Staffordshire County Show

Pippa picks-up Staffs Championship

At Staffordshire County Show, it was Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11’s time to take the limelight, with Spartan 1 Typhoon in the reserve spot.

Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 from Tom and Di Harrison was victorious in the breed championship at Staffordshire County Show, continuing a successful summer despite a reduced show circuit. The heifer was tapped out by Jack Henry, West Yorkshire in the breed judging, before named as reserve native champion the following day by Jim Barber, Cheshire.

April 2019-born, it is yet another by the prolific SMH King Size 87K and out of Coley 1 Pippa 356 which stood breed champion at the Royal Highland in 2017, a daughter of Australian sire, Days Calibre G74. Together with Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright, this heifer also made up one half of the winning pair of animals. Reserve and male champion was Clares 1 Stafford from M and C Whieldon, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Born in May 2019, it is by Cogent’s Netherhall 1 Oz Daffy M024 and out of Romany 1 Dawn H12 M55 and won the senior bull class at Shropshire County Show in the previous month.

Spartan 1 Typhoon from SC and GL Hartwright, Abingdon, Oxfordshire stood reserve champion, and also did well at Shropshire County where it won its class, and has since taken the reserve male title at the Royal Lancashire Show. It is a son of Solpoll 1 Perfection, purchased at the 2019 society spring show and sale Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11 from T and D Harrison

for 8,000gns from Northern Ireland’s John and William McMordie and went on to win the 2019 Devon County and Royal Bath and West breed championships. R and RI Shaw, Cheshire, produced the reserve female champion with heifer Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell. By Hallwood 1 Knight, it is out of Kinglee 1 Oyster Girl 495, a daughter of Kinglee 1 Jowett and won its senior cow class at the Royal Lancashire.

Another from the Shaws, Hallwood 1 Carefree Girl, led the March 2019 to March 2020-born heifer class. October 2019-born, this female is sired by herd sire Vexour 1 Ned, a son of Solpoll 1 Landmark, and out of a home-bred female.

SA Jones and CH Corbishley, Cheshire moved to the fore in the junior heifer class with Sandlow 1 Delilah. By Rempstone 1 Mines-A-Double E432, it is out of Silvertrees 1 Dalcota, bred by A Davies. (Judge: J Henry, Brighouse)

Champion and female, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Pippa KS R12; reserve and male, M and C Whieldon, Clares 1 Stafford; res male, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Typhoon; res female, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Oyster Shell

Results

Pedigree bull born before 1 July 2019, 1st, M and C Whieldon, Clares 1 Stafford

Pedigree bull born on / after 1 July

2019 and before 1 March 2020, 1st, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Typhoon

Cow or heifer born before 1st March

2019 with a calf at-foot or in-calf, 1st, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Oyster; 2nd, H Wilson, Bosa 1 Laurel 994; 3rd, M and C Whieldon, Black Hall 1 Poe

Heifer born on/after 1 March 2019

and before 1 March 2020, 1st, T and D Harrison, Moralee 1 Pippa KS S11; 2nd, R Stubbs, Butterhill 1 Tequilla; 3rd, G Llewellyn and D Sharman, Moralee 1 Ruth KS

Heifer born on/ after 1 March 2019

and before 1 March 2020, 1st, R and RI Shaw, Hallwood 1 Carefree Girl; 2nd, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Duchess; 3rd R Stubbs, Butterhill 1 Sweetpea

Female born on or after 1 March

2020, 1st CH Corbishley and SA Jones, Sandlow 1 Delilah; 2nd, G Llewellyn and D Sharman, Harvest 1 Alice; 3rd, SC and GL Hartwright, Spartan 1 Polly Group of three animals, 1st, SC and GL Hartwright; 2nd, G Llewellyn and D Sharman; 3rd, M and C Whieldon

Hooper Herefords Est - 2003

Nigel Hooper – Lower Sandlin Farm, Leigh Sinton, Nr Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5DN BVD Accredited, Member of the HiHealth Herdcare Scheme Young Bulls, Hiefers plus selection of Cows usually available