A GOOD show of Blondes saw Sean Savage’s home-bred stock bull, Shanvalley Jagger, from Ballynahinch, Co Down, take the top ticket.

The bull, which was securing a third championship win here for the 70-cow herd, which has recently lost 23 females due to TB, is a three-year-old son of Seaview Barney out of Applecroft Breeze. Champion at Balmoral Show in May, he is also a full brother to the show winning Shanvalley Fighter.

Ayrshire vet, Alan Walker, who runs 10 cows in his herd at Mauchline, was also in the tickets, taking the top female title and reserve overall with Overton Jess ET, a 31/2-year-old by Doncombe Aga Khan. She is out of Ivaniskey Vanessa, and was bought as a 10-month-old calf at Carlisle, from Sean Kennedy. First here last year, Jess was paraded with January-born bull calf by Blackwater Heston.

Just pipped at the post amongst the females, Donaldson Miss Moneypenny, a 15-month-old heifer from 19-year-old North Yorkshire breeder, Melissa Donaldson, and her father, Stephen, lifted the runner-up trophy. Bred from the show cow, Donaldson Henrietta – one of just nine cows in the herd from Little Langton, Northallerton – she is by Ark Diego and stood second in her class at North Yorkshire Show.

Closer to home, George Hamilton’s home-bred bull, Ramrig McGarrett, from Ramrig, Duns, scooped the runner-up male. This 16-month-old son of Hallfield Falcon – a bull bought for 6000gns at Carlisle after standing reserve champion – on his first outing, is out of Ramrig Hawaii.

LEADING awards:

Judge: A Bailey, Low Swinton House, Low Swinton, Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Supreme – Savage Brothers and Son’s bull, Shanvalley Jagger; reserve – A Walker’s female, Overton Jess.

Female – A Walker’s female, Overton Jess; reserve – Miss M Donaldson’s heifer, Donaldson Miss Moneypenny.

Male – Savage Brothers and Son’s bull, Shanvalley Jagger; reserve – G and A Hamilton’s bull, Ramrig McGarrett.

Junior – Miss M Donaldson’s female, Donaldson Miss Moneypenny; reserve – G and A Hamilton’s bull, Ramrig McGarrett.

Bred – Savage Brothers and Son’s bull, Shanvalley Jagger.

Group – A Watt.

Pair – A Watt.

Female born after June 1, 2016 – 1, GA Hamilton (Ramrig Midsummer); 2, A Watt (Strathisla Maddie); 3, L Laird and Sons (Lochhead Nancy).

Female born Jan 1 to May 31, 2016 – 1, Miss M Donaldson (Donaldson Miss Moneypenny); 2, L Laird and Sons (Lochhead Miss Mutch); 3, G and A Hamilton (Ramrig Milky Way).

Female born April 1 to Dec 31, 2015 – 1, J Hutton Campbell (Forthview Lisa); 2, Savage Brothers and Sons (Shanvalley Lollypop); 3, A Watt (Strathisla Lavender).

Female born Mar 24 to March 31, 2015 – 1, G and A Hamilton (Ramrig Lark).

Female born before Dec 31, 2011 – 1, Miss M Donaldson (Hilltop Flora); 2, L Laird and Sons (Whitefield Freya); 3, T Hope (Brownhill Demi).

Bull born Jan 1 to May 31, 2016 – 1, G and A Hamilton (Ramrig McGarrett); 2, A Stott (Hilltop Master); 3, A Stott (Hilltop Manup).

Bull born before Dec 31, 2015 – 1, Savage Brothers and Son (Shanvalley Jagger); 2, J Hutton Campbell (Forthview Lamar).