Clean sweep for Forkins Flock at the Texel Judging Ballymena Show
Texel Breeders headed to Ballymena Show on May 31 as part of their ongoing show season competition for the NI Texel Sheep Breeder’s Show Flock of the Year, kindly sponsored by Galloway & MacLeod. Points get awarded for exhibiting at the local shows through the summer with Ballymena kicking off this year’s competition.
Judge for the day was local breeder Martin Warnock, Straidarran Flock Limavady. Mr Warnock choose his Texel Champion rosette from Alastair Gault’s Forkins Flock, a Shearling Ewe, GAF2404024, sired by 100K Strathbogie Gypsy King and out of a Lakeview Dirty Dancer dam.
Also taking the Texel Reserve Champion was another from Alastair Gault’s Forkins pen, again a Strathbogie Gypsy King daughter, GAF2504482, out of a Cherryvale ewe sired by Clarks Bolt.
Results
Ram Any Age Class - D&S McIlwaine.
Ram Lamb Class: 1 Alastair Gault, 2 Alan Glendinning, 3 Alastair Gault, 4 D&S McIlwaine, 5 Philip Whyte, 6 D&S McIlwaine, 7 Stephen McNeilly.
Aged Ewe Class - Alastair Gault.
Ewe 1 year old Class: 1 Alastair Gault, 2 Philip Whyte, 3 Alastair Gault, 4 Alan Glendinning, 5 Alan Glendinning, 6 Philip Whyte, 7 Stephen McNeilly.
Ewe Lamb Class: 1 Alastair Gault, 2 Alan Glendinning, 3 Alastair Gault, 4 Philip Whyte, 5 Philip Whyte, 6 Alan Glendinning, 7 Stephen McNeilly.
Pair Hoggets: 1 Alastair Gault, 2 Alan Glendinning, 3 Philip Whyte.
Pair of Lambs: 1 Alastair Gault, 2 Alan Glendinning, 3 Philip Whyte.
Group of Three: 1 Alastair Gault, 2 Alan Glendinning, 3 Philip Whyte.
Ballymena Show Texel Champion: Alastair Gault with Shearling Ewe GAF24004024.
Ballymena Show Texel Reserve Champion: Alastair Gault Ewe lamb GAF25004482.