2025 Results
Herdwick Sheep classes
1 Best Mouth Male: P. Bland (National Trust Trophy); 2 Best Aged Ram: A.Nicholson (Joe Bland Memorial Cup); 3 Best 2 Shear ram: J.Loan; 4 Best Shearling Ram: J.Loan; 5 Best Ram Lamb: R.Wilkinson; 6 Best Group of Rams: J.Loan; 7 Best Mouth Female: J.Bland (Keith Rowand Rose Bowl); 8 Best Aged Ewe (to show milk): J Bland; 9 Best 2 Shear Ewe (not showing more than 6 broad teeth): A.Nicholson; 10 Best Shearling Gimmer (not showing more than 2 broad teeth): A. Nicholson; 11 Best Gimmer Lamb: R.Wilkinson; 12 Best Group Females: R.Wilkinson (Tant Benson Memorial Cup); 13 Best Group of 8: J. Bland (Robert Edmondson Builder Cup); 14 Best Group of 5 Gimmer Hogs: D.Simpson; 15 Best Ram Lamb & Gimmer Lamb: R.Wilkinson (Tom Robinson Memorial Cup); 16 Best Coated Sheep: D.Simpson; 17 Three Ewes showing best natural colour: A.Nicholson (Kathleen Weir Memorial Cup); 18 Best Group of Five 2 Shear Ewes: A.Nicholson (Watendlath Cup); 19 Best Male & Female bred by exhibitor: A.Nicholson (Tyson Memorial Cup); 20 Best Registered Male, 6 shear and over: J.Bland (J Richardson Memorial Cup); 21 Champion Herdwick: A.Nicholson with a Tup (National Trust Trophy); 22 Best Opposite Sex (Ewe): J.Bland (Geoff Edmondson Memorial Cup); 23 Best Horned Tup: A.Nicholson (Ben Richardson Trophy); 24 Best Male or Female not to have won a prize on the day: Bobsy Tyson; 25 Most Points scored by single exhibitor in classes 2 to 5 and 8 to 11 inclusive: A.Nicholson (Fine Designs Cup + Tankard)
Borrowdale Sheep
Best Sheep Bred and Owned by a Borrowdale Farmer: J.Loan (Noble Bland Cup)
Young Handlers Class: Millie (Stephen Relph Memorial Cup)
Working Shepherd’s Dogs & All Comers classes
Best Rough Haired Dog: 1st, Fay Fearon; Best Smooth Haired Dog: 1st, Jason Loan; Best Smoothed Haired Bitch: Daniel Simpson; Best Puppy: Annie Tyson; Champion: Daniel Simpson (Scafell Hotel Cup)
Dale Head Fell Race
Senior Male: 1st, Mike McGleenan, Keswick A.C. (54’14”) Grant Horsburgh Memorial Cup; 2nd Ben Holmes, Keswick AC; 3rd Rory McDonald, Keswick AC
Senior Female: 1st Beth Pascall, Keswick AC (61’18”) Johnstone & Barrington Challenge Trophy; 2nd Rose Singleton, Northern Fell Men Vet 40: Graham Lewis; Men Vet 50: Steve Angus; Men Vet 60: Steve Rhodes; Men Vet 70: Cliff Gosden; Women Vet 40: Claire Dickinson; Women Vet 60: Nicky Butler; Women Vet 70: Lesley Malarkey, Keswick AC