Flock Competition Results

The results of the 2023 Flock Competition were announced at this weekends AGM in Halifax. Judge, Geert Dehaese from Belgium spent two weeks travelling from Devon to Inverness to Suffolk judging the 37 flocks.

Champion Flock went to Kevin & Anna McCarthys BALLYCREELLY Flock from Co Down, Northern Ireland and Reserve went to Henry Derryman & Sons YARCOMBE Flock from Devon. Both flocks were in the large section.

Full results:

Best shearling ewes:

Graham & Judith Galbraith GRAYLEN
Reserve: Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY

Best ewe lambs:

Henry Derryman & Sons YARCOMBE
Reserve: Tom & Tash Bougourd LOXHILL

Best breeding ewes:

Henry Edmunds CHOLDERTON
Reserve: Lucy Heywood THORNFALCON

Best ram lambs:

Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
Reserve: Sophie Manners & Joe Dilibero SEAWELL

Best stock rams:

Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
Reserve: David & Vivien Miles ROTHERVALLEY

Junior Flock:

1st Amy Byford LAWSHALL
2nd Eilidh & Innes McKinnon GLEN ETIVE
3rd Abigail Davey BRIDGE FARM

Novice Flock:

1st Sophie Manners & Joe Dilibero SEAWELL
2nd Tom & Tash Bougourd LOXHILL
3rd Roger &Tom Elliot NORBOROUGH
4th Ian & Annette Dixon CANTSFIELD

Small Flock:

1st Harry Elsden HERTFORD
2nd Tom & Tash Bougourd LOXHILL
3rd Anne & Donald Henderson MARANATHA
4th Roger &Tom Elliot NORBOROUGH

Medium Flock:

1st Graham & Judith Galbraith GRAYLEN
2nd Sophie Manners & Joe Dilibero SEAWELL
3rd John Harrison CROFTHEADS
4th Sue & Robin Small & Faye Edworthy GOODSTONE

Large Flock:

1st Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
2nd Henry Derryman & Sons YARCOMBE
3rd Henry Edmunds CHOLDERTON
4th Lucy Heywood THORNFALCON

Best South East England Flock:

David & Vivien Miles ROTHERVALLEY
Reserve: Richard Horsman BOWERLAND

Champion Irish Flock:

Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
Reserve: Allen & Vicky McFadden ASHLEY

Best Scottish Flock:

Anne & Donald Henderson MARANATHA
Reserve: Geoff Todd & Angela Shaw PORPATRICK

Best Welsh Flock:

John Harrison CROFTHEADS
Reserve: Tom & Lindsey Jones HACKETT

Champion Flock:

Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY

Reserve:
Henry Derryman & Sons YARCOMBE

SHOW POINTS:

Redesdale Cup (Most points in 6 shows for flocks with less than 20 ewes)

1st David & Vivien Miles ROTHERVALLEY

2nd Harry Elsden HERTFORD

3rd Zara Clough CRAKE MOOR

Symtag Trophy (most points at 6 shows for flocks with 21 or more ewes)

1st E, B & S.A Jones MAES GLAS

2nd Adrian Nicolle 7 Emma LeCheminant-Nicolle CLARENDON

3rd Amy Byford LAWSHALL

HIGHER GRAWLEY JUNIOR CUP

Zara Clough CRAKE MOOR