The British Limousin cattle society is holding its premier spring show and sale this weekend. The male show took place earlier today, with the female show taking place at 5pm. The sale of bulls is scheduled for Saturday at 11am.

Taking the helm as judge is Rob Kirton, who runs the Ashledge herd in Worcestershire, and he found his overall male champion in Foxhillfarm Louisvuitton.

This August 2015-born son of Guards Boomer is out of the successful Foxhillfarm Gracie, daughter of the prolific Bankdale Alice and Wilodge Vantastic. This line has proven very successful for the family, with the October premier sale champion Foxhillfarm Lordofthering, which sold for the top price of 35,000gns, also being a Guards Boomer and Bankdale Alice cross.

Runners up

Michael and Melanie Alford’s two other exhibits stood second and third to the overall champion. Second prize winner Foxhillfarm Lambrusco was out of Kype Interrogate, back on another Bankdale Alice bred cow, while the third prize winner Foxhillfarm Lethal is a full ET brother to Louisvuitton.

Having secured the reserve intermediate male champion behind Foxhillfarm, Maraiscote Lotharion followed Louisvuitton all the way to the end to claim the reserve overall championship. Bred by J & JF Nimmo, Lotharion is sired by Goldies Comet and out of a Virginia Andy bred dam.

Senior

Taking top spot in the senior section was Ringway Ludo from PJ Henhall. Born May 2015, he is sired by homebred Ringway Foggy and stood top of the final senior class on the day. Following close behind was the John Murrays Powerhouse Elite-bred Haneve Luigi.

Swarland Likelylad claimed the best of the juniors for breeders A & D Proctor. This young September 2015-born bull is a son of Fairywater Haig Eabi, from a homebred Brontemoor Apache dam.

One of the youngest bulls catalogued secured the reserve junior championship on the day. Gunnerfleet Lion from J Handley caught a number of people’s eyes before being tapped out as reserve junior champion.

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