No stranger to the Texel show rings at the Royal Welsh, Heulwen Thomas and her son Guto, from Anglesey, took yet another breed championship.

Leading the way under judge David Chave, Somerset, was their homebred shearling ewe. A first timer to the show season this year, she is by Glanllyn Morgan out of a Bryn Garth ewe by Haddo Jordan and is one of 120 pedigrees run under the Bryn Garth flock alongside their 800-ewe commercial flock.

After judging Mr Chave, who runs 120 pedigree Texels under the Peacehay prefix, said this ewe was an easy winner from the minute she won her class. “She has great shape, is incredibly well fleshed and is very stylish.

And the celebration continued for the Thomas family as they also secured the reserve female and reserve overall championship with their February 2008-born ewe by Annan Jewel out of a Bryn Garth ewe by Douganhill Jeronimo. Like the champion before her, this was the first time shown for this year and both ewes will likely make an appearance at Anglesey Show in August.

Taking the male championship was first time exhibitor Gareth Jones, Denbeighshire, with his February 2008-born tup Bettonfield Once More who was bought for £900 and is by Peacehay Johnny Walker out of a Bettonfield ewe by Craighead Investment. This is the first time he has been shown and is one of 30 run under the Meifod prefix.

Standing reserve male champion was Colin Ponting, Oxfordshire, with his March 2009-born shearling tup Millend Piece of Gold, by Millend Off The Scale out of a Millend ewe by Castlecairn Investment.

In the other classes, the Thomas family continued a strong run of winning as they took the ram lamb class with one by Bryn Garth Major Tom out of a homebred ewe by Cornerstone Isaac.

Leading the way in the ewe lamb class was G V Harwick and Son, with a lamb by Racecourse Panache out of a homebred ewe by Penparc Jaguar.

The winning group of three went to S I Lewis, Carmarthenshire, with their team consisting of their older ram, second prize shearling ram and sixth prize ewe lamb.

The Texel Society Annual Hog Roast, supported by the ladies from the South Wales Club allowed for in excess of 130 members to have an extremely social evening along with 30 members of the Northern Irish Club, many visiting the RWAS for the very first time. James Draper of the Claybury flock having judged the “All Wales flocks” for 2010 presented the awards to finish a very successful day. The Tuesday mornings Society reception in conjunction with the South Wales Club proved popular.

Class results:

Ram, two shear or over

1 GEB080541 Gareth Jones, Meifod
2 QEL08151 M and T Pritchard, Crickheath
3 RMK07061 Chargot Estate, Chargot
4 DWB080425 J and B Booker, Bannc Olive
5 YJB08305 J and B Booker, Bannc Olive
6 GAL07261 W and C Ingram, Logie Durno

Ram, shearling

1 WCM09706 C S Ponting and Co, Penstones
2 JRV09002 Chargot Estate, Chargot
3 MTR091811 D J J Watkins and Co, Cwmcerrig
4 SJP09004 Powell and Marion Jones,
5 WGP096758 A E Williams and Son, Clun
6 WSF09683 A E Williams and Son, Clun

Ram lamb

1 THB 1000181 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth
2 JGE 1000073 G W Jones, Erw
3 RUJ 1000018 James Ruggeri, Gyrhos
4 DDT 1000054 Mr and Mrs D J Davies, Trujim
5 HQT 1000019 G V Hardwick and Son, Talcoed
6 ECE 1000053 Robin Clwyd Ellis, Egulr

Ewe, two shear or over that has reared lambs in 2010

1 THB 081347 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth
2 HPH 081013 S I Lewis, Einon
3 ECE 05002 Robin Clwyd Ellis, Egulr
4 DDT 08241 Mr and Mrs D J Davis, Trujim
5 DDT 08246 Mr and Mrs D J Davis, Trujim
6 PCP 80627 C S Ponting and Co, Penstones

Ewe, shearling

1 THB 091598 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth
2 LSI 09111 S I Lewis, Eionwen
3 MJH 094596 John Mellin, Hullhouse
4 THB 091616 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth
5 DDT 09382 Mr and Mrs D J Davies, Trujim
6 WLT 09651 G and E Williams, Caron

Ewe lamb

1 HQT 1000002 G V Hardwick and Son, Talcoed
2 THB 1000130 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth
3 MJH 1000228 John Mellin, Hullhouse
4 RUJ 1000006 James Ruggeri, Gyrhos
5 GEB 1000028 N E and J A Gibbs, Betonfield
6 LSI 1000015 S I Lewis, Eionwen

Group of Three

1 S I Lewis, Einon
2 D J J Watkins and Co, Cwmcerrig

	THB 091598 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth Female and overall champion
	GEB 080541 Gareth Jones, Meifod Aged ram and male champion
	THB 081347 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth Aged ewe and res fem res overall
	WCM 09706 C S Ponting and Co, Penstones Shearling ram
	THB 1000181 J and H Thomas, Bryn Garth Ram lamb
	HQT 1000002 G V Hardwick and Son, Talcoed Ewe lamb
	S I Lewis, Einon Group of Three
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