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Dutch Spotted takes the Vale of Glamorgan top spot

Celebrating 251 years of the Vale of Glamorgan agricultural society, the show saw a high quality entry across the board.

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Dutch Spotted takes the Vale of Glamorgan top spot

Taking the top spot in the sheep section was a Dutch Spotted ewe lamb from Trevor Garlick and Charmane Lovering's Roebuck flock which they run with their children, Rowan and Kya, near Orcop, Herefordshire.  

This was the April-born lamb's debut show. The ewe lamb is out of a home-bred ewe, Elora Dragon and by their stock ram, Dyson Fury.  

The family have only been breeding Dutch Spotted for three years and have built the flock up to 30 ewes.  

The ewe was also part of the third prize inter-breed group of three, which was made up of two more April born lambs from the flock.  

Speaking about his champion, inter-breed judge, Pat Greaney, Usk said: "The lamb had superb ring presence and the wow factor you look for in a show animal." 

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Reserve inter-breed was awarded to a Texel ewe from Tomos Adams and family, Cowbridge.  

The three-year-old ewe is from their Ty-Medi texel flock of 130 breeding ewes.  

 

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Topping off a successful day for Rhys Millichap, he also won the inter-breed group of three with his Blue Texels. The group was made up of Caryls Blues Guest and two home-bred females, Rhymil Gemstone and Rhymil Hopes and Dreams. 

Reserve was awarded to the Black Welsh Mountain from Darren Hayward. 

A small but high-quality entry was seen in the cattle section at Vale of Glamorgan, with Rhymil Primadonna taking the beef inter-breed title. 

Bred and exhibited by Rhys Millichap, Tonyrefail, the June 2020-born heifer is in calf and sired by Twyning Ash Vaughan. 

She is a daughter of Rhymil Highness, which is a full sister to Rhymil Kylie which won the Royal Welsh in 2016.  

This was Primadonna's last outing after a successful show season, winning reserve female breed at the Royal Welsh, inter-breed at Cothi Bridge and reserve inter-breed at Aberystwyth.  

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The reserve inter-breed title was awarded to the Hereford bull, Solpoll 1 Trailblazer, from the Bowen family, Glamorgan.   

The bull was bought privately in February 2021 at 14 months old from John and William McMordie, Northern Ireland, for £10,000. It is the son of Solpoll 1 Promoter, which was imported from Canada as an embryo. He is fresh from the Royal Welsh where he was crowned breed champion.    

 

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In the dairy ring, the Inter-breed champion spot was taken by the Holstein, Withyland Cashcoin Blossom was exhibited by Kevin and Sian Rickard, Newport.  

She is sired by Farnear-tbr-bh Cashcoin and a daughter of  
Withyland Solo Blossom 29.  

This was her first show and she is producing 60 litres a day.  

 

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A Jersey, Ansom Casino Samsybil was tapped out as reserve. She is from the same stable as the champion.  

She won her cow in milk class, and is sired by Elliotts Regency Casino and a daughter of Ansom On Time Samsybil.  

 

Results  

Sheep  

Inter-breed (P. Greaney, Usk) Sup., T. Garlick and C. Lovering (Dutch Spotted); res., T. R. Adams (Texel) 
South Wales Mountain (L. Jones, Glamorgan)  Sup., E. Williams; res., Castell Lloyd Farm 
Black Welsh Mountain (C. Garn, Monmouth) Sup., D. Hayward; res., S. Jones 
Texel (J. E. Jones, Carmarthen) Sup. and res., T. R. Adams 
Suffolk  (G. Lewis, Glamorgan) Sup. R. Weston; res., M. Bevan 
Any other Continental (R. Jones, Builth Wells) Sup. and res., M. Lewis 
Any other Native (R, Jones, Caerphilly) Sup. T. Harris; res., L. Richards 
Coloured (R, Jones) Sup., T. Garlick and C. Lovering; res., R. Millichap 
Rare and Primitive (T. Ward, Churchstoke) Sup., E. Price; res., L. Richards 

Beef 

Inter-breed (Judge, T. Jones, Builth Wells) Supreme, R. Millichap, Rhymil Primadonna (British Blue); reserve, L. L. Bowen, Solpol Trailblazer (Hereford) 
Pure Native Breed (T. Jones) Sup. and res., L. L. Bowen 
Pure Continental Beef (T. Jones) Sup., R. Millichap 

Dairy  

Inter-breed (M. Jones, Monmouth) Sup., K. S. Rickard, Withyland Cashcoin Blossom; res., K. S. Rickard, Ansom Casino Samsybil 
Any other pure dairy (S. Bennett, Gloucester) Sup., K. S. Rickard, Ansom Casino Samsybil 
Holstein (M. Jones) Sup., K. S. Rickard, Withyland Cashcoin Blossom 

 

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