The National Charolais Show was this year held at the Great Yorkshire in Harrogate, with a top-class entry judged by Northern Ireland’s Trevor Phair, of the Brogher herd.
Larahill Violet
Continuing her winning run, it was Michael and Melanie Alford’s Larahill Violet that took the female title, before lifting the overall championship. This two-year-old heifer was champion at the Royal Cornwall and the Three Counties shows, before taking the female and reserve overall tickets at last month’s Royal Highland. Bred by John O’Connor and bought by the Alfords last year at Carrick-on-Shannon, she’s sired by Neptune, and out of the Balmyle Vagabond daughter, Ballydownan Maggie.
Goldstar Ulysses
It was the male champion that stepped up to take the reserve overall spot. That was Goldstar Ulysses, a rising three-year-old bull from Thor Atkinson, Arradfoot, Plumpton, Cumbria. He’s also no stranger to success, having won the breed and inter-breed championships at Staffordshire County and South of England shows, earlier in the season, along with the breed and reserve inter-breed awards at Devon County. Another son of Neptune, he is out of the Nadal daughter Goldstar Scarlette.
Caylers Umbrella
Reserve female champion was Caylers Umbrella, a three-year-old from Will Glover’s Starlight herd in Somerset. She’s a daughter of the £10,000 Glenericht Pogba, out of Caylers Lara, by Thrunton Goldeneye. She was also reserve female champion at the Three Counties Show, in June.
Taking the reserve male spot was the four-year-old bull, Barnsford Thistle, from Chris Timm, of the Wenseydale herd in York. Sired by the 17,000gns Elgin Jagger and out of the Elrick Uranium daughter, Alwent Broom, he had been bought for 50,000gns from Tom and Sheena Gatherer, in October, 2023.
Class results:
Heifer born on or after 1st April 2025:
1st Goldstar April – T Atkinson
2nd Grinshill Aurora – C Wylie Partnership
3rd Starlight April – W Glover
4th Crookdale Athena – D Miller
Heifer born on or after 1st January 2025 and before 31st March 2025:
1st Liscally Angel- M and M Alford
2nd Wissington Adele – Mrs J Rix
3rd Gold Star Amaryllis – TD Harrison
4th Marne Ambermoon – R Tremayne
Heifer born on or after 1st July 2024 and before 31st December 2024:
1st Larnhill Violet – M and M Alford
2nd Brailes Violet – Brailes Livestock
3rd Jessops Val – Mrs P Jessop
4th Crookdale Victoria – D Miller
Heifer born on or after 1 January 2024 and before 30 June 2024:
1st Wissington Valley – Mrs J Rix
2nd Caylers Vivi – P Germany
3rd Crookdale Bavoom – D Miller
Cow in-calf or in-milk, born on or before 31 December 2023:
1st Caylers Umbrella – W Glover
2nd Woodline Pollyanna – H Wood
3rd Grinshrill Tallulah – C Wyllie Partnership
4th Newhouse Urdu – Brailes Livestock
Bull born on or after 1 April 2025:
1st Marwood Avon – N Blyth
2nd Wensleydale Ace – C Timm
3rd Ellerton Abracadabra – A Brown
4th Starlight Athlete – W Glover
Bull born on or after 1 July 2024 and before 31 March 2025:
1st Wissington Alfie – Mrs J Rix
2nd Marwood Argyll – N Blyth
Bull born on or before 30 June 2024:
1st Goldstar Ulysses – T Atkinson
2nd Barnsfors Thistle – C Timm
3rd Shamleys Victor – S Hartwright
Overall Female Champion
Larahill Violet – M and M Alford
Reserve Female Champion
Caylers Umbrella – W Glover
Overall Male Champion
Goldstar Ulysses – T Atkinson
Reserve Male Champion
Barnsford Thistle – C Timm
Overall Champion
Larahill Violet – M and M Alford
Reserve Overall Champion
Goldstar Ulysses – T Atkinson
Best Pair
Marwood
Best Group
Marwood
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