2016 - SHOWS
The National Poll Show
It's not just the rain that's heaven sent - as £Laertes' keeps doing the business! 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.”
Supreme Champion Normanton 1 Laertes from TD & WT Livesey
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.
Will Livesey with Supreme Champion Normanton 1 Laertes receiving the Talbot Rice Trophy from Helen Morgan, Dunbia (left) and Jo Lawrence, Sainsbury's
Reserve Supreme & Grand Female Champion was the Intermediate female Blakesley 1 Kimberly from P Riley
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.
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