Popes Princess Lumi lived up to her name when she was crowned the supreme at this year’s English National Show, staged at the Royal Lancashire Show.

This April, 2020 born in-calf heifer from the Wood family, of Popes Farm, Dutton, Preston, also went on to secure the Royal Lancashire Show inter-breed.

She is no unusual to the top having stood breed champion at the Great Yorkshire Show earlier this year, backed by top breeding lines, she is sired by Team Celtic 11 and is out of the herd’s show cow Popes Princess Cleo EX95, who has previously stood inter-breed at the Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh shows. Popes Princess Lumi paraded in calf to Popes Barclay.

Commenting on his champion, the Simmental judge, Iain Green, of the Corskie herd, Fochabers, Moray, said: “This heifer was full of style and carried tremendous length and width whilst being very correct on her legs and good on her feet. She is a great example of the Simmental breed and just has everything to go on and be a top breeding female.”

“The runner-up was just another tremendous Simmental female. Again, a well grown heifer, full of length, and with great breeding potential,” he added, as he awarded the reserve honours to Denizes Eve’s Beauty 3 from MA Barlow and Sons, Ulnes, nr Leyland, Lancs.

The January, 2020-born Beauty 3 is a daughter of Blackford Galaxy 15, whilst the dam is the multi-title winner, Auroch Eve, an Auroch Ace daughter, and she was in calf to Denizes Lancelot.

The Young Breeder’s stockjudging was also a huge success, with the senior section prize going to Hannah Wood, of the Popes herd, with Callum Leedham of the Grangewood herd, Pickering, North Yorkshire, picking up the junior section prize. Callum also secured the Forsdale Trophy for the Young Stockman within the English National Show.

LEADING awards

Females

Born on or after April, 2021 – 1, JH and V G Wood’s Popes Princess Maya, sired by Denizes Impressive 17.

Born Jan to March, 2021 – 1, JH and VG Wood’s Popes Trixies Mikala, by Denizes Impressive 17; 2, AS and YA Leedham’s Grangewood Miss Moneypenny, by Ranfurly Impeccable I4; 3, James Griffin’s Hemingford Madonna, by Saltire Jaguar 18.

Born Aug to Dec, 2020 – 1, David and Lesley Sapsed’s Heathbrow Girlie’s Laurel, by Scotland Hill Cairo 11; 2, T and J Hassall’s Fishpool Lottie, by Kilbride Farm Hans 16.

Born April to July, 2020 – 1, JH and VG Wood’s Popes Princess Lumi, by Team Celtic 11.

Born Jan to March, 2020 – 1, MA Barlow and Sons’ Denizes Eve’s Beauty 3, by Blackford Galaxy 15; 2, David and Lesley Sapsed’s Heathbrow Lavender, by Heathbrow Important 17.

Born in 2019 in-milk with calf at foot – 1, David and Lesley Sapsed’s Heathbrow Koko Star, by Scotland Hill Cairo 11.

Born in 2017 or 2018 in-milk – 1, David and Lesley Sapsed’s Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy, by Heathbrow Findlay 14; 2, JH and VG Wood’s Popes Nellys Ilia, by Swingletree Emporor 13.

Born before Jan, 2017 in-milk – 1, J David Loftus’ Blackpool Hosanna, by Blackpool Ely 13.

Bulls

Born on or after April, 2021 – 1, AS and YA Leedham’s Grangewood Musketeer 21, by Ranfurly Impeccable I4 17; 2, MA Barlow and Sons’ Denizes Moreno 21, by Denizes Hamish 16; 3, MA Barlow and Sons’ Denizes Magic 21, by Denizes Hamish 16.

Born Jan to March, 2021 – 1, JH and VG Wood’s Popes Memphis 21, by Denizes Impressive 17; 2, JH and VG Wood’s Popes Matchmaker 21, by Denizes Impressive 17; 3, James Griffin’s Hemingford Maverick 21, by Saltire Jaguar 18.

Born before Dec, 2019 – 1, D Donnelly’s Dermotstown King Kong, by Dermotstown Delboy/

Pair of animals – 1, JH and VG Wood’s Popes Memphis 21 and Popes Trixies Mikala; 2, DA and LA Sapsed’s Heathbrow Lavender and Heathbrow Girlie’s Laurel.

Group of four – 1, DA and LA Sapsed; 2, JH and VG Wood.