Royal Lancashire Show

Hartwrights headup Royal Lancs

It was the turn of SC and GL Hartwright to lead the Hereford classes at the Royal Lancashire Show with Spartan 1 Duchess T95, making the long trip from Oxfordshire worthwhile.

Led by Katherine Shaw, February 2020born heifer Spartan 1 Duchess T95 from SC and GL Hartwright, out of Ruckmans 1 Orange 1332, stood Champion at the Royal Lancashire Show. It is by Panmure 1 Henry son Solpoll 1 Perfection, purchased at the spring show and sale at Hereford in 2019 for 8,000gns from Northern Irish breeders John and William McMordie.

Directed into the reserve position by judge James Ludgate, was male champion Twinshock 1 Paddys Boy from Phil Martindale, Bolton. Born in March 2020, it is by the prolific Fabb 1 Northern Star, which is a son of the Canadian Square-D Tortuga 953T. Its dam Herberry 1 Lucy Belle, a Dendor 1 Kohinoor daughter, went through the Designer Genes ring at 7,000gns in 2019, in-calf to this young bull. Reserve male was another from the Hartwrights, in the form of Spartan 1 Typhoon which has already won classes this summer at the Great Yorkshire and Shropshire County. It is another sired by Perfection which won the 2019 Devon County and Royal Bath and West breed championships. From Emma Jackson, a local to the show, Eveter 1 Demelza 5th followed the Spartan heifer through its heifer class and into the position of reserve female champion. A Normanton 1 Laertes daughter, it is out of Barbern 1 June 349, bred by Barbara and Bernard Rimmer. S Taylor and D Marsh, Leyland, Lancashire, were handed the red ticket in the senior bull class with Taymar 1 Trailblazer. By Pulham Powerhouse which carries Australian blood on its paternal side, it is out of Northern Irish-bred Richmount 1 Nina.

The senior cow class was led by Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell from Cheshirebased R and RI Shaw with its heifer calf, Hallwood 1 Pearl, at-foot. By Hallwood 1

Spartan 1 Duchess T95 from SC and GL Hartwright

Knight, it is out of Kinglee 1 Oyster Girl 495, a daughter of Kinglee 1 Jowett. There was further success for Emma Jackson in the 2019 heifer class. Eveter 1 Gin 2nd, by Haven Hotspur, was shown with its Panmure 1 Henry sired heifer calf, Eveter 1 Gin 3rd V27, at-foot.

In the pairs, it was again Hartwrights who came out on top, with their champion Spartan 1 Duchess T95 and stable mate Spartan 1 Amy 3rd T97. In the overall young handlers’ competition, Hereford young breeders performed well, with Katherine Shaw of Hallwood Herefords placing second, brother Ryan Shaw in third place and Eva Jackson of Eveter Herefords in fourth position.

(Judge: J Ludgate, Thame) Champion and female, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Duchess T95, reserve and male, P Martindale, Twinshock 1 Paddys Boy; res male, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Typhoon; res female, E Jackson, Eveter 1 Demelza 5th T21

Results

Bull born before 31 December 2019,

1st, S Taylor and D Marsh, Taymar 1 Trailblazer

Bull born on or after 1 January 2020,

1st, P Martindale Twinshock 1 Paddys Boy; 2nd, SC and GL Hartwright, Sparton 1 Typhoon; 3rd, H Whittaker, Coley 1 Vincent

Cow or heifer born before

31 December 2018, in-calf or with calf at-foot, 1st, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell; 2nd, P Martindale, Auckvale 1 Janet 1756R

Heifer born on or after 1 January

2019, 1st, E Jackson, Eveter 1 Gin 2nd; 2nd, T and D Harrison Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11; 3rd, S Taylor and D Marsh, Solpoll 1 Starlet T5

Heifer born on or after 1 January

2020, 1st, E Jackson, Spartan 1 Duchess T95, SC and GL Hartwright; 2nd, Eveter 1 Demelza 5th T21; 3rd, H Whittaker, Coley 1 Lily 561 Best pair of animals, 1st SC and GL Hartwright; 2nd, R and R I Shaw; 3rd, S Taylor and D Marsh Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright

Eveter 1 Demelza from E Jackson