There were 186 Pedigree Texels competing in blistering sunshine at Gorey Show last Saturday for the 2017 national title.

Judge Anna Minnice-Hughes eventually selected the ram lamb UVI1701309 as her supreme champion. Sired by Tophill Wallstreet and out of a Straghbogie Python bred dam who was herself a first prize winnner at the 2013 national championships, the young ram was bred by John Neville of Thornville Texels.

The reserve supreme champion title was awarded to the winner of the senior ewe lamb class and the female championship winner DII1701294. Sired by Knock Yazoo and out of a Derrylahan-sired Garngour Vintage ewe, she was shown by Anthony Donnelly from Claremorris, Co Mayo.

Martin Walsh from Sligo secured first place in the senior ram class and also took second place in both the aged ewe class and novice ram class. In the Shearling ram class Anne Murphy was placed first with Foundry Yahoo, a son of Corbo Val Verde and a Chessy ewe.

Liam Dillon from New Ross was placed second in the senior ewe lamb class with a daughter of Knap You’re the Man out of an Oberstown Usain Bolt daughter. She later went on to be awarded the reserve female championship.

Anthony Donnelly took the red rosette in three of the ewe classes. Initially, Anthony was brought forward with a daughter of Knock Ursus DII16023 in the highly competitive shearling ewe class. Later on in the day his flashy senior ewe lamb DII1701294 was selected by Minnice Hughes as the first-prized ewe lamb, before she eventually went on to become the reserve supreme champion. This is the second consecutive year that Anthony has taken this title back to Co Mayo. To top it off, Anthony’s DII1701306, a daughter of Knock Yazoo and an Ettrick Rainbow warrior bred dam also took the junior ewe lamb title.

Knock Yazoo also came up trumps for D&E McManamon in the junior ram lamb class, with Derrylahan Alpha Male DEE1705544 taking the honours.

The novice classes were won by Tom Whelan from Co Wexford and Sean McGee from Co Cavan. Tom and his grandchildren successfully exhibited the powerful ram lamb TWF1701762 Springbridge Alex by Thornville Winner. Sean displayed a classy daughter ZEI1701717 out of Tophill Wallstreet that was selected to be placed first in the novice ewe lamb class.

The Gemma Doyle Memorial Cup was presented to David Craig, Clonard, Co Meath, as the junior stockperson of the year.

Full results from Gorey Show

Supreme champion 2017:

UVI1701309 by Tophill Wallstreet. John Neville, Co Wexford.

Reserve supreme champion 2017

DII1701294 by Knock Yazoo. Anthony Donnelly, Co Mayo.

Male champion

UVI1701309 by Tophill Wallstreet. John Neville, Co Wexford.

Reserve male champion

FSE1701050 by Stainton Vantage II. Fergal O’Se, Co Kerry.

Female champion

DII1701294 by Knock Yazoo. Anthony Donnelly, Co Mayo.

Reserve female champion

LDE1700407 by Knap You’re the Man. Liam Dillon, New Ross, Co Wexford.

Junior stockperson

David Craig Clonard, Co Meath.

Aged ram:

1. GAI 15055 Enniscrone Warrior by Milnbank Valdaron. Martin Walsh, Swinford, Co Mayo.

Aged ewe:

1 CJN1302236 by Strathbogie Smokey Blue. Ronan Gallagher Enniscrone Co Sligo.

Shearling ram

1. PXI16026 Foundry Yahoo by Corbo Val Verde. Anne Murphy, Co Wexford.

Shearling ewe

1. DII16023 by Knock Ursus. Anthony Donnelly Claremorris, Co Mayo.

Senior ram lamb class

1. UVI1701309 by Tophill Wallstreet. John Neville, Co Wexford.

Junior ram lamb

1. DEE1705544 by Knock Yazoo. D&E McManamon, Co Mayo.

Senior ewe lamb

1. DII1701294 by Knock Yazoo. Anthony Donnelly, Co Mayo.

Junior ewe lamb

1. DII1701306 by Knock Yazoo. Anthony Donnelly, Co Mayo.

Novice ram lamb

1. TWF1701762 by Thornville Winner. Tom Whelan, Co Wexford.

Novice ewe lamb

1. ZEI1701727 by Tophill Wallstreet. Sean McGee, Co Cavan.