OUR FEMALES CONTINUE TO EXCEL AT GREAT YORKSHIRE AND ROYAL WELSH

Four shows in, and four different females have secured Championship honours - at Northumberland, Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh. First, eight-month-old Moralee 1 Kylie BZ414 became the Reserve Female Champion at Northumberland. Then, Moralee 1 Pippa TE401 triumphed at Royal Highland, winning Reserve Female, Junior Female and Reserve Overall Junior Champion titles.

During the epic two-week Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh adventure, two more females rose to the occasion.

GREAT YORKSHIRE - MORALEE 1 ISHBEL PR396

She’s been overshadowed by her stablemate Pippa TE401 since calf shows, but finally, she’s had her moment. In a fiercely contested heifer class, she secured second place, just in front of Pippa TE401 in third.

Then, she followed through the first prize heifer and clinched the Reserve Overall Junior Championship!

She achieved this feat by defeating the Male Champion and Reserve in the process. Born in January 2025, she’s the daughter of Moralee 1 Ishbel and our 2024 Sire of the Year, Moralee 1 RHS Prince.

Our other Hereford entry at the Great Yorkshire was Moralee 1 Kylie BZ414, our October 2025-born heifer.

She competed in a class with much older heifers but secured third place under Judge James Ludgate.

He commented that he's looking forward to seeing how she progresses , just as we are!

Not to be outdone by Herefords, our Charolais heifer Goldstar Amaryllis placed third out of nine in her class in the Charolais National Show.

A result we were thrilled with in a top quality field.

ROYAL WELSH - MORALEE CURLY CI288

With Tom flying off to Argentina shortly after the Great Yorkshire, Di "flew" solo to the Royal Welsh. Our entry, Moralee Curly CI288, accompanied by her calf Moralee Curly FF422, won the cow and calf class.

To Di’s delight, she was also tapped out as Reserve Female Champion by Judge Colin Souter.

This horned female has a remarkable story.

At three years old, she’s already a two-time Horned Female of the Year as a heifer and is now enjoying a fantastic season with her calf.

The calf, born in January, is by last year’s Horned Bull of the Year Bawnlea Fighter Fury.

Like her mother, she has the same show spark and a bright future ahead.

What a two weeks it’s been! We had a great time in the sun with the best of show family and friends.

Many thanks to organisers of Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh.

A huge thank you to the team Cerys Mai Jenkins, Hetty Hutchinson and Josh Dowbiggin for their help at the Yorkshire (and Welsh).

Also, a massive thank you to Steven O'kane, Helen O Kane, the Keadyview Team and Arradfoot & Newland Pedigree Livestock for all their assistance in getting Moralee to the Welsh and help during the week.

As always, thank you to those left at home on the ranch – Mathew Henson, Arnold Harrison, Katie Tinlin and Kate Potts – for making this possible.

After a few days of much-needed rest and catching up at on the farm, Di and the team are off on the road again this weekend to Tenbury Show.

Meanwhile, Tommy is enjoying his last few days in in Argentina!