Beltex Champions

Category	Breed	Breeder Name
Male Champion	1st Prize Shearling Ram	D Brown
Reserve Male	1st Prize Ram Lamb	D Brown
Female Champion	1st Prize Aged Ewe	J & A McCutcheon
Reserve Female	1st Prize Shearling Ewe	GC Beacom
Supreme Champion	Aged Ewe	J & A McCutcheon
Reserve Supreme	Shearling Ram	D Brown

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Back to Balmoral on Wednesday, 10 May, and it was a Champion day for the McCutcheon family from Trillick as their aged ewe, Bodoney Emerald ET, was selected as the Supreme Champion in the Beltex classes by judge, Kevin Buckle, of the Buckles Flock from Cumbria.

Sired by Woodies Dominator, out of the Kingledores Trojan-sired College Amazing, and a first prize winner at the National Show as a lamb on her only other outing, she was described by the judge as “a true Beltex”.

“The Supreme Champion has a great head, full right through from shoulder to loin and is full of breed character,” said Kevin.

Putting up a good fight and placed as Reserve Champion was David Brown’s shearling ram, Brownville Gladiator, which was shown by Mark Latimer. He is by Cothi Elite and out of Brownville Equinox, herself by Rathbone Cooper.

The shearling ram was described by Kevin as “another good Beltex type with good locomotion”.

In general terms Kevin went on to say that there was “a very good standard throughout all classes”.

Reserve in the Female Championship went to Gary Beacom’s shearling ewe, Lakeview Gina ET, an Ainstable Factotum daughter, while the Reserve Male title went to David Brown’s ram lamb. John and Vicky Ferguson won the ewe lamb class with a Woodies Cookie Monster daughter.

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