ROYAL WELSH SHOW: Welsh leads the pig rings

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Overall pig champion and Welsh champion, Clowen Model 42, from Julian Collins, Cornwall.
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Overall pig champion and Welsh champion, Clowen Model 42, from Julian Collins, Cornwall.

Clinching the pig inter-breed title was the Welsh champion from Julian Collings, Cornwall. Clowen Model 42 is a July 2023-born Welsh gilt, by Offham Ivor and out of Clowen Model 26.

The gilt is on a winning streak having claimed four breed championships already this year at Devon Show, Royal Cornwall Show, Great Yorkshire Show and now the Royal Welsh Show.

It also claimed the renowned Pig of the Year title at this year's Great Yorkshire Show, marking the family's second consecutive year winning the prestigious award. 

Reserve supreme went to the Berkshire champion from Shropshire-based, Harri Heeley. This was a February 2024-born boar, Alkington Peterlad 2, by Fairoaks Peter Lad 19 and out of Boswick Louise 24.  

Judge Sharon Barnfield, Gloucestershire, who breeds Berkshire and Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs, said: "She is typical of her breed with a beautiful topline, good feet and she just keeps walking."

 

Results

Inter-breed (Judge, S. Barnfield, Gloucestershire) Supreme, J. Collins, Clowen Model 42 (Welsh); reserve. H. Heeley, Alkington Peterlad 2 (Berkshire).  

Welsh (H. Loveless, Dorset) Sup. and fem., J. Collings; res. and res. fem., C. Taylor; male, T. Evans; res. male, J. and S. Harmer.  

Any other modern breed (H. Loveless) Sup. and fem., A. Carter; res.  and res. fem., C. Gittins; male, J. and A. Agriculture. 

Tamworth (M. Snell, Somerset) Sup. and fem. and res. and res. fem., B. Warren; male, S. Nicholas; res. male, B. Warren. 

British Saddleback (M. Snell) Sup. and fem., A. Phillips; res. and res. Fem. and male., E. Paddock; res. male, M. Georgiou.  

Any other traditional (M. Snell) Sup. and fem., A. Carter; res. and res. fem., C. Gittins; male, Boughey Livestock.   

Berkshire (M. Snell) Sup. and male, H. Heeley; res. and fem., H. Heeley; res. male, J. Tiley; res. fem., H. Heeley.  

British Lop (M. Snell) Sup. and fem. and res. and res. fem., J. Collings; male, J. Collings. 

Middle White (M. Snell) Sup. and fem. and res. and res. fem., M. Paddock; male, M. Paddock; res. male, O. Giles.  

Pietrain (H. Loveless) Sup. and fem. and res. and res. fem., G. and A. Pawson; male, R. Smith; res. male, S. Beach.

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