial ring, did Limousins shine through. Taking the Commercial Beef Supreme Championship and along with it the Page Championship Trophy was a Limousin-cross heifer from BE Williams, Station Court, Sennybridge, Powys. Amid strong competition, this August 2005 born Limousin-sired heifer out of a Limousin cross cow, Miss Royal, - herself a 18 times summer show champion – was bred by Andrew Powell, The Grove, Knighton, Powys and shown by Sally Lloyd got the final nod from judge Mr S Watson, Carnoustie, Angus. Reserve Supreme Champion was Limousin-cross steer from Mr N Slack. The Reserve Champion steer from Messrs AD & A Richardson was again Limousin sired and the Reserve Heifer Champion from the Black N Blue Show Team & Mr T Burnett was once more out of a Limousin cross cow.

Results

Overall Supreme Champion Sauvignon  Crawford Bros
Reserve   Kaprico Ultimate   AK & C Stafford

Female Champion Kaprico Ultimate  AK & C Stafford
Reserve Ravenelle DA Williams

Male Champion  Sauvignon  Crawford Bros
Reserve  Vigot   Crawford Bros  

Junior Champion  Vigot   Crawford Bros
Reserve    Wilodge Venelle   DA Williams

Bull born before 01.07.04
1st   Sauvignon Crawford Bros
2nd   Milbrook R2K W Campbell
3rd   Sarkley Topknot   JM & SP Cooper

Bull born 01.07.04-01.03.05
1st   Vigot    Crawford Bros
2nd   Rombalds Alphonso   Mr G Rowson
3rd   Brontemoor Anfield   Mr SM Priestley

Bull born after 01.03.05
1st   Brontemoor Aceofspades   Mr SM Priestley
2nd   Rombalds Ace Mr G Rowson
3rd   Queenshead AJ Mr JG Varley

Cow born before 31.12.02
1st   Ravenelle DA Williams
2nd   Millington Tangerine   Millington Grange Estate
3rd   Ronick Money DB Mairs & Co

Cow or in-calf heifer born 2003
1st   Kaprico Ultimate   AK & C Stafford

Heifer born 01.01.04-30.06.04
1st   Spage Valentine   Mr W Campbell
2nd   Newstart Viyella Mr D & Mrs M Cormack
3rd   Thornage Vicky Mr JF Allison

Heifer born 01.07.04-31.12.04
1st   Wilodge Venelle   DA Williams
2nd   Spage Vanilla Mr W Campbell
3rd   Scorboro Valencia   Mr JCG Bloom & Son

Heifer born 01.01.05-30.06.05
1st   Kaprico Athena AK & C Stafford
2nd   Wilodge Amolly DA Williams
3rd   Ironstone Anthea   Smiths of Bloxham

Group of Three from one exhibitor
1st   DA Williams
2nd   Mr W Campbell
3rd   Millington Grange Estate

Pair of Animals by Same Sire
1st   Milbrook R2K Mr W Campbell
2nd   Sultan    Mr SM Priestley  

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