One family dominated proceedings in the dairy rings at this year’s Balmoral Show, taking red rosettes and champion sashes in all major events they entered.

The Hallow Holstein herd, which is based in Co Wexford and is owned by Philip Jones and family, took all the top places in the Holstein classes, before going one step further to take the supreme dairy interbreed championship.

First places

On their way to number one spot, the Hallow team of three cows collected three first places, champion pairs and the breed championship, reserve championship and honourable mention.

This feat was then added to when the cows teamed up to win the interbreed pairs also.

Top of the team, and the 2019 dairy interbreed champion, was the March 2015-born Hallow Atwood Twizzle.

This VG89 classified second-calver is a daughter of the EX96 classified Hallow Advent Twizzle.

This line is no stranger to the show ring with, Atwood Twizzle's full sister winning at the European championship.

Calved since December, she is currently giving 45 litres coming off a first lactation of over 12,000kg.

'Fantastic udder'

Speaking of his champion, Holstein judge David Hodgson said that the junior cow has everything you look for in a female with an “absolutely fantastic udder”.

Standing reserve to Twizzle in the Holstein championship and joining her to win pairs was her stablemate Hallow Attwood Grace.

This four-year-old cow is again no stranger to the show ring, having secured the overall championship at last year’s Emerald Expo and junior cow champion at the Baileys competition.

Also calved in December, Grace is a third-calver, with her second lactation yielding over 10,000kg of 4.82% fat and 3.7% protein.

Finishing out the team and taking the honourable mention position in the Holstein championship was Thevalley Amazing Frost.

This seven-year-old cow is owned in partnership with Conor Morley and comes from a long line of EX-classified cows.

Classified EX93 herself, the fourth-calver gave a massive 18,825kg in her last lactation.

Reserve dairy interbreed

Taking the title of reserve dairy interbreed champion and overall jersey champion was Clandeboye Tequila Cookie.

This prolific show cow also claimed the overall Jersey and reserve interbreed at the show in 2017.

Calved since early November, this third-calver is currently giving 28litres, with a projected yield of over 7,500kg.

Brought out by Clandeboye Estate, this February 2014-born cow also took the title of Jersey all-Britain champion in 2018.