Llandyfaelog Show Superb venue for "champions" show

Llandyfaelog Show

Superb venue for “champions” show

by Meyrick Brown

After many years of annually having to find a new site for their popular summer show the bold decision of the Llandyfaelog and district Society to move a few years ago to the weather security of the Ffos Las racecourse at Trimsaran continues to pay off.

Despite heavy rain during the previous twenty four hours this years show again went ahead virtually as planned with everyone enjoying a superbly sunny day.
A significant feature of this end-of-season attraction for many years has been the dairy cattle “champion of champions” challenge with qualifiers from all the earlier South Wales shows, including the Royal Welsh, allowed to come forward.
Holsteins dominated the main section with the award for the best cow going to the June calved second calver, Feithy Dark Lilac, bred by Eifion, Mary and Wyn Jones.
The heifer prize went to Hefin Wilson’s January calved Woodmarsh Doorman Zandra 3.
Heading the non black and white section was Ioan Harries with the in calf Jersey heifer, Aimless Lady 29.
Supreme from the horse and pony entries was the six year old bay Shire mare, Cefn Machen Andy Bach, owned by Tony Szopa ahead of Bert Lavis’s five year old chestnut Show Hunter Pony, Blue Rock Amethyst, proudly ridden by Seren James.
Keeley Doodes led the Welsh breeds with his Section D Cob stallion, Glanseli Red Flyer, and the best of the part breds went to Valmai Thomas with her yearling filly, Mount Pleasant China Doll.
Chloe Grimshaw won both Sections A and B with the grey, Isfryn Tartan, and the chestnut, Cadlan Valley Sirocco, respectively and the top Palomino was the two year old filly, Fairywood Gwenllian, bred by Debbie Jones.
The horse jumping was cancelled due to ground and safety conditions.

Scoring remarkable success amongst the sheep classes was Iestyn Richards with a yearling Speckled faced ewe securing three major wins including supreme.

Officials; President, Alwyn Phillips, Chairman, Mair Stephens, Secretaries, Sarah Withers and Janet Davies, Show Ambassadors, Williams Griffiths and Ffion Bennett.
Main winners:

HORSES

Shires, Anthony Szopa.

Hunters, D Thomas.

Welsh Cob, Section D, Keeley Doodes.

Welsh Pony (Cob type), Section C, Rachel Reading.

Welsh Mountain Pony, Section A, Chloe Grimshaw.

Welsh Pony, Section B, Chloe Grimshaw.

Welsh, part bred, Valmai Thomas.

Coloured, Laura Morgan.

Arab, Bert Lavis.

Palomino, Debbie Jones.

Mountain and Moorland, Keeley Doodes.

Shetland, Debbie Tremellen.

Veteran, B Thomas.

Riding Pony Breeding, Valmai Thomas.

Children’s Riding Pony, Bert Lavis.

Donkey, Sophie and Lili Jones.

DAIRY CATTLE

Holstein Championship, cow, Eifion, Mary and Rhys Jones., heifer, Hefin Wilson.

Local: Cow, in milk, Iwan Thomas., Heifer, in calf, Ioan Harries., Maiden heifer, Iwan Thomas.

Young handler, Iwan Thomas.

BEEF CATTLE

Limousin and Inter- breed, Terry, Dawn and Richard Griffiths

British Blue, Delyth Jones and Ifor Davies.

Hereford, Paul Griffiths. 

Commercial, pair and group of three, Dai Thomas.

SHEEP

Beulah Speckled face, supreme and local and young handler, Iestyn Richards.

Torddu, Malcolm Evans.

Other Mountain, Ken and Julie Earle.

Suffolk, John and Llinos Griffiths.

Other lowland breed, Andrea Bennett.

Texel, Dafydd Evans.

Beltex and group of three, Adrian and Wendy Evans.

Cross bred, Richard and Bethan Thomas.

PIGS

Open,  Gerallt, Joyce and Llyr Owens.

DOGS

Best in Show, Hugh and Barbara Morris.

HORTICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC SCIENCE

Challenge trophy and Horticultural, J Wheatland.

Flowers and Chrysanthemums, Andrew Davies.

Floral Art, J Banner., best exhibit, Helen Lloyd.

Preserves, Helen Willis and Janet Jones.

Wine, Moira Blakeman.

Cookery, Lora Phillips., best exhibit, Janet Davies

Handicraft, Jan Roberts.

Photography, Jim Hine.

Rural crafts, Owen Jones., Decorative stick, Geraint Davies.

YFC, Caryl Jones.

Schools challenge, Llangunnor., best individual, Owain Williams.

TRADE STANDS

Indoor, R W D Design., outdoor, Rhian’s Cleaning.

Seren James & Blue Rock Amethyst  Pony Champion

Andy Bach & Cefnmachen Horse Champion