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Sell-out show ends in Harrogate with more champions named

by John Plummer

| 11 Jul, 2025
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Four days that included a wedding, five national breed championships and a competition to find Britain’s fittest farmer drew to a close today.

The sun-drenched 166th Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate attracted a sell-out crowd of 140,000 visitors and 8,500 animals.

The show ended with Geoff Brown, president of Yorkshire Agricultural Society, the farming charity that organises the show, handing over to Nick Lane-Fox.

Today’s (July 11) final day saw Olympic triathlon gold medallists Alistair and Jonny Brownlee take on a virtual triathlon on the Vertu Motors Stand.

A support event to help farmers navigate announcements made in the autumn budget was hosted by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and featured a panel of land and legal experts.

Land agent Duncan Winspear from Savills said: "Don't obsess too much on inheritance tax. Focus on getting your business in good condition, here and now."

On the animal front, champions were named in the grand cattle parade and the Blythewood beef pairs as well as in honey, pigeon and farriers.

In the cattle classes, the continental pair winners were Charolais, while the native title went to a pair of Herefords.

The Charolais were Miss E Pendlebury’s heifer, Jessops Ugogirl and Mr and Mrs M Alford’s bull Hollywell Unclebob, while winning the native topped off a hugely successful final day at the show for the Harrison family.

Having already won the beef pairs and reserve in the beef group, they were triumphant again in the pairs with Moralee1Pippa and calf, Pippa. The pair was completed by Beth Hutchinson’s bull, Vodka.

There were strong entries for the new British miniature horse classes. The championship went to Hannah Miller of Burnley with her yearling filly, TLF Matisse, owned by breeder David Kelly.

Also new this year were classes for Suffolk Punch, heavy horses which are on the priority list of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. 

After 45 years of never winning the top spot at the Great Yorkshire Show, a pigeon breeder has now won best in show for two years in a row. It was another of his English Nun breeds, a five-year-old breeding pigeon which landed Richard Henderson, of Malton, the silverware.

The beef pairs championship went to a pair of Hereford bulls, Moralee 1 Baz and Moralee 1 Big time, owned by Messrs D Harrison of Northumberland, while reserve were Beef Shorthorn bulls Vagabond of Upsall and Van Gough of Upsall, owned by Gerald Turton of Upsall, North Yorkshire.

The beef group went to Aberdeen Angus bull, Wensleydale Black Voltage, cow Gretnahouse Evas Honey, and heifer Foxhill Princess Carina, owned by Mr and Mrs M Alford of Devon.

There were also pair competitions in the sheep section.

The overall winner of pairs, selected from open pairs ewe lambs and open pairs tups, were two Blue Texels shown by father and daughter, Jeff and Katie Aitken of Ainstable, Carlisle. Son Robbie is also a stockman.

In the hives and honey section, the best in show title went to Graham Browster, who has a 45-year career in beekeeping.

Sally Fairweather from York was named supreme champion which is decided according to points won across all classes in the section.

Show director Rachel Coates said: “My first event as show director has been an amazing experience and I am overjoyed about the way the week has gone. Every visitor I have been able to speak to has told me how much they value the event and what a good time they have had.”

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