NOW in its 22nd year the NSW Dorset Championships was once again the perfect stage for breeders from across the country to prove their position within the industry.
Despite a slip in exhibitor numbers the quality of the sheep quality had not diminished with strong competition for the top honour of supreme exhibit.
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Champ ions
Senior and grand ram: Gilmore family, Tattykeel stud, Oberon
Res and res grand: Chris Marr, Geredan stud, Marrar
Junior ram: Tattykeel
Reserve: Rob and Jody Martin, Kentish Downs stud, Holbrook
Grand ewe: Dixon family, Ashbank stud, Dubbo
Res: Tattykeel
Dorset Horn ram: Tattykeel
Res: Kim and Jenny Weir, Pinewalla stud, Crookwell
Dorset Horn ewe: Keith Coble, Kei-Vale stud, Boorowa
Res: Robert Grieve, Hillend stud, Millbrook, Victoria
NSW supreme exhibit: Tattykeel
Most successful Dorset Horn exhibitor: Hillend
Most successful Poll Dorset exhibitor: Tattykeel
Hermes Strike Rate (most successful per head of sheep exhibited): Tattykeel
Groups
NSW Poll Dorset Association Trophy (1 ram and 2 ewes under 18 months): Tattykeel
Armdale Trophy (three rams in wool or shorn): Tattykeel
Cornwall Trophy (Sires progeny): Tattykeel