Taking the reserve overall and reserve Continental title at the East of England Winter Stock Festival, which hosted the Smithfield championships on the 12th and 13th November, was a 104kg pair of Texels from Michael Owens, Pontsian, Llandysul. These purebred Dutch Texel lambs are from the Owens family's 1000 ewe flock run at home at Glantre, which is run alongside a 120-cow suckler herd. This is the first time Mr Owens has been to Peterborough or Smithfield, but he has winning form, having taken the Royal Welsh Winter Fair title two years ago.

Class results for Texel classes:
Trimmed:
1st Mr M Owens
2nd S and S Gibbons
Mr R Hall and Sons
Mr R J Slade

Untrimmed:
1st Mr R Hall and Son
2nd D S and L E Wadland
3rd Mr R J Slade
Mr and Mrs W A and A J Windsor

Taking the reserve supreme title at the East of England Winter Stock Festival, which hosted the Smithfield championship was Michael Owens with his Dutch Texel pair. Pictured with judge Andrew Bishop.

Reserve Supreme Champion Pair of Lambs

Courtesy of CHRISSIE LAWRENCE