NextGen members shine at scorcher of Great Yorkshire Show 2025.
Date: 9th July 2025
Judge: J Soulsby, Williamsgill
Our very own Jane Soulsby, chair of Council, took to the ring at the Great Yorkshire Show 2025 at the helm as Judge. It was a perfect day with a bit of cloud cover to help handlers and sheep but that was to change as the morning went on and the temperature soared to stifling heights, as did the competitions in the ring as we worked our way through the schedule.
Topping the tree as Overall Champion was Oliver Watson a NextGen member whose Irtvale flock was founded with some initial purchases in 2025 and the first place in the aged ewe section a purchased ewe from the Sportsmans flock WWZ:23:01485 sired by Salopian Solid Gold catching both the Judge’s eye and the packed ringside from the outset.
The Reserve Overall Champion again coming from a new and NextGen member who joined the Society in 2023 having a great, Great Yorkshire show in the Suffolk ring! Aiden Mitchell, Grassknop flock taking the Reserve overall with his aged ewe. A 1,500gns investment from a Skipton sale consigned by Stephen Bolland (Wharfe) as part of his investment in the Suffolk breed LVX:23:04453. Further success in the Gimmer class, a first place for his home bred shearling ZTN:24:10424 by Strathbogie Stallone. Its mother stood fourth place at the Royal Highland show showing to all that he has a good eye for Suffolks!
Male Champion came for the first-place trimmed lamb class shown by RK Denby (Carnforth) who stated after the show was finished that he had waited 24 years for a show like this! A58:25:01189 came up trumps for the Denbys. Not only that they paired him up with stablemate A58:25 01174 to go on to take the GYS reserve interbreed pairs.
The lamb classes featured highly in the male competitions at the Great Yorkshire with the Judge tapping out her reserve, the first placed lamb in the untrimmed lamb class from Geoff Richmond (Sullom) FPT:25:01251
RESULTS
Aged Rams
1st- K Bachelor – Stoneyraikes
2nd- E Kelly – Poakabeck
RAM Shearling
1st- K Crossley – Cobclough
2nd-S Cobbald – Lavenham
3rd- R Cook – Ingleby
RAM LAMBS -TRIMMED
1st – K Denby – Carnforth
2nd – G Richmond – Sullom
3rd – H Lyons – Cloudside
4th – P Lupton – Kexbeck
5th – R Cook – Ingleby
6th – S Cobbald – Lavenham
RAM LAMBS – UNTRIMMED
1st – G Richmond – Sullom – FPT:25:01251
2nd – K Denby – Carnforth
3rd – P Lupton – Kexbeck
4th – P Brannen –
5th- J Wilkinson – Sneaton
6th – K Crossley – Cobclough
EWE TWO SHEAR OR OVER
1st – O Watson – Irtvale
2nd- A Mitchell – Grassknop
3rd- G Richmond – Sullom
4th- K Crossley – Cobclough
5th- K Denby – Carnforth
6th- J Lawn – Manywells
EWE SHEARLING
1st- A Mitchell – Grassknop
2nd- P Lupton – Kexbeck
3rd – P Lupton – Kexbeck
4th- TJ & CR Boden – Sportsmans
5th- J Tooze – Spittal
6th- S Cobbald – Lavenham
7th – R Cook – Ingleby
EWE LAMBS TRIMMED
1st – J Tooze – Spittal
2nd -K Denby – Carnforth
3rd – S Cobbald – Lavenham
4th – P Lupton – Kexbeck
5th – H Lyons – Cloudside
6th – S Read – Read
Very Highly Commended – P Brannen
Highly Commended – P Brannen
Commended – J Wilkinson – Sneaton
EWE LAMBS UNTRIMMED
1st -G Richmond – Sullom
2nd – P Lupton – Kexbeck
3rd- J Tooze – Spittal
4th- P Brannen
5th- K Denby – Carnforth
6th- P Brannen
Very Highly Commended – S Read – Read
Highly Commended – J Wilkinson – Sneaton
Commended – R Cook – Ingleby
PAIRS
1st – K Denby – Carnforth
2nd – G Richmond – Sullom
3rd – S Cobbald – Lavenham
4th – P Lupton – Kexbeck
5th – R Cook – Ingleby
6th – P Brannen
GROUPS OF THREE
1st – K Denby – Carnforth
2nd – P Lupton – Kexbeck
3rd – S Cobbald – Lavenham
4th – K Bachelor – Stoneyraikes
5th – P Brannen
Male campion– RK Denby – Carnforth
Reserve male– G Richmond- Sullom – FPT:25:01251
Female champion– O Watson – Irtvale
Reserve female– A Mitchell – Grassknop
Breed champion– O Watson – Irtvale
Reserve breed champion – A Mitchell – Grassknop
GALLERY
