Mr IO Jones of Pen -y-Bryn, Abergele had the task of judging the large classes at this year's hot and sunny Royal Welsh Show.
The championship was awarded to JA & R Geldard & Sons, Low Foulshaw Farm, Kendal , Cumbria , third time winners of the championship at the RWS. The winning exhibit was a homebred 2 crop ewe whose dam was also a previous RWS 1 st prize winner.
The reserve championship went to a 2 shear ram jointly owned by Christine Lewis & DN Bennett & Sons both from Powys. Bred by E & D Jones he is sired by Bronallt Big Daddy.
AW Davies, Pwllheli also had a successful day winning both the reserve male and female championships with his homebred ram lamb and shearling ewe.
Results
Class 996 Lleyn Sheep, Ram, 2 shear or over
1 Mrs Christine Lewis
2 Mrs S E Peters
3 Mrs S Greig
4 Mr & Mrs T D & J M L Rees
5 A W Hughes
6 J A & R Geldard
Class 997 Lleyn Sheep, Ram, shearling
1 Mrs H M Wells
2 Lionel Organ
3 A W Davies
4 Mrs Christine Lewis
5 D W & C F Morris
6 A W Hughes
7 Mr & Mrs T D & J M L Rees
8 A W Davies
9 Mrs Christine Lewis
10 J A & R Geldard
Class 998 Lleyn Sheep, Ram lamb
1 A W Davies
2 Mrs H M Wells
3 A W Davies
4 Mrs H M Wells
5 D W & C F Morris
6 Nia Williams
7 Mr & Mrs T D & J M L Rees
Class 999 Lleyn Sheep, Ewe, that has reared lambs in 2012
1 J A & R Geldard
2 Mr & Mrs T D & J M L Rees
3 Mrs S Greig
4 D W & C F Morris
5 Mrs Christine Lewis
6 Mrs Christine Lewis
7 J A & R Geldard
8 A W Davies
9 A E Davies
10 A W Hughes
Class 1000 Lleyn Sheep, Ewe, shearling Held
1 A W Davies
2 Mrs H M Wells
3 A W Hughes
4 A W Davies
5 J A & R Geldard
6 Trinidad Investments UK LTD
7 Mr & Mrs T D & J M L Rees
8 Mrs H M Wells
9 D W & C F Morris
10 Lionel Organ
11 Mrs S E Peters
12 A E Davies
Class 1001 Lleyn Sheep, Ewe lamb Held
1 J A & R Geldard
2 Mr & Mrs T D & J M L Rees
3 D & B Vaughan
4 Mrs S E Peters
5 D & B Vaughan
6 D W & C F Morris
7 A W Davies
8 Nia Williams
9 Mrs Christine Lewis
10 A W Davies
11 JE & SB Roberts
Class 1002 Lleyn Sheep, Best group comprising 1 male and 2 females
1 J A & R Geldard
2 A W Davies
Class 1003 Lleyn Sheep, Best male exhibit
1 Mrs Christine Lewis
2 A W Davies
Class 1004 Lleyn Sheep, Best female exhibit Held
1 J A & R Geldard
2 A W Davies
Class 1006 Lleyn Sheep, Champion - Lleyn
1 J A & R Geldard
2 Mrs Christine Lewis
Class 1007 Lleyn Sheep, Iorwerth Williams
Cup - Best opposite sex to the champion
1 Mrs Christine Lewis
2 A W Davies
The Gwilym Williams Perpetual Memorial Trophy was also once again presented by Selwyn Williams, Ann Davies collected the trophy on behalf of AW Davies.
1 st : AW Davies 34 points
2 nd JA & R Geldard & Sons 29 points
3 rd = C Lewis 19 points HM Wells
Other Awards
Class 1143 Any breed or cross carcase not containing any continental breeding
RD & JM Ransome 3 rd prize with a Lleyn x Suffolk carcase
Class 1145 Carcase not exceeding 14kg, suitable for the Mediterranean market, any breed or cross
RD & JM Ransome 5 th prize with a Beltex x Lleyn carcase
Class 1138 Two lambs any weight NOT containing any continental breeding not exceeding 90kh combined liveweight
RD & JM Ransome 1 st prize with pair of Lleyn x Suffolk lambs
Lleyn sheep originate from the Lleyn peninsula in Wales and until recently were a relatively unfamiliar breed of sheep in the UK.
Over the past 10 years the Lleyn breed has caught the eye of many farmers, and now Lleyn sheep can be found almost all over Britain & Ireland. Farmers soon find that the Lleyn is an ideal ewe, quiet in nature, prolific, has great maternal instincts, milky & will not eat you out of house and home. The Lleyn fits in to many situations and its versatility suits both lowland and upland grazing.
