NI Texel Sheep Breeder’s had the opportunity of enjoying the sunshine at their annual outing to Saintfield Show on Saturday as part of the Clubs Galloway & MacLeod Show Flock of the Year Competition. James Herdman Templepark Flock clinched the Texel Champion with his Shearling Ewe exhibit. Judge for the day was Eugene Branagan Largy Flock.

The Saintfield Show Texel Champion was the Judges favourite from James Herdman’s Templepark Flock, HKP2402598. She is a Strathbogie Gaffer daughter out of a homebred dam by Templepark Candy Crush. Gaffer is a son of 28K Auldhouseburn Fancy Pants who was second placed Sire of the Year for a 2022-born sire.

Claiming Mr Branagan’s Reserve Champion was Jack Walmsley White Water Farm, with his ewe lamb exhibit, WXX2500603. She is a Haymount Fancy That daughter out of an Import dam by Garngour Fly Half II, not on her first outing and keeping up the trend for collecting rosettes this show season.

Saintfield Show saw the presentation of the Galloway & MacLeod Special Prize for an Aged Ram with Jacob Henry claiming this one with MUC2201998, Blue Gates Freedom. He is an Annakisha Edan son out of a Drumgooland Aga Khan sired dam.