Great Yorkshire Show 2022
The Hunter family of Hunters fold had plenty to celebrate at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. The family’s home bred Alice of Hunters reigned Overall Champion, fresh from her Reserve Champion status at this year’s Royal Highland Show.
In front of a packed ringside, Judge Gordon McConachie tapped out Alice as his winner from a great line up of Highland cattle on the day. Alice is by Jura 3rd of Thaggnam and out of Alice Seonag 12th of Glengorm. Alice was again ably shown by Laura Hunter and the duo make a great team.
Brogach Murphy Ruadh of Seam from Simon and Emma Haley stood Reserve Champion. Murphy was Junior Champion and then secured Highland Male Champion earlier in the day. He also stood as Junior Champion at this year’s Royal Highland Show. This 15-month-old was sired by Brogach of Gilden Vale and his dam is a homebred female, Margaret of Seam.
Reserve Female Champion Arin 2nd of Blairlogan bred, owned and exhibited by D and C Logan. This beautiful yearling heifer looks to have a great future ahead of her. Sired by Aonghas Ruadh of Hyndford out of Arin 2nd of Culfoich, she pushed Alice all the way for the female championship.
Reserve Male Champion was Alex of Congash owned and shown by Sarah Cuthbertson. This is a 5-year-old bull and was sired by Russell 3rd of Craigowmill and his dam is Susan 19th of Ormsary.
Judge Gordon McConachie commented:
“It was an honour to be asked to judge the Highland cattle classes at the Great Yorkshire Show this year. Most classes had good numbers in them which was good to see. Thanks must go to the stock men and women who paraded round the ring with their animals in extremely challenging hot conditions.
Male Champion was the junior bull from Simon and Emma Hailey. Female champion was the 2-year-old heifer from the Hunters Fold of Stephen, Rosie and Laura. I tapped out the 2-year-old heifer as my champion. She is a very nice heifer which caught the eye whenever she entered the ring.
Congratulations go to all prize winners, and I hope they go on to do well at other shows and sales in the future.
Thanks go to Anne-Marie, Robert Phillip and the North of England Highland Cattle Club who manned the Society tent on all four days. I believe there have been some new memberships taken out as a result.”
Senior Bull
1st Alex of Congash | Miss S Cuthbertson
2nd Ted of Cawthorn | Cannon Hall Farm
3rd King John of West Edmondsley | Mr R Bradley
4th Flannchadh of Ashgrove
Junior Bull
1st Brogach Murphy Ruadh of Seam | S and E Haley
2nd Callum of Orchard House | D Newcomb
3rd 300046 of Harris | P Harris
Cow in calf or in milk born before 1 January 2018
1st Ban-Larla Morag 9th of Blairlogan | D and C Logan
2nd Bonnymeg of Moorside | R Bradley
Cow in milk, born on or between 1 January and 21 December 2018
1st Maggie May 3rd of Harris | P Harris
2nd Mina of Hellifield | Mr O Ives
Heifer, born in 2019 in calf or with calf at foot
1st Sineag Dubh of Seam | S and E Haley
2nd Boidheach of Hunters | S and R Hunter
3rd Solas Emma 3rd of Blairlogan | Cannon Hall Farm
4th Ellit Dhubh Vallay 2nd of Harris | P Harris
5th Princess Dubh of Seam | R Wells
6th Leigh Dubh of Ashgrove | S and L Burnett
Heifer, born in 2020
1st Alice of Hunters | S and R Hunter
2nd Rosie of Harris | P Harris
3rd Storm of Orchard House | D Newcomb
4th Isla of Cairncross | R Wells
5th Milis 3rd of Seam | S and E Haley
6th Malda Dhubh of Stocksbank | O Ives
Heifer, born in 2021
1st Arin 2nd of Blairlogan | D and C Logan
2nd Bonny Millie of Moorside | R Bradley
3rd Meadow of Orchard House | D Newcomb
4th Fionnghal 3rd of Culloden | S and E Haley
5th Dorta Dhubh of Stocksban | O Ives
6th Barabal 8th of Warmleigh | A D Whitehead
Group of Three Animals
1st D Newcomb
2nd O Ives
3rd S and L Burnett
4th A D Whitehead
5th M Luscomb
Pair of Animals
1st S and R Hunter
2nd S and E Haley
3rd A D Whitehead
4th A D Whitehead
Junior Champion
Brogach Murphy Ruadh of Seam | S and E Haley
Reserve Junior
Arin 2nd of Blairlogan | D and C Logan
Male Champion
Brogach Murphy Ruadh of Seam | S and E Haley
Reserve Male
Alex of Congash | S Cuthbertson
Female Champion
Alice of Hunters | S and R Hunter
Reserve Female
Arin 2nd of Blairlogan | D and C Logan
Breed Champion
Alice of Hunters | S and R Hunter
Reserve Overall
Brogach Murphy Ruadh of Seam | S and E Haley