Beltex Champions

Category	Breed	Breeder Name
Male Champion	1st Prize Shearling Ram	AE Story
Reserve Male	2nd Prize Shearling Ram	Wannop's Farms
Female Champion	1st Prize Shearling Ewe	J & S Wilkinson
Reserve Female	1st Prize Aged Ewe	J & S Wilkinson
Supreme Champion	Shearling Ewe	J & S Wilkinson
Reserve Supreme	Aged Ewe	J & S Wilkinson

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It was something of a red-letter day for Jeff and Sue Wilkinson when, together with son, Steven, they scooped the top two red tickets at Penrith Progeny Show on Saturday, 16 July.

Standing Female Champion before going on to stand Supreme Champion was Langlands Gina, the resulting offspring of the in-lamb purchase, Skiddaw View Ebony, an Ardstewart Coyote daughter who sold to the Wilkinsons’ Langlands Flock in lamb to Matt’s Front Runner. She stood second at the Great Yorkshire earlier in the month.

“It was close between the top two as they both had great bodies and serious gigots, but it was the extra sparkle from the shearling ewe that set her apart,” commented the judge, Jen Aiken, of the Procters Flock.

Following Gina through from the Female Championship to stand Reserve Supreme was her flock mate, Langlands Farrah ET, which picked up a blue ticket at the Yorkshire. Her pedigree features the 10,000gns Edendiack Darius on to Langlands Delila, a Smart Ass Alfie daughter.

Shearling rams were to the fore of the male section with Anne Story’s BorderEsk Great Gatsby standing at the top. He is by the Ardstewart Cheeky Charlie ram that also bred Anne’s 30,000gns BorderEsk Finders Keepers, while his dam is the Muirton Balmoral-sired BorderEsk Emma.

Anne also won a red rosette in the Group of Three class.

On his show debut, James Wannop saw his second prize shearling ram, Wannop’s Godzilla ET, take the Reserve Male ticket. This son of Belvoir View Chaos is out of Buckles Temptress, herself a Newton Leo daughter.

James won a further two red tickets including in the aged ram class with Aviemore Festival 5, which is shared with Rosie Boden. Bred from the Airyolland Avicii daughter, Aviemore Casey, Festival is by Corstane Whistler.

Leading the ewe lamb class was the Dooley Gabriel-sired Wannop’s Holiday, which is out of Wannop’s Florence, a Matt’s Edward daughter.

Brian Hall saw his Ainstable Hornet, which is by Black Jack Casanova and out of the Kingledores Engleburt-sired Ainstable Fate, win the ram lamb class.