The Great Yorkshire Show 2024: Gretnahouse Evas Honey Z499 owned by Mr & Mrs M Alford shines at the GYS.

Despite the pouring rain the competition was fierce with participants vying for first place in all classes and championships highlighting the impressive show of Aberdeen-Angus. With record-breaking attendance and an excellent display of Aberdeen-Angus cattle The Great Yorkshire Show continues to be a highlight in the UK’s livestock showing calendar. Despite the torrential rain our esteemed Judge for the day, Owen Tunney from the Morpheus Herd in Cheshire, had the even tougher task of judging the high-quality competition.

The Overall Champion, Female Champion and Junior Champion was Gretnahouse Evas Honey, from Mike and Melanie Alford, Foxhill, Devon.  This April 2023-born heifer is a daughter of Rodmead Primero and out of Gretnahouse Evas Honey U052 and was purchased at the Gretnahouse herd dispersal as a calf for 8000gns. She was also Reserve female at the Highland Show earlier this summer.

Andrew and Emma Hodge’s 16-month-old bull, Rulesmains Pedro, from Duns, scooped the Reserve champion, Reserve Junior Champion and Male Champion. He is sired by Blelack Prince Camelot,and he is bred from Rulesmains Princess and is the full brother to the Senior Champion at Stirling Bull Sale last year.

Reserve Male Champion was taken by Oak Moor Boss Y637 owned by Tom Slater from North Yorkshire, a two-year-old bull out of the privately purchased Wedderlie Osprey and Oakmore Beauty and also the Reserve Overall Champion at this years Royal Highland Show. Reserve Female Champion was Rulesmain’s Rosebud from Andrew and Emma Hodge of Rulesmain, sired by Blelack Prince Camelot and dam Rulesmain’s Rosebud U056 and Reserve Overall Champion and Reserve Female champion in May 2024 at The Northumberland Show.

The Best of the Pairs and Group of Three was deservedly awarded to Andrew and Emma Hodge. The final accolade goes to Veronica Webster, aged 14 who won Champion Beef Young Stock Handler and the much-coveted Millie Richardson Cup. Congratulations to a brilliant win.

Listed below are all the GYS Aberdeen-Angus Class and Champion Results.

Champion Classes

Male Champion: RULESMAINS PEDRO Z819 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

Reserve Male Champion: OAK MOOR BOSS Y637 – Miss MV Guttery & Tom Slater

Female Champion: GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Reserve Female Champion: RULESMAINS ROSEBUD Z792 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

Junior Champion: GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Reserve Junior Champion: RULESMAINS PEDRO Z819 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

Overall Champion: GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Reserve Overall Champion: RULESMAINS PEDRO Z819 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

Group of Three

1^st Andrew S Hodge Esq

2^nd Mr & Mrs M Alford

3^rd Messrs A E & C R Bishop

Pair of Animals              

1^st Andrew S Hodge Esq

2^nd Mr & Mrs M Alford

3^rd A W Neish Esq

4^th Miss Juliet H Swires

5^th Brailes Livestock

Champion Beef Young Stock Handler & The Millie Richardson Cup: Veronica Webster with Idvies Elisa Z150

Class Results

Class 1 BULL born before 1 January 2023.

1^st OAK MOOR BOSS Y637 – Miss MV Guttery & Tom Slater

2^nd WARRENHO EVENT Y987 (ET) – Messrs A E & C R Bishop

3^rd RETTIES LORD LUCAS Y277 – William Joel Ashworth

4^th BLELACK EGOTIST X151 – Mr G D & Mrs J E Webster

Class 2 BULL born in 2023, on or between 1 January and 31 March.

1^st RULESMAINS PEDRO Z819 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

2^nd RODMEAD BLACK ISLE Z138 – A W Neish Esq

3^rd BALAVILHOUSE GALAHAD Z991 – Mrs Hannah Heerema

4^th KINGHOLM EL DORARDO Z407 – Messrs M & H D Currie

5^th WARRENHO ERNIE Z006 – Messrs A E & C R Bishop

Class 3 BULL born in 2023, on or after 1 April.

1^st OAK MOOR KINGSTON Z709 – Ian David Colville Esq

2^nd GRETNAHOUSE KP Z530 – Mr Daniel Cooke

Class 4 COW in milk or in calf, born before 1 January 2022.

1^st TREE BRIDGE POLLY PERKINS T699 – Mr & Mrs D Evans

2^nd OAK MOOR PRINCES CAROLINE X582 – Mr Thor Atkinson

Class 5 HEIFER born in 2022.

1^st FOXHILL PRINCESS CAROLINE Y167 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

2^nd WOOD MOSS QUEEN MOTHER Y050 – Mr G D & Mrs J E Webster

3^rd BRAILES BLACK BEE Y245 – Brailes Livestock

4^th BLACKRODIAN EMPRESS Y224 – William Joel Ashworth

5^th YEARSLEY MISS BISHAMPTON Y424 – Richard Gratton Esq

Class 6 HEIFER born in 2023, on or between 1 January and 31 March.

1^st RULESMAINS ROSEBUD Z792 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

2^nd FOXHILL DIAMOND MIST Z259 (ET) – Mr & Mrs M Alford

3^rd RODMEAD LADY HEATHER Z164 (ET) – A W Neish Esq

4^th HILLFOOTS EVIE Z019 – Jamie A M Rettie Esq

5^th YEARSLEY ELLEM ERICA Z443 – Mr T A & Mrs P Johnson

Class 7 HEIFER born in 2023, on or after 1 April.

1^st GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

2^nd IDVIES ELISA Z150 – Brailes Livestock

3^rd YEARSLEY ESTON ANNE Z455 – Mr T A & Mrs P Johnson

4^th CRAGG MISS EVERGOLD Z214 – Miss Juliet H Swires

5^th RULESMAINS PRICELESS Z872 – Andrew S Hodge Esq