results

Supreme champion was the best Holstein Friesian – a cow from last year’s winner, Brian Moorhouse of Bell Busk, near Gargrave, who bought her as a yearling. Reserve was the best Jersey – third-calver from Richard and Carole Saxby and family, Long Preston, Settle.

Best Ayrshire – second-calver from Ken Thornber, Chaigley, near Clitheroe.

Best Dairy Shorthorn – heifer from Mrs Alex Wilkes, Leyburn.

BEEF CATTLE

Supreme champion was the best Limousin – heifer in calf, from Richard Priestley, Denholme, near Keighley. Reserve was the best commercial beef animal – home-bred Lim-x bullock from Joseph, Trevor and Heather Stoney, Pateley Bridge.

Best other Continental – home-bred Blue bull from John Stephenson, Bordley, near Malham. Best native breed – Angus heifer from Peter and Maureen Stanley, Barkisland, near Halifax. Reserve – Hereford bull from Jayne Walker, Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton.

SHEEP

Supreme champion was best Texel – home-bred ewe from Margaret Perrings and daughters, Rathmell, near Settle. Reserve was Best Beltex – aged tup from James Garth & Son, Keasden, near Clapham, shown by Robert Garth and partner Kelly Armitage.

Best Mule – gimmer lamb from Alan Barnes, Great Harwood, near Blackburn.

Best Bluefaced Leicester – gimmer lamb from John Mason, Embsay.

Best Suffolk – one-shear ewe from Mark and Nicola Gornall, Pendleton, near Clitheroe.

Best butchers’ lambs – under 40k, from Robert Garth and Kelly Armitage; over 40k, from Jack Thompson, Colne.

Best Jacob – two-shear tup from Gavin Howarth, Rebecca Green and Russ Turner, Skipton.

Best Teeswater – from Ruth Dawson, Abbeystead, near Lancaster.

Best Charollais – two-shear ram from Stephen Hodgson, Bedale.

Best Swaledale – aged ram from Bill Cowperthwaite, Malham Moor.

Best Dalesbred – aged ram from John and Jean Bradley and family, Pen-y-Ghent.

Best Zwartble – home-bred shearllng ram from Harry Preston, Bingley.

POULTRY

Best in show – Light Sussex Bantam from Stephen Ormerod of Houghton, near Preston.

HEAVY HORSES

Best in show – Shire mare from Richard Bedford, Hartshead.