Normanton 1 Laertes from TD & WT Livesey, Leicestershire continued his fine show season by taking the Supreme Championship at a wild and wet National Poll Show, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire.

There seems to be no stopping this fine example of the Hereford Breed following Overall Inter-breed successes including the Royal Highland and Royal Welsh Shows.

This rising three year old bull, out of Normanton 1 Jews Ear C21 is by prolific sire Romany 1 Distiller A84 D53, has a tremendous set of Performance Recorded Figures culminating in a Terminal Sire and Self-replacing Indexes in the Top 10% of the Breed.

Earlier in the day Judge Clive Davies made “Laertes” his Senior and Grand Male Champion, commenting, “The Livesey team should be congratulated on producing a bull of such high quality with great muscling and having the stockmanship to keep the bull looking fresh throughout a long show season.”

Taking the Reserve Supreme Championship and repeating last year’s fine achievement was Blakesley 1 Kimberly from P Riley, Towcester, Northamptonshire. This stylish heifer also took the Intermediate, Overall Intermediate and Grand Female Championships. Two year old “Kimberly”, expertly exhibited by Edward Thompson, is out of Blakesley 1 Icicle and by Kinglee 1 E-Bay.

The Reserve Grand Male Championship went to 23 month old Intermediate Champion Rempstone 1 Trendsetter V346 from M Ludgate, Thame, Oxfordshire. The aptly named “Trendsetter V346” is out of Rempstone Model and by Hawkesbury 1 Vespa. The Reserve Intermediate Championship went to Lowesmoor 1 Maverick from Breed President Michael Clark, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Shown by professional stockman Andrew Hughes, “Maverick” who is in the Autumn Show & Sale in Hereford on October 11th, is out of Lowesmoor 1 Winkle 571 and by Dorepoll 1 499 High Society a former Runner-up in the Hereford Bull of the Year in 2012.

Standing Reserve to Normanton 1 Laertes in the Senior Male category was another Rempstone bull, this time, Rempstone 1 245N Comply-or-Die owned and exhibited by P Cobley, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. Three year old “Comply-or-Die”, out of Ford Abbey 1 Tuna 5th and by Dorepoll 1 93N Nationwide, has all growth figures in the Top 5% of the Breed.

The Junior Male classes were dominated by DE, ED & AL Jones, Caersws, Powys who took both the Junior Male and Reserve Junior Male Championships. The Championship went to Dendor 1 Nairobi, out of Dendor 1 Molly 41st and by Lanscombe 1 Orkney, and at exactly 6 months of age was the youngest bull in the show. Later in the show Clive made “Nairobi” his Overall Junior Champion.

The Reserve Junior Male Champion was stablemate, 12 month old Dendor 1 Napoleon out of Dendor 1 Greta 13th and by successful sire Solpoll 1 Gilbert.

These awards capped a great day for Breed Stalwarts, DE, ED & AL Jones, as earlier in the day they were awarded the Blythebarn and Diamond Jubilee Trophies for the Best Group of Three by the Same Sire and Best Group of Three to include Both Sexes. All these awards culminated in Dendor Herefords taking the Ted Hewitson Trophy for the most successful herd on the day. The Best Pair of Animals was won by AE Nesbitt Farms Ltd, Hungerford, Berkshire.

In the Junior Female section the Championship went to Thames 1 Jed Vanity 905 owned and bred by show commentator Alan Timbrell of A & S Timbrell, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Ten month old “Jed Vanity 905” is out of Lincoln 1 Vanity Midnight and by Kinglee 1 Jed. In Reserve was Normanton 1 Fistulina 14th from TD & WT Livesey. This 10 month old junior heifer is out of Normanton 1 Fistulina 3rd H55 and the much vaunted Days Calibre G74.

Standing Reserve to Blakesley 1 Kimberly in the Intermediate Championship was Halifax breeder Miss H Whittaker’s Coley 1 Nova 351. This 18 month old heifer is out of Coley 1 Nova 164 and by former Bull of the Year Blakelaw 1 Calzaghe.

In the Senior Female classes it was the oldest animal in the show, nine year old Romany 1 Plum A84 E37 from JRB Wilson & Sons, Kelso, Scottish Borders who rose to the top. This functional and prolific cow, who has enjoyed a great show season, is out of Romany 1 Plum 41H A37 and by thrice Sire of the Year Baybridge 1 Atlas. To make it a well worth trip for loyal Scottish Poll Show supporters, “Plum A84 E37” went on to be judged Reserve Grand Female Champion. Picking up the Reserve Senior Female Championship was Nicholas & Heath, Chester, Cheshire with Gowybank 1 Hazel 530, who’s out Broomheath 1 Hazel and by another Dorepoll sire, Dorepoll 1 60G Chinook.