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Ludgate champion at Agri Expo It was the turn of Thamebased MJ Ludgate to move to the fore at Agri Expo 2021 with heifer Rempstone 1 Curly N604. Rempstone 1 Curly N604 from MJ Ludgate, Thame, Oxfordshire stood supreme, grand female and junior female champion in the Hereford section of Agri Expo, hosted by the Scottish and North of England area associations. Born in January 2021, it is by Solpoll 1 Nobility, a Panmure 1 Henry son, which the Ludgates describe as the most consistent bull they have ever used and also sired Rempstone 1 Pansy N513, the top price at the 2019 autumn society sale at 4,200gns. Judging, Panmure Herefords’ Abbie Anderson described her champion as the sort of heifer she likes, being "big and powerful with a cracking head". It was the grand male and junior male champion which found its way to the reserve supreme spot in the form of Moralee 1 Valuabull RK V19 from T and D Harrison, Mickley, Northumberland. March 2021-born, it is by Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12 which did so well on this year’s summer show scene. Its dam is the Harrisons’ original Pippa, Coley 1 Pippa 356, which won the Royal Highland Show in 2017.
Rempstone 1 Curly N604 from MJ Ludgate Staying in the limelight, Ludgate’s Rempstone 1 Venom N597 was tapped out as reserve grand male. Another by Nobility, this time it is out of Gouldingpoll 1 Duchess 911, purchased from Ireland’s Matthew Goulding.
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Abbie again praised this animal for its power, and added it had ‘great length with plenty of potential’. Commenting on the quality of juniors on show, Abbie placed Moralee 1 Pippa RK V21 as reserve junior and reserve grand female. Born in March 2021, it is a full sister to the Harrisons’ grand male champion.
Moralee 1 Valuabull RK V19 from T and D Harrison
