The GYS show committee pulled out all the stops to ensure this major agricultural calendar event went ahead in 2021. Numbers at the gate were capped each day but the show was extended by one day in order to maximise attendance and the number of attractions, whilst maintaining safe COVID measures. The ability to meet people in a more normal setting came as a huge relief to everyone and the sun shone in celebration.
The Salers classes were ably judged by Mr Stephen Maginn from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. Stephen runs around 60 Salers cows at home under the Lisnamaul herd prefix located at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. Stephen’s pick of the day was Gentons Pasha Poll ET, bred by Bertie Facon and immaculately brought out by Ben Bellew who earned the 2021 Great Yorkshire Show Stockman’s Cup.
Genton’s Pasha Poll ET was victorious, winning the Female Championship and lifting the Bents Farm Trophy, the Junior Championship to take home the Junior Champions Cup and won the Rigel Cordelia Cup for the Overall Championship title. This stylish, red, polled, yearling heifer was Sired by Icare and out of the French cow Gertrude. She also won the Arthur Beevers Cup for the best polled animal at the show. She then went on to joined Bertie Facon’s Genton’s Pablo Polled ET in the pairs competition that lifted the Jock Watson Trophy for the best pair of animals by the same sire.
Angus and Kerry Gowthorpe also had a fabulous week bringing out Approach Farm Pepin a dark red yearling bull sired by Beguin out of home-bred cow Approach Farm Libby. No strangers to the Great Yorkshire Show, Team Gowthorpe were delighted to lift the Male Championship for the Watson Trophy, the Reserve Junior Championship to take home the Dennis White Cup and to win the KW Alternative Farm Feeds Cup for the Reserve Overall Championship title. Angus and Kerry also brought out the Reserve Male Champion Approach Farm Olly a 2019 born bull bred in exactly the same was as the Male Champion being sired by Beguin and out of Approach Farm Libby. To cap their week they also lifted the I’Ansons Trophy for the best group of three Salers owned by the same exhibitor.
Carolyn Fox’s Manor Lane herd also produced the goods with Manor Lane Pandora who lifted the Reserve Female Championship title. Manor Lane Lunar Poll and her heifer calf at foot Manor Lane Pebbles won the cow class and Manor Lane Pebbles also competed in her own right in the junior heifer class and despite giving away at least six months in age to anything else in the class was placed 4th.
The Society would like to thank the Great Yorkshire Show for hosting this event in such difficult circumstances and to congratulate all the exhibitors for a fantastic display of Salers cattle.
Class 106 – Born before 1 January 2020
1st – Lot 527 – Approach Farm Olly, 04/02/2019, Mr A Gowthorpe
Class 107 – Born on or after 1 January 2020
1st – Lot 530 – Approach Farm Pepin, 12/02/2020, Mr A Gowthorpe
2nd – Lot 535 – Rednock Panther Poll, 13/01/2020, Rednock Estate
3rd – Lot 528 – Crowgarth Pac Man, 28/01/2020, Mr M D Dumbreck
4th – Lot 536 – Cumbrian Pedro Poll, 09/03/2020, Farmstock Genetics
5th – Lot 529 – Gentons Pablo Poll ET, 01/01/2020, Mr B Facon
6th – Lot 533 – Rigel Pemberley Poll, 18/03/2020, Rigel Pedigree
7th – Lot 534 – Rigel Polaris Poll, 14/04/2020, Rigel Pedigree
Class 108 – Cow born on or before 31 December 2018 in milk or in-calf
1st – Lot 537 – Manor Lane Lunar Poll, 08/01/2016, Carolyn Fox
Class 109 – Heifer born on or between 01/01/19 – 31/12/19
1st – Lot 539 – Rednock Disco Poll, 25/07/19, Rednock Estate
2nd – Lot 541 – Cumbrian Hyacinth 1049 Poll, 15/02/2019, Farmstock Genetics
3rd – Lot 542 – Cumbrian Katie 054, 18/05/2019, Farmstock Genetics
4th – Lot 540 – Rednock Peru, 28/07/2019, Rednock Estate
Class 110 – Heifer born after 01/01/2020
1st – Lot 546 – Gentons Pasha Poll ET, 17/01/2020, Mr B Facon
2nd – Lot 547 – Manor Lane Pandora, 17/02/2020, Carolyn Fox
3rd – Lot 549 – Approach Farm Polly, 05/02/2020, Mr A Gowthorpe
4th – Lot 548 – Manor Lane Pebbles Poll, 15/10/2020, Carolyn Fox
5th – Lot 551 – Rednock Arizona, 04/04/2020, Rednock Estate
Male Champion (Watson Trophy)
Lot 530 – Approach Farm Pepin, 12/02/2020, Mr A Gowthorpe
Reserve Male Champion
Lot 527 – Approach Farm Olly, 04/02/2019, Mr A Gowthorpe
Female Champion (Bents Farm Trophy)
Lot 546 – Gentons Pasha Poll ET, 17/01/2020, Mr B Facon
Reserve Female Champion
Lot 547 – Manor Lane Pandora, 17/02/2020, Carolyn Fox
Junior Champion (Junior Champions Cup)
Lot 546 – Gentons Pasha Poll ET, 17/01/2020, Mr B Facon
Reserve Junior Champion ( Dennis White Cup)
Lot 530 – Approach Farm Pepin, 12/02/2020, Mr A Gowthorpe
Overall Champion (Rigel Cordelia Cup)
Lot 546 – Gentons Pasha Poll ET, 17/01/2020, Mr B Facon
Reserve Overall Champion (KW Alternative Farm Feeds Cup)
Lot 530 – Approach Farm Pepin, 12/02/2020, Mr A Gowthorpe
Best Polled Animal (Arthur Beevers Cup)
Lot 546 – Gentons Pasha Poll ET, 17/01/2020, Mr B Facon
Pairs (Jock Watson Trophy)
Mr B Facon
Group of Three (I’Ansons Trophy)
Mr A Gowthorpe
Stockmans Shield
Mr Ben Bellew
