24 GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW AUG / SEP 2021 • farmers-mart . co . uk
Coloured Non-Native threeyear-old piebald filly , Ashleas Perfect Secret , qualifying for the Horse of the Year Show . Reserve went to Martyn Cole ’ s Welsh Section D mare , Durkar Solitaire . Judge Sarah York said both Champion and Reserve moved exceptionally well and she had had a very difficult decision . The winner was shown for Vicky Smith by Steven Lemon who had to head straight back to work as a housing manager after the class .
In the pig rings , the Supreme Modern Champion and the Supreme Traditional Champion went head to head for the Best Pig in Show title . The title went to Chris Hudson of Newark ’ s Landrace boar , Maerose
Dromus , with Bryan Card of Marlborough ’ s Large Black sow , Westerly Nocturne 18 in Reserve .
A British Charolais bull , Maerdy Morwr , owned David Stubbs of Aberdeenshire , took the Supreme Beef title , with Tom and Di Harrison ’ s Hereford bull Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks in Reserve .
There was a Yorkshire win for Supreme Sheep – Non Accredited , with the prize going to Hannah Stenton from Thornton Le Dale for her Bluefaced Leicester ewe .
In the Blythewood Native Beef Pairs , Tom and Di Harrison repeated their earlier success with Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks , accompanied by Coley 1 Nova , shown by Andrew Dews . The Continental Pairs win went to David Stubbs with his Supreme winner Maerdy Morwr , accompanied by R and N Barclays ’ Harestone Mamma Mia and calf Harestone Royal Highness .
The YAS best agricultural trade stand award was won by Eric Townend from Huddersfield and the runner up was Russells .
The Show was this year adapted to be covid safe with capacity reduced to meet strict Government guidelines . It was sold out before it started , with a 26,000 capacity per day .
The dates for the 163rd Great Yorkshire Show will be Tuesday 12th to Thursday 14th July , 2022 .
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